Carly Rae Jepsen

Released: June 16, 2008

Songwriter: Dick Kniss John Denver

Producer: Ryan Stewart

[Verse 1]
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can't make me cry
Sunshine on the water that is so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high

[Chorus]
If I had a day that I could give you
I would give a day sure to make you smile

[Verse 2]
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine almost makes me high

[Chorus]
If I had a day that I could give you
I would give to you a day just like today
Ah if I had a song I could sing for you
I would sing a song to make you feel this way

[Bridge]
Sunshine, ooh, sunshine
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine almost always makes me high

[Outro]
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine almost always makes me high

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

Tug of War

From the albums

Tug of War (2008)
Tug of War (Japan CD) (2010)

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