Carolina (Taylor Swift song)

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"Carolina"
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Promotional single by Taylor Swift
from the album Where the Crawdads Sing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Written2020
ReleasedJune 24, 2022 (2022-06-24)
Genre
Length4:24
Label Republic
Songwriter(s) Taylor Swift
Producer(s)
Lyric video
"Carolina" on YouTube

"Carolina" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for the soundtrack of the 2022 murder mystery film Where the Crawdads Sing . Released via Republic Records on June 24, 2022, the song is titled after the Carolinas region in the United States, and sung from the perspective of the film's protagonist, Kya. "Carolina" was met with strong acclaim from music critics, most of whom felt the song's ambience matched the film's atmosphere, and is reminiscent of Swift's 2020 indie folk albums, Folklore and Evermore. Reviews commended the song for Swift's vocals, songwriting style, and the overall "haunting" mood.

Contents

Produced by Swift and Aaron Dessner, "Carolina" is a slow-paced, downtempo, Americana ballad, particularly in an Appalachian folk style, with country and bluegrass inflections. It is driven by acoustic instruments of the early 1950s, such as fiddle, mandolin, and acoustic guitars. "Carolina" charted in Australia, Canada, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam. It won a MTV Movie & TV Award, and was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, and a Satellite Award amongst other accolades.

Background and release

Where the Crawdads Sing is an American mystery thriller drama film starring Daisy Edgar-Jones in the lead role, directed by Olivia Newman and produced by Reese Witherspoon. It is a film adaptation of the 2018 novel of the same name written by American author Delia Owens. The story is set in the 1950s, revolving around an abandoned girl named Kya, who grew up in a marsh in North Carolina and becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a man who once romantically pursued her. [1]

The first trailer for the film was released on March 22, 2022, and featured "Carolina" being played in the background. The trailer also revealed that the song was written and performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. [2] Another snippet of the song was revealed through a longer trailer of the film on May 22, 2022. [3] [4] The release date of the song was teased by the film's official Instagram account, when they made a series of posts on June 22 with captions that had capitalized letters, spelling out "Carolina This Thursday" together. [5] The next day, the song's release date was confirmed as June 24, 2022. [6] A lyric video on YouTube accompanied the release. [7] On June 15, 2024, Swift performed "Carolina" as part of a mashup with her song "No Body, No Crime" (2020) during the Liverpool stop of her Eras Tour (2023–2024). [8]

Writing

The lyrics of "Carolina" incorporate elements of nature from the Carolinas Great dismal swamp.jpg
The lyrics of "Carolina" incorporate elements of nature from the Carolinas

"Carolina" was written solely by Swift and produced by her and Aaron Dessner, with whom she collaborated on her 2020 studio albums Folklore and Evermore . [9] She wrote the song well over a year and a half before the release date of June 24, 2022. [10] According to Witherspoon, Swift wrote the song while working on Folklore but did not reveal that she had written "Carolina" until after she finished the song. [11] Swift's eagerness to contribute to the film grew after she was aware that Witherspoon would be producing. Swift stated on Instagram that she enjoyed the original novel by Owens, and as soon as she heard a film adaptation was "in the works", she wanted to be a part of its soundtrack. She said she aimed to create a "haunting and ethereal" song that captured the novel's "mesmerizing" story. [3] [4] "Carolina" plays over the ending credits, and Newman opined that it "reflects the tone of the story's ending". [6]

Lyrics and composition

"Carolina" has been described as an Americana [12] and Appalachian folk song, [13] with country folk [14] and bluegrass elements, [15] on minor chords. [16] It was recorded in one take and only features instruments available before 1953—around the time when Where the Crawdads Sing takes place—acoustic instruments [17] such as mandolin, fiddle, [18] gently strummed acoustic guitar and "sweeping" strings. [13] The song begins with the sparse strums of the guitar and eventually expands into a "misty atmosphere" incorporating strings and banjo. [19] The lyrics deal with how Kya, the narrator in the song and the lead character of the film, "roams the lonesome marshes, despairs over those who have left her and hints at the many secrets she's keeping". [20] The lyrics are heavy with naturalistic imagery, such as creeks, backroads, mist, clouds, mud, pines, [16] beaches and forests, [20] inspired by the story's setting in coastal North Carolina. [17] Swift's vocals in the song have been characterized as a "breathy" lower register. [17]

Critical reception

"Carolina" received acclaim from music critics. People journalist Jack Irvin described "Carolina" as a downtempo, "haunting ballad" with lyrics about "sneakily moving through various locations without being seen". [21] Variety critic Chris Willman felt the song is stylistically reminiscent of the music in Folklore and Evermore "at their most folky and subdued." [18] Emily Zemler and Kat Bouza reviewed the song for Rolling Stone , noting that the "haunting" song evokes the film's backwoods setting and the "elegiac" tone of Appalachian folk ballads and praising Swift's "otherworldly and siren-like" vocals. [13] Will Lavin of NME described Swift's vocals as "eerie". [22]

In a glowing review for Clash , Robin Murray called the song a timeless "grand achievement" and the greatest example of Swift's ability to "suggest inner movement, the passing of time and emotion in only a few words." He praised the "innate" instrumentation, Swift's "minimalist yet potent" vocals, and the lyrics "somehow distilling Delia Owens' work—in all its breadth and depth—into a song of real brevity and power." [15] Collider 's Ryan O'Rourke called "Carolina" a "chilling" tune with a haunting melody and is "almost a loose re-telling of the events of the book." [14] Emily Zemler of Observer said the song "perfectly captures the bittersweet conclusion" of Where the Crawdads Sing, complementing the film's "palpable mood". [23] ABC News journalist Peter Travers wrote Swift captures "the haunting, folklore quality" of the film's story in the song, via her music and lyrics that suggest an "abiding mystery". [24]

British Vogue journalist Radhika Seth described the song as a "sweeping earworm" with a "mournful, intensely atmospheric" composition tonally reminiscent of Evermore. [20] Sam Sodomsky of Pitchfork said "Carolina" is an understated song, one that stems from the "darker corners" of Folklore and Evermore, abandoning the "language and texture of pop music in favor of old American folk songs". He further complemented the synergy between Swift's musical approaches in the song: the "ghost story-writing" of the lyrics, and the deep and slow vocals. [16] Lindsay Zoladz of The New York Times named "Carolina" one of the "spookiest" tracks in Swift's discography and "the closest [Swift has] come to writing an outright murder ballad" other than "No Body, No Crime" (2020). [19] Jonathan Broxton of Movie Music UK also described the song as a murder ballad; "not one of her usual chart topping efforts—instead this is a mournful, soulful piece". He praised "Carolina" as "a superb piece of traditional Americana, stripped down and carried by little more than a guitar, a banjo, and Swift’s unexpectedly dreamy voice, and has poetic lyrics that directly reference elements of the story." [12] In a review of the film for Consequence , Liz Shannon Miller wrote "Carolina" is a "perfect match for the content of the film as well as its mood." [25] Pat Padua of The Washington Post said the song, making use of ominous lyrics, "bridges pop music with Americana". [26]

Accolades

At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards (2023), "Carolina" contended for Best Song Written for Visual Media—Swift's fourth nomination in the category, following "Safe & Sound" (2011) from The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond , "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" (2017) from Fifty Shades Darker , and "Beautiful Ghosts" (2019) from Cats , the first of which won. [27] Swift also garnered her career's first-ever Critics' Choice Movie Award nomination with the song. [28] The song was shortlisted for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards. [29]

Awards and nominations for "Carolina"
OrganizationYearCategoryResultRef.
Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 16, 2022 Best Original Song in a Feature Film Nominated [30]
Golden Globe Awards January 10, 2023 Best Original Song Nominated [31]
Georgia Film Critics Association January 13, 2023Best Original SongNominated [32]
Critics' Choice Awards January 15, 2023 Best Song Nominated [28]
Gold Derby Music Awards January 20, 2023Best Country/Americana SongNominated [33]
Grammy Awards February 5, 2023 Best Song Written for Visual Media Nominated [34]
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards February 15, 2023Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media ProductionNominated [35]
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film AwardsFebruary 19, 2023Best Song Written for a FilmNominated [36]
Satellite Awards March 3, 2023 Best Original Song Nominated [37]
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards March 5, 2023 Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film Nominated [38]
MTV Movie & TV Awards May 7, 2023Best SongWon [39]
World Soundtrack Awards October 21, 2023 Best Original Song Nominated [40]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [41]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Carolina"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [42] 62
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [43] 49
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [44] 45
Hungary (Single Top 40) [45] 20
Ireland (IRMA) [46] 42
Netherlands (Single Tip) [47] 30
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [48] 5
UK Singles (OCC) [49] 63
US Billboard Hot 100 [50] 60
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100) [51] 51

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Carolina"
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
VariousJune 24, 2022 Republic [52]

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