Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

“Manchild” is a musical shrug aimed at that deeply perplexing and seemingly universal species: the immature man. It’s a melodic eye-roll set to music, where Carpenter asks the eternal question, “How do I keep falling for these people?”

Carpenter’s signature style – mixing bubblegum pop with brutal honesty – shines through as she skewers the “manchild” archetype while maintaining a sense of humor and self-awareness. She alternates between lampooning a series of overgrown boys and poking fun at her own alarming tendency to fall for them in the first place.

“Manchild” debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart. It became Sabrina Carpenter’s fourth UK chart-topper, following her trio of 2024 hits “Espresso,” “Please Please Please” and “Taste.”

Music video, directed by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia, was released on June 6, 2025. The video, inspired by the fast-paced editing of movie trailers, depicts Carpenter hitchhiking across the American West with a “diverse crop of men” (some of whom use strange modes of transportation, such as a jet ski, a shopping cart attached to a motorcycle, and a motorized recliner chair) and getting into wacky and dangerous scenarios (such as wielding a shotgun, falling off a cliff, and encountering an orca).

“Manchild” – Single by Sabrina Carpenter from the album Man’s Best Friend
Released June 5, 2025
Songwriters Sabrina Carpenter, Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff
Producers Jack Antonoff and Sabrina Carpenter
Charted No.1 US Billboard Hot 100; No. UK; No.2 Australia; No.15 Belgium; No.17 Germany; No.1 Ireland; No.22 Poland

Credits:
Sabrina Carpenter – vocals, background vocals, songwriting, production, percussion
Jack Antonoff – production, songwriting, programming, background vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, bass, drums, electric guitar, percussion, sitar, synthesizer, engineering
Amy Allen – songwriting, background vocals, percussion
Rachel Antonoff – background vocals, percussion
Sean Hutchinson – drums, percussion, engineering
Greg Leisz – electric guitar, phin
Jack Manning – percussion, remixing, secondary engineering
Michael Riddleberger – percussion, engineering
Oli Jacobs – percussion, engineering
Laura Sisk – engineering
Jozeph Caldwell – engineering
Joey Miller – recording, secondary engineering
Kellie McGrew – recording, secondary engineering
Serban Ghenea – mixing
Bryce Bordone – mixing
Ruairi O’Flaherty – mastering