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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

339-Carly Rae Jepsen-Call Me Maybe.

2012-Number 1 single.

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Carly Rae Jepsen was born on November 21st, 1985, in Mission, British Columbia, Canada. After performing several lead roles in her high school’s musical productions, she enrolled at the ‘Canadian College of Performing Arts,’ in Victoria, British Columbia. In 2007 she competed on the fifth season of ‘Canadian Idol,’ where she finished in third place. This attracted the attention of the music manager Jonathan Simkin, who signed her to a management deal with ‘604 Records’ later that year, where she released her debut single, which was a cover of the John Denver song ‘Sunshine on My Shoulders,’ in June 2008. Her debut studio Album ‘Tug of War,’ which was issued three months later is a ‘Pop Rock,’ and ‘Folk’ influenced Album, Carly Rae Jepsen would then move away from ‘Folk,’ and more towards ‘Dance Pop,’ with ‘Electronic’ influences.

The discography of Carly Rae Jepsen includes seven studio Albums re;eased between 2008-2023, and 33 singles released within the same time period, there are also four extended plays, (EP’s) and two remix Albums available. In Canada, on the ‘Canadian Hot 100,’ eight of her singles have made the top 40, with ‘Call Me Maybe,’ peaking the highest at Number 1, while in America on the ‘Billboard Hot 100,’ she has charted within the top 40 on three occasions, with ‘Call Me Maybe,’ peaking the highest at Number 1, and in the UK, Carly Rae Jepsen has had four top 40 chart entries, with ‘Call Me Maybe’ also charting the highest at Number 1.

‘Call Me Maybe’ was co-written by Carly Rae Jepsen, Tavish Crowe, and Josh Ramsey, who also produced the track. The song made it’s first appearance on Carly Rae Jepsen’s second EP release ‘Curiosity,’ from February 2012, as track two of the six track EP, the song would later appear on Jepson’s second studio Album ‘Kiss,’ released in September 2012. ‘Call Me Maybe’ was originally written as a ‘Folk’ song by Jepsen, and Tavish Crowe, who was a guitarist with Jepson’s touring band, and has since collaborated with her on many other occasions. The song received a complete overhaul when Josh Ramsey came on board, transforming it into the ‘Bubblegum Pop’ (see also best songs 1000) track we now all know. Josh Ramsey who was born Joshua Keeler Ramsay on June 11th, 1985, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is a singer, songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and multi-instrumentalist, who is best known for being the lead vocalist of the Canadian ‘Pop Rock’ band Marianas Trench whom he co-founded in 2001. With Marianas Trench he has released six studio Albums between 2006-2024, and 27 singles within the same time period. Josh Ramsey has also released one solo studio Album, ‘The Josh Ramsay Show,’ in 2022, seven singles as the lead artist, and two as a featured artist between 2009-2023.

In December 2011, prior to ‘Call Me Baby’ becoming a worldwide hit, the singers Justin Bieber, and Selena Gomez were in Canada, and heard the track on the radio. Both were impressed with what they heard and wrote about it on their Twitter accounts, instantly gaining Jepsen international attention, leading to her being signed by Scooter Brawn (Bieber’s manager) to his ‘Schoolboy Record’ label. Beiber’s tweet had said, ‘The song is possibly the catchiest song I’ve ever heard.’ ‘Call Me Maybe’ went on to top the charts in 18 countries, and to date has sold, and streamed over 18 million times worldwide, making it the best selling single by a female artist in the 21st Century to date. ‘Call Me Maybe’ has also been ranked by Billboard Magazine as Number 1 on the list of ‘The best chorus’ of the 21st Century.’

Carly Rae Jepsen has spoken about the songs phenomenal worldwide success, ‘When you write a bunch of songs, it’s like being asked to pick a favourite kid. You wonder what will be loved and which will just be my own little journal entry that I personally like. It was a surprise that it took off the way it did, but a welcome surprise. I think how it was written – it was a folk song to begin with – and how it is about trying to pick up a guy. It is simple and feels good, and I am a romantic at heart. I like the idea of being in the moment of meeting someone, feeling that buzz and that feeling of attraction that you act on. You have to be spontaneous and brave. I have never been brave enough to ask for his number, but that’s how I would do it if I was.’

‘Call Me Maybe’ is the story of a female being smitten at seeing a very attractive male take off his shirt, as she watches from across the street. She immediately want’s this guy, and try’s to catch his attention. The song’s memorable video show’s Carly Rae Jepsen rehearsing in a garage with her band, and when the guy walks over to them, it isn’t her who he is interested in, but the male guitarist, who he gives his phone number to. In 2018 Holden Nowell who played the part of Jepsen’s love interest in the video said that it was his idea to hand over his phone number on a piece of paper, as the original story line had called for him to kiss the male band member, and Nowell told the directors, ‘I’m going to be completely honest with you, I’m not going to kiss a guy, especially for $500.’

‘I threw a wish in the well, don’t ask me I’ll never tell. I looked at you as it fell, and now you’re in my way.’