Mariah's tenth studio album, The Emancipation Of Mimi, was released on April 12, 2005. “‘Mimi’ is a very personal nickname only used by those closest to me… just one of those little things that I've kept for myself in an attempt to have some delineation between a public persona and a private life,” Mariah explained about the album title. “By naming the album The Emancipation of Mimi, I am letting my guard down and inviting my fans to be that much closer to me. Most importantly, I am celebrating the fact that I've grown into a person and artist who no longer feels imprisoned by my insecurities or compelled to try and live up to someone else's vision of ‘Mariah Carey.’ I now feel I can honestly say, ‘This is me, the real me, take it or leave it.’ For the first time in my life, I feel free and unashamed to be who I really am. And that's what the music of this album and its title reflect.”
The Emancipation Of Mimi entered the Billboard 200 chart at number one after selling over 404,000 copies in the US, the highest first-week sales of Mariah's career at the time. It would go on to become her highest-selling album since 1995's Daydream and the highest album by a female artist on the Billboard 200's 2005 Year-End charts, where it came in at number four. The Emancipation Of Mimi was certified 7x Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on September 26, 2022, and earned Mariah numerous awards, including the Billboard Music Award for Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album, the Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album and the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album - Female.
Choosing the album's lead single wasn't an easy task. “Say Somethin'” was announced as the first single in late 2004, with a planned release date of November 30. “They wanted to actually go with ‘Say Somethin'’ as the lead single. They were like, ‘I love it, I love it. It's so different for you. You should go with it. I felt like it was a really strong album cut, but I didn't see it as the first single for me, because I thought it was too different,” Mariah explained. “L.A. Reid really wanted an uptempo song, and I have to give him credit for inspiring Jermaine and I to go in and do an uptempo record. We had ‘We Belong Together’ and then I was like, ‘How can we not go with that song first?’ But L.A. planned to release something with a little bit of tempo and then we'd do ‘We Belong Together.’ My gut wanted to go with ‘Shake It Off’ first. In retrospect, it was the right decision, but at that time, I was loving ‘Shake It Off’ so much. I think there was a feeling that maybe ‘Shake It Off’ didn't have a broad enough appeal, which is ironic because it ended up doing better than ‘It's Like That’.”
“It's Like That” was released as the lead single on January 25, 2005. The song peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Mariah's twenty-fifth Top 20 single and her most successful chart entry since her collaboration with Busta Rhymes and The Flipmode Squad on 2003's “I Know What You Want.” “‘It's Like That’ is a song that to me is just very much about having a good time, and really just a fun, party record,” Mariah said about the song. “I went to Atlanta and I was working with Jermaine Dupri. I just wanted a record that was really fun, really like for the clubs and just for the people who were getting ready to go out at night; one of those really ‘Let your hair down, just have a good time, this is my night’ type of thing. This is my song when I go out to have a good time. And that's how we came up with the song, we were just having fun.”
On March 23, 2005, “We Belong Together” was released as the album's second single. The song became Mariah's sixteenth number-one single and spent fourteen consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the second longest-running number-one song in history and the best-performing Hot 100 single of the decade. “We Belong Together” broke several airplay records and became the most heard song in American radio history. It was certified 4x Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 31, 2019, and won numerous awards including the Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Song of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song.
“Shake It Off” was released as the third single in the US on July 11, 2005. “That's probably one of my favorite songs on the album,” Mariah told Lawrence Ferber in 2005. “‘Shake It Off’ can apply to anything. Whatever personal dramas we go through, put that song on and you lose the anxiety or intensity of the moment. I'll listen to that song when I've just come out of an annoying meeting. I gotta shake this off.” On the Hot 100 chart dated September 10, “Shake If Off” reached its number-two peak behind Mariah's “We Belong Together,” marking the first time a female artist occupied the top two positions on the chart. “Shake It Off” spent thirteen consecutive weeks in the Top 10 and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association Of America on July 31, 2019.
“Get Your Number” was released as a single outside the United States in late September 2005, peaking at number nine in the United Kingdom (as a double-sided single with “Shake It Off”) and at number nineteen in Australia. “‘Get Your Number’ is a song that I did with Jermaine Dupri, only this time, Jermaine is actually singing on the record which I never in my life would have expected that that was going to happen,” Mariah explained. “He was using it for his album and he had sung the hook and it's a loop of the song ‘Just An Illusion’ by a group called Imagination. When I heard it, he was like, ‘I want to hear you sing it over a loop,’ and I'm like, ‘Well okay. People always criticize me for singing loops, but alright, there's no other loops on the record basically. So alright, let's do it.’ When I started to resing the hook, it just didn't have the same quality as when Jermaine was singing it because obviously we have very different voices. So I made it into a duet where Jermaine is singing his part on the hook and I do the verses.”
After the album's massive success, Island Records announced the release of The Emancipation Of Mimi: Ultra Platinum Edition, which became available on November 15 including four additional bonus tracks: “Don't Forget About Us,” “So Lonely (One and Only Part II),” the DJ Clue remix of “We Belong Together” and “Makin' It Last All Night (What It Do).”
“Don't Forget About Us” was sent to radio on September 26 and became Mariah's seventeenth number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, tying Elvis Presley's record for the most number-one songs on the chart. “When we decided to re-release The Emancipation of Mimi album, L.A. Reid felt that we needed to have another mid-tempo ballad to go along with the new, special platinum edition,” Mariah wrote about the song on the #1 To Infinity liner notes in 2015. “I really love this record because I feel it's got so many dynamics and it speaks directly to the person I'm writing to. It still allows people to interpret the song their own way and to connect with however they may be feeling they need to talk to when they listen to the song. I feel like that's what makes it a #1 song. I love the beat, I love the track, I love the musicality of this piece. It's definitely a personal favorite of mine.”
“Say Somethin'” was released as the album's final single on April 3, 2006. “I'd never worked with Pharrell before, although we've been friends for a while,” Mariah explained. “This was the first chance we had to record together. We got into a studio in L.A. and Nelly was in the next room working on his record and Snoop was in another room working on his, and somehow we all ended up in the same studio together. It became a big party.” The song spent five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at number seventy-nine.
| Track # | Song | Run time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's Like That
Written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Johnta Austin.
Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Co-produced by Manuel Seal. |
3:23 |
| 2 | We Belong Together
Written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Johnta Austin, Darnell Bristol, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Sid Johnson, Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten, Sandra E. Sully.
Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Co-produced by Manuel Seal. |
3:22 |
| 3 | Shake It Off
Written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johnta Austin.
Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. |
3:52 |
| 4 | Mine Again
Written by Mariah Carey, James Poyser.
Produced by James Poyser and Mariah Carey. |
4:01 |
| 5 | Say Somethin' (feat. Snoop Dogg)
Written by Mariah Carey, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Calvin Broadus.
Produced by The Neptunes. |
3:44 |
| 6 | Stay The Night
Written by Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Thom Bell, Linda Creed.
Produced by Kanye West and Mariah Carey. |
3:57 |
| 7 | Get Your Number (feat. Jermaine Dupri)
Written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, James Phillips, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johnta Austin, Leslie John, Ashley Ingram, Nick Jolley, J. Swain.
Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Co-produced by LRoc. |
3:15 |
| 8 | One And Only (feat. Twista)
Written by Mariah Carey, Samuel Lindley, Carl Mitchell.
Produced by The Legendary Traxster and Mariah Carey. |
3:14 |
| 9 | Circles
Written by Mariah Carey, James Wright.
Produced by Mariah Carey and James “Big Jim” Wright. |
3:30 |
| 10 | Your Girl
Written by Mariah Carey, Marc Shemer.
Produced by Scram Jones and Mariah Carey. |
2:46 |
| 11 | I Wish You Knew
Written by Mariah Carey, James Wright.
Produced by Mariah Carey and James “Big Jim” Wright. |
3:34 |
| 12 | To The Floor (feat. Nelly)
Written by Mariah Carey, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Cornell Haynes.
Produced by The Neptunes. |
3:27 |
| 13 | Joy Ride
Written by Mariah Carey, Jeffrey Grier.
Produced by Young Genius and Mariah Carey. |
4:03 |
| 14 | Fly Like A Bird
Written by Mariah Carey, James Wright.
Produced by Mariah Carey and James “Big Jim” Wright. |
3:53 |
| Bonus | Sprung
Written by Mariah Carey, Imsomie Leeper, Gloria Jones, Pamela Sawyer.
Produced by Mahogany and Mariah Carey. |
3:25 |
| Bonus | Secret Love
Written by Mariah Carey, Kendrick Dean.
Produced by Swizz Beatz and Mariah Carey. |
3:09 |
| Track # | Song | Run time |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Don't Forget About Us
Written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johnta Austin.
Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Co-produced by Bryan-Michael Cox. |
3:53 |
| 16 | Makin' It Last All Night (What It Do) [feat. Jermaine Dupri]
Written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johnta Austin, Jarod Alston, Donald Degrate, Delvin Degrate.
Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Co-produced by Bryan-Michael Cox. |
3:53 |
| 17 | So Lonely (One And Only Part II) [feat. Twista]
Written by Carl Mitchell, Mariah Carey, Rodney Jerkins, Adonis Shropshire, Makeba Riddick, Lashawn Daniels.
Produced by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins. |
3:54 |
| 18 | We Belong Together (Remix) [feat. Jadakiss and Styles P.]
Written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Johnta Austin, Darnell Bristol, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Sid Johnson, Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten, Sandra E. Sully.
Produced by DJ Clue, Jovonn “The Last Don” Alexander. |
4:27 |
| Track # | Song | Run time |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | We Belong Together (Remix) [feat. Jadakiss and Styles P.]
Written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Johnta Austin, Darnell Bristol, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Sid Johnson, Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten, Sandra E. Sully.
Produced by DJ Clue, Jovonn “The Last Don” Alexander. |
4:27 |
| 16 | Don't Forget About Us
Written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johnta Austin.
Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Co-produced by Bryan-Michael Cox. |
3:53 |
| 17 | Makin' It Last All Night (What It Do) [feat. Jermaine Dupri]
Written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johnta Austin, Jarod Alston, Donald Degrate, Delvin Degrate.
Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Co-produced by Bryan-Michael Cox. |
3:53 |
| 18 | Secret Love
Written by Mariah Carey, Kendrick Dean.
Produced by Swizz Beatz and Mariah Carey. |
3:09 |
| 19 | Sprung
Written by Mariah Carey, Imsomie Leeper, Gloria Jones, Pamela Sawyer.
Produced by Mahogany and Mariah Carey. |
3:25 |
There were two different CD versions of The Emancipation Of Mimi: the standard edition and a limited edition digipak with a poster and different album art. The album was also released on LP in the US.
The standard edition of The Emancipation Of Mimi: Ultra Platinum Edition was released on CD. A deluxe edition was also issued, including an additional DVD with the music videos for “It's Like That,” “We Belong Together,” “Shake It Off” and “Get Your Number.” Retailer Target got an exclusive edition of the album, including an extra CD with the song “Sprung.”
In Europe, both the Standard and Deluxe edition of The Emancipation Of Mimi feature the same album cover.
In the United Kingdom, The Emancipation Of Mimi includes the bonus track “Sprung,” which was also featured on both versions of the Ultra Platinum Edition.
In Japan, The Emancipation of Mimi was released on March 30, 2005, including two bonus tracks: “Sprung” and “Secret Love.” An exclusive special edition of the album became available on June 22 including a Bonus DVD which contains a special interview and the music videos for “It's Like That” and “We Belong Together.”
There were two variants of the Ultra Platinum Edition re-release of The Emancipation of Mimi — the standard edition and the deluxe limited edition two-disc (CD + DVD) package — both containing the same two bonus tracks as the original release.
The 15th Anniversary Edition of The Emancipation Of Mimi was released exclusively on vinyl in November 2020, available in the standard black vinyl, as well as two limited editions: clear vinyl and a gold vinyl pressing sold exclusively by Urban Outfitters.
I came to have a party
Open off that Bacardi
Feeling so hot tamale
Boy I know you're watchin' me
So what's it gonna be
Purple taking me higher
I'm lifted and I like it
Boy you got me inspired
Baby come and get it
If you're really feelin' me
Cause it's my night
No stress no fights
I'm leavin' it all behind
No tears no time to cry
Just making the most of life
Everybody is livin' it up
All the fellas keep lookin' at us
Cause me and my girls
On the floor like what
While the DJ keeps on spinnin' the cut
It's like that y'all (that y'all)
That y'all (that y'all)
It's like that a a that
A like that y'all (that y'all)
You like this and you know it
Caution, it's so explosive
Them chickens is ash and I'm lotion
Baby come and get it
Let me give you what you need
It's a special occasion
Mimi's emancipation
A cause for celebration
I ain't gonna let nobody's drama bother me
Cause it's my night
No stress no fights
I'm leavin' it all behind
No tears no time to cry
Just making the most of life
Everybody is livin' it up
All the fellas keep lookin' at us
Cause me and my girls
On the floor like what
While the DJ keeps on spinnin' the cut
It's like that y'all (that y'all)
That y'all (that y'all)
Like that a a that
A like that y'all (that y'all)
Written by M. Carey, J. Dupri, M. Seal, J. Austin.
Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Co-produced by Manuel Seal.
I didn't mean it when I said
I didn't love you so
I should have held on tight
I never should have let you go
I didn't know nothing,
I was stupid, I was foolish
I was lying to myself
I couldn't have fathomed
I would ever be without your love
Never imagined I'd be sitting
Here beside myself
Guess I didn't know you
Guess I didn't know me
But I thought I knew everything
I never felt
The feeling that I'm feeling
Now that I don't hear your voice
Or have your touch and kiss your lips
Cause I don't have a choice
Oh what I wouldn't give
To have you lying by my side
Right here cause baby
When you left I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby please cause
We belong together
Who else am I gonna lean on
When times get rough
Who's gonna talk to me on the phone
Till the sun comes up
Who's gonna take your place
There ain't nobody better
Oh baby baby
We belong together
I can't sleep at night
When you are on my mind
Bobby Womack's on the radio
Singing to me
“If you think you're lonely now”
Wait a minute this is too deep
I gotta change the station
So I turn the dial tryin' to catch a break
And then I hear Babyface
“I only think of you” and
It's breakin' my heart
I'm tryin' to keep it together
But I'm falling apart
I'm feeling all out of my element
Throwing things, crying tryin'
To figure out where the hell I went wrong
The pain reflected in this song
Ain't even half of what I'm feeling inside
I need you, need you back in my life baby
When you left I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby please cause
We belong together
Who else am I gonna lean on
When times get rough
Who's gonna talk to me on the phone
Till the sun comes up
Who's gonna take your place
There ain't nobody better
Oh baby baby
We belong together
When you left I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby please cause
We belong together
Who am I gonna lean on
When times get rough
Who's gonna talk to me
Till the sun comes up
Who's gonna take your place
There ain't nobody better
Oh baby baby
We belong together
Written by M. Carey, J. Dupri, M. Seal, J. Austin, D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Dewayne, B. Womack, P. Moten, S. Sully.
Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Co-produced by Manuel Seal.
I gotta shake you off
Cause the loving ain't the same
And you keep on playing games
Like you know I'm here to stay
I gotta shake you off
Just like the Calgon commercial
I really gotta get up outta here
And go somewhere
I gotta shake you off
Gotta make that move
Find somebody who
Appreciates all the love I give
Boy I gotta shake you off gotta do what's best for me
Baby and that means I gotta
Shake you off
By the time you get this message
It's gonna be too late
So don't bother paging me
Cause I'll be on my way
See I grabbed all my diamonds and clothes
Just ask your momma she knows
You're gonna miss me baby
Hate to say “I told you so”
Well at first I didn't know
But now it's clear to me
You would cheat with all your freaks
And lie compulsively
So I packed up my Louis Vuitton
Jumped in your ride and took off
You'll never ever find a girl
Who loves you more than me
I gotta shake you off
Cause the loving ain't the same
And you keep on playing games
Like you know I'm here to stay
I gotta shake you off
Just like the Calgon commercial
I really gotta get up outta here
And go somewhere
I gotta shake you off
Gotta make that move
Find somebody who
Appreciates all the love I give
Boy I gotta shake you off
Gotta do what's best for me
Baby and that means I gotta
Shake you off
I gotta shake, shake,
Shake, shake, shake it
Off…
I found out about a gang
Of your dirty little deeds
With this one and that one
By the pool, on the beach, in the streets
Heard y'all was
Hold up my phone's breakin' up
I'ma hang up and
Call the machine right back
I gotta get this off of my mind
You wasn't worth my time
I'm leaving you behind
Cause I need a real love in my life
Save this recording because
I'm never coming back home
Baby I'm gone
Don't cha know
I gotta shake you off
Cause the loving ain't the same
And you keep on playing games
Like you know I'm here to stay
I gotta shake you off
Just like the Calgon commercial
I really gotta get up outta here
And go somewhere
I gotta shake you off
Gotta make that move
Find somebody who
Appreciates all the love I give
Boy I gotta shake you off
Gotta do what's best for me
Baby and that means I gotta
Shake you off
Written by M. Carey, J. Dupri, B.M. Cox, J. Austin.
Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Co-produced by Bryan Michael Cox.
I remember when you used to be mine
Way back when
I was too naïve to love you right
But now if I only had the opportunity
I would do anything
Because my heart still believes
Maybe you could be mine again
Maybe we could make that dream for real
Like way back then
When love was yours and mine
Maybe we could bring it back to life
It's irrelevant to dwell on the past
I'm accountable for what went bad
And I mean that
But I keep on praying for another chance
Just to have you back
Cause I've grown
And I know how to be your everything
Maybe you could be mine again
Maybe we could make that dream for real
Like way back then
When love was yours and mine
Maybe we could bring it back to life
No, no it ain't over yet
I just can't accept the possibility
We weren't made for each other's arms
I know you're my destiny
We can't erase what was meant to be
Part of you and part of me
If we try one more time
Maybe somehow we'll survive
Maybe you could be mine again
Maybe we could make that dream for real
Like way back then
When love was yours and mine
Boy maybe we could bring it back
Maybe we could bring it back
Maybe we could bring it back to…
Life
Maybe you could be mine
Written by M. Carey, J. Poyser.
Produced by James Poyser and Mariah Carey.
I am over here
Looking at you
You are over there
Watching me too
Both painting pictures of
Of how we'll kiss and fuck!
So what we gon' do
(so what you gon' do, what you gon' do)
Tell me why we're standing here
The moment's fresh and so sincere
You got my mind blown
And baby, I'm ready to go
But uh…
If it's worth your while
Say something, say something
If it's worth your while
Say something good to me
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
If it's worth your while
Do something good to me
(let's make it)
Hot as you can stand it
Something like volcanic
You and me seems organic
Just like the stars and planets
Yeah, we are
So what you gon' do
(so what you gon' do, what you gon' do)
Tell me why we're still in here
There's nothing for us to fear
I can tell it with my eyes closed
And baby, I'm ready to go
But uh…
If it's worth your while
Say something, say something
If it's worth your while
Say something good to me
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
If it's worth your while
Do something good to me
If it's worth your while
Say something, say something
If it's worth your while
Say something good to me baby
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
If it's worth your while
Do something good to me
Snoop Dogg:
Every time I fall though
Want me to speak on a word or two
It's the D O double G
And I do it, so lovely
Diggin' this track by The Neptunes
Babygirl, follow me to the rest room
Now get buck wild
Shh… don't make a sound
I'll take you, lay you down
Make your body go round and round
Do you want to?
Don't say you won't
I know you do
Most girls play shy
It won't hurt until you give it a try
I know you like my smile
Dig my style
Big bow wow
But uh…
If it's worth your while
Say something, say something
If it's worth your while
Say something good to me
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
If it's worth your while
Do something good to me
If it's worth your while
Say something, say something
If it's worth your while
Say something good to me
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
If it's worth your while
Do something good to me
Written by M. Carey, P. Williams, C. Hugo, C. Broadus.
Produced by The Neptunes.
You're kissing me
And saying I'm the one you need
To keep you warm
And lay with you tonight
Baby I feel the same way
I don't want to leave
Wanna hold you close
And feel your love inside
But I don't wanna play myself
Cause I know you're with someone else
And I don't need complications in my life
And I don't wanna fall back in
And get caught up in you again
Boy I'm so conflicted in my mind
You keep saying stay the night
Just let me rock you
Till the morning light
It's cold outside
And much too late to drive
You know I need you baby
I'm so lost without your love
Obviously, procrastinating just to be
Close to you a little longer now
It's hard for me
To break away from you baby
Never could resist you
And I still haven't learned how
And I don't wanna be a fool
But it's hard when it comes to you
And I'm feeling vulnerable tonight
Cause I don't wanna miss the chance
Of reliving our sweet romance
Boy I'm so confused down deep inside
You keep saying stay the night
Just let me rock you til the morning light
It's cold outside
And much too late to drive
You know I need you baby
I'm so lost without your love
Written by M. Carey, K. West, T. Bell, L. Creed.
Produced by Kanye West and Mariah Carey.
Oh damn
The club 'bout to close in a minute
Can I get your number baby
So you and I can go get in it
Let me come and pick you up
And go take you out
Can I get your number baby
So I can show you what I'm all about
What I'm all about
Damn
I've been checkin' you out
And I noticed that you ain't
Just one of the crowd
So tell me won't you
Come on and see about me baby
I've got the Cris on ice
I'm 'bout to get nice
Up in VIP with all my ladies
Tell me how many times in your life
Will you get an opportunity
Like this tonight
Tell me a little somethin' about you
Here's a little somethin' about me
I got a house in Capri and my own G4
And that Benz with the doors that lift up
From the floor
Oh damn
The club 'bout to close in a minute
Can I get your number baby
So you and I can go get in it
Let me come and pick you up
And go take you out
Can I get your number baby
So I can show you what I'm all about
What I'm all about
Damn
Now that you're sitting next to me
I bet you're wondering
What my intentions are for you
And I to get into
Baby I just wanna
Hug and kiss and love ya
Look into my eyes baby don't be shy
Is it yes or no
We ain't got all night
Tell me how many times in your life
Will you get an opportunity
Like this tonight
Tell me a little somethin' about you
Here's a little somethin' about me
I gotta pip penthouse with a sick hot tub
We can watch the flat screen
While the bubbles fill it up
Oh damn
The club 'bout to close in a minute
Can I get your number baby
So you and I can go get in it
Let me come and pick you up
And go take you out
Can I get your number baby
So I can show you what I'm all about
What I'm all about
Damn
La, la, la, la, la, la
Written by M. Carey, J. Dupri, J. Phillips, B.M. Cox, J. Austin, L. John, A. Ingram, N. Jolley, J. Swain.
Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Co-produced by LRoc.
I'm lookin' for my one and only
Every time I turn around
I find my heart in pieces on the ground
So so lonely
I'm lookin' for my one and only
I'm riding home in pain again baby
But that don't mean shit to you
You're currently engaged
In an intimate conversation
With a young groupie or two
They say “players only love you
When they're playing games”
Still I gave my heart to you
I should have stayed away
Like my friends all told me to
Every time I turn around
I find my heart in pieces on the ground
So so lonely
I'm lookin' for my one and only
Every time I turn around
I find my heart in pieces on the ground
Why can't I find my one and only
See I'm looking for a man
That'll rub me slow
Make me sing real high
When he goes down low
But see it ain't just a physical thing
He's gotta treat me affectionately
And I gotta know he won't betray my trust
Just like every other motherfucker does
Is this just an impossible dream baby
Too elusive to pursue
It's been such a sad
And windy road for me
Just searchin' for the truth
Every time I turn around
I find my heart in pieces on the ground
So so lonely
I'm lookin' for my one and only
Every time I turn around
I find my heart in pieces on the ground
Why can't I find my one and only
Twista:
Now you know I'm rollin' Beamer and a Benz
And I'm dishing out ends
Why you trippin' on a player, baller
Having bitter conversations while we rollin' on twenty fours
And I know you got doubts
Why you listen to what people talk about
You ain't figured out why they call you
The heffa steady hating cause you rolling on twenty fours
See how you money flow
You dressed in designer clothes from head to the toe
You ain't satisfied, well tell me what you looking for
(I'm looking for my one and only)
Well I'll be you one and only
If you give me a chance I'll make the change for you girl
I know I ain't been the most faithful nigga in the world
But let's stay together so we can shine like pearls
Spit it to you while I fill a swisha with fire
To kiss you lips I desire
Twist and Mariah, together like the grip and the tire
(I'm looking for my one and only)
Well come on shawty let me make it better
We can do whatever, while we sittin' on suede and leather
Feeling through the city while we rolling chrome and
Let's kick it in the Chi, I know I messed up with you I ain't gon' lie
I knew you was feeling you really know you guy
But baby girl I ain't mean to blow your high
Let me pick the pieces up and put 'em back together
Cause I wanna be with you, don't wanna leave you lonely
Ride with you like the homie, never no phony
Shawty can I be you one and only
Every time I turn around
I find my heart in pieces on the ground
So so lonely
I'm lookin' for my one and only
Every time I turn around
I find my heart in pieces on the ground
Why can't I find my one and only
Repeat
Written by M. Carey, S. Lindley, S. Mitchell.
Produced by The Legendary Traxster and Mariah Carey.
Ever since you left me
I've been trying to hide the pain
Painting on a smile with lipstick
Putting on a big charade
So difficult to keep pretending
It's getting harder everyday
It's plain to see I'm cold and heartsick
Since you turned and walked away
I just keep going round and round
And round in circles
Keep on tumbling down
Oh boy my world has changed
And I don't think I can make it without you
Nothing's the same
You got me running around
In circles over you
(Running around in circles over you)
Saturday I saw you
Holding hands with someone new
Somehow I kept my composure
Just like everything was cool
But inside I kept repeating
Don't you let them see you cry
So I casually turned my head
As the tears rolled down my eyes
I just keep going round and round
And round in circles
Keep on tumbling down
Oh boy my world has changed
And I don't think I can make it without you
Nothing's the same
You got me running around
In circles over you
Everything is you
How can I pull through
My heart is consumed I'm so confused
Still caught up in you…
Love can be so cruel
Baby don't know how to turn you loose
Oh boy my world has changed
And I don't think I can make it without you
No, nothing's the same
You got me running around
And running around
And running around
Nothing's the same
Baby baby cause you
Got me running around
In circles over you
(Running around in circles over you)
Written by M. Carey, J. Wright.
Produced by Mariah Carey and James “Big Jim” Wright.
See, I used to be so shy
Sit at home and fantasize
But I ain't wastin' no more time
Cause I've got to make you mine
I'm gonna make you want to
Get with me tonight
I'm gonna put those naughty
Thoughts into your mind
I'm gonna show you clearly
I can rock your world
You're gonna know for sure
That I should be your girl
See I used to be afraid
But now baby I can't wait
I just gotta have your love
And enough's enough's enough
I'm gonna make you want to
Get with me tonight
I'm gonna put those naughty
Thoughts into your mind
I'm gonna show you clearly
I can rock your world
You're gonna know for sure
That I should be your girl
Written by M. Carey, M. Shemer.
Produced by Scram Jones and Mariah Carey.
I've got to see you
Wherever you are
And I've got to be there
I'm wishing on stars
I've got to reveal
What's inside of my heart
But the words escape me
And I'm paralyzed
So helpless when I
Look into your eyes
And how I wish you only knew
What I feel inside for you you
Probably haven't got a clue
But I wish you knew
How I love you baby
Honestly I know it's silly of me
To want you so badly
But keep it concealed
See my inferiority complex kicks in
And the words escape me
And I'm paralyzed
So helpless when I
Look into your eyes
And how I wish you only knew
What I feel inside for you
You probably haven't got a clue
But I wish you knew
How I love you baby
Written by M. Carey, J. Wright.
Produced by Mariah Carey and James “Big Jim” Wright.
To the floor
Everybody to the floor
To the floor
Everybody to the floor
C'mon
Baby
I don't wanna let you think I'm…
(I'd like to try ya
I think you're so on fire)
Easy
Like them other girls you be seein'
I can't deny ya
I keep tryin' to fight it
I'm sayin' I just wanna make sure
That you really want me just for me
Because it's not just that I'm
So impressed by all your cars
And your jewelry
And you know like I know
Feel that chemistry
You know I feel it just the same as you
So won't you bring that down to me
Whatever happens (whatever happens)
It's going down tonight
Said it's all going down tonight
I said it's all going down tonight
So get ready
Cause you and me got business
We gon' handle here tonight…
To the floor
Everybody to the floor
C'mon
Shorty
I would never think that you were
(I'd like to try ya
I think you're so on fire)
Easy
Girl, I just think you're so outstanding
(i can't deny it
Keep tryin' to fight it)
I'm sayin' I just wanna make sure
That you really want me just for me
Because it's not just that I'm
So impressed by all your cars and your jewelry
And you know like I know
Feel that chemistry
You know I feel it just the same as you
So won't you bring that down to me
Whatever happens (whatever happens)
It's going down tonight
Said it's all going down tonight
I said it's all going down tonight
So get ready
Cause you and me got business
We gon' handle here tonight…
To the floor
Everybody to the floor
To the floor
Everybody to the floor
C'mon
The time is right for you and I -
It's going down tonight
Whatever happens (whatever happens)
It's going down tonight
Said it's all going down tonight
I said it's all going down tonight
So get ready
Cause you and me got business
We gon' handle here tonight
It's going down tonight
It's going down tonight
Written by M. Carey, P. Williams, C. Hugo, C. Haynes.
Produced by The Neptunes.
Baby baby don't you ever let go
More and more until we both overflow
Got a feeling that my heart's never known
I found love
Tender kisses and I'm floating on air
You can have me anytime, anywhere
When you need me I will always be there
I found love
And our love goes round and round
Way up high, a joy ride
We can touch the stars above
We found love
And our love was heaven sent
From the day we first met
We've got something they can't touch
We found love
Loving you is like a taste of heaven
Wanna gaze into your eyes forever
Run away and spend our lives together
I've found love
Baby baby
All it takes is one touch
And immediately I feel a rush
Baby boy, too much is never enough
I found love
And our love goes round and round
Way up high, a joy ride
We can touch the stars above
We found love
And our love was heaven sent
From the day we first met
We've got something they can't touch
We found love
I don't need anything
When you're here next to me
Nobody in this whole wide world
Could ever replace you in my eyes
We found paradise
Forever you and I
Our love goes round and round
On a joy ride
(with ya babe, with ya babe,
With ya babe, with you baby)
Written by M. Carey, J. Grier.
Produced by Young Genius and Mariah Carey.
Somehow I know that
There's a place up above
With no more hurt and struggling
Free of all atrocities and suffering
Because I feel the unconditional love
From one who cares enough for me
To erase all my burdens
And let me be free to
Fly like a bird
Take to the sky
I need you now Lord
Carry me high
Don't let the world break me tonight
I need the strength of you by my side
Sometimes this life can be so cold
I pray you'll come and carry me home
Can we recover
Will the world ever be
A place of peace and harmony
With no war and with no brutality
If we loved each other
We would find victory
But in this harsh reality
Sometimes I'm so despondent
That I feel the need to
Fly like a bird
Take to the sky
I need you now Lord
Carry me high
Don't let the world break me tonight
I need the strength of you by my side
Sometimes this life can be so cold
I pray you'll come and carry me home
Keep your head to the sky
With God's love you'll survive
Fly like a bird
Take to the sky
I need you now Lord
Carry me high
Don't let the world break me tonight
I need the strength of you by my side
Sometimes this life can be so cold
I pray you'll come and carry me home
Carry me higher, higher, higher
Carry me higher, higher, higher
Carry me home
Higher Jesus
Carry me higher Lord
Written by M. Carey, J. Wright.
Produced by Mariah Carey and James “Big Jim” Wright.
Baby, when you look my way
You keep on blowing my mind
You keep on making me high
Keep giving me butterflies
And every little thing you do
Just lifts me off of the ground
Heart leaps when you come around
See, I'm just breaking it down
You got everything I need
Just want you to want me
You just can't imagine
Boy, I'm on a tangent
'Cause I'm sprung over you
And ain't nothing I can do
Turning me upside down
Boy, you got me twisted out
Thoughts of you fill my head
Toss and turn in my bed
'Cause I'm sprung over you
And I don't know, don't know what to do
Always tryin' to make believe
It's just a casual thing
You're so unnerving to me
Feels like I'm living a dream
Baby, please don't wake me up
Im lost in the reverie
Drifting ethereally
I'm right where I wanna be
You got everything I need
Just want you to want me
You just can't imagine
Boy, I'm on a tangent
'Cause I'm sprung over you
And ain't nothing I can do
Turning me upside down
Boy, you got me twisted out
Thoughts of you fill my head
Toss and turn in my bed
'Cause I'm sprung over you
And I don't know, don't know what to do
I don't care 'bout nothing but you, baby
I don't care 'bout nothing but you, baby
'Cause I'm sprung over you
And ain't nothing I can do
Turning me upside down
Boy, you got me twisted out
Thoughts of you fill my head
Toss and turn in my bed
'Cause I'm sprung over you
And I don't know, don't know what to do
'Cause I'm sprung over you
And ain't nothing I can do
Turning me upside down
Boy, you got me twisted out
Thoughts of you fill my head
Toss and turn in my bed
'Cause I'm sprung over you
And I don't know, don't know what to do
Written by M. Carey, I. Leeper, G. Jones, P. Sawyer.
Produced by Mahogany and Mariah Carey.
Oh baby, oh baby
Come give it to me now baby
But keep it between us
You and me got a secret love baby
Oh baby, oh baby
Come give it to me now baby
But keep it on the hush
You're not mine, got a secret love baby
It was a summer's day when walking by
She didn't notice as as you turned
And you discretely winked your eye
And I remembered you from back in the day
You were the boy I couldn't breathe without
The one that got away
Oh baby, oh baby
Come give it to me now baby
But keep it between us
You and me got a secret love baby
Oh baby, oh baby
Come give it to me now baby
But keep it on the hush
You're not mine, got a secret love baby
Now that I found you, I cannot let you go
You know I got my man at home
But baby I still need you so
And I know you ain't never leaving that girl
But every time you touch me baby
It feels so incredible
Oh baby, oh baby
Come give it to me now baby
But keep it between us
You and me got a secret love baby
Oh baby, oh baby
Come give it to me now baby
But keep it on the hush
You're not mine, got a secret love baby
Secret lovers, yeah
You and me
You and me
You and me baby
Oh
baby, oh baby
Come give it to me now baby
But keep it between us
You and me got a secret love baby
Oh baby, oh baby
Come give it to me now baby
But keep it on the hush
You're not mine, got a secret love baby
Baby, baby, baby
Come give it to me, baby
We got a secret love, darling
Keep it between us, baby
Baby, baby, baby
Come give it to me, baby
We got a secret love, darling
Keep it on the hush, baby
Written by M. Carey, K. Dean.
Produced by Swizz Beatz and Mariah Carey.
Just let it die
With no goodbyes
Details don't matter
When both pay the price
Tears in my eyes
You know sometimes
It'd be like that, baby
Now every time I see you
I pretend I'm fine
When I wanna reach out to you
But I turn and I walk and I let it ride
Baby, I must confess
We were bigger than anything
Remember us at our best
And don't forget about
Late nights, playin' in the dark
And wakin' up inside my arms
Boy, you'll always be in my heart and
I can see it in your eyes
You still want it
So don't forget about us
I'm just speaking from experience
Nothing can compare to your first true love
So I hope this will remind you
When it's for real, it's forever
So don't forget about us
Oh they say
That you're in a new relationship
But we both know
Nothing comes close to
What we had, it perseveres
That we both can't forget it
How good we used to get it
There's only one me and you
And how we used to shine
No matter what you go through
We are one, that's a fact
That you can't deny
So, baby, we just can't let
The fire pass us by
Forever we'd both regret
So don't forget about
Late nights, playin' in the dark
And wakin' up inside my arms
Boy, you'll always be in my heart and
I can see it in your eyes
You still want it
So don't forget about us
I'm just speaking from experience
Nothing can compare to your first true love
So I hope this will remind you
When it's for real, it's forever
So don't forget about us
And if she's got your head all messed up now
That's the trickery
She'll wanna have like you know how this lovin' used to be
I bet she can't do like me
She'll never be MC
Baby, don't you, don't you forget about us
Late nights, playin' in the dark
And wakin' up inside my arms
Boy, you'll always be in my heart and
I can see it in your eyes
You still want it
So don't forget about us
I'm just speaking from experience
Nothing can compare to your first true love
So I hope this will remind you
When it's for real, it's forever
So don't forget about us
Late nights, playin' in the dark
And wakin' up inside my arms
Boy, you'll always be in my heart and
I can see it in your eyes
You still want it
So don't forget about us
I'm just speaking from experience
Nothing can compare to your first true love
So I hope this will remind you
When it's for real, it's forever
So don't forget about us
Don't, baby, don't, baby, don't let it go
No, baby, no, baby, no, baby no
Don't, baby, don't, baby, don't let it go
When it's for real, it's forever
So don't forget about us
Written by M. Carey, J. Dupri, M. Seal, J. Austin.
Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Co-produced by Bryan-Michael Cox.
What it look like, look like?
What it do, what it do?
What it look like, look like?
What it do, what it do?
(MC, holla at the people one time)
Got me fly and sexy
Something in you gets me so tingly inside
Visions of us in the cut tonight
And I find you so appealing
Definitely feeling you
If you didn't know
Boy, you're the secret I've never told
Bet you think I'm teasing
But I ain't got no reason to deny
The way I feel inside tonight
I just wanna touch you
Put my hands on you and love you
You'll be like “I want you over and over and over and over again”
(What it look like?)
Me and you makinh it last all night
(What it do, what it do?)
My heart is beating faster all the time
(What it look like?)
Boy you don't even know everything that flows through my mind
(What it do, what it do?)
Ooh, boy, what you gonna do about it?
Jermaine Dupri:
Listen, I got stacks like the International House of Pancakes
Your man great, got more Rovers then a Land make
I make hits and I don't care about your damn hate
Can't stop, yeah, I just do it for the fans' sake
You know this man, take trips to Japan
Tell 'em dry the runway out, don't want it wet when I land
O5's my year, 06 ain't stoppin'
You look up again at the charts I'm toppin' (So So Def)
That's how I do it, man
What must I say?
(What must I say?)
What must I do
(What must I do for you, babe?)
To show how much
I think about freaking you?
What must I say, what must I do?
To show how much
I think about freaking you
Tonight, I need your body
(I need your body, baby)
Tonight, you got my time
(Every little second of my time, baby)
Tonight, you won't be sorry
(No, you won't be sorry, baby)
Tonight, you going be mine (Come on)
Bet you think I'm teasing
But I ain't got no reason to deny
The way I feel inside tonight
I just wanna touch you
Put my hands on you and love you
You'll be like “I want you over and over and over and over again”
(What it look like?)
Me and you makinh it last all night
(What it do, what it do?)
My heart is beating faster all the time
(What it look like?)
Boy you don't even know everything that flows through my mind
(What it do, what it do?)
Ooh, boy, what you gonna do about it?
(What it look like?)
Me and you makinh it last all night
(What it do, what it do?)
My heart is beating faster all the time
(What it look like?)
Boy you don't even know everything that flows through my mind
(What it do, what it do?)
Ooh, boy, what you gonna do about it?
Written by M. Carey, J. Dupri, M. Seal, J. Austin, J. Alston, D. Degrate, D. Degrate.
Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Co-produced by Bryan-Michael Cox.
Mariah:
I've been layin' alone on my back in the dark
Sometimes wish you was with me
Talkin' late on the phone and all that
He's saying all the things you told me
'Cause I know inside we belong to each other incidentally
I'm in need of healin'
You're the only one to give me that feelin'
Twista:
You know I like the way you kick it girl
You know I like it when you in my world
Come here lil mama let me freak your body
Then roll wit me in the Bentley white pearl
Girl you know you get me so erotic
Especially when I be sipping Hypnotiq
Got me feeling like I'm smoking on Chronic
When we f*cking it be so exotic
Now I know that everything will be fire wit Mariah
And she know she be dealin' wit a baller
Can't go fast 'cause I'm heavy through the wire
Fulfillin' desires like a Chi shot caller
Do you love how the Twist throw it at you
Do you love when I hit it from the back too
Let me feel how you work it that one way
Come on baby girl let me see what you can do
Mariah:
I wish that we could
Blow out the speakers
Over and over
To them Jodeci cuts
Forever your lady
You act right then maybe
Ain't nothing to talk about
Put the music loud
So they won't hear me say
Come and be my one and only
I'm tired of being so lonely
Come hold me
I wanna wrap myself around you
Whenever you want to
Come make me say
Come be my one and only
I'm tired of being so lonely
Console me
Wanna wrap myself around you
Whenever you want to
Come make me say
Twista:
Now we pulling up out the garage
In the platinum blue Arnage
Me and you about to hit that club
To the bar so we can sip that bud
Both of us together would be the livest
If I had to break it down how would I describe it
We the type of couple when we get up on each other
We get it crackin' in the kitchen or the bedroom
It don't matter where we at we be making noise
So play the track so the base will make ya head boom
Break ya off when ya hold one leg up
And you know I like the way you put it on me
It's the East Coast queen and the Midwest Mob Boss
Shawty I will never leave ya lonely
Mariah:
I wish that we could
Blow out the speakers
Over and over
To them Jodeci cuts
Forever your lady
You act right then maybe
Ain't nothing to talk about
Put the music loud
So they won't hear me say
Come and be my one and only
I'm tired of being so lonely
Come hold me
I wanna wrap myself around you
Whenever you want to
Come make me say
Come be my one and only
I'm tired of being so lonely
Console me
Wanna wrap myself around you
Whenever you want to
Come make me say
So just show a girl what it do
After this boy I promise to do
You got my body lit up like the moon
You're too persuasive, I can't take it
I'm so caught up in you
Come and be my one and only
I'm tired of being so lonely
Come hold me
I wanna wrap myself around you
Whenever you want to
Come make me say
Written by C. Mitchell, M. Carey, R. Jerkins, A. Shropshire, M. Riddick, L. Daniels.
Produced by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins.
Mariah:
When you left I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby please cause
We belong together
Jadakiss / Styles P.:
Show your respect whenever you hear me or see me
This is The Emancipation of Mimi
Hot like a real fever, the real diva
So successful, yet still so eager
No matter what they say, it's on forever
It's our time right now, more than ever
Till the death, we gon' get it on together
And MC, you know we belong together
Mariah:
I lost a part of me
When you left boy can't you see
Boy come back baby please cause
We belong together
Who am I gonna lean on when times get rough
Who's gonna talk to me till the sun comes up
Who's gonna take your place, there ain't nobody better
Oh baby baby
We belong together
I only think of you
On two occasions
That's day and night
I'd go for broke
If I could be with you
Only you can make it right
Make it right, make it right
Jadakiss / Styles P.:
We belong together like the sun and the summertime
Bounce in a lemon Range, skip in a Hummer lime
P and Kiss in and out, Mariah on the other line
Baby I'ma come back, believe it'll come a time
We belong together like peanut butter and jelly
Februaries and skellies, after-parties and tellies
Feel you in my stomach like you a part of my belly
Baby I'ma come back hope every part of you ready
Mariah:
I lost a part of me
When you left boy can't you see
Boy come back baby please cause
We belong together
Who am I gonna lean on when times get rough
Who's gonna talk to me till the sun comes up
Who's gonna take your place, there ain't nobody better
Oh baby baby
We belong together
I can't sleep at night
When you are on my mind
Bobby Womack's on the radio
Singing to me
“If you think you're lonely now, wait until tonight”
Boy I'm feeling all out of my element
Throwing things, cryin',
Tryin' to figure out where the hell I went wrong
The pain reflected in this song
Ain't even half of what I'm feeling inside
I need you, need you back in my life baby
Jadakiss / Styles P.:
You gon' need a shoulder to cry on
Classic Mustang Cobra to ride on
Past is the past, just let it be bygones
Matter of fact I know a fly song that we could vibe on
Let's get it straight if it's the 6 or the quarter to 8
Then I'm throwin' Babyface or Shai on
Kiss, Ghost and MC
Get close and toast to the diva and MC's
The trees will blow
Big cups, Pinot Grigio
Take it easy, though
We belong together, we know that
Now I think that it's 'bout time we show that
Even though every moment won't be a Kodak
Sometimes we argue
I spazz out, grab my ballsack
Come back not 'cause I have to, I want to
No, I don't just wanna have you
I want you
Mariah:
I lost a part of me
When you left boy can't you see
Boy come back baby please cause
We belong together
Who am I gonna lean on when times get rough
Who's gonna talk to me till the sun comes up
Who's gonna take your place, there ain't nobody better
Oh baby baby
We belong together
Written by M. Carey, J. Phillips, D. Styles, J. Dupri, M. Seal, J. Austin, D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Dewayne, B. Womack, P. Moten, S. Sully.
Produced by DJ Clue. Co-produced by Jovonn “The Last Don” Alexander.
