When Did You Get Hot?

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"When Did You Get Hot?"
Single by Sabrina Carpenter
from the album Man's Best Friend
ReleasedOctober 3, 2025
Genre
Length2:25
Label Island
Songwriters
Producers
  • Antonoff
  • Ryan
  • Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter singles chronology
"Tears"
(2025)		"When Did You Get Hot?"
(2025)
Lyric video
"When Did You Get Hot?" on YouTube

"When Did You Get Hot?" 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. The song was serviced to radio in New Zealand on October 3, 2025.

Contents

Background

In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Sabrina Carpenter said:

"When Did You Get Hot?" was a good example of a song that wouldn't have been on the record if we didn't take the time to sit down and, like, actually try things, and actually try different versions of that song. That we could borrow little elements from "House Tour" and little elements from "Tears" that could make that song feel like it belongs with everything else. [1]

Composition

The song incorporates R&B [2] [3] and funk elements, [4] and has been compared to the style of Ariana Grande by music critics. [5] [6] [7] Sabrina Carpenter uses sexual innuendos via double entendres in the lyrics, [8] as she describes events following her recovery from a breakup. [9] In the story, she meets an old acquaintance named Devin and finds him even more gorgeous than he was in the past. [4] [8] Carpenter becomes interested in starting a sexual relationship with him and imagines him lifting her car with one hand like a superhero. She also provides backing vocals through "breathy 'uh-huhs'", which highlight her lust. [3] [8]

Critical reception

The song received generally mixed reviews from music critics. Jason Lipshutz of Billboard ranked it as the sixth best song from Man's Best Friend, praising Carpenter for "sell[ing] the one-liners and inject[ing] personality the corners of the track" as well as the song's suitable placement on the album. [3] Adam White of The Independent described the song as "a painfully literal celebration of the masculine glow-up", and remarked that it "rides a squelchy bassline hook reminiscent of Ginuwine's 'Pony', but feels too much like Thank U, Next -era Ariana Grande cosplay to properly hit." [5] Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone stated that the line "You were an ugly kid, but you're a sexy man" "can only work with her winking delivery." [4] Mikael Wood of Los Angeles Times commented the song "feels like something Ariana Grande abandoned after workshopping for a minute." [6] Reviewing the album for The New York Times , Jon Caramanica wrote "Carpenter is best when playful, but not winking. Accordingly, the most effective songs here are the most literal." He cited the song as an instance, stating it "literally descends into lip-biting panting." [7] Mary Chiney of Beats Per Minute wrote "'When Did You Get Hot' anchors the middle stretch with lyrics that could only have been written in 2025: self-aware, plugged into the language of online culture, yet grounded in the timeless confusion of attraction. It's also where you start to see why so many of her song titles read like text messages; they're snapshots of conversations, fragments of thought, punchlines before the joke lands." [10] Nick Levine of NME commented the song was an example in which "she's so gleefully horny that she comes off like a Gen Z version of Blanche from The Golden Girls ." [11]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [32] Gold35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [33] Gold40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [34] Gold15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
New ZealandOctober 3, 2025 Radio airplay [36]

References

  1. ↑ "Sabrina Carpenter: Man's Best Friend, Clichés, and Humor in Music | Apple Music". YouTube . September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ French-Morris, Kate (August 29, 2025). "Don't judge an album by its cover: Sabrina Carpenter's songs are tame" . The Daily Telegraph . ISSN   0307-1235. OCLC   49632006. Archived from the original on August 29, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Lipshutz, Jason (August 29, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter's 'Man's Best Friend': All 12 Tracks Ranked". Billboard . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 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.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. 1 2 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.
  7. 1 2 Jon Caramanica (September 2, 2025). "Will the Real Sabrina Carpenter Please Stand Up?". The New York Times . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 Wehniainen, Grace (August 29, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter's "When Did You Get Hot?" Lyrics Nail That New Crush Feeling". Bustle . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ Mitchell, Matt (September 1, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter Says the Quiet Parts Out Loud on Man's Best Friend". Paste . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ Chiney, Mary (September 3, 2025). "Album Review: Sabrina Carpenter – Man's Best Friend". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  11. ↑ Levine, Nick (September 1, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter – 'Man's Best Friend' review: pop's bawdy troubadour hits the melodic G-spot". NME . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Sabrina Carpenter – When Did You Get Hot?". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Top 20 Bolivia – Anglo – Del 17 al 23 de Noviembre, 2025" [Top 20 Bolivia – English – From 17 to 23 November, 2025] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. November 24, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Sabrina Carpenter Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Top 20 Costa Rica – Anglo – Del 17 al 23 de Noviembre, 2025" [Top 20 Costa Rica – English – From 17 to 23 November, 2025] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. November 24, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Sabrina Carpenter Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "Streymi, spilun og sala viku 38. Birt 20. september 2025 – Næst uppfært 27. september 2025" (in Icelandic). Félag hljómplötuframleiðenda. Archived from the original on September 20, 2025. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Sep 25, 2025". TopHit. September 26, 2025. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Sabrina Carpenter – When Did You Get Hot?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Sabrina Carpenter – When Did You Get Hot?". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Singel 2025 uke 39". IFPI Norge . Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Top 20 Paraguay – Anglo – Del 27 de Octubre al 2 de Noviembre, 2025" [Top 20 Paraguay – English – From 27 October to 2 November, 2025] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. November 3, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Top Philippine Songs (Week of October 11, 2025)". Billboard Philippines . October 11, 2025. Archived from the original on September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Top 200 Singles Semana 36 de 2025" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 8. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  27. ↑ "The Official Singapore Charts Week 39 (19 - 25 Sep 2025)". RIAS. Archived from the original on September 30, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 39, 2025" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Sabrina Carpenter Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: October 2025". TopHit. November 7, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  32. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles for week of 10 November 2025". Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 November 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  33. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Sabrina Carpenter – When Did You Get Hot?". Music Canada . Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  34. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Sabrina Carpenter – When Did You Get Hot?". Radioscope. Retrieved November 23, 2025.Type When Did You Get Hot? in the "Search:" fieldand press Enter.
  35. ↑ "British single certifications – Sabrina Carpenter – When Did You Get Hot?". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  36. ↑ "RadioScope Most Added Chart October 3 2025". Radioscope . October 3, 2025.
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