"Carry You Home" is a song by the Dutch

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and producer

Tiësto Tijs Michiel Verwest (; born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto ( , ), is a Dutch DJ and record producer. He was voted "The Greatest DJ of All Time" by ''Mix (magazine), Mix'' magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, h ...

. It features production from Norwegian music producing team

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and vocals from American singer and

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. It was released on 29 September 2017 by Musical Freedom in the Netherlands as the fourth single from Tiësto's compilation, '' Club Life, Vol. 5 - China''.

Critical reception

According to Kat Bein from ''

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'', "'Carry You Home' is the friend you deserve in your time of need. Beautiful vocals from

are a strong wind under the wings of this electronic hook. ..

come through with a production assist to help make this tune as grand and wide-open as long country roads." ''We Rave You'' considers that "the melody is where the true character lies in this feel-good anthem that certainly brings an uplifting atmosphere to its sound. From start to finish 'Carry You Home' is never short of a stimulating beat as the track builds to an exhilarating and rapturous chorus."

Music video

The music video of the song was released on 16 October 2017. It was directed and produced by That One Blond Kid Corp.

Track listing

;Digital Download (MF219) # "Carry You Home" - 3:12 ;Transluscent Green 7" (MF219) # "Carry You Home" - 3:44 # "Carry You Home" (

's Big Room Remix) - 4:24 ;Digital Download - Remixes # "Carry You Home" (

's AFTR:HRS Remix) - 3:28 # "Carry You Home" (CRVVCKS Remix) - 4:55 # "Carry You Home" (

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Remix) - 3:02 # "Carry You Home" (Lulleaux Remix) - 3:16

Charts

References

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