Emotion: Side B

Emotion: Side B
EP by Carly Rae Jepsen
Released August 26, 2016 (2016-08-26)
Recorded 2014–15
Length 27:36
Label
Producer
Carly Rae Jepsen chronology
Emotion Remixed +
(2016)		 Emotion: Side B
(2016)

Emotion: Side B (stylized as E•MO•TION: Side B) is the second extended play (EP) by Canadian singer and songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen. It was released on August 26, 2016 by 604, School Boy, and Interscope Records.[1] Side B was announced on the one-year anniversary of Jepsen's third studio album, Emotion, and features unreleased songs that did not make the cut for the original effort. The EP received critical acclaim upon its release.

Background and development

Jepsen during Gimnie Love Tour in San Francisco on February 27, 2016

In June 2015, Jepsen released her third studio album, Emotion, which was met with an underwhelming commercial response. Despite this, the album developed a strong cult following and Jepsen grew to become a "critical darling".[2][1] Emotion was included on several year-end lists from publications such as NPR, NME, Complex, and The Village Voice, and the album's promotional cycle was rounded out with a well-received performance at the 2016 Pitchfork Music Festival.[3]

In a March 2016 interview with radio station WMSC, Jepsen expressed a desire to release some leftover material from the album's recording sessions, stating that she had been thinking of an Emotion 2.0-type release.[4] In the process of sequencing Emotion, Jepsen and her team had to work with a hard limit of 17 tracks:

Then I got it to my top 40 and I was teasing my label, being like, "Would it be weird if I released 40 songs, after being away for three years?" [Laughing] They're like, "Yeah, that's just not gonna happen." I'm like, "Are you sure?" They're like, "Yeah, we're sure." So, OK, I had to narrow it down. We had heated debates and passionate emails back like, "Don't kill my babies!" 'cause I originally thought I got to have 21 songs and then I had to go down to 12. [We] somehow brought it up to 17 for the deluxe [edition] and it was a lot of arguing, but pleasant arguing; everyone was really understanding of where I was at. [...] The metamorphosis of the tracklists I've made for Emotion have probably changed six times. I have a little easel board with it painted on and I'd come home from a session and then I'd write down a song I liked better than having to decide which song to take out. I had to rebuild it and give it a facelift almost every week.[5][6]

One of the songs not included in the album, "When I'm Alone", had its rights purchased for inclusion as the closer to 4 Walls by South Korean girl group f(x).[7] Emotion Remixed + was exclusively released in Japan and featured two new songs: "First Time" and "Fever", which later made an appearance on Side B. In 2011, Jepsen participated in an anti-smoking campaign for her home province of British Columbia's Healthy Living Alliance coalition known as "Quitters Unite", which featured an unreleased composition that was reworked into "Store".[8]

Release

On the one-year anniversary of Emotion, Jepsen announced that she had a "present" in the works with a release date of August 26, 2016; unveiling the EP's cover artwork.[9][10] For a week leading up to its release, Jepsen posted a song teaser a day across several social media platforms. The track listing was revealed on August 24, 2016 by 7digital Canada.[11]

Critical reception

Emotion Side B received universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on 5 reviews.[12]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
The Skinny Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of 2016
Stereogum 25 Great EPs From 2016
N/A[15]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 55 in Jepsen's home country of Canada,[16] and number 74 in Australia.[17] In the United States, the album debuted at number 62 on the US Billboard 200,[18] earning 9,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, with just over 7,000 coming from pure sales.[19] It also debuted at number 26 the same week on the Top Album Sales chart.[20]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "First Time"  
  • Falk
  • Yacoub
 3:35
2. "Higher"  
Kurstin 3:54
3. "The One"  
  • Jepsen
  • Kyle Shearer
  • Nate Campany
Shearer 3:23
4. "Fever"  
  • Jepsen
  • Shearer
  • Campany
  • Saul Alexander Castillo Vasquez
Shearer 3:03
5. "Body Language"  
TMS 2:53
6. "Cry"  
  • Jepsen
  • Nick Ruth
  • Crowe
Ruth 3:56
7. "Store"  
 3:12
8. "Roses"  
  • Shearer
  • Chris Lyon
  • Dibs
  • Stewart
 3:39
Total length:
 27:36

Personnel

Carly Rae Jepsen – vocals

Production

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 74
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16] 55
Irish Albums (IRMA)[21] 89
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[22] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 182
US Billboard 200[18] 62
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[20] 26

Release history

The album was released only as a digital download and in streaming format. The physical CD was released exclusively through Jepsen's official website.[24]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various August 26, 2016
[25]

References

  1. 1 2 Nolfi, Joey (August 21, 2016). "Carly Rae Jepsen announces E•MO•TION: Side B". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ Zaleski, Annie (February 17, 2016). "On "Run Away With Me," Carly Rae Jepsen is the lead character of her own fairy tale". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ Lipshultz, Jason (July 16, 2016). "Our Hero Carly Rae Jepsen saves the World at Pitchfork Fest". Fuse. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ Arevalo, Ivan (March 26, 2016). "E-MO-TION 2.0? – Carly Rae Jepsen Talks Possible New Album, Gimme Love Tour & More". WMSC. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ Lindsay, Cam (August 7, 2015). "Stall Me Maybe: How Carly Rae Jepsen's New Album Took Time". Vice. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ Gevinson, Tavi (October 16, 2015). "The Next Adventure: An Interview With Carly Rae Jepsen". Rookie. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (November 2, 2015). "f(x) Doesn't Miss a Beat on '4 Walls': Album Review". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  8. ↑ Carly Rae Jepsen's Smokefree Lifestyle (YouTube video). BC Healthy Living Alliance. October 6, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  9. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana (August 22, 2016). "Carly Rae Jepsen Will Release 'E•MO•TION: Side B' to Celebrate One-Year Anniversary". Spin. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ Galbraith, Alex (August 24, 2016). "Carly Rae Jepsen's New 'E•MO•TION: Side B' Songs Are A Freefall Sugar Rush". Uproxx. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  11. ↑ Williot, Carl (August 24, 2016). "Preview All Eight Songs From Carly Rae Jepsen's 'E•MO•TION: Side B'". Idolator. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  12. ↑ "E-MO-TION Side B Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". The Skinny. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2016". Gorilla vs. Bear. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  15. ↑ "25 Great EPs From 2016". Stereogum. December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Carly Rae Jepsen – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Carly Rae Jepsen. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  17. 1 2 "CHART WATCH #384". auspOp. September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  18. 1 2 "Carly Rae Jepsen – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Carly Rae Jepsen. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  19. ↑ Caulfield, Keith. "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Ariana Grande's 'Dangerous' VMA Gain, Carly Rae Jepsen's 'B-Side' Set Debuts". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  20. 1 2 "Billboard Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  21. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 35, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  22. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  23. ↑ Chart Log UK: "CLUK Update 3.09.2016 (wk35)". UK Albums Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  24. ↑ "E•MO•TION: Side B". CarlyRaeMusic.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  25. ↑ "E•MO•TION: Side B by Carly Rae Jepsen". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved August 28, 2016.
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