“Carousel” finds a lonely Tom DeLonge looking back at his school days fondly. His reminiscing of those carefree days send his emotions round like a “carousel.”

“Carousel” is also the first blink-182 song officially written by the DeLonge/Hoppus duo. According to Anne Hoppus, Mark’s sister, in Tales from Beneath Your Mom:

The two met in Tom’s garage. Tom pulled out a red notebook in which he had written music and lyrics … they played four hours Mark and Tom played their guitars together. Even on that first night, the two started co-writing songs, songs that already sounded like the band that would be Blink 182. A little known fact: “Carousel”, the song that would eventually be a crowd favorite, actually found its beginnings that night in Tom’s garage.

“Carousel” has been released in two different versions – the first version is on their demo Buddha, and the other is on their debut album Cheshire Cat. In 2005 it was also included in their Greatest Hits album, due to a large amount of fans pushing for the inclusion.