Mariah worked with Kandi and She'kspere on the song “X-Girlfriend” from her 1999 album, Rainbow. “She wanted to work with She'kspere and I, so she decided that we would work via the telephone,” Kandi said about the song's creation. “She'kspere sent her [tracks], she picked the one she wanted, and I would come up with an idea and sing her the melody I was thinking and the concept, and she was like, ‘Yeah, yeah, I like that.’ Then she was like, ‘No, I would never say this. Let's change that, let's do this.’ It took about two to three phone calls, going back and forth, changing things up. [She is] definitely a songwriter because she knows exactly what she wants to say and how she wants to say it. It's like she wanted my vibe because her thing was, ‘I'm calling you guys because I want what Kandi and She'kspere do,’ but she still wanted to put Mariah's thing to it.”
Ex-girlfriend you can't have him
It's about time
That you found you a new man
He's moved on
Don't you know, don't you know
You gotta let him go
Let him go, let him go
Ex-girlfriend you don't listen
Stop trying
He's not gonne give in
He's not yours anymore
Don't you know
You gotta let him go
Let him go, let him go
Hey ex-girlfriend
It's too bad when you had him
Y' all thing didn't work
But he's all mine now
So stop pursuing him
Before you get your feelings hurt
See our love is hot
And no, it won't stop
'Cause I got him on lock
And although he rejects you
It don't seem to affect you
'Cause you just keep trying
To get wit him
So don't, don't keep, keep calling
Hanging up the phone
When I answer I know it
Tears you up inside and
Why do you sit in silence
On the other end
'Till I hang up and you
Predictably call right back again
Ex-girlfriend you can't have him
It's about time
That you found you a new man
He's moved on
Don't you know, don't you know
You gotta let him go
Let him go, let him go
Ex-girlfriend you don't listen
Stop trying
He's not gonne give in
He's not yours anymore
Don't you know
You gotta let him go
Let him go, let him go
Hey ex-girlfriend
Whatever your name is
I'm really not amused
'Cause the things you do
Are very offensive
And sometimes straight up rude
All those late night calls and notes
On his car
Won't get you anywhere
You can call his mom
As much as you want
And he won't really care
So don't, don't keep, keep calling
Hanging up the phone
When I answer I know it
Tears you up inside and
Why do you sit in silence
On the other end
'Till I hang up and you
Predictably call right back again
Ex-girlfriend you can't have him
It's about time
That you found you a new man
He's moved on
Don't you know, don't you know
You gotta let him go
Let him go, let him go
Ex-girlfriend you don't listen
Stop trying
He's not gonne give in
He's not yours anymore
Don't you know
You gotta let him go
Let him go, let him go
I understand why
You want him back
But don't you know
Our love's too strong
For you to penetrate
It's too late
He's not your baby no more
Written by Mariah Carey, Kandi, Kevin Briggs.
Produced by She'kspere Briggs and Mariah Carey.
