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My Man on Willpower
2025 song by Sabrina Carpenter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"My Man on Willpower" is a song by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her seventh studio album Man's Best Friend (2025). She wrote it with Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff and John Ryan and produced it with Antonoff and Ryan.
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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]
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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]
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Live performances
Carpenter debuted "My Man on Willpower" live on November 10, 2025, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The performance took place during the "Spin the Bottle" segment of the Short n’ Sweet Tour, in which Carpenter performs a surprise song selected at random. This appearance marked the first time the track was performed live.[17]
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References
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