"Krive karte" () is a song by Bosnian singer-songwriter Dino Merlin, released on 31 March 2022. The song peaked at number ten on the Croatia Songs chart and number 36 on the HR Top 40.
Edin Dervià ¡halidoviÃÂ, known professionally as Dino Merlin, had previously released the collaborative single "DoÃÂi" and the ballad "Jedan dan, jedna noÃÂ" in 2021. "Krive karte" was written by Dervià ¡halidoviàand mixed and mastered by Mahir Sarihodà ¾iÃÂ. It was released on the same day as his other song "Kako da ti kaà ¾em" on 31 March 2022.
Dervià ¡halidoviàstated in an interview with the Croatian newspaper VeÃÂernji list that the song was "quite unusual" in that it was a "kind of apology from me to the person I hurt and who I care about a lot." The lyrics "and I will change the city, I will change myself, I'll look for a way" are about the singer convincing a former partner that he has changed, after having mistreated them.
"Krive karte" and ""Kako da ti kaà ¾em" are described by Dervià ¡halidoviàas being "different paths to the same destination" with the latter written to be played directly after "Krive karte". The singer stated in a press release that "one song was not enough" because the story was "very important" to him.
The music video was filmed in the BHRT building in Sarajevo and made in partnership with BH Telecom and Samsung. Edvin Kaliàwas the director and script writer, Igor Laziàwas the director of photography and Marko Feher was the costume designer. Dervià ¡halidoviàcommented that the BHRT building was where his career began and that it would be a "generational shame if the light stops burning".
Elvir Peleà ¡eviàof EuroVisionary described the song as an "emotional ethno-pop ballad" that "relates to all the people who once in the life have burned the bridges between them" whilst Jonathan Vautrey of Wiwibloggs described the song as a "mid-tempo Balkan pop ballad". Vautrey added that Dervià ¡halidoviÃÂ's other song "Kako da ti kaà ¾em", which translates as "How can I tell you", had a "very similar lyrical theme" but was "much brighter and [had] a more hopeful pop sound".
On 16 April 2022, "Krive karte" peaked at number ten on Croatia Songs, a record chart compiled by Billboard.