All That

## **All That***Emotion*

* Album cover
* Single cover

**All That** is the fifth track on Carly Rae Jepsen's third studio album, Emotion (2015). It was released on April 5th 2015, through 604, School Boy and Interscope Records.

It was the album's first promotional single, and received an official audio video upon release, which garnered over 4 million views as of 2022.

## **Lyrics**

**Verse 1**

I wanna play this for you all the time

I wanna play this for you when you're feeling used and tired

I wanna make the best so you want more

Just let me in your arms

Just let me in your arms

I'll be the magic you won't ever see

You can always rely on me to help you do what you want to do

I wanna be the best you've ever known

Just let me in your arms

Just let me in your arms

**Chorus**

Show me if you want me, if I'm all that

I will be there, I will be your friend

Show me if you want me, if I'm all that

I will be there, I will be your friend

**Verse 2**

I'll be your lighthouse when you're lost at sea

I'll keep my light on, baby

You can always come to me

I wanna be the place you call your home

Just let me in your arms

Just let me in your arms

**Chorus**

Show me if you want me, if I'm all that

I will be there, I will be your friend

Show me if you want me, if I'm all that

I will be there, I will be your friend

**Bridge**

When you need me, I will never let you come apart

When you need me, I will be your candle in the dark

When you need someone, oh, let me be the one

The only one, and the only one, and the only one

**Chorus**

Show me if you want me, if I'm all that *(all that)*

I will be there, I will be your friend

Show me if you want me, if I'm all that *(all that)*

I will be there, I will be your friend

**Breakdown**

Show me if you want me, if I'm all that

*(I will be there)*

I will be there, I will be your friend

Show me if you want me, if I'm all that

*(I will be there)*

I will be there, I will be your friend

**Chorus**

*(Show me if you want me)*

Show me if you want me, if I'm all that

*(And I will be your friend)*

I will be there, I will be your friend

*(Show me if you want me)*

Show me if you want me, if I'm all that

*(And I will be your friend)*

I will be there, I will be your friend

*(Show me if you want me)*

Show me if you want me, if I'm all that

*(Show me if you care)*

I will be there, I will be your friend

*(Show me if you want me - hey!)*

Show me if you want me, if I'm all that

*(Show me that you care)*

I will be there, I will be your friend

*(Show me that you care)*

I will be there, I will be your friend

*(Oh, show me that you care)*

I will be there, I will be your friend

**Outro**

Just show me if you care

## **Song credits**

#### **Writing and production**

* **Written by:** Carly Rae Jepsen • Dev Hynes • Ariel Rechtshaid
* **Produced by:** Dev Hynes • Ariel Rechtshaid

#### **Instrumentation**

* **Percussion:** Ariel Rechtshaid
* **Guitars:** Dev Hynes
* **Keyboards:** Tommy King
* **Piano:** Tommy King
* **Bass:** Ethan Parmer
* **Synthesizers:** Ariel Rechtshaid • Roger Joseph Manning Jr.

#### **Additional credits**

* **Programming:** Ariel Rechtshaid • Dev Hynes
* **Assistant engineering:** John DeBold • Micky Evelyn
* **Mixing:** Robert Orton
* **Mastering:** Robert Vosgien
* **Background Vocals:** Carly Rae Jepsen • Dev
* **Recorded by:** Ariel Rechtshaid • Mikaelin 'Blue' Bluespruce • Wesly Seidman

#### **Studio info**

* **Recorded at:** Lounge Studios (New York) • United Recording (Hollywood, CA) • Heavy Duty (Burbank, CA)
* **Mixed at:** Hot Rocks Studios (Santa Monica, CA)
* **Mastered at:** Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, CA)

#### **Publishing info**

* **Published by:** Universal Music Corp • Jepsen Music Publishing (ASCAP) • Domino Publishing Company Ltd (PRS) • Domino Publishing Company USA (ASCAP) • Lion of God Publishing (ASCAP) Administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing

## **Writing and development**

All That was written by Jepsen in collaboration with songwriters and producers Dev Hynes and Ariel Rechtshaid, between 2014 and 2015 during the development of Emotion. Initially, Jepsen had been eager to work with Hynes on new material, being familiar with his production on Solange's 2012 single Losing You; though Hynes was sceptical of Jepsen's enthusiasm, he was eventually won over by her ability and work ethic.

#### **Writing with Dev Hynes**

Jepsen and Hynes would first meet in the studio sometime in early 2014, during her time as Cinderella on broadway. Jepsen described her first studio session with Hynes as 'nerve-wrecking' because she was 'desperate' to prove herself. In their session, Hynes would provide the original demo track for All That, an instrumental backing track he had produced prior, and together, the pair workshop the original demo across a number of studio sessions in New York up until June 2014 between Jepsen's broadway performances.

In one of the original versions of the song, the bridge was just an instrumental without any vocals. Hynes recollected how Jepsen had immediately stated, 'there needs to be vocals there,' and wrote the vocal line - which he stated is one of his favourite parts of the song.

#### **Development with Ariel Rechtshaid**

At some point later on, Ariel Rechtshaid was brought onto the song. Upon hearing it for the first time, he immediately made the suggestion to speed it up by three or four beats per minute. Jepsen recollected that, 'Ariel was like, ‘Guys, I really like what you’re doing with this slow jam, but I find myself looking at people in the room to be like, 'When’s the next beat gonna happen?' So he helped us to make it appropriately slow.'

In January 2015, Jepsen posted to Instagram that had recorded 'one of her favourite songs' that day with Hynes and Rechtshaid. It's very likely that this song was All That, in its final stages of production.

## **Announcement and release**

All That was debuted live by Jepsen alongside Hynes and Rechtshaid on Saturday Night Live on April 5th 2015. After the performance, Jepsen officially announced the song as her next single and it was immediately made available to purchase on iTunes and uploaded to YouTube.

## **Live performances**

#### **Saturday Night Live**

When Jepsen received word of her aforementioned performance on Saturday Night Live, she immediately wanted to get both producers of the track involved. She stated, 'As soon as I got the call, I texted both of them and was like, 'Boys, I’m playing Saturday Night Live and I want you to come and play with me. Are you guys down?'

Hynes recollected a slightly different play of events, stating '[Carly] texted me like, 'Hey. If you don’t mind, I’m going on SNL and it would be amazing if you and Ariel played. It’s cool if not. I totally get it.' I was like, ‘What are you talking about? Of course I would do that!'

## **References**

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carly Rae Jepsen - All That (Audio) YouTube, April 5th 2015
2. ↑ *Emotion* (album booklet). Carly Rae Jepsen. 604 Records, School Boy Records and Interscope Records. 2015.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Werthman, Christine "Pleasure Principle: Carly Rae Jepsen Wants to Make You Feel Good". Complex. August 17th, 2015. Retrieved April 15th, 2021.
4. ↑ Coscarelli, Joe "Carly Rae Jepsen, With a New Album, Is Definitely Changing Her Number". New York Times. July 31st, 2015. Retrieved April 15th, 2021.
5. ↑ @carlyraejepsen "Recorded one of my fav songs today with - @devhynes and @arielrechtshaid" January 12th, 2015. Retrieved April 15th, 2021. - Via Instagram
6. ↑ Kreps, Daniel "Carly Rae Jepsen Is ‘All That’ in Captivating ‘SNL’ Performance" Rolling Stone. April 5th, 2015. Retrieved April 15th, 2021.