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. It was released worldwide in 1995 and was an international success, especially in Japan, where it achieved platinum status. Outside of Sweden and Japan (where debut ''

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'' had been released in 1994), it was released as their first album: a compilation of tracks from both ''

'' and ''Life''. It was released in the

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under the label Minty Fresh Records.

Track listing

All music composed by

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Swedish edition

# "

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" (Lyrics:

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, Svensson, Sveningsson) – 3:37 # "Gordon's Gardenparty" (Lyrics: Persson, Svensson) – 3:22 # "Daddy's Car" (Lyrics: Sveningsson,

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) – 3:35 # "Pikebubbles" (Lyrics: Sveningsson, Svensson) – 3:05 # "Tomorrow" (Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 3:05 # "Beautiful One" (Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 3:28 # "Travelling with Charley" (Lyrics: Sveningsson, Svensson) – 4:09 # "Fine" (Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 3:11 # "Sunday Circus Song" (Lyrics: Sveningsson, Svensson) – 3:56 # "Hey! Get Out of My Way" (Lyrics: Persson, Svensson) – 3:30 # "Closing Time" (Lyrics:

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, Sveningsson, Svensson) – 10:22

UK, French, Canadian and Brazilian version

# "Carnival" – 3:37 # "Gordon's Gardenparty" – 3:22 # "Daddy's Car" – 3:35 # " Sick & Tired" (Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 3:24 # "Tomorrow" – 3:05 # "Rise & Shine" (Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 3:30 # "Beautiful One" – 3:28 # "Travelling with Charley" – 4:09 # "Fine" – 3:11 # "Celia Inside" (Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 4:42 # "Hey! Get Out of My Way" – 3:32 # "After All..." (Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 2:57 # "

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This version omits "Pikebubbles", "Sunday Circus Song" and "Closing Time", replacing them with "Sick & Tired", "Rise & Shine", "Celia Inside", "After All..." and "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" from ''Emmerdale''. "Celia Inside" is a longer edit, and "Rise & Shine" is a new recording, while the others are taken directly from the previous album. The omitted song "Pikebubbles" was released internationally as the B side to the 1995 "Rise & Shine" single. Additionally, "Hey! Get Out Of My Way" is single version.

US edition

# "Carnival" – 3:36 # "Daddy's Car" – 3:35 # "Fine" – 3:09 # "Rise & Shine" – 3:28 # "Our Space" – 3:29 # "Celia Inside" – 4:40 # "Over the Water" – 2:13 # "Tomorrow" – 3:03 # "Sick & Tired" – 3:23 # "Beautiful One" – 3:27 # "Gordon's Gardenparty" – 3:19 # "Hey! Get Out of My Way" – 3:30 # "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" – 4:30 # "Happy Meal" – 2:36 This version omits "Pikebubbles", "Travelling with Charley", "Sunday Circus Song" and "Closing Time", replacing them with "Rise & Shine", "Our Space", "Celia Inside", "Over the Water", "Sick & Tired" and "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" from ''Emmerdale'' and exclusive US bonus track "Happy Meal". The four omitted tracks were included as a bonus disc with the US version of ''Emmerdale'', released in 1997.

Personnel

- keyboards, piano *

- drums, percussion *

- lead vocals *

Magnus Sveningsson Magnus Sveningsson (born Johan Magnus Sveningsson on 4 April 1972 in Falköping) is best known as the bassist in the Swedish rock band, The Cardigans, and has also recorded under a solo project entitled Righteous Boy. In 2006, he restarted The ...

- bass, vocals *

- guitar, vocals

Other appearances

*"Carnival" was featured in the soundtracks of the 1997 film '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' and the 1996 Australian film '' Love And Other Catastrophes''. *"Carnival" was featured in one episode of MTV animated series ''

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''.

Singles

Continental Europe/UK

*" Sick & Tired" (March 1995, #96 UK) *"

" (10 June 1995, #72 UK) *"Sick & Tired" (re-release, 23 September 1995, #34 UK) *"Carnival" (re-release, 25 November 1995, #35 UK) *" Rise & Shine" (10 February 1996, #29 UK)

Japan/Sweden

*"Carnival" *"Hey! Get Out of My Way" *"Rise & Shine" (Japan only re-release)

Charts

Certifications

External links

The Cardigans discography at the band's official sitePolyhex UK chart information

References

{{Authority control 1995 albums The Cardigans albums Albums produced by Tore Johansson Stockholm Records albums Minty Fresh Records albums