Disco Darling

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**Disco Darling** is an unreleased song from Carly Rae Jepsen. It leaked online in full on February 8th 2021.

The song was written and recorded during the studio sessions for Dedicated, though was ultimately scrapped and never released.

## **Lyrics**

**Verse 1**

If we took a journey on an aeroplane

From Tokyo to Heaven, Tokyo to Heaven

In the blossom season, in the pouring rain

But only for a second, only for a second

**Pre-Chorus**

You are the one, you are the one

You are the one and I need your love

You are the one, you are the one for me tonight

**Chorus**

You wear the moon just like a spotlight all night

I will follow you *(I will follow you)*

And when you move, it's like a disco darling

All my dreams come true *(All my dreams come true)*

So burn it up and burn thе light, oh

Now, we're dancing cheek to cheek *(Dancing cheek to cheek)*

So let me lean on to your body

If your body's into me

Disco darling, oo~my disco darling

**Verse 2**

You're holding my hand on a bullet train

From Tokyo to Heaven, Tokyo to Heaven

And the cities flash by and it changes your face

But only for a second, only for a second

**Pre-Chorus**

You are the one, you are the one

You are the one and I need your love *(You are the one)*

You are the one, you are the one for me tonight

**Chorus**

You wear the moon just like a spotlight all night

I will follow you *(I will follow you)*

And when you move, it's like a disco darling

All my dreams come true *(All my dreams come true)*

So burn it up and burn the light, oh

Now, we're dancing cheek to cheek *(Dancing cheek to cheek)*

So let me lean on to your body *(Body)*

If your body's into me

Disco darling, oo~my disco darling

**Bridge**

Late night, sing me a song

I'll karaoke with you

We'll take it up to the room

**Chorus**

You wear the moon just like a spotlight all night

I will follow you *(I will follow you)*

And when you move, it's like a disco darling *(Hey)*

All my dreams come true *(All my dreams come true)*

So burn it up and burn the light, oh

Now, we're dancing cheek to cheek *(Dancing cheek to cheek)*

So let me lean on to your body *(To your body)*

If your body's into me

Disco darling, oo~my disco darling

## **Song credits**

#### **Writing and production**

* **Written by:** Carly Rae Jepsen • Tavish Crowe • Michael Wise
* **Produced by:** Unknown

## **Background**

Disco Darling was first revealed in February 2018 when it was teased by Jepsen through her Instagram profile, which read lyrics from the track.  Coupled with the promise of new music just a few months prior, fans assumed this meant an official release was imminent, although this never came to be.

Disco Darling was registered to ASCAP in February 2020. A snippet of the song first leaked online later that year in December 2020, followed by the full song later on February 8th 2021. It leaked alongside fellow Dedicated outtake Favourite Night.

## **Writing and development**

Disco Darling was written alongside long-time collaborator Tavish Crowe and music producer Michael Wise, sometime between 2016 and 2018 during the development of Dedicated - though ultimately, despite Jepsen's previous teases, Disco Darling would fail to make the cut for Dedicated and Dedicated Side B in both instances.

Disco Darling was largely reworked from a 2016 demo titled Hungry Heart. Moreover, the pre-chorus used in Disco Darling, 'you are the one, you are the one' would later be repurposed into the bridge and outro of Window for Dedicated Side B. Regarding the creation of the song, Jepsen states the hook had been 'carried around for a while' and that she 'didn’t know where to put it' - likewise, it was also used in unreleased track Long Distance Lover.

## **References**

1. ↑ ACE Repertory - Disco Darling ASCAP
2. ↑ mokitsu "Carly changes IG bio - "When you move it's like a disco darling" - possible hint?" Reddit.com, February 5th 2018
3. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana "Carly Rae Jepsen hints at new music on its way soon on Instagram" Independent, December 13th 2017
4. ↑ Switched On Pop "Carly Rae Jepsen: Meeting The Muse" Spotify. May 2020. Retrieved May 23rd, 2021.