Go Go Juice (song)

"Go Go Juice"
Song by Sabrina Carpenter
from the album Man's Best Friend
ReleasedAugust 29, 2025 (2025-08-29)
GenreCountry-pop
Length3:13
LabelIsland
Songwriters
Producers
  • Carpenter
  • Antonoff
  • Ryan
Lyric video
"Go Go Juice" on YouTube

"Go Go Juice" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter, for her seventh studio album, Man's Best Friend (2025). Produced by Carpenter, Jack Antonoff and John Ryan, "Go Go Juice" is a banjo-driven country-pop track, incorporating fiddles, twangs and drums. Lyrically, the track deals with coping with heartbreak through parties and alcohol, using the "go go juice" as a metaphor for temporary confidence and healing.

Music critics mostly praised the song's production. "Go Go Juice" peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 19 on the Billboard Global 200. It also peaked in the charts of Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Portugal.

Composition

"Go Go Juice" is a country-pop[1] song, driven by banjo, violin, and guitar. The song features fiddles and twangs.[2] Paste Magazine journalist Matt Mitchell compared the production to the styles of American country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton.[3] Lyrically, "Go Go Juice" explores dealing with heartbreak through partying and drinking alcohol.[1] Carpenter also references her ex-boyfriends in the song through pseudonyms: Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes,[4] Irish actor Barry Keoghan[5] and American singer and actor Joshua Bassett[6] (Could be John or Larry / Gosh, who's to say?).[7][8] Some speculate that the line (Or the one that rhymes with "villain") either refers to American actors Dylan O'Brien[9] or Griffin Gluck.[10]

Release and reception

"Go Go Juice" was released as the ninth track of Carpenter's seventh studio album, Man's Best Friend. Upon release, the song was praised for its production and lyrics. In a ranking of all the tracks of Man's Best Friend, Jason Lipshutz of Billboard ranked "Go Go Juice" in seventh place, praising its upbeat energy and production – highlighting its instrumental breakdown and the influence of Bleachers, a band led by co-producer Jack Antonoff.[11] Similarly, Nicole Fell of The Hollywood Reporter described the song as one of the album's most enjoyable tracks due to its country-pop elements and Carpenter's "cheeky reference to exes", placing it in number 9 out of 12 songs.[12] Vishakha Punjabi of Elle dubbed "Go Go Juice" as the "jewel of the album", describing it as "a group therapy session disguised as a party chant".[13] Jazlyn Gonzales of The State Press compared the track to Carpenter's other songs, namely "Nobody's Son", "When Did You Get Hot?" and "House Tour", commending them as "invigorating danceable songs" with "interesting production" and "being conversational and in on the joke".[14]

Commercial performance

"Go Go Juice" peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the United States[15] and charted at number 19 on the Billboard Global 200.[16] It also peaked at number 22 in the national charts of Australia[17] and Portugal[18], number 15 in the United Kingdom[19] and number 18 in Ireland.[20]

Live performances

Carpenter performed "Go Go Juice" the first time on October 26, 2025, in New York City at the Short n' Sweet Tour.[21] She sang it again in Nashville, Tennessee on November 4, 2025, and on November 19, 2025, in Los Angeles.[21] The song was performed as part of her headlining set at Coachella 2026, with reference to "Cell Block Tango" number from the musical Chicago.[22]

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from Tidal.[23]

Musicians

  • Sabrina Carpenter – vocals, background vocals; banjo
  • Jack Antonoff – percussion, programming, synthesizer, electric guitar, keyboards, glockenspiel, 12-string acoustic guitar, mandolin, slide guitar, background vocals
  • Amy Allen – background vocals, percussion
  • Michael Riddleberger – percussion
  • Sean Hutchinson – percussion
  • Bobby Hawk – violin
  • John Ryan – bass, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, background vocals, slide guitar
  • Mikey Freedom Hart – slide guitar
  • Evan Smith – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
  • Zem Audu – tenor saxophone
  • Tatum Greenblatt – trumpet

Technical

  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • John Ryan – engineering, recording
  • Ruairí O'Flaherty – mastering
  • Bryce Bordone – engineering
  • Jack Antonoff – engineering, recording
  • Oli Jacobs – engineering, recording
  • Laura Sisk – engineering, recording
  • Jeff Gunnell – engineering, recording
  • Mikey Freedom Hart – recording
  • David Hart – recording
  • Michael Riddleberger – recording
  • Sean Hutchinson – recording
  • Evan Smith – recording
  • Zem Audu – recording
  • Jack Manning – recording assistance
  • Joey Miller – recording assistance
  • Lorenzo Wolff – additional engineering
  • Kellie McGrew – recording assistance

Certifications

Certifications for "Go Go Juice"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[24] Platinum 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 Wehniainen, Grace (August 29, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter's "Go Go Juice" Lyrics Depict A Not-So-Happy Hour". Bustle. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  2. ↑ White, Adam (August 29, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter: Man's Best Friend review – Some incredible highs, but too much that feels like a first draft". The Independent. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  3. ↑ Mitchell, Matt (September 1, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter Says the Quiet Parts Out Loud on Man's Best Friend". Paste Magazine. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  4. ↑ Kickham, Dylan (August 29, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter Imagines Drunk Dialing Barry Keoghan In "Go Go Juice"". Elite Daily. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  5. ↑ Reid, Will (August 30, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter Lyrics Decoded: Barry Keoghan, Shawn Mendes and More Rumored Inspiration". E! News. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  6. ↑ Aswad, Jem; Horowitz, Steven (August 28, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter's Sexiest 'Man's Best Friend' Lyrics: Light Rods, Back Doors and 'Never Getting Laid,' Oh My!". Variety. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  7. ↑ Wickes, Hanna (August 29, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter's 'Go Go Juice' Seemingly References Barry Keoghan and Two Other Exes". Yahoo. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  8. ↑ Meehan, Tiarna; Pace-McCarrick, Solomon; Van Dyke, Isobel; Smith, Serena; Greig, James (August 29, 2025). "The 10 sharpest lyrics on Sabrina Carpenter's new album". Dazed. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  9. ↑ Maddox, Bentley (September 24, 2025). "Dylan O'Brien Reacts to Rumors He's the Alleged "Villain" Referenced in Sabrina Carpenter Song". E! News. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  10. ↑ Reynolds, Abbie (September 2, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter's 'Go Go Juice' lyrics include clever nod to her exes". Capital FM. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  11. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (August 29, 2026). "Sabrina Carpenter's 'Man's Best Friend': All 12 Tracks Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  12. ↑ Fell, Nicole; Millman, Ethan (August 29, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter's 'Man's Best Friend': A Track-By-Track Breakdown". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  13. ↑ Punjabi, Vishakha (August 31, 2025). "If Taylor Swift Wrote Our Journal Entries, Sabrina Carpenter Writes Our Drunk Texts". Elle. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  14. ↑ Gonzales, Jazlyn (September 3, 2025). "Review: Sabrina Carpenter's 'Man's Best Friend' is all bark and no bite". The State Press. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Sabrina Carpenter - Billboard Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Sabrina Carpenter - Billboard Global 200 Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Sabrina Carpenter - Australia Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Sabrina Carpenter - Portugal Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Sabrina Carpenter - Portugal Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Sabrina Carpenter - Ireland Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  21. 1 2 Prance, Sam (November 24, 2025). "Every surprise song Sabrina Carpenter sings on the Short n' Sweet Tour". Capital FM. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  22. ↑ Paul, Larisha (August 31, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter Wraps Coachella Around Her Finger With Hollywood-Ready Headlining Set". Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. OCLC 969027590. Retrieved September 18, 2025.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ↑ "Man's Best Friend". Tidal. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – Sabrina Carpenter – Go Go Juice" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
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