Sabrina Carpenter Breaks the Internet: Inside the Viral Surge of Her New Single and Summer Tour

Pop phenom Sabrina Carpenter turned London’s BST Hyde Park into a technicolour whirlwind this weekend, capping a record-breaking 12-month run that shows no sign of slowing down. Fresh off releasing the summer-smash single “Manchild,” the 26-year-old used her sold-out set to tease even more details about her forthcoming studio album “Man’s Best Friend,” due 29 August 2025. A stadium-sized pop spectacle in the park Arriving onstage in a ruby-red sequined playsuit, Carpenter opened with “Busy Woman” before racing through viral favourites “Espresso,” “Feather” and the tongue-in-cheek “Nonsense.” She punctuated the 90-minute show with 1950s-styled mock adverts that poked fun at romance—and at her new single’s titular “Manchild” cleaning spray—drawing the night’s loudest screams from 70,000 fans. Her playful arrest-a-fan routine and surprise cover of “It’s Raining Men” trended on TikTok within hours, adding another viral chapter to a tour that started last autumn and has grossed an estimated $78 million worldwide. “Manchild” sprints up the charts Released 5 June, “Manchild” vaulted straight into the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 20 and is already the fastest streaming launch of Carpenter’s career. NPR calls the track a “front-runner in the annual ‘song of the summer’ race,” crediting its kiss-off lyrics and TikTok-ready hook for propelling more than 120 million Spotify plays in just three weeks. The single’s success positions “Man’s Best Friend” to become her first album to debut at No. 1 in both the U.S. and U.K., according to early industry tracking. What to expect from “Man’s Best Friend” In recent interviews Carpenter revealed the LP blends disco-pop with 2000s R&B, and collaborators include Ryan Tedder, TMS and longtime co-writer Julia Michaels. Lyrically, the singer says the project is “about loyalty—to yourself first,” hinting at themes of self-worth, playful sensuality and growing up in the public eye. Key tracks fans are buzzing about: • “Bed Chem” – a sultry mid-tempo teased in her BST set list • “Sharpest Tool” – a guitar-driven anthem said to feature a surprise rock guest • “Coincidence” – the opener of her next tour leg, built around a stuttering house beat Tour dates and pre-orders Carpenter’s Short ’n’ Sweet Tour picks back up 1 November at New York’s Madison Square Garden, with additional arena stops in Nashville, Toronto and Los Angeles before she heads to Australia and Asia in early 2026. U.S. pre-sale tickets go live 12 July at 10 a.m. local time; album pre-orders (vinyl, CD, limited “puppy love” cassette) are open now on her official site. SEO takeaway With “Manchild” dominating playlists, a headline-making Hyde Park performance and “Man’s Best Friend” less than two months away, Sabrina Carpenter is poised for her biggest streaming week ever. Search interest around “Sabrina Carpenter new album,” “Manchild lyrics,” and “Sabrina Carpenter tour 2025” is spiking—so expect these keywords to stay hot as the countdown to 29 August continues.