Carnival Girl

"Carnival Girl"
Single by Texas featuring Kardinal Offishall
from the album Careful What You Wish For
B-side	"Night for Day"
Released	29 September 2003 (2003-09-29)
Studio	Various
Length	4:05
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Sharleen Spiteri Johnny McElhone Jason Harrow
Producer(s)	Johnny Mac
Texas singles chronology
"Guitar Song" (2001) "Carnival Girl" (2003) "I'll See It Through" (2003)
Kardinal Offishall singles chronology
"Back for More" (2003) "Carnival Girl" (2003) "Tear de Wallz Down" (2004)

"Carnival Girl" is a song by Scottish band Texas featuring Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall. It was released as a DVD single in Australia on 29 September 2003, then was issued on CD and DVD in the United Kingdom on 6 October. It was the first single to be taken from the band's seventh studio album, Careful What You Wish For (2003). The song reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-20 hit in Denmark and Spain.

Track listings

UK CD1; European and Australian CD single ^[1]

1. "Carnival Girl" – 4:07
2. "Carnival Girl" (Kardinal Offishall remix) – 3:45

UK CD2 ^[2]

1. "Carnival Girl"
2. "Night for Day"
3. "Carnival of Dub" featuring Suncycle
4. "Carnival Girl" (video)

European maxi-CD single ^[3]

1. "Carnival Girl" – 4:08
2. "Night for Day" – 3:44
3. "Carnival Girl" (Kardinal Offishall remix) – 3:44
4. "Carnival Girl" (video)

UK and Australian DVD single ^[4]

1. "Carnival Girl" (video)
2. "Silver Chain"
3. "Carnival Girl" (Kardinal Offishall remix)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Careful What You Wish For album booklet. ^[5]

Studios

• Recorded at various studios in Scotland, England, and Canada
• Mastered at Metropolis Mastering (London, England)

Personnel

• Sharleen Spiteri – writing, vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
• Johnny McElhone – writing, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, programming
• Kardinal Offishall – writing (as Jason Harrow), featured vocals
• Tony McGovern – vocals, guitar, programming
• Ally McErlaine – guitar
• Eddie Campbell – piano, keyboards, programming
• Neil Payne – drums
• Johnny Mac – production
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
• Tim Young – mastering

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [6]	3
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [7]	2
Denmark (Tracklisten) [8]	15
France (SNEP) [9]	57
Germany (GfK) [10]	94
Ireland (IRMA) [11]	43
Romania (Romanian Top 100) [12]	61
Scotland (OCC) [13]	5
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [14]	14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [15]	41
UK Singles (OCC) [16]	9

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Australia	29 September 2003	DVD	Mercury	[17]
United Kingdom	6 October 2003	CD DVD		[18]
Australia	13 October 2003	CD		[19]

References

1. Carnival Girl (UK CD1; European & Australian CD single liner notes). Mercury Records. 2003. 981 225-4.
2. Carnival Girl (UK CD2 liner notes). Mercury Records. 2003. 981 225-3.
3. Carnival Girl (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Mercury Records. 2003. 981 248-2.
4. Carnival Girl (UK & Australian DVD single liner notes). Mercury Records. 2003. 981 225-5/9812255.
5. Careful What You Wish For (UK CD album booklet). Mercury Records. 2003. 986 569-7.
6. "Texas feat. Kardinal Offishall – Carnival Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
7. "Texas feat. Kardinal Offishall – Carnival Girl" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
8. "Texas feat. Kardinal Offishall – Carnival Girl". Tracklisten. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
9. "Texas feat. Kardinal Offishall – Carnival Girl" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
10. "Texas feat. Kardinal Offishall – Carnival Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
11. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Texas". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
12. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 45, saptamina 24.11 – 30.11, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
14. "Texas feat. Kardinal Offishall – Carnival Girl" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
15. "Texas feat. Kardinal Offishall – Carnival Girl". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
17. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Video/DVD – Week Commencing 29th September 2003" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 September 2003. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
18. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 4 October 2003. p. 27.
19. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 13/10/2003" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 October 2003. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 15 May 2021.