CARAMEL
by SLEEP TOKEN

Released in April 2025, Caramel is the second single from Sleep Token's upcoming fourth album, Even in Arcadia.

The bittersweet metal banger is a meditation on fame and identity – a constant source of conflict for Sleep Token given that the band members protect their anonymity vehemently. Their frontman goes by the stage name Vessel, while their bandmates are known only as II, III and IV.

"Every time they try to shout my real name just to get a rise from me," Vessel sings on the chorus. "Acting like I'm never stressed out by the hearsay – I guess that's what I get for tryna hide in the limelight."

That limelight is only growing more intense as Sleep Token ready their new album, released May 2025 ahead of their headline show at one of the UK's most iconic rock festivals, Download Festival in Donington Park, Leicestershire.

Caramel is Sleep Token's follow-up single to their Official Charts breakthrough single Emergence, which peaked at Number 17 in March 2025. On 11 April 2025 Caramel earned Sleep Token their first UK Top 10 hit on the Official Singles Chart, landing at Number 10.