Too Much

"Too Much" is a song by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen, released as a single from her fourth studio album, Dedicated, on May 9, 2019, through 604, School Boy and Interscope Records. Jepsen co-wrote the song with John Hill, Jordan Palmer and Noonie Bao. The song's music video was released on May 17, 2019. "Too Much" was placed at #7 on Times list of 10 Best Songs of 2019. Background "Too Much" was co-written by Jepsen with John Hill, Jordan Palmer and Noonie Bao, and produced by Hill and Palmer. It is a mid-tempo synth-pop song. Critics also noted the song's references to reggae and disco. Jepsen revealed that the lyrics were inspired by a story of a girlfriend of hers, and described the track as "very self-reflective. It explores (...) the insecurity of what it is to be too much for someone: too emotional, too crazy, too loud, too other things", but also expresses that "too much is not really a bad thing for the right person". The song was released on May 9, 2019, as the final single preceding Dedicated. Critical reception Keely Quinlan of Stereogum called it a "bopping strut of a pop song", saying it "opens up a little slower and quieter than the others with a leading synth melody", but builds into having "a dance floor ready feel, which is what Jepsen always does best". Claire Shaffer of Rolling Stone wrote that the song is a "steamy dance track over a single electronic beat, and deals with a classic CRJ theme". Writing for Time, Raisa Bruner described it as "[b]ubbly, breathy and winningly honest", and ranked it as one of the contenders for the Song of Summer 2019.