Day and Night is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen. It was released on September 18, 2026, through Schoolboy and Interscope Records. A double album, it consists of 24 tracks divided into two discs, Day and Night.
Background and recording Following the release of The Loveliest Time in 2023, Jepsen continued writing and recording new material while touring internationally. In August 2025, she marked the tenth anniversary of her third studio album, Emotion (2015), with a one-night-only celebration. Throughout 2024 and 2025, Jepsen was sometimes seen in the recording studio, which included a session with British producer A. G. Cook. In the weeks leading up to the announcement of her new album, Jepsen posted cryptic messages on social media featuring images accompanied by locations, dates, and times. Images included photographs of artifacts and objects, as well as lines resembling lyrics from the upcoming record.
Composition Day and Night first half is described by The Line of Best Fit as "raw", featuring live instrumentation and elements of 1970s-inspired "psychedelic pop", while the second half is "exploratory and intense", resembling a "sleek, synth-driven dance-pop sound". As a whole, the collection is set to capture a "blurred, dreamlike sense of time", in which "nights stretch into mornings" and "days dissolve into nights".
Release and promotion Jepsen announced Day and Night on June 22, 2026, scheduled for release as a 24-track double album. Twelve tracks are intended to represent daytime, while the remaining twelve represent nighttime. The album was recorded with collaborators Tavish Crowe, Kyle Shearer, Nate Cyphert, and Jepsen's husband Cole M.G.N., along with Noonie Bao, Patrik Berger, Markus Krunegård, and Pontus Winnberg.
"On Wires" was released as the lead single on June 26, 2026, followed by the second single "After All" on July 16, 2026 and the third single "Don't Leave Me on the Dance Floor" on August 7, 2026. "Motivation" was released as the album's fourth single on August 21, 2026. The album's release was scheduled to be followed by a headlining performance at the All Things Go Music Festival in New York City on September 27, marking her first live appearance for the year. The New York City edition of the All Things Go Music Festival was cancelled that year due to severe weather conditions. On October 1, 2026, Jepsen announced the Day and Night Tour, with dates in Canada and the U.S. in April and May 2027.
Critical reception
, it marks the highest-rated album of Jepsen's career. AnyDecentMusic? gave the album a score of 7.7 out of 10 based on thirteen reviews.
AllMusic's Heather Phares complimented the length of Day and Night, believing it allowed Jepsen to "take the kind of risks she often left for companion releases". In a review for Dork, Esme Sharp praised the album for Jepsen's vocals and its overall production. She did however note that it could benefit from a shorter length of time. Sam Franzini of The Line of Best Fit described the album as Jepsen's "most creative and far-reaching work to date". He further referred to the Day material as artsy in a psychedelic manner, while the Night material was classified as more club-driven. Rolling Stone Jaeden Pinder gave the album a four-out-of-five star review, referring to it as a "dissertation on love". She further noted the album's music and lyrical content, noting it as a "travelogue". In his review for MusicOMH, Steven Johnson noted how the album reflected the personal changes in Jepsen's life following the release of 2023's The Loveliest Time, which he felt enhanced the music on Day and Night. Paste noted the album's sound, describing it as "texturally interesting".
In a mixed review, Slant Magazine writer Michael Savio opined that while Day and Night was Jepsen's most "sonically adventurous" album, he felt the album was also a "little unwieldy". Similarly, Nick Levine from NME felt the album was a grower in comparison to her previous works, noting that what it lacked in originality it made up for in "conceptual clarity". For his review, Will Hodgkinson of The Times felt that the length was to its detriment, opining that the album was not Jepsen's "spiritual home". Echoing Hodkingson's remarks about the album's length, Pitchfork contributing editor Marissa Lorusso felt that a more condensed release would sustain the album's concept better, believing that the album lacked "razor-sharp hooks" that Jepsen is known for in her previous releases.
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from Tidal, Jepsen's website, and album liner notes.
Disc one Musicians
Carly Rae Jepsen – vocals, background vocals Kyle Shearer – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards (tracks 1, 4, 7, 11); drums, percussion (tracks 1, 7); background vocals (track 1), synthesizer (tracks 4, 7, 11) Caleb Crosby – drums, percussion (track 4) Nate Cyphert – background vocals (track 4) Callum Maudsley – guitar (track 7) Juan Solorzano – guitar (track 7) Liam Bornovski – pedal steel guitar (track 7) Eric Hagstrom – drums (tracks 8–9, 12), percussion (tracks 8–9) Patrik Berger – guitar (track 8) Cole M.G.N. – drum programming, keyboards, synthesizer (tracks 9, 12); bass guitar, guitar (track 12) John Hill – bass guitar, drum programming, guitar (track 9) Tommy King – keyboards, synthesizer (track 9) Joe Harryson – bass guitar (track 9) Oliver Lundström – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer (track 10) Mathieu Jomphe-Lépine – drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer (track 11) Max Bellavance – drums, percussion (track 11) Andrew Aged – guitar (track 11) Julius Rodriguez – Rhodes (track 12) Pontus Winnberg - keyboards, synthesizer (track 13)
Technical
Kyle Shearer – engineering (tracks 1, 4, 7), engineering assistance (track 5) Magnus Lidehäll – engineering (tracks 2, 13) Elias Kapari – engineering (track 3) Robert Marvin – engineering (track 4) Vincent Pontare – engineering (tracks 5–6) Cole M.G.N. – engineering (tracks 8, 10), engineering assistance (track 6) Andy Petr – engineering (track 9) Jon Yeston – engineering (track 9) Oliver Lundström – engineering (track 10) Mathieu Jomphe-Lépine – engineering (track 11) Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 1, 4, 8–9) Tom Elmhirst – mixing (tracks 2–3, 5, 7, 13) Geoff Swan – mixing (track 6) Anthony Dolhai – mixing (track 10) David Wrench – mixing (track 11) Francesco Di Giovanni – mixing assistance (tracks 1, 4), additional mixing (tracks 8–9) Ramiro Fernandez-Seoane – mixing assistance (tracks 1, 4), additional mixing (tracks 8–9) Matt Cahill – additional mixing (track 6) Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering
Disc two
Musicians Carly Rae Jepsen – vocals, background vocals Kyle Shearer – bass guitar, drums, keyboards, synthesizer (tracks 3, 12) Mathieu Jomphe-Lépine – bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer (tracks 3, 12–13) Cole M.G.N. – drums (track 5) keyboards (tracks 5, 10, 11), synthesizer (tracks 5, 10, 11), drum programming (track 10), guitar (tracks 10–11) Ivy Rae – vocals (track 5) Nate Cyphert – background vocals (track 6) Bullion – background vocals, drum programming, keyboards, synthesizer (track 10) John Hill – drum programming, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer (track 10) Midi Jones – bass guitar, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion (track 11) Casey Manierka-Quaile – bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer (track 13)
Technical Kyle Shearer – engineering (track 1) Magnus Lidehäll – engineering (tracks 2, 7) Kyle Shearer – engineering (tracks 3, 6, 8–9, 12) Arthur Besna – engineering (track 4) CJ Baran – engineering (track 4) Cole M.G.N. – engineering (tracks 5, 10) Nathan Jenkins – engineering (track 8) Andy Petr – engineering (track 10) John Hill – engineering (track 10) Jon Yeston – engineering (track 10) Midi Jones – engineering (track 11) Mathieu Jomphe-Lépine – engineering (track 12) Casey Manierka-Quaile - engineering (track 13) Tom Norris – mixing Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering
Charts + Chart performance Chart (2026) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 31 French Physical Albums (SNEP) 79 German Pop Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 17 Japanese Download Albums (Billboard Japan) 61 Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan) 77 Japanese Western Albums (Oricon) 25
Release history + Release dates and formats Date Formats Editions Labels September 18, 2026 Standard CD Japanese Universal Music Japan September 23, 2026 Music download Yes Edition Interscope October 9, 2026 Streaming Continued
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