"Now That I Found You" | ||||
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Single by Carly Rae Jepsen | ||||
from the album Dedicated | ||||
A-side | " No Drug Like Me" | |||
Released | March 4, 2019 | |||
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Length | 3:20 | |||
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Carly Rae Jepsen singles chronology | ||||
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"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]
"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]
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]
Publication | Year | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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Billboard | 2019 | 100 Best Songs of 2019 | 43
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Stereogum | Top 40 Pop Songs of 2019 | 34
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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]
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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Now That I Found You" | 3:20 | ||
2. | " No Drug Like Me" |
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| 3:28 |
Total length: | 6:48 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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3. | " Party for One" |
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| 3:03 |
Total length: | 9:51 |
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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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 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Russia | March 25, 2019 | Contemporary hit radio | Universal | [26] |