Carnival Girl

"Carnival Girl" is a song by Scottish band Texas featuring Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall. The single was released on 6 October 2003 and was the first 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.

"Carnival Girl"
Single by Texas featuring Kardinal Offishall
from the album Careful What You Wish For
B-side"Night for Day"
Released6 October 2003 (2003-10-06)
StudioVarious
Length4:05
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
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)

Track listings

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

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[1] 3
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[6] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] 15
France (SNEP)[8] 57
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 94
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 43
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[11] 61
Scotland (OCC)[12] 5
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[13] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 41
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 9

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 6 October 2003 (2003-10-06)
  • CD
  • DVD
 Mercury [16]
Australia 13 October 2003 (2003-10-13) CD [17]

References
  1. "Texas feat. Kardinal Offishall – Carnival Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. Carnival Girl (UK CD1; European & Australian CD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 2003. 981 225-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Carnival Girl (UK CD2 liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 2003. 981 225-3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Carnival Girl (UK DVD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 2003. 981 225-5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Careful What You Wish For (UK CD album booklet). Texas. Mercury Records. 2003. 986 569-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. "Texas feat. Kardinal Offishall – Carnival Girl" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  7. "Texas feat. Kardinal Offishall – Carnival Girl". Tracklisten. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  8. "Texas feat. Kardinal Offishall – Carnival Girl" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  9. "Texas feat. Kardinal Offishall – Carnival Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  10. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Texas". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  11. "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.
  12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  13. "Texas feat. Kardinal Offishall – Carnival Girl" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  14. "Texas feat. Kardinal Offishall – Carnival Girl". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  16. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 4 October 2003. p. 27.
  17. "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.
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