Carnival (The Cardigans song)

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"Carnival"
Carnival The Cardigans.jpg
Swedish CD single cover
Single by the Cardigans
from the album Life
B-side
  • "Mr Crowley"
  • "Emmerdale"
Released16 March 1995 (1995-03-16)
Recorded1995
Length
  • 3:20 (single/radio edit)
  • 3:37 (album version)
LabelTrampolene
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tore Johansson
The Cardigans singles chronology
"Sick & Tired"
(1995) 		"Carnival"
(1995) 		"Sick & Tired (reissue)"
(1995)

"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)

  1. "Carnival" - 3:20
  2. "Mr Crowley" - 2:35
  3. "Emmerdale" - 2:25

Charts[]

Chart (1995–1996) Peak
position
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[2] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 44
Scotland (OCC)[4] 41
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 35

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[6] Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "Credits - Matt Broadley". mattbroadley.com. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (4.11. '95 – 10.11. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 November 1995. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Cardigans – Carnival" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "Japanese single digital certifications – Cardigans – Carnival" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 20 May 2021. Select 2018年1月 on the drop-down menu
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