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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Carry Me
| cover = Kygo featuring Julia Michaels - Carry Me.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Kygo featuring Julia Michaels
| album = Cloud Nine
| released = 12 August 2016
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| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Tropical house
| length = 3:53
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| writer =
| producer = Kygo
| chronology = Kygo
| prev_title = Raging
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = It Ain't Me
| next_year = 2017
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"'Carry Me'" is a song by Norwegian DJ and music producer Kygo, featuring vocals from American singer Julia Michaels. It was released as sixth single from the album Cloud Nine. It was released via digital download on 12 August 2016 by Sony and Ultra. The song was written by Kygo, Michaels and Justin Tranter and produced by Kygo. The song was performed at the 2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in the Maracan Stadium on August 21, 2016.
Background and writing
"Carry Me" was written Kygo, Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter and produced by Kygo.
Recording and composition
"Carry Me" features Julia Michaels' lead vocals and Justin Tranter backing vocals. Miles Walker mixed the track at Silent Sound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia with assistance from Ryan Jumper and John Horesco IV completed the audio mastering.
Musically, "Carry Me" is a three minutes and fifty-three seconds uptempo tropical house song. In terms of music notation, "Carry Me" was composed using common time in the key of G major, with a moderate tempo of 105 beats per minute. The song follows the chord progression of C-G-D-Em while Michaels' vocal range spans from the low note B3 to the high note of C5, giving the song one octave and one note of range.
Music video
Prior to the release of the music video, Kygo debuted a lyric video for the song on August 29, 2016 on Ultra Music YouTube channel. The lyric video, by Luca Brenna for Superbros and Johannes Lovund, was illustrated by Sprankenstein and was animated by Jonathan Folkard. The lyric shows Kygo playing piano and Michaels recording the song on a studio with an orchestra playing strings.
The music video, produced by Savage Isle Productions and Kygo, was released on 5 October 2016 on Kygo's official Vevo channel. The video shows Kygo going out with friends on vacation, and it contains scenes on a yacht, on a footage from a festival and poolside shenanigans.
Credits and personnel
'Recording and management'
* Mixed at Silent Sound Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
* Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell
'Personnel'
*Kygo songwriting, production
*Julia Michaels vocals, songwriting
*Justin Tranter songwriting, backing vocals
*Miles Walker mixing
*Ryan Jumper assistant
*John Horesco IV mastering
Credits adapted from 'Cloud Nine' liner notes.
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References
Category:2016 singles
Category:2016 songs
Category:Julia Michaels songs
Category:Kygo songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Kygo
Category:Songs written by Kygo
Category:Songs written by Julia Michaels
Category:Songs written by Justin Tranter
Category:Sony Music singles
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