Your Type

"Your Type"
Single by Carly Rae Jepsen
from the album Emotion
ReleasedNovember 9, 2015 (2015-11-09)[1]
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Carl Falk
  • Rami Yacoub
Carly Rae Jepsen singles chronology
"Run Away with Me"
(2015) 		"Your Type"
(2015) 		"Last Christmas"
(2015)
Music video
"Your Type" on YouTube

"Your Type" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen for her third studio album, Emotion (2015). She co-wrote the track with Wayne Hector, Tavish Crowe, and its producers Rami Yacoub and Carl Falk. "Your Type" is a 1980s-inspired synth-pop song about unrequited love. Initially released to digital retailers August 14, 2015 as the fourth and final promotional single leading up to the album's release, it was re-issued as the third official single on November 9, 2015.[1][2] An official remix package debuted December 11, 2015.[3] An accompanying music video was released on November 3, 2015. The song received mostly positive feedback from the critics, but was not a chart success.

Composition

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"Your Type" is a midtempo synth-pop and electropop love song influenced by 1980s music.[4][5][6] The ballad finds Jepsen expressing her interest in pursuing a romantic relationship with someone despite her belief that she is not their "type" and explores the concept of unrequited love.[6][7] During live performances, she revealed that the song was about a guy whom she fell for who she later finds out was gay, similar to what her single "Call Me Maybe"'s video was about.[8]

Critical reception

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"Your Type" received generally positive reviews. Critics have compared the song's depiction of heartbreak and yearning to the similarly-themed "Dancing on My Own" by Robyn.[9][10][11] Its production was further likened to that of the synthpop band Chvrches.[12][13] In October 2022, Rachel Seo of Variety ranked it as Jepsen's sixth best song.[14]

In reviewing for NPR, Ken Tucker highlighted "Your Type" as a clear example of Jepsen's "attempt to expand the notion of what disposable pop can sound like", further applauding its vulnerable narrative that transcends gender roles.[15] Autostraddle's Abeni Jones christened the song as a "Moody Trans Girl Anthem".[16]

Nolan Feeny of Time praised Jepsen's "wounded voice" for bringing emotional complexity to an otherwise "unremarkable tale".[17] In criticizing Jepsen's lack of identity, Pitchfork's Corban Goble characterized her vocal performance on "Your Type" as indistinguishable from other songs on the record despite Jepsen's attempts to sound "gritty".[18] Jessica Doyle, a writer for The Singles Jukebox, emphasized the song's lyrical missteps which "intensifies the pathos of the song—the narrator wants so badly to stand out [...] but even her desperate inner monologue is bland."[13]

Commercial performance

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Upon its release as a single in late 2015, "Your Type" was not a commercial success and did not enter any music charts. In early 2016, the song stayed unranked for five weeks on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium.[19] The song generated renewed interest in Canada in the spring of 2016 and entered Canadian airplay charts dated May 14, 2016.

Music video

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The video for "Your Type" was filmed in October 2015 directed by Gia Coppola and premiered November 3, 2015.[7][20] It begins with a voiceover introducing the story of Jepsen's character ("There was once a girl…") and then follows Jepsen as she gets mugged on a park bench, enters a nightclub, and performs karaoke.[20][21] During her performance, the video alternates between shots of a large, excited crowd and a nearly-empty bar, suggesting the former is Jepsen's fantasy of how the scene played out.[22] The video's plot has been described as a pseudo-Cinderella story.[20][21]

Live performances

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Jepsen performed "Your Type" at the Capital Pride in 2015.

On 1 May 2015, Jepsen performed "Your Type" at a show in Beijing, China, and subsequently at the Capital Pride in June. She then performed a medley of "Run Away with Me" and "Your Type" at Late Night with Seth Meyers on 26 January 2016.[23] The song was also part of the setlist during Jepsen's 2015–2016 Gimmie Love Tour.

Track listings

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  • Digital download[1]
  1. "Your Type" – 3:20
  • Digital download (Remixes)[3]
  1. "Your Type" (Young Bombs Remix) – 4:22
  2. "Your Type" (Skylar Spence Remix) – 3:50

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada AC (Billboard)[24] 21
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[25] 32
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[26] 23

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Ref.
Canada August 14, 2015 Digital download (promotional) 604 [27]
United States
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Europe November 9, 2015 Digital download [1]
December 11, 2015 Digital download – Remixes EP [3][29][30]
Oceania [31][32]
Canada December 18, 2015 604 [33]
United States
  • Interscope
  • School Boy
 [34]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "ultratop.be - Carly Rae Jepsen - Your Type". Ultratop via Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ^ Kreps, Daniel (July 17, 2015). "Watch Carly Rae Jepsen's Jet-Setting, Personal 'Run Away With Me' Video". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c ""Your Type (Remixes) - Single" von Carly Rae Jepsen". iTunes Store (Germany). Apple Inc. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ^ Nolan Feeney (3 November 2015). "Carly Rae Jepsen 'Your Type' Video - Watch". TIME.com. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen drops Your Type, seventh (!) song from new album". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b Spanos, Brittany (August 17, 2015). "Hear Carly Rae Jepsen's Heartbreaking New Song, 'Your Type'". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  7. ^ a b Wass, Mike (October 12, 2015). "Carly Rae Jepsen's Next Single Is "Your Type": See A Still From The Video". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  8. ^ Valdez, Edd (November 3, 2015). "Watch Carly Rae Jepsen's Colorful New Video for 'Your Type'". Time. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  9. ^ Cragg, Michael (2015-12-23). "The playlist: the best pop of 2015 – Carly Rae Jepsen, the Weeknd and more". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  10. ^ Semigran, Rachel. "Carly Rae Jepsen "Your Type" Lyrics Will Unexpectedly Give You All The Feels — VIDEO". Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  11. ^ Winkie, Luke (July 17, 2017). "10 Best Carly Rae Jepsen Songs". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  12. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen – "Your Type"". Stereogum. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  13. ^ a b "The Singles Jukebox » Carly Rae Jepsen – Your Type". www.thesinglesjukebox.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  14. ^ Seo, Rachel (October 21, 2022). "Carly Rae Jepsen's 15 Best Songs, Ranked". Variety. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  15. ^ Tucker, Ken (September 10, 2015). "Carly Rae Jepsen Mixes Bubble-Gum Pop With Ache And Anguish On 'Emotion'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  16. ^ Jones, Abeni (2017-07-07). "Carly Rae Jepsen's "Your Type" Is a Moody Trans Girl Anthem". Autostraddle. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  17. ^ Feeney, Nolan (20 August 2015). "Carly Rae Jepsen Brings a Grownup Note to Giddy Pop". Time. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  18. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen: E•MO•TION Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  19. ^ "Ultratip Bubbling Under 20/02/2016". www.ultratop.be (in French). Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  20. ^ a b c Carley, Brennan (November 3, 2015). "Carly Rae Jepsen Cloaks Herself in Imagination in the 'Your Type' Video". Spin. Spin Media. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  21. ^ a b Gracie, Bianca (November 3, 2015). "Carly Rae Jepsen's "Your Type" Video Is A Hazy Cinderella Story: Watch". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  22. ^ Blistein, Jon (November 3, 2015). "Carly Rae Jepsen Lives Pop Fairy Tale in 'Your Type' Video". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  23. ^ Williott, Carl (January 26, 2016). "Watch Carly Rae Jepsen Perform "Run Away With Me" & "Your Type" On 'Late Night'". Idolator. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  24. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  25. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  26. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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  28. ^ "Your Type (2015) | Carly Rae Jepsen". 7digital (US). Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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  33. ^ "Your Type (Remixes) - Single by Carly Rae Jepsen". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  34. ^ "Your Type (Remixes) - Single by Carly Rae Jepsen". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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