Man's Best Friend is the seventh studio album by the American singer Sabrina Carpenter. It was released on August 29, 2025, by Island Records. Carpenter produced the album with Jack Antonoff and John Ryan, who also produced tracks on her previous studio album, Short n' Sweet (2024). Primarily a pop album with elements of disco-pop, funk, R&B, and synth-rock, its lead single, "Manchild", charted at number one in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States and in the top ten in several worldwide territories. Carpenter selected "Tears" as the second single, released concurrently with the album. The cover artwork, evoking dominance and submission, generated controversy and significant media attention; some criticized it as appealing to the male gaze in a manner detrimental to women, while others saw it as satire and a way to challenge misogynistic expectations of women's sexual behavior. Later, Carpenter released an alternate direct-to-consumer cover, which she described as "approved by God". Man's Best Friend received generally positive reviews upon release, with praise for its production and Carpenter's vocals, but criticism for its lyrics. The album charted at number one in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States