| This article is about Eternal Summer, the song; you may be looking for the album |
Eternal Summer is an unreleased song from Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen.
It was written and recorded during the development of Eternal Summer, the scrapped indie-folk album, though was likewise scrapped and currently remains shelved indefinitely.
Eternal Summer has been reworked as recently as 2019, based on leaks and reported information, though an official release in the future remains unlikely.
Lyrics
[Version 01 - Snippet]
I just want to play at a show of your dreams, and
There I’d like to build my home
And it feels like we have lifted
[Version 02 - Snippet]
…away on the weekend
We could build a world of our own
I just wanna swim in the lake of your deep end
There’s a lot I’d like to know
Song credits
Writing and production
- Written by: Carly Rae Jepsen
- Produced by: Ariel Rechtshaid (2019; Rework) • Pontus Winnberg (2019; Rework)
Writing and development
Early development and indie/folk project
Eternal Summer, in its original form, was written as apart of the bigger indie-folk album project of the same name in New York between 2013 and 2014. The song and album were created when Jepsen was experimenting in what direction to take her then-upcoming third studio album. She described it as 'really weird music' and didn't feel entirely comfortable in releasing it. [1]
Jepsen explained that the concept behind the name of the album was inspired by Los Angeles, a literal 'eternal summer in sunshine' where you 'lose track of time and perspective', Jepsen stated she thought the idea was interesting as an album title. [2][3]
During the Eternal Summer sessions, Jepsen would begin work on the Emotion title track, which she states largely 'took shape' in New York and inspired the new direction the album would end up taking. From this point onwards, the indie-folk album project was entirely scrapped. [2]
Later reworks and revisions
Despite scrapping the indie/folk project, Jepsen would tease the possibility of further reworking the Eternal Summer title track. It was stated she found the song 'hard to abandon' and was particularly fond of it. Jepsen commented, 'I want it to be right, so if it means the next album, I’ll wait.' [2][4] Reports suggest the track has been reworked as recently as 2019 by Pontus Winnberg and Ariel Rechtshaid but, regardless, an official release has yet to materialise.
Leaks and insider claims
Snippets for two different versions of Eternal Summer leaked online in December 2019; the first being the title track of the original 2014 indie-folk project, and the other being a supposed later rework, at the time being on the 'final stages of production'. [5] Both versions of Eternal Summer have yet to surface, but are known to have been circulating around online
| Dear You | Dear You • To Be Without You • In My Bedroom |
|---|---|
| Other | Cutting Down the Big Tree • Deeper Than That |
References
- ↑ Franich, Darren 'Carly Rae Jepsen on the Indie Album ‘No One Will Ever Hear' Entertainment Weekly. August 17th, 2015. Retrieved March 29th, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nelson, Sean “A Little More Art: An Interview with Carly Rae Jepsen” The Stranger. February 29th, 2016. Retrieved April 16th, 2021.
- ↑ Mosk, Mitch “REACHING THE DEPTHS OF EMOTION: A CONVERSATION WITH CARLY RAE JEPSEN” Atwood Magazine. November 10th, 2015. Retrieved April 16th, 2021.
- ↑ Lockett, Dee "Carly Rae Jepsen Wants You to Notice Her, Maybe, But for the Right Reasons" Vulture. August 20th, 2015. Retrieved April 18th, 2021.
- ↑ "Apparently this isn’t the Eternal Summer from 2014 but a new song that is on final stages of production". LanaBoards. December 6th, 2019. Retrieved April 5th, 2021.