Carry You Home (Zara Larsson song)

"Carry You Home"
Single by Zara Larsson
from the album 1
Released12 May 2014
Length4:13
LabelTEN
SongwriterElof Loelv
ProducerElof Loelv
Zara Larsson singles chronology
"Bad Boys"
(2013)
"Carry You Home"
(2014)
"Rooftop"
(2014)
Music video
"Carry You Home" on YouTube

"Carry You Home" is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson. It was released on 12 May 2014 through TEN Music Group in Sweden as the second single from her debut album, 1 (2014). Written and produced by Elof Loelv, the single was released on 22 August internationally, and its music video was unveiled a day later. Commercially, "Carry You Home" reached a peak of number three in Sweden and was later certified 2× Platinum.

Composition and live performance

"Carry You Home" runs for 4 minutes and 23 seconds; Elof Loelv wrote and produced the track.[1] On 24 September 2015, Larsson performed the song on ElectriCity's Silent Bus Sessions, along with the track "Better You".[2][3]

Music video and chart performance

The music video for "Carry You Home" was released on 13 May 2014.[4] In Sweden, the song debuted at number five, reaching its peak of number three four weeks later. The track remained in the top 50 for 22 weeks.[5] It was certicified 2× Platinum in Sweden.[6]

Track listing

Digital download[7]
  1. "Carry You Home" – 4:13
  2. "Carry You Home" (instrumental) – 4:13

Charts

Weekly charts

List of weekly chart performance
Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Czech Republic Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)[8] 56
Slovakia Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)[9] 58
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 3

Year-end charts

List of year-end chart performance
Chart (2014) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 48

Certifications

List of certifications and sales
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[12] 2× Platinum 80,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release history
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Sweden 12 May 2014 TEN [7]
Various 22 August 2014 [13][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Carry You Home - Single". Norway: Apple Music. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  2. ^ Carley, Brennan (24 September 2015). "Zara Larsson Played 'Carry You Home' and 'Better You' on an Electric Bus". Spin. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Zara Larsson Performs New Song in a Video Recorded on Gothenburg's Electric Bus Route". Cision. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  4. ^ Larsson, Zara (14 May 2014). Zara Larsson - Carry You Home (Video). Retrieved 5 December 2015 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Swedish Charts - Zara Larsson "Carry You Home"". Swedishcharts.com. 5 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Zara Larsson — Carry You Home" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b Anon. (2014). Carry You Home (Digital download). Zara Larsson. TEN Music Group. Retrieved 4 December 2015 – via Discogs.
  8. ^ "ČNS IFPI – CZ Singles Digital – Top 100 – 08. týden 2015" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic.
  9. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201508 into search.
  10. ^ "Zara Larsson – Carry You Home". Singles Top 100.
  11. ^ "Swedish End of Year Singles Chart: 2014". Hitlistan. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Zara Larsson - Carry You Home" (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Carry You Home - Single by Zara Larsson". Spotify. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2026.