Troye Sivan’s Best Might Just Be She’s the Best
Alexandra Garcia
Writer
October 15, 2026
Three years after the success of his album Something to Give Each Other, Troye Sivan is back and better than ever with his fourth studio album, She’s the Best. With viral hits like “Rush,” “One of Your Girls,” and “Got Me Started” on his last record, the pressure might have been on to replicate the high-energy dance-pop formula behind those songs.
While Sivan expands on that sound with his new album, there is also a lovely balance between the upbeat club-pop style he has recently become associated with and a more experimental take on the alt-pop and bedroom-pop sounds that helped launch his career in 2015 with his debut album, Blue Neighbourhood.
“She’s the Best” kicks off the album with a mostly spoken-word anthem celebrating and uplifting women. The track served as the album’s lead single and is accompanied by a music video featuring a diverse ensemble of women, including fellow Australian Nicole Kidman.
One of the most fun songs on the album is “Party.” While the lyrics simply list different places where parties are held, the song is extremely catchy and features heavy club-pop influences, including a fitting sample of Madonna’s “Music.” Released as a single in September, its music video is packed with medieval imagery and features an introduction narrated by Gandalf himself, Ian McKellen.
“Canada Dry” is a fitting follow-up to the previous track, offering a more sensual and experimental take on the club-pop sound. Its futuristic-sounding production is especially evident in the use of a vocal synthesizer during the outro.
Prior to the album’s release, Sivan made an Instagram post describing each song using different memes. According to that post, “I Do This for You” is about how everything he does is for a nonexistent man. With heavy ’90s R&B influences, the infectious track explores the loneliness of longing for someone who does not exist, a theme that persists throughout the rest of the album.
“Cowboy” is one of the slower tracks on the album, placing more emphasis on songwriting than some of the other songs. It tells the story of pining for a fictional man who keeps appearing in dreams: “Here comes the sunlight / Oh, and there goes the moon / And the night and our time is a cavalry gone too soon.”
“Embarrassingly” is a dreamy, soft-pop guitar ballad and one of the album’s most vulnerable tracks. Sivan confesses to “embarrassingly” looking back on memories of a past relationship and struggling to get over an ex who moved on long ago: “You still come to meet me in my mind / You’ve been out my life for twice the time.”
At first, “Le Boy” gives the impression that it will be a slow, chill song, but that expectation is quickly overturned when the sound explodes as the chorus hits. The outro serves as a manifestation of the dreamy man Sivan keeps thinking about, accompanied by a heavenly-sounding instrumental. What makes the track particularly interesting is how distinct the verses, chorus, and outro sound from one another, yet they all blend together seamlessly.
“Sex Star” is surprisingly one of the gloomier tracks on the album, addressing the idea of molding yourself in the hope of becoming more appealing to a partner. In contrast, “Troye Meets World” is a more playful, upbeat song with dance-pop and UK garage influences reminiscent of PinkPantheress’ music.
“FF” stands for “fucking forever,” a mantra repeated throughout this eager declaration of love. “Love So Big It Hurts” explores the intensity of being in a relationship, accompanied by dramatic string and guitar arrangements.
The final song, “Lost Time,” creates a dreamy, reflective atmosphere that makes it a fitting closer. Featuring a French monologue from Lily-Rose Depp, the album ends on a hopeful, romantic note, with Sivan expressing the hope that his manifestations will soon become reality: “You’re somewhere out there in the ether / And someday soon I wanna meet you.”
Simply put, She’s the Best is Troye Sivan at his best. The album feels like a perfect combination of the pop subgenres he has experimented with throughout his career, while continuing to explore recurring themes in his music, including queer identity, intimacy, and romance, in a way that remains authentic to him.
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