2025 song by Sabrina Carpenter
"My Man on Willpower " is a song by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her seventh studio album album Man's Best Friend (2025). She wrote it with Amy Allen , Jack Antonoff and John Ryan and produced it with Antonoff and Ryan.
Composition
"My Man on Willpower" is a Eurodisco song[ 1] that includes country elements,[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] handclaps[ 4] and an ascending progression.[ 5] It has been compared to ABBA in regard to style.[ 5] [ 6] The song opens with "thrusting Depeche Mode synths", before introducing a pedal steel flourish.[ 7] In a tongue-in-cheek, comic manner,[ 8] [ 9] Carpenter vents her frustration about a boyfriend who has lost his sexual desire for her,[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [excessive citations ] having restrained himself due to his self-actualization and being overly focused on improving himself.[ 3] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Critical reception
Jason Lipshutz of Billboard ranked "My Man on Willpower" as the eighth best song from Man's Best Friend , writing "Carpenter balances crooning and punchlines with aplomb, never tipping the song too much towards comedy to betray the genuine emotion at its core."[ 4] Tara Hepburn of The Skinny called the song an "infectious, knowing bop"[ 14] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times stated that on the song, "Carpenter's syllables feel crammed into awkward spaces."[ 15] Mary Chiney of Beats Per Minute commented on the song, "its appeal is in how it doesn't try too hard, a rare pause in an album that thrives on excess".[ 16]
Charts
References
^ a b D'Souza, Shaad (August 29, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter: Man's Best Friend review – smut and stunning craft from pop's best in show" . The Guardian . eISSN 1756-3224 . ISSN 0261-3077 . OCLC 60623878 . Archived from the original on August 29, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ White, Adam (August 29, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter's album Man's Best Friend feels a little half-baked" . The Independent . ISSN 1741-9743 . OCLC 185201487 . Archived from the original on August 29, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ a b c Hoepfner, Fran (August 29, 2025). " "My Man on Willpower" Is Man's Best Friend's Secret Weapon" . Vulture . Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ a b c d Lipshutz, Jason (August 29, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter's 'Man's Best Friend': All 12 Tracks Ranked" . Billboard . Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ a b Green, Walden (September 3, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter: Man's Best Friend " . Pitchfork . Archived from the original on September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ "Sabrina Carpenter takes a victory lap with Man's Best Friend" . The Line of Best Fit . September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ Murray, Robin (August 29, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter – Man's Best Friend " . Clash . ISSN 1743-0801 . Archived from the original on August 29, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ a b Fitzgerald, Kiana (August 29, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter's Man's Best Friend Album Review: Flirty Fun" . Consequence . Archived from the original on August 31, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ a b Ukiomogbe, Juliana (August 29, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter's 'My Man on Willpower' Lyrics Are an Ode to Fading Love" . Elle . Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ Spanos, Brittany (August 31, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter Turns Heartbreak Into Giggly Gold on Man's Best Friend " . Rolling Stone . ISSN 0035-791X . OCLC 969027590 . Archived from the original on August 31, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ a b Dawson, Brit (August 29, 2025). "A Sex Coach Decodes Sabrina Carpenter's Most Scathing Lyrics From 'Man's Best Friend' " . Cosmopolitan . Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ a b Willman, Chris (August 29, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter's Man's Best Friend Is One of the Year's Best Pop Records — and Almost Certainly the Funniest: Album Review" . Variety . Archived from the original on August 29, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ a b Wood, Mikael (August 30, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter went to pop's pinnacle, and all she got were these lousy guys" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ Hepburn, Tara (September 1, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter – Man's Best Friend" . The Skinny . Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ Jon Caramanica (September 2, 2025). "Will the Real Sabrina Carpenter Please Stand Up?" . The New York Times . Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ Chiney, Mary (September 3, 2025). "Album Review: Sabrina Carpenter – Man's Best Friend" . Beats Per Minute . Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ "Sabrina Carpenter – My Man on Willpower" . ARIA Top 50 Singles . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
^ "Sabrina Carpenter Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
^ "Top Singles (Week 36, 2025)" (in French). SNEP . Retrieved September 22, 2025 .
^ "Sabrina Carpenter Chart History (Global 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
^ "Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 36/2025" (in Greek). IFPI Greece . Archived from the original on September 10, 2025. Retrieved September 20, 2025 .
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Sabrina Carpenter" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
^ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Sep 18, 2025" . TopHit . September 19, 2025. Retrieved September 21, 2025 .
^ "Sabrina Carpenter – My Man on Willpower" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
^ "Sabrina Carpenter – My Man on Willpower" . Top 40 Singles . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
^ "Top Philippine Songs (Week of September 16, 2025)" . Billboard Philippines . September 10, 2025. Archived from the original on September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025 .
^ "Top 200 Singles Semana 36 de 2025" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa . p. 8. Retrieved September 20, 2025 .
^ "Sabrina Carpenter – My Man on Willpower" Canciones Top 50 . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
^ "Sabrina Carpenter – My Man on Willpower" . Singles Top 100 . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
^ "Sabrina Carpenter Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
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