{"id":91602,"date":"2025-09-01T08:41:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T12:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=91602"},"modified":"2025-10-01T08:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T12:43:04","slug":"sabrina-carpenters-mans-best-friends-spicy-lyrics-are-about-exes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/sabrina-carpenters-mans-best-friends-spicy-lyrics-are-about-exes\/91602\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s \u2018Man\u2019s Best Friend\u2019s Spicy Lyrics Are About Exes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"701\">Sabrina Carpenter has returned to the spotlight with her seventh studio album, <em data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"258\">Man\u2019s Best Friend<\/em>, released on August 29, 2025. The lead single, <em data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"316\">Manchild<\/em>, debuted at No. 1 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, marking the biggest opening week for a female artist in the UK. Ahead of its release, the album sparked debates\u2014some critics argued it perpetuates the male gaze, while others celebrated it as a clever feminist satire. Sabrina, however, has clarified that the lyrics aren\u2019t meant for the \u201cpearl-clutchers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"703\" data-end=\"1060\"><strong data-start=\"703\" data-end=\"741\">What Inspired <em data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"738\">Man\u2019s Best Friend<\/em>?<\/strong><br data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"744\" \/>Fans speculate that the album, which features witty, retro-styled pop with a breakup theme, draws inspiration from Sabrina\u2019s past relationships. During a Q&A with Owen Thiele, the singer revealed she began working on the album immediately after her previous project, <em data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1027\">Short N\u2019 Sweet<\/em>, which earned her two Grammys.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1291\">\u201cI started writing this album pretty much the day after I finished <em data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1145\">Short N\u2019 Sweet<\/em> because I was in the midst of a lot, personally, in my head, and I was like, \u2018It would be really bad if I just stopped writing,\u2019\u201d Sabrina said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1293\" data-end=\"1634\"><strong data-start=\"1293\" data-end=\"1334\">Hidden Hints About Exes in the Lyrics<\/strong><br data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1337\" \/>Fans have been dissecting the album, noting that several lyrics seem to hint at Sabrina\u2019s exes. For example, in the track <em data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1472\">Go Go Juice<\/em>, names like \u201cGosh,\u201d \u201cLarry,\u201d \u201cJohn,\u201d and \u201cVillian\u201d appear\u2014sparking speculation that these are playful nods to former partners Joshuya, Barry, Shawn, and Dylen.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1636\" data-end=\"1861\">In <em data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1659\">Never Getting Laid<\/em>, Sabrina showcases her sassy side, simultaneously wishing her exes well while delivering subtle curses. The album closes with <em data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1795\">Goodbye<\/em>, rounding off what fans see as a cheeky, empowering pop record.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1863\" data-end=\"2137\">Sabrina herself has embraced the guessing game, saying she enjoys leaving fans to decode which songs reference which exes rather than revealing all the details herself. This playful ambiguity has only added to the album\u2019s appeal, keeping listeners engaged and entertained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sabrina Carpenter has returned to the spotlight with her seventh studio album, Man\u2019s Best Friend, released on August 29, 2025\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":91603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[3131],"class_list":["post-91602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-sabrina-carpenter"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}