# Busy Woman
**"Busy Woman"** is a song by the American singer [Sabrina Carpenter](https://www.edgepedia.org/sabrina-carpenter) from the 2025 deluxe edition of her sixth studio album, *Short n' Sweet* (2024). It was released on February 14, 2025 through [Island Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/island-records), written by [Carpenter](https://www.edgepedia.org/carpenter) with Amy Allen and Jack Antonoff, and produced by Antonoff.[1](https://storyofsong.com/story/busy-woman/) • [2](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1246237-sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman.php) Official Charts describes it as an 80s-inspired synth-pop jam, and the lyrics have Carpenter telling a potential love interest that she has no room in her schedule for anything serious.[3](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | February 14, 2025, Island Records; track 16 on *Short n' Sweet (Deluxe)*, running 3:06[1](https://storyofsong.com/story/busy-woman/) • [4](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/song/461093-busy-woman/17/) |
| Writers and producer | Sabrina Carpenter, Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff (writer); Jack Antonoff (producer)[2](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1246237-sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman.php) |
| UK peak | Number 6 on the Official Singles Chart, 16 weeks on chart, first chart date February 21, 2025[3](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman/) |
| US peak | Number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, 16 weeks on chart[5](https://hitslist.fyi/song/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman-mdhfkqecn9md) |
| Streaming peaks | Number 10 on the US Spotify Weekly Chart (19 weeks); number 9 on the UK Spotify Weekly Chart (29 weeks)[5](https://hitslist.fyi/song/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman-mdhfkqecn9md) |
| Recognition | One of six songs that earned Carpenter BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year at the 2026 BMI Pop Awards[6](https://www.bmi.com/award-show/pop-2026) |
## Background and writing
Carpenter wrote the song with Amy Allen and [Jack Antonoff](https://www.edgepedia.org/jack-antonoff), the same team behind her 2024 single "Please Please Please".[3](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman/) In a statement on X, she said she wrote "Busy Woman" with Antonoff and Allen just after turning in the original *Short n' Sweet* album and was disappointed she could not include it, calling it one of her favorites and offering it to fans as a thank you for their support.[1](https://storyofsong.com/story/busy-woman/) The song leaked in August 2024, and fans questioned why it had been left off the standard edition.[7](https://los40.com/2025/02/14/asi-suenan-los-nuevos-temas-de-la-version-deluxe-de-short-n-sweet-de-sabrina-carpenter/) It first appeared as the thirteenth track on a limited edition before taking the sixteenth slot on the full deluxe release in February 2025.[8](https://readdork.com/track/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman)
The deluxe edition added five songs, including "Busy Woman", and was announced by [Universal Music Canada](https://www.edgepedia.org/universal-music-canada) on February 14, 2025, one day after the official lyric video was published.[9](https://www.documentarytube.com/blog/sabrina-carpenters-busy-woman-listen-to-the-short-n-sweet-deluxe-track/)
## Composition and lyrics
The track runs 3:06 and is classified on Album of the Year as dance-pop with synthpop, contemporary R&B, urban cowboy, and boogie elements.[2](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1246237-sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman.php) • [4](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/song/461093-busy-woman/17/) Dork notes that the production pairs gentle guitar with violin, a combination the site compares to the orchestral sweep of classic film ballads.[8](https://readdork.com/track/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman)
Thematically, the song balances professional life against the desire for a relationship: Carpenter admits to a potential love interest that she has no time to fit him into her schedule for anything serious.[3](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman/) • [7](https://los40.com/2025/02/14/asi-suenan-los-nuevos-temas-de-la-version-deluxe-de-short-n-sweet-de-sabrina-carpenter/) Atwood Magazine's review describes the opening verse as the anxious inner monologue of modern dating, delivered in a soft, flirtatious style that works as both a warning and a declaration.[10](https://atwoodmagazine.com/scbw-sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman-song-review/)
## Recording and personnel
According to the [MusicBrainz](https://www.edgepedia.org/musicbrainz) record for the *Short n' Sweet(er)* release, the song was recorded at [Electric Lady Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/electric-lady-studios) in [Greenwich Village](https://www.edgepedia.org/greenwich-village), New York, and Sharp Sonics Studios in Los Angeles, and mixed at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[11](https://musicbrainz.org/release/13738954-c561-4ac2-9016-9b56b0076b80)
## Commercial performance
"Busy Woman" debuted at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart issued for February 21, 2025, becoming Carpenter's fifth UK top-ten single, and reached a peak of number 6 on the March 27, 2025 chart.[3](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman/) It spent 16 weeks on the UK chart and 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 27 in the United States.[3](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman/) • [5](https://hitslist.fyi/song/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman-mdhfkqecn9md)
On streaming, it peaked at number 10 on the US Spotify Weekly Chart with 19 weeks charted and about 76.9 million US chart streams, and at number 9 on the UK Spotify Weekly Chart with 29 weeks and about 33 million UK chart streams.[5](https://hitslist.fyi/song/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman-mdhfkqecn9md)
## Live performances and recognition
Universal Music Canada reported that she had debuted the song live on her sold-out arena tour, including a performance at [Barclays Center](https://www.edgepedia.org/barclays-center) on September 30, 2024.[9](https://www.documentarytube.com/blog/sabrina-carpenters-busy-woman-listen-to-the-short-n-sweet-deluxe-track/)
At the 2026 BMI Pop Awards, held May 13, 2026 in Beverly Hills, Carpenter shared BMI's Pop Songwriter of the Year honor with [Taylor Swift](https://www.edgepedia.org/taylor-swift), each recognized for writing six of the most-performed pop songs of the previous year; "Busy Woman" appeared alongside "[Bed Chem](https://www.edgepedia.org/bed-chem)", "Good Graces", "Juno", "Manchild", and "Taste" among her winning titles.[6](https://www.bmi.com/award-show/pop-2026) On Album of the Year, the song holds a user score of 84 based on 963 ratings.[4](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/song/461093-busy-woman/17/)
## References
1. [The real meaning behind "Busy Woman" from Sabrina Carpenter, Story of Song](https://storyofsong.com/story/busy-woman/)
2. [Sabrina Carpenter – Busy Woman (Single), Album of The Year](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1246237-sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman.php)
3. [BUSY WOMAN – SABRINA CARPENTER, Official Charts Company](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman/)
4. [Sabrina Carpenter – Busy Woman – Song Ratings, Album of The Year](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/song/461093-busy-woman/17/)
5. [Busy Woman by Sabrina Carpenter: chart & list history, hitslist](https://hitslist.fyi/song/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman-mdhfkqecn9md)
6. [BMI Pop Awards 2026, BMI](https://www.bmi.com/award-show/pop-2026)
7. [Así suenan los nuevos temas de la versión deluxe de 'Short n' Sweet' de Sabrina Carpenter, LOS40](https://los40.com/2025/02/14/asi-suenan-los-nuevos-temas-de-la-version-deluxe-de-short-n-sweet-de-sabrina-carpenter/)
8. [Sabrina Carpenter – Busy Woman (2025) track profile, Dork](https://readdork.com/track/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman)
9. [Listen to Sabrina Carpenter's "Busy Woman" and Find the Deluxe Album, DocumentaryTube](https://www.documentarytube.com/blog/sabrina-carpenters-busy-woman-listen-to-the-short-n-sweet-deluxe-track/)
10. [Today's Song: The Lovestruck Empowerment of Sabrina Carpenter's "Busy Woman", Atwood Magazine](https://atwoodmagazine.com/scbw-sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman-song-review/)
11. [Release "Short n' Sweet(er)" by Sabrina Carpenter, MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/release/13738954-c561-4ac2-9016-9b56b0076b80)
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