Carl Bell (born January 9, 1968 in Kenton, Tennessee) is an American musician and producer. He founded the multi-Platinum selling hard rock band Fuel. Bell was the principal songwriter (composer and lyricist) for the band and performed guitar and backing vocals from the band's inception in 1985 until their re-formation in 2010. He has penned hit singles such as "Shimmer", "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)", and "Bad Day" as well as many other songs. He also co-produced all Fuel records including the Grammy nominated Natural Selection. "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" was the No. 1 Active Rock song for 12 weeks and became the No. 5 Rock Song of the Decade according to Billboard's Best of the 2000s Rock Songs Charts. In 2013 "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" became the No.6 Alternative Rock song of the past 25 years according to Billboard's Alternative Chart 25th Anniversary: Top 100 Songs.