"Caramel" is a song by anonymous English rock band Sleep Token, released on 4 April 2025 as the second single from their fourth studio album Even in Arcadia. The song became the band's first top 10 single in the UK and first top 40 single in the US. "Caramel" was nominated for a Grammy for "Best Rock Song" at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.
Sleep Token teased the song via American weatherman Chris Michaels, who is known for referencing metal lyrics in his weather reports based in North Carolina. Michaels posted a video on social media announcing a release from Sleep Token on 27 March 2025, following with two more on 29 March and 2 April. Each teaser included a puzzle regarding the song in a weather segment for fans to guess and the date of the next update.
The instrumental begins as soft, soothing and stripped-down for the first two minutes, The song gradually incorporates "poppy" sounds as it adds more layers of instruments and uses a pop-influenced chorus. The pop-like sections are also paired with a reggaeton beat. A breakdown in the style of metal (particularly deathcore) occurs three and a half minutes into the song.
The lyrics find Vessel exploring his struggles with fame, including achieving it from music made from his own sadness and dealing with fans attempting to uncover Sleep Token's real identities.