Emotion (Carly Rae Jepsen album)

Emotion
Original standard cover[a]
Studio album by
Carly Rae Jepsen
ReleasedJune 24, 2015 (2015-06-24)
Recorded2014–2015
Studio
  • Conway (Los Angeles)
  • Echo Studio (Los Angeles)
  • Heavy Duty Studios (Burbank)
  • Kinglet Studios (Stockholm)
  • Lounge Studios (New York)
  • Monarch Studios (Vancouver)
  • MXM Studios (Stockholm)
  • No Excuses Studios (Santa Monica)
  • Paramount Studios (Hollywood)
  • PS Studio (Stockholm)
  • Templebase (Los Angeles)
  • Record Plant (Hollywood)
  • United Recording (Hollywood)
  • Veniee Way Studios (Los Angeles)
  • Wolf Cousins Studios (Stockholm)
Genre
Length44:02
Label
Producer
Carly Rae Jepsen chronology
Kiss
(2012) 		Emotion
(2015) 		Emotion Remixed +
(2016)
Singles from Emotion
  1. "I Really Like You"
    Released: March 2, 2015
  2. "Run Away with Me"
    Released: July 17, 2015
  3. "Your Type"
    Released: November 9, 2015

Emotion (stylized as E•MO•TION) is the third studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen. It was released on June 24, 2015 in Japan and worldwide on August 21, 2015 through 604, School Boy, and Interscope Records.[5][6][7][8] Looking to transition from the bubblegum pop-oriented nature of her second studio album, Kiss (2012), Jepsen found inspiration in 1980s music and alternative styles. She enlisted a team of mainstream and indie collaborators, including Sia, Mattman & Robin, Dev Hynes, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rostam Batmanglij, Greg Kurstin, and Peter Svensson of the Cardigans, culminating in a largely synth-pop-centric effort.

Emotion received favorable reviews from contemporary music critics, who praised its pop escapism. The album underperformed worldwide, debuting at number sixteen on the Billboard 200 with 16,153 units. However, in Jepsen's home country, it became her third top ten, peaking at number eight in Canada with 2,600 copies. The album fared better in Japan, debuting at number eight with 12,189 physical copies sold and subsequently being certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments exceeding 100,000 copies.

The album was preceded by the release of its lead single, "I Really Like You", which reached top five in several territories including the United Kingdom and Japan. It was followed by "Run Away with Me" and "Your Type". Jepsen embarked on the Gimmie Love Tour in support of the album in November 2015, with a second leg commencing in February 2016. In April 2016, she toured Canada in support of the album as the opening act for Hedley on their Hello World Tour.

In lieu of commercial success, Emotion reinvigorated Jepsen's career as an "indie darling", garnering her a cult following.[9][10][11][12] The album was shortlisted for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize. A companion EP entitled Emotion: Side B (2016) was released on its first anniversary and features eight songs that were cut from the original project.[13][14]


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