We wrote with Sierra Deaton on this one. She has an innate ability to compound all our perceptions of the concept into one cohesive overarching storyline. Started with the versem we were chasing down this sort of Jony Mitchell style lyric and dove into that. The production on this, we really pushed it to its limit. The song originally had a whole different beat structure, but then we experimented a little and ended up changing it to four on the floor beat you hear. It completely changed it and helped us find the life. It was meant to be this energetic up-tempo song. Michael did a really great job on production and we’re really proud of this one.

— Via Spotify

There is a song called “CAROUSEL” that I really love, particularly because there’s really specific musical influences that people probably wouldn’t usually identify in a modern pop/rock band. In that song, you’re hearing bands like Supertramp, you’re hearing Aphex Twin, you’re hearing really dry drum recordings, kind of like The Killers would do, but you’re also hearing Michael as one of the producers influencing our music from an EDM perspective. It really has interesting colouring this record and it has kind of that obscure muscal influence, which is what is making it fruitful in the soul to be a part of this band, because it’s very multifaceted.

— Ashton Irwin via Solo of House magazine.

While interviewing 5 Seconds of Summer, DORK Magazine described the song:

One of 5SOS5’s leading tracks, “Take My Hand,” unpacks the story so far from the boys' perspective. It’s a slow burner that sees Luke ground himself, lyrically noting the blur of their first few years with the pre-chorus […] “CAROUSEL,” which comes directly after, echoes a similar sentiment, delving into the chaos, but reiterating they have no intention of stopping.