I'll Be Your Girl

## **I'll Be Your Girl***Dedicated*

**I'll Be Your Girl** is the seventh track on Carly Rae Jepsen's fourth studio album, Dedicated (2019). It was released on May 17th 2019, through 604, School Boy and Interscope Records.

## **Lyrics**

**Verse 1**

Now you're in love, I can see you sold out

Where was I, pic-picture, cut my eyes out

"He's so hypnotising," said every girl you ever met

When I lose, when I lose, I hold out

**Chorus**

You're my baby

Come to bed, I'll be your girl

Living for you

Oh, but you're living for her

I go crazy, see red when she's touching you now

You're my baby

Come to bed, I'll be your girl

**Verse 2**

Turn me on, I'm jealous of that night watch

I'm the voyeur searching through my laptop

It's so truth defying, everything you ever said

Right or wrong, right or wrong, I won't stop

**Chorus**

You're my baby

Come to bed, I'll be your girl

Living for you

Oh, but you're living for her

I go crazy, see red when she's touching you now

You're my baby

Come to bed, I'll be your girl

**Post-Chorus**

*(Ah)* I'll be your girl

*(Ah)* I'll be your girl

*(Ah)* I'll be your girl

*(Ah)* Come to bed, I'll be your girl

**Bridge**

Standing at your door, calling out your name

Find me in the dark, find me here again

I got nothing left, make a little protest

Banging on your door, calling out your name

Find me in your heart, find me here again

I got nothing left, make a little protest

**Chorus**

You're my baby

Come to bed, I'll be your girl

Living for you

Oh, but you're living for her

I go crazy, see red when she's touching you, now

You're my baby

Come to bed, I'll be your girl

**Outro**

*(Ah)* All I mean is I'm going out of breath

*(Ah)* For the way that I feel when you hold me like that

*(Ah)* All I pray is I'm getting over it

*(Ah)* I'd trade places today if you'd love me like that

*(Ah, ah)*

*(Ah, ah)*

## **Song credits**

#### **Writing and production**

* **Written by:** Carly Rae Jepsen • Patrik Berger • John Hill
* **Produced by:** Patrik Berger • John Hill

#### **Instrumentation**

* **Bass:** Patrik Berger
* **Guitar:** John Hill • Patrik Berger
* **Drums:** John Hill • Patrik Berger
* **Sax:** James King (courtesy of Elektra Records)

#### **Additional credits**

* **Programming:** John Hill
* **Engineering:** Rob Cohen • Blake Mares
* **Mixing:** Jon Castelli
* **Mastering:** Chris Gehringer
* **Mix engineering:** Ingmar Carlson
* **Vocal production:** Rob Cohen

#### **Studio info**

* **Recorded at:** The Village Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
* **Mixed at:** The Gift Shop (Downtown Los Angeles, CA)
* **Mastered at:** Sterling Sound (New York, NY)

#### **Publishing info**

* **Published by:** Universal Music Corp (ASCAP) • Jepsen Music Publishing (ASCAP) • EMI Pop Music Publishing • Olney Songs (GMR) • Indiscipline AB (Administered by Kobalt Music Group Ltd)

## **Writing and development**

I'll Be Your Girl was written by Jepsen alongside producers John Hill and Patrik Berger, sometime between 2016 and 2019. Jepsen states that co-producer John Hill was only brought onto Dedicated towards the end of the project, meaning the track was one of the last to be worked on for the album. Hill was photographed in the studio alongside Jepsen and saxophonist James King in late 2018 to early 2019, and had most likely worked on the song at this time.

## **Themes and lyricism**

I'll Be Your Girl is described by Jepsen as 'weirdly' one of the most personal songs on the album and the first 'really angry song' in her discography. 'It's the first time I ever let myself write about jealousy in such an extreme way, in this way I've never really allowed myself to expose' she explained, 'it deals with jealousy and being a night-time voyeur who’s creeping out your ex on the internet. That’s not really something I’d pushed myself to write about before, but it’s a very human thing.'

I'll Be Your Girl is written from the perspective of a crazy, jealous, stalking ex-girlfriend. Whilst the song is less of a personal journal entry, Jepsen states, it's more about the feelings and emotion behind the lyrics - she explained, 'the beautiful thing about lyrics is that you have a very short amount of time to pack a punch. So it’s almost I think more impactful when it’s less like your own journal than the feelings you have that can connect.'  'It’s that ugly emotion and you want to share it, so it’s more of a 'when you feel jealous, put this song on and let it be your anthem' kind of thing.'

## **Trivia**

* Jepsen performed the track multiple times throughout The Dedicated Tour before it was replaced by Fever at her show at The Pageant in St. Louis, on July 6th, 2019.
* In May 2019, I'll Be Your Girl was Jepsen's favourite song of the album.
* The song was surprising favourite in the Dedicated listening party sessions Jepsen hosted for her friends, family, and bandmates prior to release.

## **References**

1. ↑ *Dedicated* (album booklet). Carly Rae Jepsen. 604 Records, School Boy Records and Interscope Records. 2019.
2. ↑ Hahn, Rachel "Carly Rae Jepsen: “I Wanted to Be Able to Write About the Confusing Parts of Love”" VOUGE. May 20th, 2019. Retrieved July 1st, 2021
3. ↑ King, James "Couple songs in the studio this last winter with Carly Rae Jepsen!" jameskingmusic.com. Retrieved August 11th, 2021.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Greenblatt, Leah "Carly Rae Jepsen on love, Broadway, and Dedicated" Entertainment Weekly, May 15th, 2019. Retrieved March 7th, 2021.
5. ↑ Dork "Dedicated: Carly Rae Jepsen is back! Back!! Back!!!" (readdork.com) May 17th, 2019. Retrieved April 5th, 2021.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 CarlyRaeJepsen\_ "I really like I'll Be Your Girl. Its the first time I ever let..." May 17th, 2019. Retrieved March 7th, 2021. - Via Reddit
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Feeney, Nolan "How Carly Rae Jepsen Whittled 200 Songs..." Billboard, May 17th, 2019. Retrieved March 7th, 2021.
8. ↑ "Carly Rae Jepsen Concert Setlist at State Theatre, Minneapolis" Setlist.FM, Retrieved March 7th, 2021.
9. ↑ "Carly Rae Jepsen Concert Setlist at The Pageant, St Louis" Setlist.FM, Retrieved March 7th, 2021.