Now That I Found You (Carly Rae Jepsen song)

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"Now That I Found You"
Single by Carly Rae Jepsen
from the album Dedicated
A-side"No Drug Like Me"
ReleasedMarch 4, 2019 (2019-03-04)
Genre
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Carly Rae Jepsen singles chronology
"Party for One"
(2018) 		"Now That I Found You"
(2019) 		"No Drug Like Me"
(2019)
Music video
"Now That I Found You" on YouTube

"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[edit]

"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".[1] 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".[1]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Publication Year Accolade Rank Ref.
Billboard 2019 100 Best Songs of 2019
43
[14]
Stereogum Top 40 Pop Songs of 2019
34
[15]

Music video[edit]

The music video for "Now That I Found You" was directed by Carlos López Estrada and Nelson DeCastro, and premiered on March 14, 2019.[16] It shows Jepsen caring for a lost tabby cat, which was portrayed by the celebrity cat, Shrampton.[17] The video contains product placement for Abarth cars, the TikTok app, and Beats headphones,[18] as well as references to the Cats on Synthesizers in Space Instagram account and the final scenes of the film Breakfast at Tiffany's.[17] 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][19] 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".[17]

Live performances[edit]

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.

Track listing[edit]

Digital download[20]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Now That I Found You"
3:20
2."No Drug Like Me"
  • Hill
  • Palmer
3:28
Total length:6:48
Spotify bonus track[21]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
3."Party for One"
  • Jepsen
  • Anton Rundberg
  • Julia Karlsson
  • Tavish Crowe
  • Captain Cuts
  • Hightower
3:03
Total length:9:51

Charts[edit]

Chart (2019) Peak
position
China Airplay/FL (Billboard)[22] 38
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[23] 44
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)[24] 6
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[25] 25

Release history[edit]

Release dates and formats for "Now That I Found You"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Russia March 25, 2019 Contemporary hit radio Universal [26]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Rowley, Glenn (February 27, 2019). "Carly Rae Jepsen Drops Two Instant Bops in 'Now That I Found You' and 'No Drug Like Me': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Daw, Stephen. "The 50 Best Albums of 2019 (So Far): Staff Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "The BUILD Queen, Carly Rae Jepsen Is In The House!". YouTube. May 29, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen Previews New Song "Now That I Found You" In Queer Eye Trailer". Stereogum. February 13, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  5. ^ @carlyraejepsen (February 21, 2019). "I think I'm coming alive… 2/27" (Tweet). Retrieved April 20, 2019 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ @carlyraejepsen (February 22, 2019). "There's nothing like this feeling 2/27" (Tweet). Retrieved April 20, 2019 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Two New Singles! Carly Rae Jepsen Announces "No Drug Like Me"". Idolator. February 25, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  8. ^ @carlyraejepsen (February 26, 2019). "Starry eyes, blurry eyes tmrw!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 20, 2019 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Peacock, Tim (February 27, 2019). "Listen To Two New Carly Rae Jepsen Tracks, 'Now That I Found You' And 'No Drug Like Me'". udiscovermusic.com.
  10. ^ Dzubay, Laura; Dountz, Brad; Reed, Parker (March 1, 2019). "Song of the Week: Carly Rae Jepsen Explores New Pop Perspectives on "Now That I Found You"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  11. ^ Fantano, Anthony (May 23, 2019). "Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated ALBUM REVIEW". YouTube. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "Guardian albums and tracks of 2019: how our writers voted". The Guardian. December 20, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  13. ^ Seo, Rachel (October 21, 2022). "Carly Rae Jepsen's 15 Best Songs, Ranked". Variety. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  14. ^ X.Z. (December 11, 2019). "The 100 Best Songs of 2019: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  15. ^ DeVille, Chris (December 12, 2019). "The Top 40 Pop Songs Of 2019". Stereogum. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  16. ^ CarlyRaeJepsenVEVO (March 14, 2019). "Carly Rae Jepsen - Now That I Found You". YouTube. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  17. ^ a b c Hosken, Patrick (March 14, 2019). "Carly Rae Jepsen Tells Us How Her Cat-Centric 'Now That I Found You' Video Came Together". MTV. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  18. ^ Serota, Maggie (March 14, 2019). "Video: Carly Rae Jepsen — 'Now That I Found You'". Spin. New York, NY. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  19. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen tells us the story behind the cat in the 'Now That I Found You' video". Your Morning. YouTube. May 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  20. ^ "Now That I Found You / No Drug Like Me by Carly Rae Jepsen on Amazon Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  21. ^ "Now That I Found You / No Drug Like Me". Spotify. 27 February 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  22. ^ "China Airplay Chart/Foreign Language - 06/05/2019". Billboard China (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  23. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  24. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). May 22, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  25. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen Chart History (Pop Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  26. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen — Now That I Found You". Tophit.
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