Curiosity (song)

## **Curiosity***Curiosity (EP)*

* Album cover
* Single cover

*§ For other uses of Curiosity - see here: Curiosity disambiguation*

**Curiosity** is the second track on Carly Rae Jepsen's first extended-play, Curiosity (2012), and the intended first track on the Curiosity album.

The song was first released on February 14th 2012, through 604 Records exclusively in Canada. It was later reissued as an official single on May 3rd 2012 in Canada.

## **Lyrics**

**Verse 1**

Break a bone

Got me on my knees

You break my heart just to watch it bleed

I’m sick with love

Sick, like a disease

Don’t call me up just so I can please you

I can’t stand the way you’re smiling

I can’t stand the way I’m lying

**Chorus**

I know, I know, I know you got the key

And you know, you know, you know that it’s for me

It’s not up to you, you know it’s up to me, but...

Curiosity will never let me go

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Uh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

Will never let me go

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Uh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

**Verse 2**

Look at me

Left here in the corner

Stupid girl, I really tried to warn her

Walked the streets all night until you came around

Knew that you would come before you ever even made a sound

**Chorus**

I know, I know, I know you got the key

And you know, you know, you know that it’s for me

It’s not up to you, you know it’s up to me, but...

Curiosity will never let me go

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Uh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

Will never let me go

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Uh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

Curiosity

**Bridge**

So don’t break me tonight

This is crazy love

And you know I’m gonna follow you home

Through the rain

'Cause I need your love

And you know I’m gonna follow you home

'Cause I need your love and you know I’m gonna follow you

**Partial Chorus**

I know, I know, I know you got the key

You know, you know, you know that it’s for me

Well, I think that we should try it out to see, yeah

Curiosity...

**Bridge**

So don’t break me tonight, this is crazy love

And you know I’m gonna follow you home

Through the rain

'Cause I need your love, yes, I need your love

So don’t break (Don't break) me tonight (Me tonight), this is crazy love

And you know I’m gonna follow you home

Through the rain

Cause I need your love, yes, I need your love

**Outro**

Will never let me go

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Uh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

Will never let me go

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Uh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

Curiosity will never let me go

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Uh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

## **Song credits**

#### **Writing and production**

* **Written by:** Carly Rae Jepsen • Ryan Stewart
* **Produced by:** Ryan Stewart

#### **Additional credits**

* **Instrumentation:** Ryan Stewart
* **Engineering:** Ryan Stewart

#### **Studio info**

* **Recorded at:** Winecellar Studios (Vancouver, BC)
* **Mixed at:** Mushroom Studios (Vancouver, BC)

#### **Publishing info**

* **Published by** Carly Rae Music (SOCAN) • Nettwerk One Music (SOCAN)

## **Writing and development**

Curiosity was written sometime during the development of Jepsen's planned second studio album, sometime in 2010 or earlier, alongside producer of the track Ryan Stewart. During development, the song was a notable shift from the folk-influenced Tug of War and the early material written for the new project.

Jepsen says Curiosity "came rushing out differently" with "pop and snap and a bubble-gum chorus", and she questioned how it was going to fit onto the new record. "I was singing it in the mic, to demo it out, with these guts that I didn’t know I had. And it was exciting. It was like a braver version of me that I never had experimented with before, at least not out loud to people," she stated.

Jepsen "didn't know what to do" about the song, but felt like it was a natural progression to take. Over the course of eight months in 2010, she "thought about it constantly", wondering if she could take on the new direction, and had been wrestling with the idea alongside Ryan Stewart. She eventually concluded that the project would feature both pop and folk influences in equal parts, and described it as a "pop-folk collaboration."

Jepsen and Stewart were equally excited about the song, and on November 24th 2010, the pair took to the studio to finalise the track, and promised each other that they'd finish it.  By June 2011, the song was in the process of being mixed.

## **Themes and lyricism**

Jepsen says Curiosity is written about herself, "a girl hung up on a bad boy, a guy she knows is no good but she'll never stop thinking about". In terms of its subject matter, the song tackles "a universal push-and-pull" and was likened to the Tug of War title-track by Jepsen's official website.

## **Announcement and release**

The song would first be revealed alongside the announcement of the Curiosity album in January 2012, through Jepsen's social media and iTunes Canada.  Later on May 3rd 2012, Jepsen would similarly announce the release of the track as an official single that same day.

In May 2019, Jepsen recollected that Curiosity was actually her original choice of the lead single for the project instead of Call Me Maybe, and explained how she 'fought tooth and nail' with her label to release the song first until her family convinced her otherwise.

## **Music video**

* *§ Main article: Curiosity Music video*

A music video for Curiosity, directed by Colin Minihan, was filmed in June 2012 though ultimately never released. On November 24th 2012, the full video leaked online via YouTube.

## **Navigation**

* Curiosity
* Music videos

* The Loneliest Time
* Dedicated
* Emotion
* Kiss
* Curiosity
* Tug of War
* Other releases
* Collaborations

**Western Wind**
*2022***Beach House**
*2022***The Loneliest Time**
(feat. Rufus Wainwright) • *2022***Surrender My Heart**
*2022*

**Party For One**
*2018***Now That I Found You**
*2019***Too Much**
*2019***Want You In My Room**
*2019*

**I Really Like You**
*2015***Run Away With Me**
*2015***Your Type**
*2015***Boy Problems**
*2016*

**Call Me Maybe**
*2011***Good Time**
(with Owl City) • *2012***This Kiss**
*2012***Tonight I'm Getting Over You**
*2013*

**Call Me Maybe**
*2011***Curiosity **(Unreleased)**
*2012*******Tug of War**
*2009*******Bucket**
*2009*******Sour Candy**
(feat. Josh Ramsay) • *2009*******Part of Your World**
*2012*******Cut to the Feeling**
*2017*******Me and the Boys
In the Band** • *2020*******It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries** • *2020*******Change For You**
(with The Midway State) • *2009*******Super Natural**
(with Danny L Harle) • *2016*******Better Than Me**
(with Blood Orange) • *2016*******Trouble in the Streets **(Unreleased)** • *2017***********OMG**
## (with Griffin) • *2019***********References**

1. ↑ *Curiosity* (album booklet). Carly Rae Jepsen. 604 Records. 2012.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Biography | The Official Carly Rae Jepsen Site" Carly Rae Jepsen, May 3rd 2012. Retrieved August 18th 2021 - Archived via WayBack Machine
3. ↑ Liz Call Me Maybe: CG's Interview with Carly Rae Jepsen" College Gloss, March 2012. Retrieved August 18th 2021
4. ↑ @carlyraejepsen "In the studio with @ryanstewart\_. We have promised each other that todays THE day. "Curiosity" will never let me go......" (Tweet) November 24th 2010. Retrieved June 29th, 2021. - Via Twitter
5. ↑ @carlyraejepsen "Mixing Curiosity today at the warehouse!!!!!!!!" (Tweet) June 28th, 2011. Retrieved June 29th, 2021. - Via Twitter
6. ↑ "CURIOSITY comes this Valentines Day <3". January 12th, 2012. Retrieved April 4th, 2021. - via Twitter
7. ↑ @carlyraejepsen "Oh Canada! Guess what? CURIOSITY is released today on iTunes! [... xo]" (Tweet) May 3rd, 2012. Retrieved June 29th, 2012. - Via Twitter
8. ↑ Curiosity - Single by Carly Rae Jepsen on Apple Music Apple Music. Retrieved June 29th, 2021.
9. ↑ Table Manners with Jessie Ware Spotify - S6 Ep 3: Carly Rae Jepsen Spotify. May 2019. Retrieved June 29th, 2021.
10. ↑ @carlyraejepsen "Shooting the CURIOSITY video TMR! EEK! <3" (Tweet) June 5th 2012 - via Twitter
11. ↑ Carly Rae Jepsen - Curiosity (Official Video) YouTube, January 11th 2013
12. ↑ Carly Rae Jepsen - Curiosity - Official Music Video (Unreleased) YouTube, November 24th 2012 (Accessed June 29th 2021 - Archived via WebCite)****