# Carry (song) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Carry_(song) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Carry_(song).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carry_(song) > Source revision: 1348985442 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2011 single by Tori Amos "Carry" Single by Tori Amos from the album Night of Hunters Released August 18, 2011 Studio Martian Engineering (Cornwall)[1] Genre Classical baroque pop Length 4:07 Label Deutsche Grammophon Songwriters Tori Amos Claude Debussy Producer Tori Amos Tori Amos singles chronology "A Silent Night with You" (2009) "Carry" (2011) "Flavor" (2012) "**Carry**" is a song by American singer-songwriter and pianist [Tori Amos](/source/Tori_Amos), released as the main promotional single from her twelfth solo studio album *[Night of Hunters](/source/Night_of_Hunters)* (2011). The track was released Aug 18, 2011 as a digital download only with an accompanying [music video](/source/Music_video). ## Background and release Like the rest of the tracks on the album, *Carry* builds upon a classical composition, with musical variations, arrangement and added lyrics by Amos. *Carry* is a variation on *[La fille aux cheveux de lin](/source/La_fille_aux_cheveux_de_lin)* (Girl with the Flaxen Hair), originally released in 1909 by [French](/source/France) composer [Claude Debussy](/source/Claude_Debussy).[2] In addition to piano by Amos, the track features instrumentation by the [Apollon Musagète Quartet](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apollon_Musag%C3%A8te_Quartet&action=edit&redlink=1). *Carry* is the last track of the album and the final piece in the song cycle and narrative story that spans the entire album. After the tumultuous shattering of the protagonist's relationship to her lover early in the album, and the emotional processing and understanding that subsequently follows, *Carry* describes the protagonist having despite it all found an eternal place in her heart for her lover. The lyrics are about coming to terms with the fact that people can disappear from your life without being forgotten, and that they can still remain a part of you. In a track-by-track introduction of "Night of Hunters" for Amazon.com, Amos writes: "With the dawn comes *Carry*, and the sentiment: you will not ever be forgotten by me, in the procession of the mighty stars your name is sung and tattooed now on my heart, here I will carry, carry, carry you forever.".[3] The song was performed live regularly during the artist's [Night of Hunters tour](/source/Night_of_Hunters_tour) in support of the album. An instrumental version of "Carry" appears on *Sin Palabras*, the instrumental companion album to *Night of Hunters*, released in December 2011.[4] ## Critical reception *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)* found "Carry" to be one of the prettiest moments on the album, describing it as a lush closer.[5] *[Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine)* complimented it as a captivating melody, but felt the album as a whole was without pop structure or notable hooks.[6] Writing for All Music Guide, Thom Jurek describes "Carry" as the most powerful and accessible track on the album.[7] *Glide Magazine'*s reviewer felt "Carry" along with its preceding track "Seven Sisters" acted as an ideal couple to end the album.[8] ## Music video The accompanying music video features Amos playing the piano and singing the track in the studio, edited together with scenes from the Irish landscape and the [Georgian](/source/Georgian_architecture) style house owned by Amos, where the photoshoot for the album art took place. Amos' daughter acts the part of "Anabelle" from the album's narrative in the video clip.[9] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Night of Hunters - Tori Amos | Songs, Reviews, Credits"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/night-of-hunters-mw0002149352). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["ShieldSquare Captcha"](http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=24152). *Songfacts.com*. Retrieved 28 May 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Night of Hunters"](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005182374). *Amazon UK*. 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Catalogue"](https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue). *Deutschegrammophon.com*. Retrieved 28 May 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Night of Hunters"](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/night-of-hunters-20111018). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. 18 October 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Review: Tori Amos, Night of Hunters"](http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/tori-amos-night-of-hunters). *[Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine)*. 19 September 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Night of Hunters - Tori Amos | Songs, Reviews, Credits"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/night-of-hunters-mw0002149352). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Tori Amos: Night of Hunters"](http://www.glidemagazine.com/18917/tori-amos-2/). *Glidemagazine.com*. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Tori Amos - A strange little girl grows up"](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/tori-amos--a-strange-little-girl-grows-up-2359174.html). *[Independent.co.uk](/source/Independent.co.uk)*. 22 September 2011. ## External links - [Official video clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0oiBNSjKPY) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube_video_(identifier)) - [Tori Amos official website](http://toriamos.com/) - [Apollon Musagète Quartett official website](http://www.apollon-musagete.com) - [Tori Amos official Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/toriamos) v t e Tori Amos Discography List of songs Studio albums Little Earthquakes Under the Pink Boys for Pele From the Choirgirl Hotel To Venus and Back Strange Little Girls Scarlet's Walk The Beekeeper American Doll Posse Abnormally Attracted to Sin Midwinter Graces Night of Hunters Gold Dust Unrepentant Geraldines Native Invader Ocean to Ocean The Music of Tori and the Muses In Times of Dragons Compilations Tales of a Librarian A Piano: The Collection Little Earthquakes – The B-Sides Live albums To Venus and Back The Original Bootlegs Legs and Boots Live at Montreux 1991/1992 From Russia with Love Diving Deep Live EPs Crucify Hey Jupiter Scarlet's Hidden Treasures Exclusive Session Flavor (Peter Rauhofer Mixes) Christmastide Singles "Baltimore" "Me and a Gun" "Silent All These Years" "China" "Winter" "Crucify" "Cornflake Girl" "God" "Pretty Good Year" "Past the Mission" "Caught a Lite Sneeze" "Talula" "Professional Widow" "Hey Jupiter" "In the Springtime of His Voodoo" "Spark" "Jackie's Strength" "Cruel"/"Raspberry Swirl" "Bliss" "1000 Oceans" "Glory of the 80's" "Concertina" "Strange Little Girl" "A Sorta Fairytale" "Taxi Ride" "Don't Make Me Come to Vegas" "Mary" "Sleeps with Butterflies" "Sweet the Sting" "Big Wheel" "Bouncing Off Clouds" "Welcome to England" "Maybe California" "A Silent Night with You" "Carry" "Flavor" "Trouble's Lament" "Cloud Riders" "Speaking with Trees" Other songs "Putting the Damage On" "Dātura" Videos Little Earthquakes Live from New York Complete Videos: 1991–1998 A Sorta Fairytale Welcome to Sunny Florida Fade to Red Live at Montreux 1991/1992 Tours 5 ½ Weeks Tour Night of Hunters Tour Gold Dust Orchestral Tour Unrepentant Geraldines Tour Native Invader Tour Related articles Piece by Piece Comic Book Tattoo Delirium Y Kant Tori Read Y Kant Tori Read "The Big Picture" "Cool on Your Island" "Blue Skies" RAINN The Light Princess Original Cast Recording --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Carry (song)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carry_(song)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carry_(song)?action=history)). 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