Overview
- “Manchild” is nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance and, for the first time for Carpenter, Best Music Video at the 2026 Grammys.
- On Dec. 8, Carpenter told Late Night with Seth Meyers the production stretched to three days, the longest she has spent on a video after deciding to add a pickup day.
- She said the team shot 37 outfits and described the project as her biggest and most ambitious video to date.
- The video was filmed on a movie ranch in Santa Clarita, where the desert setting contributed to her falling on a cactus; a medic treated her as she spent the day removing spines.
- The cinematic clip features high-risk visuals including rollerblading while holding onto a truck, fleeing gunfire and jumping into a shark‑filled pool.