Peak
11
Weeks
28
Score
4,051
Chart Year
2017
The breakthrough song for Portland rapper Adam "Aminé" Daniel, this tribute to the perfect girl was influenced by an Outkast track. "The first time I heard the name 'Caroline' was in OutKast's 'Roses,' so that was definitely an influence on me in general," he told Genius. "But I wrote this song with the intentions of hopefully making a modern day 'Billie Jean.'" Aminé croons the hook. He said: "(Kanye West's) 808s & Heartbreak made me realize I could rap and sing if I wanted to, thank you Yeezus. But I really got into singing when I started listening to Erykah Badu more. Her voice and cadence is just so far out there. 'Out My Mind, Just In Time ' specifically left an imprint on my imagination." Let's get gory, like a Tarantino movie In the Quentin Tarantino-referencing video Aminé sports a Pulp Fiction shirt to pay homage to the movie director. Aminé said: "Tarantino is just one of those guys who's in his own lane, which I admire immensely. I don't really have a favorite because I really like him and the art he creates. Almost like Andre, I can't really give you my favorite OutKast song, I just really love the artist and the mind that creates the art. But I do have to say, Django took a lot of balls and risk, culturally, which I appreciated very much." Caroline is frequently used as a titular name. Other artists that have recorded Caroline-monikered songs include The Beach Boys, Kaiser Chiefs, Neil Diamond, Status Quo, Alexis Babini, Brandi Carlile, Noah Gundersen and Kellie Pickler. When Aminé the song on the November 15, 2016 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, he added a new verse directed at president elect Donald Trump: "You can never make America great again," he sang. "All you ever did was make this country hate again."
Listen man What's up? I heard you done got you a dime piece, man Hell nah, man One of the Beyoncé, Meagan Good types Nah, nah, nah Is that true, man? I just wanna know Probably not I mean, shit, to be honest with you, man, she's a Bad thang (shit), fine as hell (woo), thick as fuck Oh my God (damn), that's my baby Caroline, you divine Mighty fine Shawty really blow the pipe (that's true) Like a pro Fuck you though Holy shit, I'm really lit (it's lit) It's looking like it's 'bout time to fuck it up (word) Caroline, listen up, don't wanna hear About ya horoscope or what the future holds Shut up and shut up and Let's get gory, like a Tarantino movie Don't wanna talk it out, can we fuck it out? 'Cause we gon' be up all night, fuck a decaf You say I'm a tall thug, guess I'm a G-raffe If ya want safe-sex, baby use the knee pads Freaky with the sticky-icky, baby give me kitty kitty Killa, westside nigga Boy you like ninety eight degrees and I'm three hundred, nigga keep ya feet runnin' I Chief Keef keef when I eat these beats, better boy get scurred Don't run up in my lane, I don't want you in my lane, you a lame, get swerved 'Cause great scenes might be great But I love your bloopers And perfect's for the urgent Baby, I want forever Caroline, don't you see that I want you to be my Bad thang (shit), fine as hell (woo), thick as fuck Oh my God (damn), that's my baby Caroline, you divine Mighty fine Shawty really blow the pipe (that's true) Like a pro (Haha, what?) Holy shit, I'm really lit (it's lit) It's looking like it's 'bout time to fuck it up (word) Caroline, listen up, don't wanna hear About ya horoscope or what the future holds Shut up and shut up and Let's get gory, like a Tarantino movie Don't wanna talk it out, can we fuck it out? 'Cause we gon' be up all night, fuck a decaf You say I'm a tall thug, guess I'm a G-raffe If ya want safe-sex, baby use the knee pads Freaky with the sticky-icky, baby give me kitty kitty Killa, westside nigga Boy you like ninety eight degrees and I'm three hundred, nigga keep ya feet runnin' I Chief Keef keef when I eat these beats, better boy get scurred Don't run up in my lane, I don't want you in my lane, you a lame, get swerved 'Cause great scenes might be great But I love your bloopers And perfect's for the urgent Baby, I want forever Caroline, don't you see that I want you to be my Bad thang, bad, bad, bad, bad thang, thang, thang, thang, thang Bad thang, thang, bad, bad, bad, b-b-bad, thang, thang Bad thang, thang, thang, bad, b-bad, bad thang, thang, thang Bad thang, thang, bad, bad, bad, b-b-bad
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 24, 2016 | 96 | 30 |
| 2 | Oct 1, 2016 | 70 | 56 |
| 3 | Oct 8, 2016 | 65 | 61 |
| 4 | Oct 15, 2016 | 52 | 74 |
| 5 | Oct 22, 2016 | 44 | 82 |
| 6 | Oct 29, 2016 | 35 | 91 |
| 7 | Nov 5, 2016 | 32 | 94 |
| 8 | Nov 12, 2016 | 25 | 101 |
| 9 | Nov 19, 2016 | 21 | 105 |
| 10 | Nov 26, 2016 | 18 | 108 |
| 11 | Dec 3, 2016 | 12 | 114 |
| 12 | Dec 10, 2016 | 12 | 114 |
| 13 | Dec 17, 2016 | 14 | 112 |
| 14 | Dec 24, 2016 | 15 | 111 |
| 15 | Dec 31, 2016 | 16 | 110 |
| 16 | Jan 7, 2017 | 11 | 115 |
| 17 | Jan 14, 2017 | 14 | 112 |
| 18 | Jan 21, 2017 | 16 | 110 |
| 19 | Jan 28, 2017 | 15 | 111 |
| 20 | Feb 4, 2017 | 14 | 112 |