Carousel (Melanie Martinez song)
| "Carousel" | ||||
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| Single by Melanie Martinez | ||||
| from the album Dollhouse EP and Cry Baby | ||||
| Released | May 19, 2014 | |||
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| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Kinetics & One Love | |||
| Melanie Martinez singles chronology | ||||
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"Carousel" is a song by American recording artist Melanie Martinez, featured on her debut EP, Dollhouse and her debut studio album, Cry Baby. A music video was released October 15, 2014.[1] It was used as the theme song for season four of American television show American Horror Story.
Background and composition
This song is featured in a preview for FX's anthology series, American Horror Story: Freak Show, with the theme also being a riff on the song.[2] Melanie told the Huffington Post that American Horror Story is "absolutely, hands down" her favorite show, Martinez contacted FX about the song as soon as she heard this season's theme would be carnival-related. After almost a year of silence, she got the call from the network just two days before the promo aired. "The whole thing was just crazy", Melanie said.[3]
"Carousel" is labeled as indie pop,[4] described by Melanie herself as, "My feeling in love with someone and being stuck on the same ride and trying to grab them but I never reach them".[5]
Music video
Lyndsey Parker of Yahoo Music praised the song and Melanie, saying, "Melanie Martinez has moved on from The Voice to American Horror Story. And her new song and video are so good. The two-toned-haired Goth girl wonder, one of the most unique contestants to ever appear on The Voice [...] While her new video for the song, out just in time for Halloween, isn't quite as twisted as anything on AHS, it's still totally creepy-cool, depicting a doomed romance that literally spins out of control at a dark, deserted Long Island carnival".[6]
Track listing
| Single | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Carousel" | 3:50 |
Total length: |
3:50 | |
| Carousel Remixes – EP | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Carousel (Bobby Green Remix)" | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Carousel (Bleep Bloop Remix)" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Carousel (Eric Sharp Remix)" | 5:37 |
| 4. | "Carousel (SNBRN Remix)" | 5:41 |
Total length: |
19:57 | |
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Alternative Digital Songs (Billboard)[7] | 9 |
| Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[8] | 38 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | May 19, 2014 | Digital download | Atlantic | [9] |
References
- ↑ Kelley Dunlap, "Premiere: Melanie Martinez’s “Carousel” Video Is Nightmarishly Cool", Buzzfeed, October 15, 2014
- ↑ Marc Hogan, "That 'American Horror Story: Freak Show' Song is Melanie Martinez's "Carousel"", Wondering Sound, September 8, 2014
- ↑ Rachel Mcrady,"The Voice's Melanie Martinez Pens American Horror Story: Freak Show Theme Song "Carousel"", US Magazine, October 8, 2014
- ↑ http://popdust.com/2014/10/16/melanie-martinez-carousel-official-music-video/
- ↑ Jason Lipshutz, "Melanie Martinez EP Premiere: Hear 'The Voice' Alum's 'Dollhouse'", Billboard, May 13, 2014
- ↑ Lyndsey Parker, "Freak Show: Melanie Martinez Unveils Frighteningly Great 'Carousel' Video", Yahoo, October 16, 2014
- ↑ "Carousel Title Performance - Alternative", Billboard, October 25, 2014
- ↑ "Carousel Title Performance - Pop", Billboard, October 25, 2014
- ↑ "Melanie Martinez - Carousel"