Gloria Gaynor him and does not want anything more to do with him. The song has become something of an anthem of female emancipation. Interestingly, the song "I Will Survive" was originally the B-side when Polydor Records released it in late 1978. The A-side, a song called "Substitute", then a recent worldwide hit for South African girl-group Clout, was considered more "radio friendly". Boston Disco Radio DJ Jack King, turned the record over and recalls being stunned by what he heard. "I couldn't believe they were burying this monster hit on the B-side", says King. "I played it and played it and
Emotion: Side B Jepsen's decision to release "Side B" in the aftermath of "Emotion"'s campaign fumble was observed upon. Writing for "Exclaim!", Jill Krajewski quipped: "[...] if the rollout of "Emotion" was overthinking it, "Side B" finds Jepsen coming to a sweet realization: Don't think it over." She praised EP for its high "single potential" and ponders if the songs were blueprints to "Run Away with Me", "the" megahit of its parent album, "And yet, in their raw state, they show Jepsen at her most powerful and unfettered [...]" In a more mixed review, the 405's Mark Matousek states that "Side B" is