Oh Caroline

"Oh Caroline" is a song by English band the 1975 from their fifth studio album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language (2022). The song was released on 17 March 2023 through Dirty Hit and Polydor Records as the sixth single from the album. It was written by band members Matthew Healy and George Daniel alongside Ilsey Juber, Jamie Squire, Benjamin Francis Leftwich and Jimmy Hogarth. Production of the song was handled by Healy, Daniel and Jack Antonoff. Background and development "Oh Caroline" was officially released by Dirty Hit and Polydor Records as the sixth single from Being Funny in a Foreign Language, added to BBC Radio 1's C List on 17 March 2023. Music and lyrics A 1980s-style pop song, "Oh Caroline" has a length of three minutes and thirty-two seconds (3:32). The track was written by the 1975 members Matthew Healy and George Daniel alongside Ilsey Juber, Jamie Squire, Benjamin Francis Leftwich and Jimmy Hogarth, while the former two handled the production in collaboration with Jack Antonoff. According to sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Hal Leonard Music Publishing, "Oh Caroline" is set in the time signature of common time with a moderate tempo of 96 beats per minute. The song is composed in the key of D major, with Healy's vocals ranging between the notes of A4 and B5. It follows a chord progression of Gsus2–Bm–A–D–A. "Oh Caroline" incorporates elements of funk, new wave and yacht rock into its "glistening" production, composed of a "dance-worthy" tempo, "pristine" electric pianos, gated drums, a dance groove, synths and "twinkling" ambience.