Now That I Found You (Carly Rae Jepsen song) explained

Now That I Found You
Type:single
Cover:Now That I Found You - No Drug like Me.png
Border:yes
A-Side:No Drug Like Me
Artist:Carly Rae Jepsen
Album:Dedicated
Genre:
Length:3:20
Label:
Producer:
Prev Title:Party for One
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:No Drug Like Me
Next Year:2019

"Now That I Found You" is a pop song by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen. It was released as a double A-side single with "No Drug Like Me" on February 27, 2019 by 604, School Boy and Interscope Records, as the second advance single from Jepsen's fourth studio album, Dedicated. "Now That I Found You" was written by Jepsen, Ben Berger, Ryan McMahon, Ryan Rabin and Alexander O'Neill, while production was handled by Captain Cuts and Ayokay. According to Jepsen, "Now That I Found You" and "No Drug Like Me" are about "the giddy sugar rush of opening up to new love" and they "go thematically hand-in-hand".[1]

Background

"Now That I Found You" was written at a songwriting camp in Nicaragua with Benjamin Berger, Ryan McMahon and Ryan Rabin of production team Captain Cuts and Alexander O'Neill, known professionally as Ayokay, in August 2017. It is a pop and synth-pop[2] song with a "synth-heavy, '80s-inspired sound". Jepsen revealed that she wasn't in love when she wrote the song, and was just imagining how good she wanted to feel.[3] She stated that the track "is about the high you get when a new love starts to change your life".

On February 13, 2019, "Now That I Found You" was featured in the teaser trailer for the third season of Queer Eye and the song was made available to pre-save on streaming services.[4] On February 20, 2019, Jepsen revealed the single's cover and release date. On February 21 and 22, 2019, Jepsen released teaser videos with snippets of "Now That I Found You".[5] [6] On February 25, 2019, Jepsen announced that "No Drug Like Me" would be released alongside "Now That I Found You".[7] A teaser video with a snippet of the song was released the following day.[8] On February 27, 2019, "Now That I Found You" made its world premiere on Apple Music's Beats 1 radio as Zane Lowe's World Record.[9]

Critical reception

Upon its release, "Now That I Found You" was named the Song of the Week by Consequence of Sound.[10] Music critic Anthony Fantano highlighted it as one of the best songs on Dedicated.[11] The Guardian journalist Betty Clarke selected "Now That I Found You" as one of the best tracks of 2019.[12] In October 2022, Rachel Seo of Variety ranked it as Jepsen's eighth best song.[13]

Year-end lists

PublicationYearAccoladeRank
Billboard2019100 Best Songs of 2019
StereogumTop 40 Pop Songs of 2019

Music video

The music video for "Now That I Found You" was directed by Carlos López Estrada and Nelson DeCastro, and premiered on March 14, 2019.[14] It shows Jepsen caring for a lost tabby cat, which was portrayed by the celebrity cat, Shrampton.[15] The video contains product placement for Abarth cars, the TikTok app, and Beats headphones,[16] as well as references to the Cats on Synthesizers in Space Instagram account and the final scenes of the film Breakfast at Tiffany's. The idea to use a cat in the video was inspired by an actual cat who was adopted by Jepsen's partner at the time of recording the song's vocals.[3] [17] The singer said that the video's basis upon a cat rather than a person was partially inspired by her previous single "Party for One".

Live performances

Jepsen performed "Now That I Found You" for the first time on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on April 25, 2019. It was then included in the setlist of The Dedicated Tour.

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
China Airplay/FL (Billboard)[18] 38
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)[19] 6
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[20] 25

Release history

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DateFormatLabel
RussiaMarch 25, 2019Contemporary hit radioUniversal[21]

Notes and References

  1. Carly Rae Jepsen Drops Two Instant Bops in 'Now That I Found You' and 'No Drug Like Me': Listen. Billboard. Rowley. Glenn. February 27, 2019. July 5, 2019.
  2. Daw . Stephen . The 50 Best Albums of 2019 (So Far): Staff Picks . Billboard . 25 December 2019.
  3. Web site: The BUILD Queen, Carly Rae Jepsen Is In The House!. May 29, 2019. YouTube. March 24, 2020.
  4. Web site: Carly Rae Jepsen Previews New Song "Now That I Found You" In Queer Eye Trailer. February 13, 2019. Stereogum. April 20, 2019.
  5. carlyraejepsen. 1098707291895779328. February 21, 2019. I think I’m coming alive… 2/27. April 20, 2019.
  6. carlyraejepsen. 1099025696855285760. February 22, 2019. There’s nothing like this feeling 2/27. April 20, 2019.
  7. Web site: Two New Singles! Carly Rae Jepsen Announces "No Drug Like Me". February 25, 2019. Idolator. April 20, 2019.
  8. carlyraejepsen. 1100471721381920769. February 26, 2019. Starry eyes, blurry eyes tmrw!. April 20, 2019.
  9. Web site: Listen To Two New Carly Rae Jepsen Tracks, 'Now That I Found You' And 'No Drug Like Me'. udiscovermusic.com. Tim. Peacock. February 27, 2019.
  10. Dzubay . Laura . Dountz . Brad . Reed . Parker . Song of the Week: Carly Rae Jepsen Explores New Pop Perspectives on "Now That I Found You" . . March 1, 2019 . March 24, 2020.
  11. Web site: Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated ALBUM REVIEW. Fantano. Anthony. May 23, 2019. YouTube. March 20, 2020.
  12. Guardian albums and tracks of 2019: how our writers voted . . December 20, 2019 . March 20, 2020.
  13. Web site: Carly Rae Jepsen's 15 Best Songs, Ranked . . October 21, 2022 . October 31, 2022 . Rachel . Seo.
  14. Web site: CarlyRaeJepsenVEVO. Carly Rae Jepsen - Now That I Found You. YouTube. March 14, 2019. April 20, 2019.
  15. Web site: Carly Rae Jepsen Tells Us How Her Cat-Centric 'Now That I Found You' Video Came Together. https://web.archive.org/web/20190315030145/http://www.mtv.com/news/3116818/carly-rae-jepsen-now-that-i-found-you-video-interview/. dead. March 15, 2019. Hosken. Patrick. March 14, 2019. MTV. July 5, 2019.
  16. News: March 18, 2019 . Video: Carly Rae Jepsen — 'Now That I Found You' . . New York, NY . March 14, 2019 . Serota, Maggie.
  17. Web site: Carly Rae Jepsen tells us the story behind the cat in the 'Now That I Found You' video. May 17, 2019. Your Morning. YouTube. March 29, 2020.
  18. Web site: China Airplay Chart/Foreign Language - 06/05/2019. Billboard China. Chinese. June 5, 2019. 2019-05-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20190517192140/http://www.billboardchina.cn/top/radiocharts/2019-05-06.html. dead.
  19. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Overseas. Japanese. Billboard Japan. May 22, 2019. May 22, 2019.
  20. https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ts_chart_artistname%3Acarly%20rae%20jepsen&f[1]=ss_chart_search_title%3A%2Anow%20that%20i%20found%20you%2A&f[2]=itm_field_chart_id%3A-&f[3]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=1&artist=carly%20rae%20jepsen&title=now%20that%20i%20found%20you Carly Rae Jepsen Chart History (Pop Digital Songs)]. Billboard. March 25, 2019.
  21. Web site: Carly Rae Jepsen — Now That I Found You. .