One Person Tent

there’s no way this isn’t based on a real life experience

Shock twist, wasn't an accident. Steve was just hoping you'd offer to be big spoon

These songs are getting more and more specific. they're all straight bops though

I’m sorry you went through this tom

This is why I buy 10-person tents. Somehow breathable fabric can feel so claustrophobic when my entire left side is pressed up against it. I like having full-on rooms when I camp.

I swear tent capacities are measured in volume. Fits two people, but only if they’re liquid and there’s absolutely no space between them

Forget "there was only one bed", "obviously one person tent" is the new fanfic trope that needs to sweep ao3

Man, if I were Tom's friend that took him out for an overnight camp out with what I THOUGHT WAS A NORMAL FULL SIZE TWO PERSON TENT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I CAN SAY I'M SORRY... I would have extremely mixed feelings about being roasted that harmonically

As a former Boy Scout, there is no way I'd consider sharing a tent unless it was meant for at least 4 people. Two-person tents don't exist.

When my wife and I first met and went camping together, she had told me she had a large tent. We drove up high in the Balsam mountains, got to the campsite, and... she brought a one person tent. It was kind of romantic in a very uncomfortably tight space kind of way.

My jaw literally dropped at the harmonies and chord changes at 0:50 👏 Stellar production as always Tom!

Always buy at least a 3 person tent, otherwise you leave your stuff outside to fit in a 1-2 person tent. Sometimes you can make them work but usually they say they will fit two people meaning two people of average size with no other things inside the tent.

I didn't think this would be about an actual tent

I'm so sorry to hear that the police department can only afford one person tents.

Damn the emotion in this is so strong. I shed a tear when he apologised, just beautiful

I feel like we're slowly watching a man come to terms with his intimacy issues. Like, _really_ slowly.

Why do all of this guy's songs sound like a situation he found himself in at 1 point in his life.

Sharing a tiny tent with somebody like, *Gosh I hope this doesn't awaken anything in me*

I really know I have a problem with this man's songs when I click on it 42 seconds after it comes out and text it to seven of my contacts

As an avid camper, everyone needs to know that tent specs never consider personal space and personal items. Always subtract 1-2 people from the tent capacity. (3-4 people's stuff = 1 person on space)

This has made me very happy. A few years ago I went camping with my best friend. I remember erecting the tent and doubling over laughing at the size of it. Very early in the night he gave up and slept in his car. The soles on my hiking boots also decided to come off. So all in all a very successful trip. The dolphin spotting was good though.

I would love to be a part of Tom Carey's friend group just for when he drops one of these incredibly specific songs and the whole group chat starts calling out Gary and his dumb tent

Now THIS sounds like a Big Night.

That harmony was so beautiful! You outdid yourself once again!)

Tom legit just makes songs based on his frustrations with friends and I love it

As someone who used to sell tents: yes. Great job!

How does one man get into so many misadventures that he can make songs from

I admire you a lot for not rhyme "intent" with "tent".

I have a "two" person tent too. I'm claustrophobic even by myself there. But you'd only invite a friend if you're hitting it. Ps: Leg on the nose means you're both cuddling a 69. So yeah. Get a date when hitting a festival with a one person tent.

finally, a song about my dislike of going on camping trips with a platonic aquaintance and having to sleep in the tent they bought for said trip that turned out to be too small

I hope people keep putting Tom in these really specific akward situations so he can keep making songs forever.

I could be laying in a pool of my own blood while emergency medics try desperately to shove my shattered bones back into place and if I get a chime for a new Tom Cardy song I'm definitely going to click on it.

Gotta love the line in his apology about the harmony, because this means Tom can and will momentarily break the fabric of reality just to make a harmony with himself

I don't know about everywhere, but at the stores I've seen and online, most tents are sold with a gross overestimation of how many people can fit in them. 3 person tents sometimes struggle to fit 2 people comfortably. :/

i have a "two person" backpacking tent, or as i like to call it, a Me and My Bag tent. nobody else getting in here unless they want to get real acquainted real quick

I thought for sure this was going to be about "pitching a tent"

takes me back to camping w/my friends and sharing a small air mattress in a small tent w/2 other teenagers... good times... good, incredibly cramped times...

Thanks Tom for keeping us all grounded and reminding us about the things that really matter.

I feel like I am being gifted by content by Tom Cardy. Like dang big night was a banger and we have a second video the same week??? Dang son. Disclaimer: I have covid brain. It may have been last week that the video came out

How does he keep coming out with content like this? It's amazing!

How long until this guy writes a musical? He’s so talented across so many genres it makes sense right?

Most gigantic artists don't even go this hard for their shit music that gets spread all around the world. And Tom is showing them all up by singing about a tent.

Every single song by Tom Cardy's based on a true story, change my mind.

This reminds me of when I had a sleepover at a friend's house. There were 4 of us. She swore the tent would be big enough for all of us. It was not. It was a 2 person tent but we somehow managed to squeeze in everyone. Worst night sleep ever.

It's been said before in the comments, but I love how all your material seems to come from a personal place of spite 🤣 Like, not rage, but like a "this happened to me and it made me mad; not too mad, but mad enough that I'm going to write a song about it"

one banger after another, never stop putting these out my man

Tom, if this is not a true story, please never tell me. Picturing you going through this and then feeling the need to write a song about it really makes me crack up! Lol

We've all been there, Tom 🤣 I always say get a tent that's rated as one person more than you intend to fit in it 🤣

When I was an actual child, we had a allegedly two person tent that we called "the Donnie tent" and I found out when I was about 18 that it was because my second cousin had bought it for a musical festival and wanted one of the artists to share it with her because it was so small. And my parents let innocent child me call it that name.

“I don’t want to make this weird...” That’s when I knew it was gonna get weird

oh my god this is beautiful 😢the music itself, the narrative, the emotionally turning point and acceptance from anger and bitterness- amazing

"I'm just a little scared of intimacy" Imagine bopping to a nice funny song and suddenly get personal attacked.

That harmony was INHUMANLY powerful, especially with the concentration on D U U U U M B. possibly my favorite musically, what an absolute masterpiece.

Accurate to every time I've gone camping. Always get at least one more "person" space than needed in a tent or you're gonna be all up in each others personal bubble

Seeing a new Tom Cardy song immediately made me pitch a one person tent.

This is definitely based on something which Tom had to experience

I am this years old when I heard a Queen level harmony on the word 'Dumb' and I am surprisingly OK with that :)

One of my favorite songs. Love it when you make these slower songs! I hope this makes it into your next album!

My partner did this.....with a CHILDSIZED one person tent when we worked at a Renaissance Festival. We ended up having to sleep in an X shape. Annoying at the time, but hilarious and fond memories in hindsight. (To this day, he insists it was a two-person tent tho xD)

Omg I can't stop laughing this is SO TRUE. I also bought a "two" person tent once and it was not even big enough for one small person. The tent industry is 100% wrong with their sizing and need to be called out for their lies. As advice I find a 4 person tent works the way I need a 2 person tent to work, always size up exponentially!!

I really feel like Elton John could nail a cover of this. Tom, you're an absolute legend!

Man sang with the voice of angels so the beat could drop from fucking heaven. This is amazing.

Me, and intellectual: This song is a beautiful analogy of life and love. That we have to make due with what we have. And that in most relationships there isnt enough space for two people to completely express themself, so you just have to compromise and cuddle real close. Tom Cardy: HAHA! Small tent funny!

this made me think about my and my father's trip to mountains, how we slept in a tent. still remember the view of his feet wraped in a sleeping bad. ah, memories.

A couple months ago I went on a hiking trip with a big group where we miscalculated on the number of tents to bring, so a group of three people had to share a two person tent. We asked them how they fit and they were like “we just snuggle!! it‘s really warm actually”. I was actually kind of jealous ngl because I was very cold every night (winter camping and all). By the end of the trip two of the three people ended up getting together lol

"come tomorrow I will miss your feeling of your nose against my leg" this was beautifully specific. well done, tom.

I love the way Tom lazily (and awkwardly) gazes at me (and me alone!)

Last time I went camping it was in a "Two Person Tent" and I couldn't imagine not having it all to myself.

Absolute masterpiece. Roll over Beethoven. My 4 man tent fits 2 people, so this really struck a core part of me. Beautiful.

Oddly specific, incredibly relatable. Yep, sounds like Tom...

Hahaha! Morning coffee, birds chirping and a good 'ol cack to start the day :) Thanks maaaate :) 🌻🌈🌞

When you discuss how many people fit in a tent, you count gear as a full person. So a 2-person tent is really "One person with their gear" ~A former Boy Scout

No one will ever convince me that he doesn't makes these songs right after something happened

I had flashbacks to my buddy, 6'1" tall, sleeping in a tent he bought to go camping last year where the air mattress didn't fit and the door flap was open and his feet and legs hanging out of the door just passed out drunk. Clearly he bought a children's tent...

Classic Tom, gets us with the funny, hits us in the feels🥇🌍🔑#inspirational

reminds me of times i would go camping with my scout troop, and one of the guys, who had a 6 person tent, would make plans with other guys to share tents. we had twice, and sometimes thrice the number of recommended people in that tent. it got so bad, he started to bring a second 6 person tent just to store everyone's baggage

Tom delivering the bangers once again

Tbh if someone called me dumb in perfect harmony I'd love that person for the rest of my days. Insta seat of God in my head 😂👏

"Come tomorrow I'll miss the feeling of your nose against my leg" is a line that will stay with me always

When buying a 2 person tent, always remember: the people on the pictures have no stuff like sleeping bags etc. That's why I bought a 2 person tent only for myself

Reminds me of a family story. It was Christmas reunion at my grandma's, all the family didn't fit inside so as always, some slept in cars, and some in tents. My gruncle brought a tent he claimed was for six, and so, my auntie, three of her cousins, and one of my cousins (all kinda fat except one dude but he was very tall) decide to sleep in there. This was summer, they were crammed in a tent, and my cousin was scared of leaving the tent open (this was in a farm with dogs in a place with nothing more dangerous than foxes) while my aunt has asthma. They obviously sleep like shit, so on the next day they ask my gruncle if the tent really was for 6, he says it was, they look at the box... It's for 4. Turns out my gruncle, his wife and their children and grandchildren (6 in total) were small and skinny so they just fitted in the 4 person tent no problem, but the average weight in that tent that night was 80 kilos.

It's official guys, Tom's lost it. Also the tune is so good !!! aaaa-

I want a person to go camping with, even if that means I get a foot in my face inside a one person tent...

Woah, that was amazing...👏 Even better if this was actually based on a real experience...😭

We're getting closer and closer to Tom Hardy's songs being the musical form of a Joel Haver sketch

Tom delivers as always!

I haven’t been camping in years and yet I relate to this so hard

I seriously cannot wait for when the new album drops on spotify You keep making banger after banger dude youre a legend

I love imagining the scenarios that led you to these songs. 😂

This is like the “there was only one bed” trope but like, a little to the left

That was SUPER cute! I like the blink at the end, hehe

reminds me of a camping trip when I was a kid. I asked my uncle if I could borrow their tent meaning their big one, but he misunderstood and we didn't realise till we pitched it that it was a one person tent and there were 5 of us. We made it work but damn.

I'm gonna regret ordering. The one man tent.. Everyone seems to forget how bad they slept.. In The One Man Tent..

How do you not crack up at the end with making those serious faces 😂

Every song of his can’t keep becoming my new favorite right?… right?!

That was gorgeous, divinely harmonic, and slightly awkward.

My heart broke a little when there wasn’t an epic guitar solo after that harmonic buildup 😢

That was SUPER cute! I like the blink at the end, hehe

That was beautiful, and definitely can relate

Tom your recording space seems amazing.