Carly Rae Jepsen

Released: June 24, 2015

Songwriter: Greg Kurstin Carly Rae Jepsen Tavish Crowe Sia

Producer: Greg Kurstin

[Intro: Sia]
Listen, just leave or stay... but I'm done with you tonight

[Verse 1]
"If you're gonna go then go"
She said to me on the phone
"So tired of hearin' all your boy problems
If you're gonna stay then stay
He's not gonna change anyway
So tired of hearin' all your boy problems"

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know she's right
And I should not be offended
Yeah, I know what it looks like from the outside
I know she's right
And I should not be offended
Yeah, I know what it looks like from the outside, from the outside

[Chorus]
Boy problems, who's got 'em?
I've got 'em too
Boy trouble, we've got double
Don't know what to do
I think I broke up with my boyfriend today and I don't really care
I've got worse problems (I broke up with my boyfriend)
I think I broke up with my boyfriend today and I don't really care
I've got worse problems (I broke up with my boyfriend, yeah)

[Verse 2]
"Carly, you got to let it go!"
She said to me on the phone
"So tired of hearin' all your boy problems
It could be the perfect day
He'll just make it rain anyway
So tired of hearin' all your boy problems"

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know she's right
And I should not be offended
Yeah, I know what it looks like from the outside
I know she's right
And I should not be offended
Yeah, I know what it looks like from the outside
From the outside

[Chorus]
Boy problems, who's got 'em?
I've got 'em too
Boy trouble, we've got double
Don't know what to do
I think I broke up with my boyfriend today and I don't really care
I've got worse problems (I broke up with my boyfriend)
I think I broke up with my boyfriend today and I don't really care
I've got worse problems (I broke up with my boyfriend, yeah)

[Bridge]
What's worse, losing a lover or losing your best friend?
Oh oh oh oh oh
What's worse is when you discover you're not good for each other
She's been giving, you've been taking, taking, taking

[Chorus]
Boy problems, who's got 'em?
I've got 'em too
Boy trouble, we've got double
Don't know what to do
I think I broke up with my boyfriend today and I don't really care
I've got worse problems (I broke up with my boyfriend)
I think I broke up with my boyfriend today and I don't really care
I've got worse problems (I broke up with my boyfriend, yeah)

[Outro]
Boy problems, who's got 'em?
I've got 'em too
Boy trouble, we've got double
Don't know what to do
Boy problems, who's got 'em?
I've got 'em too
Boy trouble, we've got double
Don't know what to do
Boy problems, who's got 'em?
I've got 'em too

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.

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