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Carolina Liar

Carolina Liar is an American pop rock band.[1] Lead vocalist Chad Wolf is originally from Moncks Corner, South Carolina; other members originate from Stockholm, Sweden.[2]

Carolina Liar
OriginMoncks Corner, South Carolina, U.S.
Stockholm, Sweden
GenresPop rock
Years active2006–present
LabelsAtlantic, Maratone
MembersChad Wolf
Rickard Göransson
Johan Carlsson
Peter Carlsson
Erik Hääger
Past membersJim Almgren Gândara
Max Grahn

History edit

 
The band in 2008

The band is best known for the platinum certified single "Show Me What I'm Looking For" and gold certified "I'm Not Over", from their 2008 major-label debut album, Coming to Terms, produced by Swedish producers Max Martin and Tobias Karlsson.

The song "I'm Not Over" featured in the 2008 film What Happens in Vegas, starring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz, in the 2008 King of the Hill episode "Cops and Robert", and in the video game UEFA Euro 2008.

On March 3, 2009, the single "Show Me What I'm Looking For" was featured on the iTunes Store as the Free Single of the Week. "Show Me What I'm Looking For" appeared in FOX Sports commercials for the 2009 MLB All-Star Game, as well as MTV's The Hills.

"Show Me What I'm Looking For" and "Open The Door" were featured in commercials for Investigation Discovery's new show, Disappeared, and in promo spots for We TV's The Locator.

In the spring of 2014, an instrumental version of "Show Me What I'm Looking For" was used in an advertising campaign for Swinton Insurance. The TV advert featured the Britain's Got Talent 2013 winners, Attraction.

Carolina Liar was the supporting act on the David Cook/Gavin Degraw 2011 Fall Tour. In 2012, they were the opening act for the Kelly Clarkson/The Fray Tour.

Carolina Liar also played as the opening act for Rob Thomas while he was playing in New York City at the Beacon Theatre and the rest of the stops on his Cradlesong Tour.

Peter Carlsson co-produced Ariana Grande's single titled "Love Me Harder". Johan Carlsson co-wrote and co-produced her single titled "Dangerous Woman".

2019–present edit

Over 10 years after its release, YouTuber and media mogul David Dobrik started using "Show Me What I'm Looking For" in his videos, shooting the single shot back up in streams and uses on TikTok, and amassing tens of millions of new views across the platforms. Chad Wolf from Carolina Liar surprised David Dobrik in January 2022 with an acoustic performance on David's VIEWS podcast,[2] with David gifting him a classic Volkswagen bus.[3] Chad Wolf/Carolina Liar has announced he releasing an alternate version of the hit single "Show Me What I'm Looking For," and is currently working on brand new music and new touring plans for 2022.

Band members edit

Current members
  • Chad Wolf – lead vocals, guitar [2007–present]
  • Rickard Göransson – guitar [2007–present]
  • Johan Carlsson – keyboards [2007–present]
  • Erik Hääger – bass [2007–present]
  • Peter Carlsson – drums [2009–present]
Past members
  • Jim Almgren Gândara – guitar (2007–2009)
  • Max Grahn – drums [2007–2009]

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
[3] 		US
Rock
[4] 		US
Heat
[5]
2008 Coming to Terms 140 43 3
2011 Wild Blessed Freedom
  • Released: September 27, 2011
  • Label: Maratone AB
 — — 8

Singles edit

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[6] 		US
Alt
[7] 		US
Adult
[8] 		AUS
[9] 		DNK
[10] 		GER
[11] 		IRL
[12] 		NLD
[13] 		UK
[14]
2008 "I'm Not Over" 119 3 — 28 — — — — — Coming to Terms
"Show Me What I'm Looking For" 67 28 8 — 28 93 6 74 31
2009 "Beautiful World" — — — — — — — — —
2011 "Drown" — — 37 — — — — — — Wild Blessed Freedom
2012 "Me and You" — — — — — — — — —
2015 "Here I Go Again" — — — — — — — — — Non Album Single
"Wrestling an Angel" — — — — — — — — —
2020 "Battlefields" — — — — — — — — —
2023 "Thank You" — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Production discography edit

Johan Carlsson edit

Title Year Artist Album Songwriting Producing
"Nothing to Lose" 2013 Emblem3 Nothing to Lose  Y  Y
"Just a Little Bit of Your Heart" 2014 Ariana Grande My Everything  Y  Y
"Fire" Gavin DeGraw Finest Hour: The Best of Gavin DeGraw  Y  Y
"Live It Up" Colbie Caillat Gypsy Heart  Y  Y
"Blaze"  Y
"Nice Guys"  Y  Y
"Stockholm Syndrome" One Direction Four  Y
"Goodnight" Cher Lloyd Sorry I'm Late  Y  Y
"M.F.P.O.T.Y."  Y  Y
"Pieces" Ella Henderson Chapter One  Y
"Give Your Heart Away"  Y  Y
"1996"  Y  Y
"I Love You" Alex & Sierra It's About Us  Y  Y
"Unkiss Me" Maroon 5 V  Y  Y
"Falling Slow" 2015 Tori Kelly Unbreakable Smile  Y  Y
"My House" Flo Rida My House  Y  Y
"If I Could Fly" One Direction Made in the A.M.  Y  Y
"For You" Demi Lovato Confident  Y  Y
"Mr. Hughes"  Y  Y
"Held By Me" The Vamps Wake Up  Y
"Painkiller" Jason Derulo Everything Is 4  Y  Y
"Let's Not Be Alone Tonight" R5 Sometime Last Night  Y  Y
"Take This Chance" Anastacia Ultimate Collection  Y
"Talk About You" Mika No Place in Heaven  Y
"Dangerous Woman" 2016 Ariana Grande Dangerous Woman  Y  Y
"Harder to Believe" Gavin DeGraw Something Worth Saving  Y  Y
"New Love"  Y  Y
"Then There's You" Charlie Puth Nine Track Mind  Y  Y
"Hopeless Romantic" Meghan Trainor Thank You  Y  Y
"Mom"  Y  Y
"I Believe in You" Michael Bublé Nobody but Me  Y
"Nobody but Me"  Y
"Today is Yesterday's Tomorrow"  Y
"Someday"  Y
"Zillionaire" Flo Rida The Perfect 10  Y  Y
"You Gotta Not" Little Mix Glory Days  Y  Y
"Old Friends" 2017 Jasmine Thompson Wonderland  Y  Y
"Change"
(featuring James Taylor) 		2018 Charlie Puth Voicenotes  Y  Y
"Somebody Told Me"  Y  Y
"Diamonds are Forever" Sabrina Carpenter Singular: Act I  Y  Y
"Exhale" 2019 Singular: Act II  Y  Y
"Looking at Me"  Y  Y
"Perfect Now" 2020 Louis Tomlinson Walls  Y  Y
"El Tejano"
(featuring Sofía Reyes) 		Lauv ~how i'm feeling~  Y  Y
"Lion of Love" Erik Mjönes Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga  Y
"Champagne Problems" Katy Perry Smile  Y  Y
"Tucked"  Y  Y
"Harleys in Hawaii"  Y  Y
"What Makes a Woman"  Y  Y
"Small Talk"  Y  Y
"Never Worn White"  Y  Y
"What Do You Think Of?"
(with Lukas Graham) 		Lauren Alaina Getting Over Him  Y
"Elita" Gary Barlow, Michael Bublé and Sebastián Yatra Non-album single  Y  Y
"The Christmas Sweater" 2021 Michael Bublé Christmas (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition)  Y
"Seven Days" THRDL!FE with Conor Maynard Non-album single  Y
"Next" Olivia Holt Dance Like No One's Watching  Y  Y
"i miss you (skin to skin)" 2022 Dylan Conrique Non-album single  Y  Y
"Remind Me" Bastille Give Me the Future + Dreams of the Past  Y
"The Story" Jewel American Song Contest  Y  Y
"Stay" Sofia Carson Sofia Carson  Y
"Sorry That I Miss You" Ella Henderson Everything I Didn't Say  Y  Y
"One Life" 2023 Michael Bolton Spark of Light  Y  Y
"1-800-GOT-STRESS" Devon Cole Non-album single  Y  Y

Peter Carlsson edit

Title Year Artist Album Songwriting Producing
"Hold on Tight" 2013 Britney Spears Britney Jean  Y
"Problem" 2014 Ariana Grande My Everything  Y
"Love Me Harder"  Y
"Just a Little Bit of Your Heart"  Y
"Fire" Gavin DeGraw Finest Hour: The Best of Gavin DeGraw  Y
"M.F.P.O.T.Y." Cher Lloyd Sorry I'm Late  Y
"First Love" Jennifer Lopez A.K.A.  Y
"Once in a Lifetime" 2015 Flo Rida My House  Y
"Ghost Town" Adam Lambert The Original High  Y
"There I Said It"  Y
"Lucy"  Y
"The Light"  Y
"Heavy Fire"  Y
"For You" Demi Lovato Confident  Y
"Mr. Hughes"  Y
"Thinking Bout You" 2016 Ariana Grande Dangerous Woman  Y
"Still Falling for You" Ellie Goulding Bridget Jones's Baby: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  Y
"Miss You More" 2017 Katy Perry Witness  Y
"Finish What We Started"
(featuring Brandi Carlile) 		2019 Zac Brown Band The Owl  Y

Rickard Göransson edit

Title Year Artist Album Songwriting Producing
"Rock n Roll" 2013 Avril Lavigne Avril Lavigne  Y  Y
"Bang Bang" 2014 Jessie J
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj 		Sweet Talker
My Everything 		 Y  Y
"Burnin' Up" Jessie J Sweet Talker  Y
"There Goes My Baby" Enrique Iglesias Sex and Love  Y  Y
"Skippin a Beat" Zara Larsson 1  Y
"Rooftop"  Y
"Call It Whatever" Bella Thorne —  Y
"Nobody Love" 2015 Tori Kelly Unbreakable Smile  Y  Y
"California Lovers"  Y
"Once in a Lifetime" Flo Rida My House  Y
"Around the World" Natalie La Rose
Fetty Wap 		TBA  Y
"Under You" 2016 Nick Jonas Last Year Was Complicated  Y
"Never Been Hurt" The Band Perry TBA  Y
"DNCE" DNCE DNCE  Y
"Toothbrush"  Y
"Zoom"  Y
"Pay My Rent"  Y
"Still Falling for You" Ellie Goulding Bridget Jones's Baby: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  Y
"Don't Talk About It" Tove Lo Lady Wood  Y
"Breathe" 2017 Astrid S Party's Over  Y  Y
"Empty Cups" 2018 Charlie Puth Voicenotes  Y  Y
"God Is a Woman" Ariana Grande Sweetener  Y
"Love Her Too"
(featuring G-Eazy) 		Marc E. Bassy Postmodern Depression  Y
"not ur friend" 2020 Jeremy Zucker love is not dying  Y
"Husavik" Will Ferrell and Molly Sandén Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga  Y
"Upgrade" Joji Nectar  Y  Y
"Oh Na Na" 2021 Camila Cabello, Myke Towers and Tainy Non-album single  Y
"No Time (For My Life to Suck)" 2022 Nina Nesbitt Älskar  Y

Appearances edit

References edit

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