Caramel (Sleep Token song)

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"Caramel"
Sleep Token - Caramel.jpg
Single by Sleep Token
from the album Even in Arcadia
Released4 April 2025
Genre
Length4:50
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Vessel
  • II
Producer(s) Carl Bown
Sleep Token singles chronology
"Emergence"
(2025)		"Caramel"
(2025)		"Damocles"
(2025)
Music video
"Caramel" on YouTube

"Caramel" is a song by anonymous English rock band Sleep Token, released on 4 April 2025 as the second single from their fourth studio album Even in Arcadia . The song became the band's first top 10 single in the UK and first top 40 single in the US. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

Sleep Token teased the song via North Carolina weatherman Chris Michaels, who is known for referencing metal lyrics in his weather reports. Michaels posted a video on social media announcing a release from Sleep Token on March 27, 2025, following with two more on March 29 and April 2. Each teaser included a puzzle regarding the song in a weather segment for fans to guess and the date of the next update. [3]

Composition and lyrics

The instrumental begins as soft, soothing [4] and stripped-down for the first two minutes, [5] The song gradually incorporates poppy sounds as it adds more layers of instruments [6] and uses a pop-influenced chorus. [7] The pop-like sections are also paired with a reggaeton beat. [8] A breakdown in the style of metal (particularly deathcore) occurs three and a half minutes into the song. [5] [7] [9]

The lyrics find Vessel exploring his struggles with fame, [8] [9] including achieving it from music made from his own sadness [9] and dealing with fans attempting to uncover Sleep Token's real identities. [4] [9]

Charts

Chart performance for "Caramel"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [10] 36
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [11] 59
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [12] 46
Ireland (IRMA) [13] 61
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) [14] 52
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [15] 28
Portugal (AFP) [16] 178
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 5
UK Singles (OCC) [18] 10
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [19] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [20] 34
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [21] 6

References

  1. ↑ Ambrosio, Isabella (2025-04-13). "SLEEP TOKEN Achieve First Top 10 Hit in The UK with "Caramel"". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  2. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (2025-04-16). "Sleep Token Scores First Hot Hard Rock Songs No. 1 Debut With 'Caramel'". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  3. ↑ "WRAL meteorologist Chris Michaels collaborates with band, Sleep Token, ahead of single release". WRAL-TV . April 2, 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 Dunworth, Liberty (4 April 2025). "Sleep Token play with "real" identity on personal new single 'Caramel'". NME . Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  5. 1 2 Kaufman, Spencer (April 4, 2025). "Sleep Token Unveil New Song "Caramel": Stream". Consequence . Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Childers, Chad (April 4, 2025). "Here Are the Lyrics to Sleep Token's New Song 'Caramel'". Loudwire . Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  7. 1 2 Wilson-Taylor, James (April 4, 2025). "Sleep Token Drop New Offering 'Caramel'". Rock Sound . Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  8. 1 2 Thane Singer, Quentin (April 4, 2025). "Sleep Token Release Genre-Bending Single, "Caramel"". Forbes . Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Loo, Kevin (April 14, 2025). "On "Caramel," Sleep Token Address The Paradoxes Of Fame & The Importance Of Remaining Anonymous". Genius . Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Billboard Global 200". Billboard . Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 15, 2025)". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Apr 24, 2025". TopHit . Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  15. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Top 200 Streams Semana 15 de 2025" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 10. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 15, 2025". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100™". Billboard . Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  21. ↑ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of April 19, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved 17 April 2025.
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