Carly Rae Jepsen

Released: June 24, 2015

Songwriter: Kyle Shearer Carly Rae Jepsen Nate Campany Tavish Crowe

Producer: Kyle Shearer

[Verse 1]
Oh baby, don't you go
You know I didn't mean it, darling
Sweet, like the morning light
Goes late into the evening
All I want is to hold you
Make you rock away this feeling for me
Oh baby, don't you go
You know I didn't mean it

[Pre-Chorus]
Until I saw you in my thunderstorm, I didn't see you
I wanna be the one that's in your arms
I wanna feel you

[Chorus]
I never get to hold you as long as I want to
Remember, I told you you're all that I need
You're all that I need
I never get to hold you as long as I want to
Remember, I told you you're all that I need
You're all that I need, babe

[Verse 2]
Oh, sugar, sugar, spice and all things nice
I'll be there for you
Just say you'll stay the night
I need you till the morning light
'Cause, oh darling, don't you know
My only heart is beating for you
Oh baby, don't you go
You know I didn't mean it

[Pre-Chorus]
Until I saw you in my thunderstorm, I didn't see you
I wanna be the one that's in your arms
I wanna feel you (I wanna feel you)

[Chorus]
I never get to hold you as long as I want to
Remember, I told you you're all that I need
You're all that I need
I never get to hold you as long as I want to
Remember, I told you you're all that I need
You're all that I need, babe

[Bridge]
But I don't think that anybody understands you the way I do, the way I do
I know you'll let it go to your head if I say I'll stay
I don't think that anybody understands you the way I do, the way I do
I know you'll let it go to your head if I say I'll stay

[Chorus]
I never get to hold you as long as I want to
Remember, I told you you're all that I need
You're all that I need
I never get to hold you as long as I want to
Remember, I told you you're all that I need
You're all that I need, baby

Carly Rae Jepsen is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born in 1985, she first came to fame by finishing in third place on the TV show Canadian Idol. Shortly afterwards, she released her debut album, Tug Of War, including the Canadian top 40 singles “Tug Of War” and “Bucket.”

Three years later, she released the single “Call Me Maybe” and planned to follow it with what would have been her second album, Curiosity. However, after the song caught the ear of fellow Canadian, Justin Bieber, he referred her to his manager, Scooter Braun, which led to her signing an international deal with Interscope Records. Before long, it became one of 2012’s most enduring hits, racking up over a billion YouTube views and topping the charts in 21 countries, including the US and Canada. The aforementioned Curiosity album was cut down to EP length, and work continued on her eventual sophomore LP, Kiss. Released in September 2012, it also featured the Owl City collaboration “Good Time”, which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Jepsen returned in March 2015 with “I Really Like You,” the lead single from her third studio album. The song received a more muted reception than her breakout hit–although it did reach #2 in the United Kingdom–and consequently, the album, E•MO•TION, failed to make a substantial impact chartwise. Despite this, the album drew in a new wave of fans with its more experimental and mature sound; such was the amount of praise among both the public and critics that a follow-up EP of album outtakes–E•MO• Side B–was released on the album’s first anniversary.

more tracks from the album

E•MO•TION (Japan CD)

From the albums

E•MO•TION (Japan CD) (2015)
E•MO•TION (Deluxe Expanded Edition) (2015)

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E•MO•TION (Japan CD)