FUN.
Jan 9, 2013
"Carry On" is a song by American indie band Fun. It was released on October 23rd, as the third single off their second album, Some Nights. The song was written by the band members, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff, alongside the album's producer, Jeff Bhasker.
"Carry On" has been called "a song about perseverance in hard times", which is supported by a rock-anthem sound. The song begins with Ruess singing with faint vocals, his thoughts focused on the thought of committing suicide. Ruess' faint vocals, are eventually reinforced by a large chorus and band member Jack Antonoff's guitar-playing. The narrator takes refuge in a bar alongside his friends, who begin to contemplate their parents' mortality. Antonoff delivers a short, 20 second guitar solo, which appears over two and a half minutes into the song.
The song was very well received by critics, with them noticing a similar sound to their previous indie work. The A.V. Club reviewer Marcus Glimer called the song a "horn-fueled, thundering anthem" and that it served as a good "bridge" between their debut album, Aim and Ignite and their second album, Some Nights. Dave Simpson of The Guardian compared the song to the work of Paul Simon and Billy Joel and Antonoff's guitar playing to that of Slash.