Carolyna

Single infobox
Name = Carolyna


Artist = Melanie C
from Album = This Time
B-side = "First Day of My Life" (UK)
"I Want Candy" (Germany)
Released = 8 June 2007 (Europe)
18 June 2007 (UK)
8 April 2008 (Canada)
Format = Maxi single, DVD, 7" vinyl, digital download
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Pop rock
Length = 3:05 [radio edit]
3:21 [album version]
Label = Red Girl
Capitol Records
Writer = Melanie Chisholm
Steve Mac
Paul Gendler
Producer =
Last single = "I Want Candy"
(2007)
This single = "Carolyna"
(2007)
Next single = "This Time"
(2007)

"Carolyna" is a song by Melanie C, and is the third international single (first domestic Canadian single) from her fourth studio LP, "This Time". Written by Chisholm herself, Steve Mac and Paul Gendler — her long-time guitarist since 1997 and the very first Spice Girls shows — it is one of the album's up-tempo tracks. Produced by Steve Mac, "Carolyna" is a song about a girl who has had a rough start in life and needs to escape to find freedom and happiness.

The single peaked at number forty-nine in the UK Singles Chart, becoming the first Melanie single not to chart inside the top 40 in UK. It received low promotion in the UK due the fact it was released the same week when the Spice Girls announced their reunion. It was more successful in Germany and in Italy where it was a Top 20 hit. Eventually "Carolyna" became a radio hit in some parts of Europe.

In February 2008 song and it's video was put on the playlist of Much More Music and added to MTV's website in Canada. The song charted at #1 on its first week in Much More Music singles Top 10. According to EMI Music Canada, "Carolyna" is the first single for the Canadian release of the album "This Time" in April 2008.

Track listings and formats

;Europe CD maxi single
# "Carolyna" (Radio Edit)
# "Carolyna" (Boogieman Radio Edit)
# "I Want Candy"
# "Carolyna" (Boogieman Radio Mix)
# "Carolyna" (Boogieman Extended Mix)

;UK CD maxi single
# "Carolyna" (Radio Edit)
# "Carolyna" (Boogieman Radio Edit)
# "Carolyna" (The Lawsy remix)
# "First Day of My Life"

;UK 7-inch vinyl
# "Carolyna" (Radio Edit)
# "Fragile" (UK B-side)

;UK DVD single
# "Carolyna" (Video)
# "First Day of My Life" (Video)
# "Fragile" (photo gallery from "Carolyna" video shoot)

Charts

Notes

External links

* [http://www.melaniec.net Official site]