| "My Man on Willpower" | |
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| Song by Sabrina Carpenter | |
| from the album Man's Best Friend | |
| Released | August 29, 2025 |
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| Length | 3:17 |
| Label | Island |
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"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.
"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] Sabrina Carpenter vents her frustration about a boyfriend who has lost his sexual desire for her, [1] [3] [4] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] having restrained himself due to his self-actualization and being overly focused on improving himself. [3] [11] [12] [13]
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]
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA) [17] | 15 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [18] | 20 |
| Global 200 ( Billboard ) [19] | 10 |
| Greece International (IFPI) [20] | 17 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [21] | 9 |
| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) [22] | 45 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) [23] | 53 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [24] | 16 |
| Philippines (Philippines Hot 100) [25] | 51 |
| Portugal (AFP) [26] | 20 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) [27] | 91 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [28] | 60 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [29] | 7 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [30] | 15 |