House Tour
| "House Tour" | |
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| Single by Sabrina Carpenter | |
| from the album Man's Best Friend | |
| B-side | "Back Door" (Fcukers remix) |
| Released | April 17, 2026 (2026年04月17日) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:49 |
| Label | Island |
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| Producers |
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| Sabrina Carpenter singles chronology | |
| Music video | |
| "House Tour" on YouTube | |
"House Tour" is a song by the American singer Sabrina Carpenter and the fourth single from her seventh studio album, Man's Best Friend (2025). It was written by Carpenter alongside Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, and John Ryan, and was produced by Carpenter, Antonoff, and Ryan. A bubblegum pop, dance-pop, new jack swing, power pop and synth-pop song, "House Tour" features elements of post-disco and 1980s music.
"House Tour" sees Carpenter using various innuendos about bringing a date back to her house. It received comparisons to Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul. Carpenter added the song to the setlist of her fifth concert tour, Short n' Sweet Tour (2024–2025). It received positive reviews from music critics.
Composition and lyrics
[edit ]"House Tour" incorporates bubblegum pop,[1] power pop,[2] dance-pop,[3] synth-pop,[4] and new jack swing,[5] with a post-disco beat[6] and elements of 1980s music.[7] It has received comparisons to Janet Jackson [5] and Paula Abdul.[8] The lyrics of "House Tour" are filled with innuendos and are about the singer showing her date her house, while also being about sex.[9] Carpenter references the cookie brand Chips Ahoy! in its lyrics.[10] However, Carpenter contradicts the innuendos in the song's lyrics when she sings "and I promise none of this is a metaphor" in reference to "coming inside".[3]
Release and reception
[edit ]The song was first released as the penultimate track on Carpenter's seventh album Man's Best Friend .[11] When ranking every song on Man's Best Friend, Jason Lipshutz placed it at number 2, calling it a "fast-moving synth-pop track rife with winks and innuendos, the song is both a thrilling gag and expertly crafted '80s workout", noting that "Carpenter moves briskly across hooks and one-liners, landing jokes about waxed floors and backdoors without detracting from the song’s pop shimmer. No other pop star could have constructed [the track] quite like Carpenter, and it sounds like a future fan favorite."[4] India Block stated that it "is all cute Barbie's dream house until you realise she's making a floor plan sound like the Karma Sutra".[12] A 7-inch vinyl of the song, with a Fcukers remix titled "Back Door" on the B-side, is set to be released on June 26, 2026.[13]
Music video
[edit ]A music video for "House Tour" was filmed in the Disco Volante Estate at 1851 Stanley Avenue in Los Angeles, California in March 2026 and released on April 6, 2026.[14] [15] Co-directed by Carpenter and Margaret Qualley and shot in VistaVision, it depicts Carpenter, Qualley, and Madelyn Cline as a trio of thieves called the Pretty Girl Clean-up Crew, who break into the mansion, dance around, play with the owner's pet spider and pet dog, and loot the mansion's contents. The trio leave the empty mansion as the police arrive, running over a man in the process and leaving behind the pet spider and a playful note on the mattress in the mansion's bedroom, thanking the owner for their stay and pledging to recommend the mansion to their friends. It drew comparisons to the lesbian crime thriller Drive-Away Dolls , which also starred Qualley.[16]
Live performances
[edit ]Carpenter added the song to the 2025 North American leg setlist of the Short n' Sweet Tour.[17] She also performed the song on several festivals in 2026, including Lollapalooza Chile, Argentina and Brazil, Asunciónico in Paraguay, and the Festival Estéreo Picnic in Bogotá, Colombia.[18] The song was performed as the opening track of her headlining set at Coachella 2026.[19]
Credits and personnel
[edit ]Performers
[edit ]- Sabrina Carpenter – lead and background vocals, producer
- Jack Antonoff – 12-string acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, bass, drums, composer, electric guitar, engineer, lyricist, mellotron, piano, producer, recording engineer, Rhodes, synthesizer, vocal programmer
- John Ryan – bass, drums, guitar, keyboard, percussion, producer, programming, recording engineer
- Amy Allen – background vocals, composer, lyricist
- Michael Riddleberger – agogô, bells, recording engineer
- Bobby Hawk – violin
Technical
[edit ]- Bryce Bordone – engineer
- Jeff Gunnell – engineer, recording engineer
- Joey Miller – second engineer
- Jozef Caldwell – second engineer
- Laura Sisk – engineer, recording engineer
- Oli Jacobs – engineer, recording engineer
- Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering engineer
- Sean Hutchinson – recording engineer
- Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit ]
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Monthly charts[edit ]
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Certifications
[edit ]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[47] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[48] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[49] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[50] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
[edit ]| Region | Date | Format | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | April 17, 2026 | Radio airplay | Island | [51] |
| United States | May 13, 2026 | Contemporary hit radio | [52] | |
| Various | June 26, 2026 | 7-inch single | [13] |
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- ^ Thomas, Moná (September 2, 2025). "Is Sabrina Carpenter's New Song 'House Tour' Inspired by a 2005 Chips Ahoy! Commercial? 1 Tiktoker Makes a Strong Case". People . Retrieved February 21, 2026.
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