Carnival (The Cardigans song)
| "Carnival" | ||||
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 Swedish CD single cover | ||||
| Single by The Cardigans | ||||
| from the album Life | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 16 March 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Length | 3:20 (single/radio edit)
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| Label | Trampolene | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Tore Johansson | |||
| The Cardigans singles chronology | ||||
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"Carnival" is a pop song by the Cardigans. It was released in 1995 as the first single from their second album Life. It gave the group their first appearance on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 72 in June 1995. After their next single, a re-issue of "Sick & Tired", reached the top 40, "Carnival" was re-pressed and reached a peak of number 35. This release also peaked at number 44 in the Netherlands, becoming the band's first single to chart there.
"Carnival" was the first released material by the Cardigans on which Nina Persson received a writing credit, on this occasion alongside bassist Magnus Svenningsson whom she would later supersede as the group's primary lyricist. The song concerns the narrator's unrequited love for a boy, and mentions a "carnival" (the description actually appears to refer to a funfair) which the narrator would like to attend with the boy but does not go because he never responds to her. The song's verses include the sound of what appears to be a hammond organ.
The single's B sides were a cover of Ozzy Osbourne's "Mr Crowley", one of several Osbourne and Black Sabbath cover versions released by the group; and "Emmerdale", an instrumental which shared its name with their previous album, but did not appear on it.
Music video
The music video of "Carnival" was directed by Matt Broadley.[1]
Track listing
International CD single (1995)
- "Carnival" - 3:20
- "Mr Crowley" - 2:35
- "Emmerdale" - 2:25
Charts
| Chart (1995–1996) | Peak position |
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| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[2] | 14 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] | 44 |
| Scotland (OCC)[4] | 41 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 35 |
In popular culture
"Carnival" was featured on the Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery soundtrack.
References
- ^ "Credits - Matt Broadley". mattbroadley.com. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (4.11. '95 – 10.11. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 November 1995. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "The Cardigans – Carnival" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.