Sabrina Carpenter has no desire to take care of any grown men. Just her luck, though, she’s being pursued by a “Manchild” in her flouncy new single. The song’s a common lament for women in their 20s; all the boys they meet are stuck in a state of extended adolescence, leaving them with few options for mature, stable relationships (and plenty of opportunities for careless flings that get old fast). “Why so sexy if so dumb? / And how survive the Earth so long?” she wonders of her latest dalliance. “If I’m not there, it won’t get done / I choose to blame your mom.”
“Manchild” is the first new Sabrina Carpenter single since the runaway success of her last album, Short n’ Sweet , which launched her into superstardom behind the juggernaut success of its single “ Espresso .” Carpenter tea