Emotion Side B

## **Emotion Side B***Extended-play*

* Emotion Side B
* Emotion Side B+

## Singles

1. First Time
Released: March 18th 2016
2. Cut to the Feeling
Released: May 26th 2017

**Emotion Side B** (stylised as *EMOTION SIDE B*) is the second extended-play from Carly Rae Jepsen. It was released on August 26th 2016 through 604, School Boy and Interscope Records.

The EP serves as a companion piece to Jepsen's third studio album, Emotion, and features eight outtakes from the original project.

## **Track listing**

* Emotion Side B
* Emotion Side B+

## **Writing and development**

#### **Writing for Emotion**

When developing her third studio album, Emotion, Jepsen wrote close to 250 songs for the project over the course of three years.  Jepsen recalls having 'heated debates' with her label over how many songs she was able to include on the album, narrowing it down to 40 before landing on just 17 in total.

#### **Fan requests and origin**

The creation of Emotion Side B was inspired by repeated fan requests during the Gimmie Love Tour for an 'Emotion 2.0' sort of release, Jepsen cited. 'I've made so many songs, and it's just sort of this catalogue of like, 'Well, it feels like they're in my closet now. Do I share them, still?' She explained, 'What really encouraged me to be brave and expose those ones that were not in the initial running, was just meeting people face-to-face when we went on tour, and having a meet and greet where I'd be asked by people, you know, 'What about Emotion 2.0?' I was like, 'Well, I kind of have one! Maybe I should share it?'

#### **Release dilemma**

On the night before Emotion Side B was set to release, Jepsen contemplated scrapping it entirely - she explained how she had started to overthink it and was scared of the reception the project would receive. She stated, 'You know, B-Sides was something that almost never came out because I got scared! I get in my own head. I called my A&R the night before release and I said, 'I know we got it all prepared but I just don’t wanna do it' [...] and sure enough I let him convince me, and I’m proud.'  In 2018, Jepsen described Emotion Side B as 'the album that almost never was.'

## **Announcement and release**

Emotion Side B was first announced by Jepsen via Twitter on August 21st 2016 - the one year anniversary of the release of Emotion in the United States. In her post, Jepsen shared the EP's artwork and release date. For the week leading up to release, Jepsen posted song snippets and teasers each day across her social media accounts.

Emotion Side B was first released digitally worldwide on August 26th 2016. The EP would later receive a limited physical release on September 9th 2016, and a release on vinyl in December 2016 in the United States through Interscope and School Boy, and March 2017 in Canada through 604 Records.

#### **Emotion Side B+**

The extended-play would be reissued exclusively in Japan on September 13th 2017 - under the title Emotion Side B+ This version of the project features the only appearance of Cut to the Feeling on physical formats and would also receive exclusive new artwork for its album cover.

## **Album cover**

#### **Emotion Side B**

The cover art for Emotion Side B features an illustration of Jepsen, based on the image used for the original Emotion album cover, with portions of the image recoloured. The logo for each album is also shared and reused with the colours reversed, and featuring additional Side B text in the corner of the composition. The artwork itself is inspired by and reminiscent of 1980s synth-wave visuals and represents the musical influence from the same time period present throughout the project.

#### **Emotion Side B+**

The reissued version of the EP, Emotion Side B+ features a reworked version of the original artwork. Similarly, an illustrated image of Jepsen is used in the centre of the design, more reminiscent of the original Emotion cover. The background to the design features a grid pattern with additional illustrations of Jepsen, based on images taken during various photoshoots for Emotion.

## **Singles**

#### **First Time**

Although no official singles would be released for Emotion Side B, First Time was previously released as a promotional single exclusively in Japan for the remix album Emotion Remixed + in March 2016.

#### **Cut to the Feeling**

Additionally, whilst not included on the standard version of the extended-play, Cut to the Feeling would be similarly be released to promote animated movie Ballerina / Leap! in May 2017.

## **Gallery**

* *§ Visit the Emotion Side B gallery: Gallery*
* *§ Visit the Emotion photoshoot gallery: Photoshoot Gallery*

#### **Album covers**

Emotion Side BBack coverEmotion Side B+ Back cover

## **Album credits**

#### **Writing and production**

* Carly Rae Jepsen - songwriting (1, 3-8)
* Rami Yacoub - songwriting, production (1)
* Carl Falk - songwriting, production (1)
* Wayne Hector - songwriting (1)
* Claude Kelly - songwriting (2)
* Greg Kurstin - songwriting, production (2)
* Kyle Shearer - songwriting, production (3, 4); production (8)
* Nate Campany - songwriting (3, 4, 7)
* Saul Alexander Castillo Vasquez - songwriting (4)
* Tom Banes - songwriting, production (5)
* Ben Kohn - songwriting, production (5)
* Pete Kelleher - songwriting, production (5)
* Dev Hynes - songwriting (5)
* Tavish Crowe - songwriting (5, 6)
* Nick Ruth - songwriting, production (6)
* CJ Baran - songwriting, production (7)
* Ben Romans - songwriting, production (7)
* Ryan Stewart - songwriting, production (8)

#### **Performance**

* Carly Rae Jepsen - vocals (all tracks)
* Marlene Strand - background vocals (1)

#### **Instrumentation**

* Rami Yacoub - keyboards, guitar (1)
* Carl Falk - guitar (1)
* Nick Ruth - instrumentation (6)

#### **Technical**

* Carl Falk - mixing, programming (1)
* Rami Yacoub - programming (1)
* Gene Grimaldi - mastering (1)
* Greg Kurstin - mixing (2)
* Mitch McCarthy - mixing (3-8)

#### **Emotion Side B+**

* Simon Wilcox - songwriting (1)
* Sir Nolan - songwriting, production (1)
* Sir Nolan - programming (1)
* Serge Courtois - mixing (1)

## **Navigation**

* Discography
* Emotion

**The Loveliest Time** • *2023***The Loneliest Time** • *2022***Dedicated
Side B** • *2020***Dedicated**
*2019*****Emotion
Side B**** • *2016***Emotion**
*2015***Kiss**
*2012***Curiosity**
*2012***Tug of War**
*2008*

## **References**

1. ↑ Carlin, Shannon Carly Rae Jepsen Wrote 250 Songs For Her New Album" Radio.com. April 3rd, 2015. Retrieved April 13th, 2021. - Via WayBack Machine
2. ↑ Gevinson, Tavi The Next Adventure: An Interview With Carly Rae Jepsen" Rookie Magazine. October 16th, 2015. Retrieved April 13th, 2021.
3. ↑ Johns, Gibson Carly Rae Jepsen talks recording the follow-up to EMOTION..." AOL.com. December 2nd, 2016. Retrieved April 13th, 2021. - Via WayBack Machine
4. ↑ Barlow, Eve Carly Rae Jepsen: "It’s not too scary to say everything" The Forty-Five, September 22nd 2020
5. ↑ @carlyraejepsen "Happy 2 year anniversary to the album that almost never was...". August 26th, 2018. Retrieved April 13th, 2021. - Via Instagram