| Carnival | |
| Cover: | Carnival (Eric Clapton single).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Eric Clapton |
| Album: | No Reason to Cry |
| B-Side: | Hungry |
| Released: | January 1977 |
| Label: | RSO |
| Producer: | Rob Fraboni |
| Prev Title: | Hello Old Friend |
| Prev Year: | 1976 |
| Next Title: | Lay Down Sally |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
"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]
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]
Record World called it "a festive sounding uptempo number that has already built a strong AOR base."[6]
| Chart (1977) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
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| Netherlands (Dutch Tip 40)[7] | 20 |