{{About|the song|phenomenons commonly described as "talking to oneself"|Intrapersonal communication}} {{Featured article}} {{Use Canadian English|date=May 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox song | name = Talking to Yourself | type = single | artist = Carly Rae Jepsen | album = The Loneliest Time | released = {{start date|2022|9|16}} | studio = Captain Cuts (Los Angeles) | genre = *Dance-pop *synth-pop | length = 2:53 | label = *School Boy *Interscope | writer = *Carly Rae Jepsen *Simon Wilcox *Benjamin Berger *Ryan Rabin | producer = Captain Cuts | chronology = Carly Rae Jepsen | prev_title = Beach House | prev_year = 2022 | next_title = The Loneliest Time | next_year = 2022 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|9u2PPXhEelo|"Talking to Yourself"}}}} }} "'''Talking to Yourself'''" is a song by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen from her sixth studio album, ''The Loneliest Time'' (2022). Jepsen wrote it with songwriter Simon Wilcox and its producers, Benjamin Berger and Ryan Rabin from the production team Captain Cuts. School Boy and Interscope Records released it as the album's third single on September 16, 2022. "Talking to Yourself" is a dance-pop and synth-pop song, in which Jepsen recalls a relationship with an ex-lover and wonders if he still has feelings for her.
"Talking to Yourself" received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its production as catchy, comparing its lyrical themes to Jepsen's other music. It peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot Overseas Songs chart. The music video for "Talking to Yourself" was released alongside it. She included the song on the set list of her 2022–2023 concert tour, the So Nice Tour, and performed it at the Glastonbury Festival 2023.
==Background and release== [[File:Carly Rae Jepsen Primavera19 -146 (48986111926) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|right|Carly Rae Jepsen in 2019|alt=A blonde woman in a red top and yellow bottoms holding a microphone]] While on the Dedicated Tour, which ran from May 2019 to February 2020,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yoo |first1=Noah |last2=Strauss |first2=Matthew |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Announces New Album ''Dedicated'' and Tour |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/carly-rae-jepsen-announces-new-album-dedicated-and-tour/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=August 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401163254/https://pitchfork.com/news/carly-rae-jepsen-announces-new-album-dedicated-and-tour/ |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |date=April 1, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Earls |first=John |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Announces UK and Europe Tour for 2020 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/carly-rae-jepsen-reveals-uk-europe-dedicated-tour-2020-2583354 |website=NME |access-date=August 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204145914/https://www.nme.com/news/music/carly-rae-jepsen-reveals-uk-europe-dedicated-tour-2020-2583354 |archive-date=December 4, 2019 |date=December 3, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Carly Rae Jepsen began collecting ideas for her sixth studio album in February. Her creativity was stimulated by lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, and she transformed an old office space that was a part of her Los Angeles residence into a home studio.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Ilana |title=Carly Rae Jepsen: More than a Feeling |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/carly-rae-jepsen-new-album-the-loneliest-time/ |website=Crack |access-date=May 16, 2023 |date=August 5, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221203633/https://crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/carly-rae-jepsen-new-album-the-loneliest-time/ }}</ref> Jepsen endured problems in her personal life, being unable to join her family in Canada due to travelling restrictions, dealing with the death of her grandmother, and being newly single.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bell |first=Keaton |title=Carly Rae Jepsen's Loneliest Hour |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time-interview |website=Vogue |access-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026165532/https://www.vogue.com/article/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time-interview |archive-date=October 26, 2022 |date=October 25, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> She created more than 100 songs, eventually deciding on a track list of just 13.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ross |first=Alex Robert |title=Carly Rae Jepsen's Indulgent Pop Vision |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/10/20/carly-rae-jepsens-indulgent-pop-vision |website=The Fader |access-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020170310/https://www.thefader.com/2022/10/20/carly-rae-jepsens-indulgent-pop-vision |archive-date=October 20, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> On August 1, 2022, Jepsen announced that the album, titled ''The Loneliest Time'', would be released on October 21, 2022. It was preceded by the singles "Western Wind" and "Beach House" (both 2022), which were included on it.<ref>{{cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |title=Listen to Carly Rae Jepsen's Soaring New Song 'Talking to Yourself' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-carly-rae-jepsens-soaring-new-song-talking-to-yourself-3311446 |website=NME |access-date=May 16, 2023 |date=September 16, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=October 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008055511/https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-carly-rae-jepsens-soaring-new-song-talking-to-yourself-3311446 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rettig |first=James |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Announces New Album ''The Loneliest Time'' |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2195048/carly-rae-jepsen-new-album-the-loneliest-time/news/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=May 16, 2023 |date=August 2, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802162056/https://www.stereogum.com/2195048/carly-rae-jepsen-new-album-the-loneliest-time/news/ }}</ref>
Jepsen wrote "Talking to Yourself" alongside songwriter Simon Wilcox, and Benjamin Berger and Ryan Rabin from the production team Captain Cuts.<ref>{{cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Shares New Song 'Talking to Yourself' |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/carly-rae-jepsen-shares-new-song-talking-to-yourself-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=May 16, 2023 |date=September 16, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=December 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226024125/https://pitchfork.com/news/carly-rae-jepsen-shares-new-song-talking-to-yourself-listen/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Renshaw |first=David |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Looks Inwards on New Song 'Talking to Yourself' |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/09/16/carly-rae-jepsen-talking-to-yourself-the-loneliest-time |website=The Fader |access-date=May 16, 2023 |date=September 16, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026221955/https://www.thefader.com/2022/09/16/carly-rae-jepsen-talking-to-yourself-the-loneliest-time }}</ref> On September 13, 2022, she shared a 17-second snippet of the song on social media and wrote that it would come out the following Friday so her fans could memorize the words before the So Nice Tour began.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kenneally |first=Cerys |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Previews New Single 'Talking to Yourself' |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/carly-rae-jepsen-previews-new-single-talking-to-yourself |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=May 16, 2023 |date=September 13, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913174856/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/carly-rae-jepsen-previews-new-single-talking-to-yourself }}</ref> School Boy and Interscope Records released it along with a music video as the album's third single three days later.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kenneally |first=Cerys |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Delivers New Cut 'Talking to Yourself' |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/carly-rae-jepsen-delivers-new-cut-talking-to-yourself |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=May 16, 2023 |date=September 16, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916114133/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/carly-rae-jepsen-delivers-new-cut-talking-to-yourself }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Arnone |first=Joey |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Shares Video For New Single 'Talking to Yourself' |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/carly_rae_jepsen_shares_video_for_new_single_talking_to_yourself |website=Under the Radar |access-date=May 16, 2023 |date=September 16, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916164810/https://undertheradarmag.com/news/carly_rae_jepsen_shares_video_for_new_single_talking_to_yourself }}</ref><ref name="Apple Music" /> "Talking to Yourself" peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot Overseas Songs chart.<ref name="JA" /> The song was included on the set list of the So Nice Tour, and Jepsen performed it at the Glastonbury Festival 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last=Yates |first=Johnny |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Reveals the Setlist for Her So Nice Tour Ahead of Tickets Going Sale for the UK Dates |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/09/29/carly-rae-jepsen-setlist-tour-tickets/ |website=PinkNews |access-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403174540/https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/09/29/carly-rae-jepsen-setlist-tour-tickets/ |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |date=September 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ryan-Hicks |first=Joseph |title=Carly Rae Jepsen at Glastonbury Review: Polished and Dynamic |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/music/carly-rae-jepsen-at-glastonbury-review-polished-and-dynamic-438476/ |website=Attitude |access-date=July 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624135204/https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/music/carly-rae-jepsen-at-glastonbury-review-polished-and-dynamic-438476/ |archive-date=June 24, 2023 |date=June 24, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Composition and lyrics== {{Listen | filename = Carly Rae Jepsen - Talking to Yourself.ogg | title = "Talking to Yourself" | pos= right | description = "Talking to Yourself" is a dance-pop and synth-pop song with influences from 1980s music. Some critics described its chorus as catchy. }} "Talking to Yourself" is two minutes and 53 seconds long.<ref name="Apple Music">{{cite web |title='Talking to Yourself' by Carly Rae Jepsen |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/talking-to-yourself/1637009231?i=1637009341 |publisher=Apple Music (US) |access-date=May 16, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=October 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022094053/https://music.apple.com/us/album/talking-to-yourself/1637009231?i=1637009341 }}</ref> Captain Cuts produced the song and recorded it at their namesake studio in Los Angeles, also handling engineering with Rob Kinelski and Eli Heisler; Berger and Wilcox provided programming. Trevor Rabin plays the guitar. Emily Lazar and Chris Allgood mastered it at the Lodge in New York City and Kinelski handled mixing at the Fortress of Amplitude in Los Angeles.<ref name="Notes" />
A dance-pop and synth-pop song with a strong beat and influences from 1980s music,<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |last=Zemler |first=Emily |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Evokes Lost Love on Buoyant Single 'Talking to Yourself' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/carly-rae-jepsen-talking-to-yourself-1234594229/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=May 16, 2023 |date=September 16, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013154114/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/carly-rae-jepsen-talking-to-yourself-1234594229/ |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mylrea |first=Hannah |title=Carly Rae Jepsen – ''The Loneliest Time'' Review: Slick Sounds from a Cult Pop Hero |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time-review-3331929 |website=NME |access-date=May 18, 2023 |date=October 21, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021023947/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time-review-3331929 }}</ref> "Talking to Yourself" includes a guitar solo,<ref name="Steregoum" /> which "battles synth" according to ''Clash''{{'}}s Gem Stokes.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stokes |first=Gem |title=Carly Rae Jepsen – ''The Loneliest Time'' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time/ |website=Clash |access-date=May 18, 2023 |date=October 21, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130072326/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time/ }}</ref> ''Entertainment Weekly''{{'}}s Maura Johnston observed that warped 1980s guitar weaves through Jepsen's persistent vocals, succeeded by a piercing bass line and unwavering beat.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Johnston |first=Maura |author-link=Maura Johnston |title=''The Loneliest Time'' Review: Carly Rae Jepsen's Sixth Album Is a Lovesick Study of What Makes Humans Tick |url=https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time-review/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=May 18, 2023 |date=October 21, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=October 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022215054/https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time-review/ }}</ref> Chris DeVille of ''Stereogum'' thought it kept with the 1980s pastiche of Jepsen's albums ''Emotion'' (2015) and ''Dedicated'' (2019),<ref name="Steregoum">{{cite web |last=DeVille |first=Chris |title=Carly Rae Jepsen – 'Talking to Yourself' |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2199642/carly-rae-jepsen-talking-to-yourself/music/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=May 16, 2023 |date=September 16, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014040545/https://www.stereogum.com/2199642/carly-rae-jepsen-talking-to-yourself/music/ }}</ref> and Jeffrey Davies of ''PopMatters'' said it continued the shimmering and buoyant pop of her previous music.<ref>{{cite web |last=Davies |first=Jeffrey |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Gets In Touch on ''The Loneliest Time'' |url=https://www.popmatters.com/carly-rae-jepsen-loneliest-time |website=PopMatters |access-date=May 18, 2023 |date=October 31, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210081104/https://www.popmatters.com/carly-rae-jepsen-loneliest-time }}</ref> Peter Piatkowski from the same website described the style of "Talking to Yourself" as new wave.<ref>{{cite web |last=Piatkowski |first=Peter |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Brings Poignancy to Her Synthpop with ''The Loneliest Time'' |url=https://www.popmatters.com/carly-jae-jepsen-loneliest-time-2 |website=PopMatters |access-date=May 18, 2023 |date=November 11, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230005326/https://www.popmatters.com/carly-jae-jepsen-loneliest-time-2 }}</ref>
In the lyrics of "Talking to Yourself", Jepsen recalls a relationship with an ex-lover and wonders if he still has feelings for her.<ref name="RS" /> She obsesses over him and thinks about the possibility that he is unable to sleep at night without her. ''Consequence''{{'}}s Mary Siroky believed the song's lyrics were ambiguous about whether the topic was a serious relationship, friends-with-benefits, or just a crush.<ref name="Siroky">{{cite web |last=Siroky |first=Mary |title=Song of the Week: Carly Rae Jepsen Speaks for All of Us with 'Talking to Yourself' |url=https://consequence.net/2022/09/talking-to-yourself-carly-rae-jepsen-song-of-the-week/ |website=Consequence |access-date=May 16, 2023 |date=September 16, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930000602/https://consequence.net/2022/09/talking-to-yourself-carly-rae-jepsen-song-of-the-week/ }}</ref> According to Ben Kaye of the same website, it is "for those who come out on the winning side of a breakup".<ref name="Kaye">{{cite web |last=Kaye |first=Ben |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Drops New Single 'Talking to Yourself' |url=https://consequence.net/2022/09/carly-rae-jepsen-talking-to-yourself-stream/ |website=Consequence |access-date=May 16, 2023 |date=September 16, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013195806/https://consequence.net/2022/09/carly-rae-jepsen-talking-to-yourself-stream/ }}</ref>
==Critical reception== The song's production received generally positive reviews. Critics like Siroky and ''The A.V. Club''{{'}}s Gabrielle Sanchez believed "Talking to Yourself" has a catchy chorus.<ref name="Siroky" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Gabrielle |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Finds Bliss in Solitude on ''The Loneliest Time'' |url=https://www.avclub.com/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time-review-1849666416 |website=The A.V. Club |access-date=May 18, 2023 |date=October 21, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517075123/https://www.avclub.com/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time-review-1849666416 }}</ref> The former picked the track as "Song of the Week".<ref name="Siroky" /> ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s Emily Zemler described it as a sanguine track and a "dance-pop anthem".<ref name="RS" /> ''American Songwriter'' critic Alli Patton and Kaye thought "Talking to Yourself" was suitable to dance to; Patton believed it complemented Jepsen's lively vocals, and Kaye said it struck the perfect balance between seductive and dance-floor-ready.<ref name="Kaye" /><ref name="AS">{{cite web |last=Patton |first=Alli |title=Carly Rae Jepson Shares Preview of Her Upcoming Album with New Single 'Talking to Yourself' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/carly-rae-jepson-shares-preview-of-her-upcoming-album-with-new-single-talking-to-yourself/ |website=American Songwriter |access-date=July 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916211114/https://americansongwriter.com/carly-rae-jepson-shares-preview-of-her-upcoming-album-with-new-single-talking-to-yourself/ |archive-date=September 16, 2022 |date=September 16, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Ben Devlin of ''MusicOMH'' named it the "first big hit" on ''The Loneliest Time''{{'}}s tracklist and compared its topline to the work of Divinyls.{{efn|A topline is the melody and lyrics sung by a vocalist, which is layered atop the instrumental beat and can be heard if all instruments and background vocals are muted except the lead vocal track.<ref>{{cite web |last=Blume |first=Jason |title=How to Write to a Music Track: The Art of Toplining |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/how-to-write-to-a-music-track-the-art-of-toplining |publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc. |access-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623210328/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/how-to-write-to-a-music-track-the-art-of-toplining |archive-date=June 23, 2022 |date=June 23, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Daley |first=Britt |title=What Does It Mean to Be a Topline Songwriter? |url=https://www.nashvillesongwriters.com/what-does-it-mean-be-topline-songwriter |publisher=Nashville Songwriters Association International |access-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511110017/https://www.nashvillesongwriters.com/what-does-it-mean-be-topline-songwriter |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Devlin |first=Ben |title=Carly Rae Jepsen – ''The Loneliest Time'' |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time |website=MusicOMH |access-date=May 18, 2023 |date=October 21, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206082600/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time }}</ref> Writing for ''The Line of Best Fit'', Sam Franzini cited "Talking to Yourself" among the pop treasures on the album and named it as one of Jepsen's most high-energy songs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Franzini |first=Sam |title=Carly Rae Jepsen ''The Loneliest Time'' |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time-serene-romance |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=May 18, 2023 |date=October 21, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030151231/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time-serene-romance }}</ref> On the other hand, ''Pitchfork''{{'}}s Olivia Horn wrote that the song sounds like "two different Dua Lipa outtakes cut-and-pasted together", using some diverting production flourishes.<ref>{{cite web |last=Horn |first=Olivia |title=Carly Rae Jepsen: ''The Loneliest Time'' Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=May 18, 2023 |date=October 21, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024042205/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time/ }}</ref>
Some critics commented on the lyrics of "Talking to Yourself", comparing its lyrical themes to Jepsen's other music. Siroky called the song unashamedly compulsive, and she opined it gives a voice to the "delightfully unhinged" while demonstrating Jepsen's pop sensibilities.<ref name="Siroky" /> Todd Dedman of ''Beats Per Minute'' thought it shared its concept of inconspicuousness in relationships with the ''Emotion'' track "When I Needed You".<ref>{{cite web |last=Dedman |first=Todd |title=Album Review: Carly Rae Jepsen — ''The Loneliest Time'' |url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time/ |website=Beats Per Minute |date=October 27, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=May 18, 2023 |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205001552/https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-carly-rae-jepsen-the-loneliest-time/ }}</ref> Writing for AllMusic, Heather Phares believed "Talking to Yourself" demonstrated feeling both detached and attached simultaneously, a running motif on ''The Loneliest Time'', and Patton thought the lyrics realized the album's general theme of loneliness.<ref name="AS" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |title=Carly Rae Jepsen — ''The Loneliest Time'' |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-loneliest-time-mw0003770733 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=May 18, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026210701/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-loneliest-time-mw0003770733 }}</ref>
==Credits and personnel== Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''The Loneliest Time''.<ref name="Notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=The Loneliest Time|others=Carly Rae Jepsen|year=2022|author=Schoolboy Records, Interscope Records}}</ref> *Captain Cuts – producer, engineering *Carly Rae Jepsen – songwriter *Simon Wilcox – songwriter, programming *Benjamin Berger – songwriter, programming *Ryan Rabin – songwriter *Eli Heisler – engineering *Trevor Rabin – guitar *Emily Lazar – mastering *Chris Allgood – mastering *Rob Kinelski – mixing, engineering
== Charts == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart position for "Talking to Yourself" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Japan Hot Overseas (''Billboard Japan'')<ref name="JA">{{cite web|title=''Billboard'' Japan Hot Overseas – Week of October 5, 2022|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=d_and_a_overseas&year=2022&month=10&day=10|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=May 16, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=October 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008010156/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=d_and_a_overseas&year=2022&month=10&day=10}}</ref> | 8 |}
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Category:2022 singles Category:2022 songs Category:Canadian dance-pop songs Category:Canadian synth-pop songs Category:Carly Rae Jepsen songs Category:Interscope Records singles Category:Schoolboy Records singles Category:Songs written by Carly Rae Jepsen Category:Songs written by Simon Wilcox Category:Songs written by Ben Berger Category:Songs written by Ryan Rabin Category:Song recordings produced by Captain Cuts