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Western Wind is the first single from Carly Rae Jepsen's upcoming studio album. It was released on May 6th 2022 under 604, School Boy, and Interscope ... CarlyRaeJepsenWikiLewisOfMan'slatestsong,'MoveMe'-feat.CarlyRaeJepsenisoutnow! READMORE CarlyRaeJepsenWiki Explore MainPage Discuss AllPages Community InteractiveMaps RecentBlogPosts CarlyRaeJepsen Discography Released TugofWar(2008) Curiosity(2012) Kiss(2012) Emotion(2015) EmotionSideB(2016) Dedicated(2019) DedicatedSideB(2020) Unreleased DearYou(2004) Curiosity(2012) CRJ3(2013) EternalSummer(2014) DiscoSweat(2016) MissUKissU(2018) CRJ5(2022) Categories Singles Dropletsingles Extended-plays Collaborations Remixes Music Kiss(2012) TinyLittleBows ThisKiss CallMeMaybe Curiosity GoodTime MorethanaMemory Viewmore... Emotion(2015) RunAwayWithMe Emotion IReallyLikeYou GimmieLove AllThat BoyProblems Viewmore... EmotionSideB(2016) FirstTime Higher TheOne Fever BodyLanguage Cry Viewmore... 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PlaySound WesternWind2022Single Overview Artist CarlyRaeJepsen Album Fifthstudioalbum Released May6th2022 Recorded 2020-2022 Length 3:46 Label 604•SchoolBoy•Interscope SongCredits Writer(s) CarlyRaeJepsenRostam Producer(s) Rostam MusicVideo WesternWindisthefirstsinglefromCarlyRaeJepsen'supcomingstudioalbum.ItwasreleasedonMay6th2022under604,SchoolBoy,andInterscopeRecords. Thesongreceivedanofficialmusicvideouponitsrelease,whichhasgarneredover2millionviewsonYouTubeasofJune2022.[1] Contents 1Lyrics 2Songcredits 2.1Writingandproduction 2.2Instrumentation 2.3Technicalcredits 2.4Additionalcredits 2.5Studioinfo 2.6Coverartproduction 3Writinganddevelopment 4Themesandlyricism 5Announcementandrelease 5.1Releasehistory 6Musicvideo 6.1Announcementandrelease 6.2WutheringHeightsinspiration 7Singlecover 8Gallery 9Navigation 10References Lyrics Verse1 California Itcrossedmymind Oncewewerepressedintothe Love,wewerepressedintothebreezeuponthemountain Iwasbyyourside   Doyouremember Aconversation Withourheadsagainstthepillow? DustmyshoesbeforeIenterthroughyourdoorstep Iwasonyourside   Chorus Cominginlikeawesternwind Doyoufeelhomefromalldirections? Firstbloom,youknowit’sspring Remindingmelovethatit’sallconnected Cominginlikeawesternwind   Verse2 Ajubilation Acelebration Takemebackintoyourcorner Tothecentreoftheroom,wemadeadancefloor Iwascharmedtoletgo   Chorus Cominginlikeawesternwind Doyoufeelhomefromalldirections? Firstbloom,youknowit’sspring Remindingmelovethatit’sallconnected Cominginlikeawesternwind   Bridge Butcouldyougivemepeaceofmind IfIreturntoyouintime? Mygoldenarrow ♪   Chorus Cominginlikeawesternwind Doyoufeelhomefromalldirections? Firstbloom,youknowit’sspring Remindingmelovethatit’sallconnected Cominginlikeawesternwind   Cominginlikeawesternwind Doyoufeelhomefromalldirections? Firstbloom,youknowit’sspring Remindingmelovethatit’sallconnected Cominginlikeawesternwind   Cominginlikeawesternwind Doyoufeelhomefromalldirections? Firstbloom,youknowit’sspring Remindingmelovethatit’sallconnected Cominginlikeawesternwind Songcredits Writingandproduction Writtenby:CarlyRaeJepsen•Rostam Producedby:Rostam Instrumentation Acousticguitar:Rostam Electricguitar:Rostam Bass:Rostam Organ:Rostam Piano:Rostam Shaker:Rostam Clapping:Rostam Synthesiser:Rostam Tambourine:AndrewTachine•Rostam Drums:AndrewTachine•Rostam Conga:AndrewTachine•JoeyMessina-Doerning•Rostam Technicalcredits Engineering:Rostam•JoeyMessina-Doerning Additionalengineering:IvanWayman Engineeringassistance:TravisPavur Programming:Rostam Mixing:ShawnEverett Mastering:ChrisAllgood•EmilyLazar Additionalcredits Vocals:CarlyRaeJepsen Backingvocals:CarlyRaeJepsen•AngelDeradoorian•JuliaRoss•Rostam Studioinfo Recordedat:Rostam'sstudio•ValentineRecordingStudios(LosAngeles,CA) Coverartproduction Photographedby:LindseyRoss Photographyassistance:CatherineSegura Creativedirector:JolieClemens Hair:JonLieckfelt Makeup:GregoryArlt Styling:HayleyAtkin•JennaRemy Production:KingRexxProduction Writinganddevelopment WesternWindwaswrittenduringthedevelopmentofJepsen'supcomingfifthstudioalbum,withsongwriterandproducerRostam,inthesummerof2021.JepsenandRostamendedupinthestudioafterthepairhadexpressedamutualdesiretoworkonnewmusictogether.[2][3] ThesongoriginallybeganasabeatRostamhadcreatedusinganewsynthesiserhehadbought,feelinginspiredtocreateahandfulofideasanddemos.ItwasoneofthefirstideasRostamhadcreated,thoughheinitiallydidn'tthinkitwouldbefittingforCarly'sproject.Afterplayingittoher,sheimmediatelybeganwritingvocalstoit-afterwards,thesongwaswrittenoverthecourseofaroundtwodays.[3] Atsomepointduringthedevelopmentofthesong,CarlybroughttheideaforthebridgetoRostaminthestudioandhewrotethechordstogoalongsidethenewmelodyandlyrics.Theguitarsolowasthelastpartofthesongtobedeveloped,addedrightbeforeRostamwasreadytofinalisethetrack.[3] JepsenexplainedhowWesternWindfeltliketherightchoicefortheleadsingleofherupcomingalbumbysaying,'itfeltliketherightfirstsharebecauseitwassooppositetohowIusuallyputoutsingles,whicharelikethebig,bigsongs,andIwantedtostartwithsomethingalittlebitmorematchingmymood,whichwaskindawarmingeverybodyupforthethingstocome.'[4] Themesandlyricism Inadeparturefromtheregularthemesinhermusicaboutlove,CarlysaysWesternWindismoreaboutnostalgiaandlonging.Sheexplainedhowthesongcamefromaplaceof'deepsolitude'whilstinquarantine,whichhadinspiredhertobemostintrospectiveandpoeticwithhersongwriting.[5][6] WesternWinddiscussesJepsen'sfeelingsofmissingherfamilyandhometowninCanadawhilstinlockdown.Shestatesthesongwaswrittenwithoutthinkingtoomuchtograspthememoryofwhatit’sliketomisshomeandbeawayfrompeople,butstillfeelconnectedtooneanother.VariouslyricsinthesongrecollectCarly'smemorieswithherfamily,suchasthedancepartiestheyusedtohavetogetherduringspecialoccasionsandgatherings,whichhelpedhertovaluethegiftofhavingafamilysopassionateaboutmusic.[5][7] Themessageofthesongtouchesupontherealisationthatthepeopleinyourlifearewithyouwhereveryougo,whichthelyric'Doyoufeelhomeinalldirections?'waswrittenabout.Carlyexplained,'IreallylovetheideaofallthosememoriesthatIwasfeeling,allthatlonging,andtheimpossibletravelconnectionsofactuallybeingwiththeonesthatyoulove,ofkindofgrowingintheconfidencethatthey’rewithyouwhereveryouare.Ihaveelementsofmymotherinme,andmygrandmotherwhopassedawayduringCOVID,[...]Iwastryingtocapturethehardestthingtocaptureinonesong,whichwasthejoyof,evenwhenyoucouldn’tbenexttoeachother,ofjustknowingyouareconnectedjustbybeingofthem.'[7] Carlyexplainedthelyric,'dustmyshoesbeforeIenterthroughyourdoorstep,'waswrittenabouttheunfamiliarfeelingofreturninghome-'it'sthatfeelingofwhenyou’recomingbacktoaplaceandyoufeelalittlebitofastrangerandyou’renotsurehowtoenterintothatspacethatusedtobehometoyou.'[7]ThesongalsotouchesuponJepsen'scontinuedrelationshipwithCalifornia,presentinsongssuchasLAHallucinations,andmostpreviously,NowIDon'tHateCaliforniaAfterAll. Announcementandrelease JepsenfirstteasedthereleaseofWesternWindonApril4th2022viahertextnewsletter,sendingacrypticmapwiththecaption'xmarksthespot'-theimageitselffeaturedlyricsfromthesong,aswellasahinttowardsthesong'stitlewithacompasshighlightingtowardsthewestdirection.[8][9]TheimagewassharedtoJepsen'sInstagramandTwitteraccounts,whereitwasrepostedbyRostam.[10] Itwasspeculatedthatthe'x'markedonthemapwasthelocationofabillboardannouncingthesong,whichturnedouttobecorrect.OnApril6th,Jepsensentoutanimageofthebillboardthroughthenewsletterandrevealedthesong'sartworkandtitleviaTwitter.[11][12]OnApril11th,Jepsenpostedthefirstsnippetofthetrack,andlateronApril15thpostedanadditionalsnippetalongsidealinktopre-savethesong.Laterthatday,JepsendebutedthesongliveduringhersetatCoachella2022.[13][14]OnApril28th,thesong'sreleasedateofMay6th2022wasannouncedviaCarly'stextnewsletterandlaterthatdaythroughsocialmedia.[15] Releasehistory Region Date Format Label Canada May6th2022 Digital•streaming 604Records Worldwide SchoolBoy•Interscope Musicvideo Announcementandrelease WesternWindreceivedanofficialmusicvideo,directedbyTaylorFauntleroy,onMay6th2022alongsidethereleaseofthesong.[1]Priortoitsofficialannouncement,onApril21st,itwasconfirmedthesongwouldreceivedanofficialmusicvideobyJonLieckfelt,whostyledJepsen'shairforthevideoandphotoshoot.[16]OnMay3rd2022,CarlysharedateaserforthemusicvideobeforeitwasformallyannouncedonMay5th.[17][18]OnMay6th2022,thesongalsoreceivedanofficiallyricvideo.[19] WutheringHeightsinspiration ThemusicvideoforWesternWindwasinspiredbyKateBush's1978singleWutheringHeights,withCarlydescribingitas'very-likeWutheringHeights,butwithfashion.'Regardingtheinspirationforthevideo,Carlystated'Whatreallystruckmeaboutthatvideoishow,eventhoughshewasalone,youcouldtellshewasreallysingingtosomeone-someonewhowasn’tthere'andwantedtocapturethatsamefeelinginthevideoforWesternWind.Shealsoexplainedhowitwasimportantforthevideoforthevideotobesetoutinnature,asthisiswhereshefeltmostconnected.[7] Singlecover TheWesternWindsinglecoverwasphotographedbyLindseyRossattheMalibuCanyonRanchinCalifornia,LosAngeles.Theimagewastakenusingwetplatecollodionphotographyprocesses,onavintage1960scamerausingalensdatedfrom1907.TheartworkitselfwasproducedbyKingRexxProductionswithJolieClemensservingasthecreativedirectorfortheproject.[20][21] Gallery §VisittheWesternWindgallery:Gallery Navigation CRJ5Musicvideos Fifthstudioalbum Upcoming Confirmed WesternWind Unconfirmed Let'sPretendThisNeverHappened•WeekendLove•Can'tFaceItAlone•SurrenderMyHeart•LostinDevotion Musicvideos Mainreleases TugofWar Bucket•TugofWar•SourCandy Curiosity CallMeMaybe•Curiosity(Unreleased) Kiss CallMeMaybe•GoodTime•ThisKiss•TonightI'mGettingOverYou Emotion IReallyLikeYou•RunAwayWithMe•YourType•BoyProblems Dedicated PartyForOne•NowThatIFoundYou•TooMuch•WantYouInMyRoom CRJ5 WesternWind Otherreleases Otherreleases PartofYourWorld•CuttotheFeeling•MeandtheBoysintheBand•It'sNotChristmasTillSomebodyCries Collaborations ChangeForYou•SuperNatural•BetterThanMe•TroubleintheStreets(Unreleased)•OMG References ↑1.01.1CarlyRaeJepsenCarlyRaeJepsen-WesternWind(OfficialVideo)YouTube,May6th2022 ↑"RostamGoneWild-MainPodGirl"Spotify.com.January22nd2022. ↑3.03.13.2@CarlyCrave#WesternWindproducer@matsoRrevealsheandCarlyhave3scrappedDEDICATEDeratracks!🎶...May6th2022-viaTwitter ↑RockWerchterRWTV:InterviewwithCarlyRaeJepsen#RW22YouTube,July1st2022 ↑5.05.1Alfa91.3FMEntrevistasAlfa:CarlyRaeJepsenYouTube,May21st2022 ↑Natanawan,GraceAnnCarlyRaeJepsenReturnsWithNewSingle‘WesternWind’Spin.com,May6th2022 ↑7.07.17.27.3Meredith,Kyle'KyleMeredithwith...CarlyRaeJepsen'YouTube,June27th2022 ↑@carlycrave@carlyraejepsenTEASESNEWMUSICincrypticnewslettermessage!April4th2022-viaTwitter ↑@carlyraejepsenxmarksthespotApril4th2022-viaTwitter ↑matsoR...April4th2022-viaTwitter ↑@PopCraveCarlyRaeJepsenteasesupcomingproject“WesternWind”withnewbillboardspottedintheUS.April6th2022-viaTwitter ↑@carlyraejepsenFirstbloom...April6th2022-viaTwitter ↑@carlyraejepsen'youknowit’sspring🌸'April11th2022 ↑@carlyraejepsen'WesternWindcomingsoon~presavenow...'April15th2022 ↑@carlyraejepsen'Butcouldyougivemepeaceofmind/ifIreturntoyouintime...'April28th2022-viaTwitter ↑@jonlieckfeltbeauty'Anincrediblybeautifuldayspentwiththisincrediblybeautifulwomanandanincrediblytalentedgroupofpeoplemakinga#musicvideo'-viaInstagram,April21st2022 ↑@carlyraejepsen'💛'May3rd2022-viaInstagram ↑@carlyraejepsenWesternWind+videooutat9pmPT(12amET/5amUK/2pmAU)!...May5th2022-viaTwitter ↑CarlyRaeJepsenCarlyRaeJepsen-WesternWind(OfficialLyricVideo)YouTube,May6th2022 ↑NewTextandImagefromCarly!April15th2022 ↑@[email protected]. 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