Sabrina Carpenter, When Did You Get Hot?

In the 83^rd edition of Midnight Heat (2025), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “When Did You Get?” by Sabrina Carpenter. 

Ah, bring on Midnight Heat! Wait – it is not usually hot at midnight! Well, it is steaming hot 🥵 at midnight when it comes to this naughty, innuendo-laden, and sex-laden column featuring songs intended for nighttime. These risqué, unapologetic records often raise eyebrows and temperature alike. In the 83^rd edition of Midnight Heat (2025), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “When Did You Get Hot?” by Sabrina Carpenter. 

“So long, untouched / Bone-dry, not a plant can grow.”

If you didn’t catch on, Sabrina Carpenter is not wet. The Grammy-winning pop singer/songwriter continues in the first verse of “When Did You Get Hot?”, “‘Bout time I get / Back on the horse to the rodeo.” Damn right, girl! “When Did You Get Hot?” is the eighth track from her 2025 album, Man’s Best Friend.  She penned this piping hot song with Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, and John Ryan. She produced it with Antonoff and Ryan.

Before revisiting the lyrics and the subject of hotness, the sound of “When Did You Get Hot?” is pleasant. It features an infectious, rhythmic groove and recalls late 90s-00s pop and R&B. The keys and synths are tasteful.  Carpenter’s melodies are rhythmic. She delivers them with playful, breathy, and easygoing vocals. In the pre-chorus, a friend asks her if she knows Devin, who has become quite the snack!  In the unforgettable chorus, she has questions for him:

“When did you get hot?

All of a sudden, I could look you up and down all day (Hey)

When did you get hot?

I think I would remember if you had the face

I did a double take, triple take

Take me to naked Twister back at your place

Baby, baby, mm, it’s thickening the plot

When did you get hot?”

Of course, naked Twister isn’t the naughtiest line.  Before characterizing him as “an ugly kid, but you’re a sexy man,” she sings, “I bet your light rod’s, like bigger than Zeus’s.” Only Sabrina Carpenter would pen such lyrics. I love her big, dramatic ascending vocal moment that occurs before the second iteration of the chorus.  Also, worth noting is the lovely vocal arrangement, specifically those background vocals! Fittingly, “When Did You Get Hot?” fades out, with Carpenter continuing to be in awe of his hotness. Dude must be hella jacked!