Carly Rae Jepsen’s fans have been asking for this one for years. “Disco Darling,” the beloved outtake from the ‘Dedicated’ sessions, gets its official release on April 18th as an exclusive Record Store Day 2026 vinyl single, pressed on baby blue 7″ with a disco ball etching on Side B, limited to 2,000 copies at independent record stores.
The song has a history worth knowing. Originally written with Tavish Crowe in 2016 and later rewritten and produced by Mike Wise for ‘Dedicated,’ it was cut from the album twice, missing both the original release and ‘Dedicated Side B.’ A demo leaked online in December 2020, and the full track surfaced in February 2021, turning “Disco Darling” into one of the most requested unreleased tracks in Jepsen’s catalogue. Earlier this year, Jepsen sent a cryptic newsletter teasing the song’s lyrics before confirming the release with characteristic wit: “Thank you for bullying me into this.”
The track is pure Jepsen at her most effervescent, a shimmering, disco-inflected pop song built around the kind of chorus that lodges itself immediately and refuses to leave. “Disco Darling” rewards the years fans spent campaigning for it.