Carnival (Eric Clapton song)

"Carnival" is a song written and recorded by the British rock musician Eric Clapton for his 1976 studio album No Reason to Cry. It was also released as the second and last single of the studio album in January 1977. Rob Fraboni produced the recording.^[1]

"Carnival"
Single by Eric Clapton
from the album No Reason to Cry
B-side	"Hungry"
Released	January 1977
Length	3:41
Label	RSO
Songwriter(s)	Eric Clapton
Producer(s)	Rob Fraboni
Eric Clapton singles chronology
"Hello Old Friend" (1976) "Carnival" (1977) "Lay Down Sally" (1977)

Composition and release

The song consists of a verse and identical choruses. It is written in a monotone structure.^[2] The song is in the key of A major and features an up-tempo chord progression.^[3] Besides being released on the studio album, the title was published under RSO Records as a 7" vinyl gramophone record single.^[4] Both the music composing and lyric writing credits belong to Eric Clapton, who published the song and single under Warner/Chappell Music.^[5]

Reception

Record World called it "a festive sounding uptempo number that has already built a strong AOR base."^[6]

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7]	22
Netherlands (Dutch Tip 40)[8]	20

References

1. "Eric Clapton – Carnival – dutchcharts.nl". MegaCharts (in Dutch). Stefan Hung – Hung Medien. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
2. Clarkson, Bernie (1979). Rock songs. Self Press. p. 167.
3. "Eric Clapton – Carnival – YouTube". Michalis Limassol. Youtube.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
4. "australian-charts.com – Eric Clapton – Carnival". Australian Recording Industry Association. Stefan Hung – Hund Medien. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
5. "Carnival – Eric Clapton | Song Lyrics | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
6. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. January 29, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
7. "Eric Clapton – Carnival" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
8. "Eric Clapton – Carnival | Top 40". Dutch Tipparade 40 (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved August 17, 2015.