The espresso has been replaced by a full latte of feminist chaos and perfect hair. Pop’s reigning queen of cheeky bangers, Sabrina Carpenter, just dropped her new single Manchild and all signs point to another song of the summer crown for the 26-year-old chart dominator.
The track, released yesterday with a cinematic music video today, has everything: absurdly hot desert himbos, cheeky lyrics like “why so sexy if so dumb,” and enough aesthetic horsepower to make Lana Del Rey swerve off the road in admiration.
And just in case you were wondering if this was subtle, it’s not. This is Short n’ Sweet Sabrina at her most deliciously bratty.
From Espresso to Emotional Exposé
Manchild arrives exactly one year after “Please Please Please” hit streaming, and the glow-up is real. Carpenter co-wrote the track with longtime collaborators Amy Allen and Jack Antonoff, continuing her streak of weaponizing melody, humor, and heartbreak like she’s loading bullets into a Lisa Frank glitter gun.
She describes the track as “the song embodiment of a loving eye roll,” which might be the best genre description since “revenge pop.” In an Instagram post, Carpenter shared that she wrote the song “on a random Tuesday”proving once again that her average Tuesdays are cooler than our best Fridays.
The Video: Gasoline, Grocery Carts & Gorgeous Chaos
The music video is a kitschcore fever dream: Sabrina hitchhikes through the desert while surrounded by men who clearly peaked in junior year. There’s a guy washing himself with gasoline. Another trying to smoke a firecracker. One’s riding in a sidecar that’s literally a grocery cart. It’s giving Mad Max meets Mean Girls, and we are absolutely here for it.
With visuals like these, even the dust feels expensive. Watch below:
TikTok? In Flames.
Naturally, the Internet lost its collective mind. Within hours of release, X (formerly Twitter) was flooded with:
“Sabrina Carpenter invented shade.”
“She writes feminist anthems for girls who still secretly want to make out with their exes.”
“Manchild is the ‘oops I did it again’ for the himbo generation.”
From Music to Mamma Mia?
Rumors are also swirling that Carpenter might star in Mamma Mia! 3 as a daughter-of-Streep character, which would officially complete her transformation into a multi-hyphenate pop goddess. Add to that sold-out MSG and Crypto.com shows this fall, plus her domination at the Grammys (hello, Best Pop Solo and Vocal Album), and we’re not just watching a career rise — we’re witnessing a pop coup.
Final Sip
Sabrina’s not releasing music anymore. She’s releasing moments, tailor-made for chaotic car karaoke, Pride playlists, and your emotionally unhinged summer montage. And Manchild? It’s not just a bop. It’s a public service announcement to every boy who thought ghosting was a personality.
So go ahead, roll down the window, scream the chorus, and thank the universe for pop stars who put glitter on their middle fingers.
Oh boy, indeed.
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