A companion EP entitled Emotion: Side B (2016) was released on its first anniversary and features eight songs that were cut from the original project. The album was shortlisted for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize. In lieu of commercial success, Emotion reinvigorated Jepsen's career as an "indie darling", garnering her a cult following. In April 2016, she toured Canada in support of the album as the opening act for Hedley on their Hello World Tour. Jepsen embarked on the Gimmie Love Tour in support of the album in November 2015, with a second leg commencing in February 2016. It was followed by " Run Away with Me" and " Your Type", the former of which found renewed interest as an internet meme. The album was preceded by the release of its lead single, " I Really Like You", which reached top five in several territories including the United Kingdom and Japan. Emotion has sold 220,000 copies worldwide and amassed 700 million Spotify streams. The album fared better in Japan, debuting at number eight with 12,189 physical copies sold and subsequently being certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments exceeding 100,000 copies. However, in Jepsen's home country, it became her third top ten, peaking at number eight in Canada with 2,600 copies. The album underperformed worldwide, debuting at number sixteen on the Billboard 200 with 16,153 units. She enlisted a team of mainstream and indie collaborators, including Sia, Mattman & Robin, Dev Hynes, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rostam Batmanglij, Greg Kurstin, and Peter Svensson of the Cardigans, culminating in a largely synth-pop-centric effort.Įmotion received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics, who praised its pop escapism, but were divided over its lyrical content. Looking to transition from the bubblegum pop-oriented nature of her second studio album, Kiss (2012), Jepsen found inspiration in 1980s music and alternative styles. It was released on June 24, 2015, in Japan and on August 21, 2015, worldwide through 604, School Boy, and Interscope Records. TION) is the third studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen.
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