Carolina Liar Explained

Carolina Liar
Origin:Moncks Corner, South Carolina, U.S.
Stockholm, Sweden
Genre:Pop rock
Years Active:2006–present
Label:Atlantic, Maratone
Current Members:Chad Wolf
Rickard Göransson
Johan Carlsson
Peter Carlsson
Erik Hääger
Past Members:Jim Almgren Gândara
Max Grahn

Carolina Liar is a Swedish-American pop rock band.[1] Lead vocalist Chad Wolf is originally from Moncks Corner, South Carolina; other members originate from Stockholm, Sweden.[2]

History

The band is best known for the platinum certified single "Show Me What I'm Looking For" and gold certified "I'm Not Over", from their 2008 major-label debut album, Coming to Terms, produced by Swedish producers Max Martin and Tobias Karlsson.

The song "I'm Not Over" featured in the 2008 film What Happens in Vegas, starring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz, in the 2008 King of the Hill episode "Cops and Robert", and in the video game UEFA Euro 2008.

On March 3, 2009, the single "Show Me What I'm Looking For" was featured on the iTunes Store as the Free Single of the Week. "Show Me What I'm Looking For" appeared in FOX Sports commercials for the 2009 MLB All-Star Game, as well as MTV's The Hills.

"Show Me What I'm Looking For" and "Open The Door" were featured in commercials for Investigation Discovery's new show, Disappeared, and in promo spots for We TV's The Locator.

In the spring of 2014, an instrumental version of "Show Me What I'm Looking For" was used in an advertising campaign for Swinton Insurance. The TV advert featured the Britain's Got Talent 2013 winners, Attraction.

Carolina Liar was the supporting act on the David Cook/Gavin Degraw 2011 Fall Tour. In 2012, they were the opening act for the Kelly Clarkson/The Fray Tour.

Carolina Liar also played as the opening act for Rob Thomas while he was playing in New York City at the Beacon Theatre and the rest of the stops on his Cradlesong Tour.

Peter Carlsson co-produced Ariana Grande's single titled "Love Me Harder". Johan Carlsson co-wrote and co-produced her single titled "Dangerous Woman".

2019–present

Over 10 years after its release, YouTuber and media mogul David Dobrik started using "Show Me What I'm Looking For" in his videos, shooting the single shot back up in streams and uses on TikTok, and amassing tens of millions of new views across the platforms. Chad Wolf from Carolina Liar surprised David Dobrik in January 2022 with an acoustic performance on David's VIEWS podcast, with David gifting him a classic Volkswagen bus. Chad Wolf/Carolina Liar has announced he releasing an alternate version of the hit single "Show Me What I'm Looking For," and is currently working on brand new music and new touring plans for 2022.

Band members

Current members
Past members

Discography

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[3]
US
Rock
[4]
US
Heat

[5]
2008Coming to Terms 140433
2011Wild Blessed Freedom
  • Released: September 27, 2011
  • Label: Maratone AB
8

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[6]
US
Alt

[7]
US
Adult

[8]
AUS
[9]
DNK
[10]
GER
[11]
IRL
[12]
NLD
[13]
UK
[14]
2008"I'm Not Over"328Coming to Terms
"Show Me What I'm Looking For"67288289367431
2009"Beautiful World"
2011"Drown"37Wild Blessed Freedom
2012"Me and You"
2015"Here I Go Again"Non Album Single
"Wrestling an Angel"
2020"Battlefields"
2023"Thank You"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Production discography

Johan Carlsson

TitleYearArtistAlbumSongwritingProducing
"Nothing to Lose"2013Emblem3Nothing to Lose
"Just a Little Bit of Your Heart"2014Ariana GrandeMy Everything
"Fire"Gavin DeGraw
"Live It Up"Colbie CaillatGypsy Heart
"Blaze"
"Nice Guys"
"Stockholm Syndrome"One DirectionFour
"Goodnight"Cher LloydSorry I'm Late
"M.F.P.O.T.Y."
"Pieces"Ella HendersonChapter One
"Give Your Heart Away"
"1996"
"I Love You"Alex & SierraIt's About Us
"Unkiss Me"Maroon 5V
"Falling Slow"2015Tori KellyUnbreakable Smile
"My House"Flo RidaMy House
"If I Could Fly"One DirectionMade in the A.M.
"For You"Demi LovatoConfident
"Mr. Hughes"
"Held By Me"The VampsWake Up
"Painkiller"Jason DeruloEverything Is 4
"Let's Not Be Alone Tonight"R5Sometime Last Night
"Take This Chance"AnastaciaUltimate Collection
"Talk About You"MikaNo Place in Heaven
"Dangerous Woman"2016Ariana GrandeDangerous Woman
"Harder to Believe"Gavin DeGrawSomething Worth Saving
"New Love"
"Then There's You"Charlie PuthNine Track Mind
"Hopeless Romantic"Meghan TrainorThank You
"Mom"
"I Believe in You"Michael BubléNobody but Me
"Nobody but Me"
"Today is Yesterday's Tomorrow"
"Someday"
"Zillionaire"Flo RidaThe Perfect 10
"You Gotta Not"Little MixGlory Days
"Old Friends"2017Jasmine ThompsonWonderland
"Change"
2018Charlie PuthVoicenotes
"Somebody Told Me"
"Diamonds are Forever"Sabrina Carpenter
"Exhale"2019
"Looking at Me"
"Perfect Now"2020Louis TomlinsonWalls
"El Tejano"
Lauv~how i'm feeling~
"Lion of Love"Erik Mjönes
"Champagne Problems"Katy PerrySmile
"Tucked"
"Harleys in Hawaii"
"What Makes a Woman"
"Small Talk"
"Never Worn White"
"What Do You Think Of?"
Lauren AlainaGetting Over Him
"Elita"Gary Barlow, Michael Bublé and Sebastián Yatra
"The Christmas Sweater"2021Michael BubléChristmas (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition)
"Seven Days"THRDL!FE with Conor Maynard
"Next"Olivia HoltDance Like No One's Watching
"i miss you (skin to skin)"2022Dylan Conrique
"Remind Me"BastilleGive Me the Future + Dreams of the Past
"The Story"JewelAmerican Song Contest
"Stay"Sofia CarsonSofia Carson
"Sorry That I Miss You"Ella HendersonEverything I Didn't Say
"One Life"2023Michael BoltonSpark of Light
"1-800-GOT-STRESS"Devon Cole

Peter Carlsson

TitleYearArtistAlbumSongwritingProducing
"Hold on Tight"2013Britney SpearsBritney Jean
"Problem"2014Ariana GrandeMy Everything
"Love Me Harder"
"Just a Little Bit of Your Heart"
"Fire"Gavin DeGraw
"M.F.P.O.T.Y."Cher LloydSorry I'm Late
"First Love"Jennifer LopezA.K.A.
"Once in a Lifetime"2015Flo RidaMy House
"Ghost Town"Adam LambertThe Original High
"There I Said It"
"Lucy"
"The Light"
"Heavy Fire"
"For You"Demi LovatoConfident
"Mr. Hughes"
"Thinking Bout You"2016Ariana GrandeDangerous Woman
"Still Falling for You"Ellie Goulding
"Miss You More"2017Katy PerryWitness
"Finish What We Started"
2019Zac Brown BandThe Owl

Rickard Göransson

TitleYearArtistAlbumSongwritingProducing
"Rock n Roll"2013Avril LavigneAvril Lavigne
"Bang Bang"2014Jessie J
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Sweet Talker
My Everything
"Burnin' Up"Jessie JSweet Talker
"There Goes My Baby"Enrique IglesiasSex and Love
"Skippin a Beat"Zara Larsson1
"Rooftop"
"Call It Whatever"Bella Thorne
"Nobody Love"2015Tori KellyUnbreakable Smile
"California Lovers"
"Once in a Lifetime"Flo RidaMy House
"Around the World"Natalie La Rose
Fetty Wap
TBA
"Under You"2016Nick JonasLast Year Was Complicated
"Never Been Hurt"The Band PerryTBA
"DNCE"DNCEDNCE
"Toothbrush"
"Zoom"
"Pay My Rent"
"Still Falling for You"Ellie Goulding
"Don't Talk About It"Tove LoLady Wood
"Breathe"2017Astrid SParty's Over
"Empty Cups"2018Charlie PuthVoicenotes
"God Is a Woman"Ariana GrandeSweetener
"Love Her Too"
Marc E. BassyPostmodern Depression
"not ur friend"2020Jeremy Zuckerlove is not dying
"Husavik"Will Ferrell and Molly Sandén
"Upgrade"JojiNectar
"Oh Na Na"2021Camila Cabello, Myke Towers and Tainy
"No Time (For My Life to Suck)"2022Nina NesbittÄlskar

Appearances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corbin . April . 2009-10-24 . Carolina half-truth? - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper . 2023-04-13 . lasvegassun.com . en.
  2. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carolina liar|bio=true}} Artist Biography – Carolina Liar]. Billboard.com. September 15, 2008.
  3. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carolina liar|chart=Billboard 200}} Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History – ''Billboard'' 200]. Billboard. September 12, 2010.
  4. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carolina liar|chart=Rock Albums}} Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History – Rock Albums]. Billboard. September 12, 2010.
  5. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carolina liar|chart=Heatseekers Albums}} Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History – Heatseekers Albums]. Billboard. September 12, 2010.
  6. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carolina liar|chart=Hot 100}} Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History – ''Billboard'' Hot 100]. Billboard. July 30, 2011.
  7. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carolina liar|chart=Alternative Songs}} Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History – Alternative Songs]. Billboard. July 30, 2011.
  8. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carolina liar|chart=Adult Pop Songs}} Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History – Adult Pop Songs]. Billboard. July 30, 2011.
  9. Web site: australian-charts.com – Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. July 30, 2011.
  10. Web site: danishcharts.dk – Danish charts portal. Hung Medien. July 30, 2011.
  11. Web site: MTV.de. mtv.de. June 22, 2017.
  12. Web site: irishcharts.com – Irish charts portal. Hung Medien. July 30, 2011.
  13. Web site: dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal. Hung Medien. July 30, 2011.
  14. Web site: CAROLINA LIAR – full Official Chart History. . October 16, 2016.
  15. United States . Carolina Liar . June 6, 2022.
  16. Web site: Carolina Liar. IMDb. June 22, 2017.
  17. Web site: Carolina Liar. IMDb. June 22, 2017.
  18. Web site: Show Me What I'm Looking For (MTV Session) – Carolina Liar – Live Session Video – MTV UK. August 1, 2009. June 22, 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20090801171130/http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/carolina-liar/session/carolina-liar. August 1, 2009.
  19. Web site: Hugh Jackman – Wednesday, May 6, 2009 – Promos. February 1, 2010. June 22, 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20100201020644/http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2009/05/hugh_jackman_-_wednesday_may_6.php. February 1, 2010.
  20. Web site: Video. December 16, 2011. sat1.de. June 22, 2017.
  21. Web site: Carolina Liar – I'm not Over (Acoustic Music Video & Interview). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/RV1pb1uDFpM . December 21, 2021 . live. betarecords. November 10, 2009. June 22, 2017. YouTube.