"Carol" is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry, first released by Chess Records in 1958, with "Hey Pedro" as the B-side. The single reached number 18 on Billboard's Hot 100 and number 12 on the magazine's R&B chart. In 1959, it was included on his first compilation album, Berry Is on Top.
Berry employs his well-known guitar figure, which AllMusic critic Matthew Greenwald describes as "a guitar lick that indeed propelled not just Berry's greatest works, but the rock & roll genre itself."
The Rolling Stones recorded it in 1964 for their debut album and a live version was released on Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! (1969). A live recording from Oakland in November 1969 is included in the bootleg album, Live'r Than You'll Ever Be.
The Beatles recorded a version of the song for Pop Go the Beatles in July 1963. The song appears on their 1994 album Live at the BBC.