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font-size: 125%;">"Your Girl"</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Mariah_Carey_Your_Girl.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image of the song's 2020 cover featuring Mariah Carey smiling from the shoulders up"><img alt="Image of the song's 2020 cover featuring Mariah Carey smiling from the shoulders up" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/76/Mariah_Carey_Your_Girl.png/220px-Mariah_Carey_Your_Girl.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/76/Mariah_Carey_Your_Girl.png 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">"#<a href="/wiki/MC30" class="mw-redirect" title="MC30">MC30</a>" EP artwork</div></td></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: #E6E8FA;"><a href="/wiki/Song" title="Song">Song</a> by <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: #E6E8FA;">from the album <i> <a href="/wiki/The_Emancipation_of_Mimi" title="The Emancipation of Mimi">The Emancipation of Mimi</a> </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Recording_studio" title="Recording studio">Studio</a></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">Honeywest (New York City)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">2</span>:<span class="s">46</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Island_Def_Jam" class="mw-redirect" title="Island Def Jam">Island Def Jam</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li>Mariah Carey</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scram_Jones" title="Scram Jones">Marc Shemer</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scram_Jones" title="Scram Jones">Scram Jones</a></li> <li>Mariah Carey</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Your Girl</b>" is a song recorded by American singer <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> for her tenth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Emancipation_of_Mimi" title="The Emancipation of Mimi">The Emancipation of Mimi</a></i><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2005). She wrote the track with <a href="/wiki/Scram_Jones" title="Scram Jones">Marc Shemer</a>, who also produced it with her under the name Scram Jones. The lyrics of "Your Girl" are about Carey confidently approaching a potential lover. She uses <a href="/wiki/Belting_(music)" title="Belting (music)">belting</a> as part of her vocal performance to evoke this sentiment in her singing. The music contains <a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">gospel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a> influences; some critics compared it to works by rapper <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>. It <a href="/wiki/Sample_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sample (music)">samples</a> vocals and an acoustic guitar from the 2003 <a href="/wiki/Adeaze" title="Adeaze">Adeaze</a> song "A Life with You". </p><p>Some critics viewed "Your Girl" as one of the best tracks on <i>The Emancipation of Mimi</i> and others criticized her vocals. <a href="/wiki/Island_Def_Jam" class="mw-redirect" title="Island Def Jam">Island Def Jam</a> did not issue it as a single from the album. Carey later released two remixes featuring rappers <a href="/wiki/Cam%27ron" title="Cam'ron">Cam'ron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juelz_Santana" title="Juelz Santana">Juelz Santana</a>, and <a href="/wiki/N.O.R.E" class="mw-redirect" title="N.O.R.E">N.O.R.E</a> as part of a 2021 digital <a href="/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">extended play</a>. She has performed the song live during the 2006 <a href="/wiki/Adventures_of_Mimi" class="mw-redirect" title="Adventures of Mimi">Adventures of Mimi</a> concert tour and the 2024 <a href="/wiki/The_Celebration_of_Mimi" title="The Celebration of Mimi">Celebration of Mimi</a> concert residency in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background_and_release">Background and release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Your_Girl&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background and release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the commercial and critical disappointments of her album <i><a href="/wiki/Glitter_(Mariah_Carey_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Glitter (Mariah Carey album)">Glitter</a></i><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2001), American singer <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> opted to join the <a href="/wiki/Island_Def_Jam" class="mw-redirect" title="Island Def Jam">Island Def Jam</a> record label and released <i><a href="/wiki/Charmbracelet" title="Charmbracelet">Charmbracelet</a></i><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2002).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to her, she intended to move on from singing elaborate ballads and instead create simpler and authentic compositions for its follow-up, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Emancipation_of_Mimi" title="The Emancipation of Mimi">The Emancipation of Mimi</a></i><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2005).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECareyDavis2020289_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECareyDavis2020289-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Your Girl" is the tenth track on the album, which was released on March 30,<span class="nowrap"> </span>2005.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEUniversal_Music_Japan_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEUniversal_Music_Japan-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The label did not release it as a single.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGuerra2020_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGuerra2020-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April<span class="nowrap"> </span>2020, Carey said this was planned from the beginning despite it being one of her favorite tracks on the album.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGabbara2020_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGabbara2020-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She wrote that the song "should have been a single" in <a href="/wiki/The_Meaning_of_Mariah_Carey" title="The Meaning of Mariah Carey">her memoir</a> later that year.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECareyDavis2020289_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECareyDavis2020289-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Your Girl" did not receive significant airplay from radio stations. <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i> writer Michael Slezak attributed this to the number of other worthy tracks on <i>The Emancipation of Mimi</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESlezak2005_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESlezak2005-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chris Gardner of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a></i> described it as a <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deep_cut" class="extiw" title="wikt:deep cut">deep cut</a> on the album in contrast to the commercially successful "<a href="/wiki/We_Belong_Together" title="We Belong Together">We Belong Together</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Shake_It_Off_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Shake It Off (Mariah Carey song)">Shake It Off</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Say_Somethin%27_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Say Somethin' (Mariah Carey song)">Say Somethin'</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGardner2024_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGardner2024-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Your Girl" was later promoted as part of the #<a href="/wiki/MC30" class="mw-redirect" title="MC30">MC30</a> campaign marking three decades of Carey's career in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETuccillo2021_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETuccillo2021-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 29 that year, she issued an <a href="/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">extended play</a> to digital outlets containing a version featuring <a href="/wiki/The_Diplomats" title="The Diplomats">Diplomats</a> members <a href="/wiki/Cam%27ron" title="Cam'ron">Cam'ron</a> and <a href="/wiki/Juelz_Santana" title="Juelz Santana">Juelz Santana</a> and a second remix featuring the rapper <a href="/wiki/N.O.R.E" class="mw-redirect" title="N.O.R.E">N.O.R.E</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKaufman2021_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKaufman2021-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The former remix had previously been released on various <a href="/wiki/Mixtape" title="Mixtape">mixtapes</a> in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024Shepherd2007102_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024Shepherd2007102-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>, "Your Girl" is a favorite song among Carey's fans.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERowley2020a_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERowley2020a-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Your_Girl&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two minutes and forty-six seconds in length, "Your Girl" is the shortest song on <i>The Emancipation of Mimi</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJaxsta_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJaxsta-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Critics described it as a <a href="/wiki/Slow_jam" title="Slow jam">slow jam</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlackman200527_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlackman200527-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a <a href="/wiki/Power_ballad" class="mw-redirect" title="Power ballad">power ballad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHotland200517_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHotland200517-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Carey wrote the song with <a href="/wiki/Scram_Jones" title="Scram Jones">Marc Shemer</a>, who also produced it with her under the stage name Scram Jones.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECarey2005McFarland2000E1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECarey2005McFarland2000E1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The production process occurred at various locations in New York City. Dana Jon Chapelle and Brian Garten engineered the song with assistance from Rufus Morgen at Honeywest Studios. After Pat "Pat 'Em Down" Viala mixed it at <a href="/wiki/Right_Track_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Right Track Studios">Right Track Studios</a>, Herb Powers mastered "Your Girl" at <a href="/wiki/The_Hit_Factory" title="The Hit Factory">The Hit Factory</a>. It features background vocals from Carey and Mary Ann Tatum.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECarey2005_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECarey2005-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Your Girl" contains a <a href="/wiki/Sampling_(music)" title="Sampling (music)">sample</a> from the 2003 <a href="/wiki/Adeaze" title="Adeaze">Adeaze</a> song "A Life with You", written and performed by New Zealanders Feagaigafou and Logovi'i Tupa'i.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECarey2005Hume2006A3_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECarey2005Hume2006A3-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It incorporates the acoustic guitar part from "A Life with You" and speeds up a few lines of the duo's voices in the chorus.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBarry_Hill2005Escobedo_Shepherd2024_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarry_Hill2005Escobedo_Shepherd2024-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scram Jones obtained clearance after performing at a party for <a href="/wiki/Dawn_Raid_Entertainment" title="Dawn Raid Entertainment">Dawn Raid Entertainment</a>, the record label to which Adeaze were signed.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBarry_Hill2005_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarry_Hill2005-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The arranger and guitarist of "A Life with You", Dominique Leauga, was not credited for his contributions.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHume2006A3_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHume2006A3-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132">.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/75px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/100px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Mariah_Carey_Your_Girl_Sample.ogg" title="File:Mariah Carey Your Girl Sample.ogg">"Your Girl"</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="12" data-mwtitle="Mariah_Carey_Your_Girl_Sample.ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/71/Mariah_Carey_Your_Girl_Sample.ogg" type="audio/ogg; 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See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</i></div> </div> <p>The lyrics are about Carey confidently addressing a prospective lover.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020Escobedo_Shepherd2024_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020Escobedo_Shepherd2024-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She uses <a href="/wiki/Belting_(music)" title="Belting (music)">belting</a>, a <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/full-throated" class="extiw" title="wikt:full-throated">full-throated</a> technique common in <a href="/wiki/Musical_theatre" title="Musical theatre">musical theatre</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAsare202360_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAsare202360-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to project this in her singing.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020Escobedo_Shepherd2024_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020Escobedo_Shepherd2024-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Carey says "I'm gonna make you want to get with me tonight"<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and assures him she will "put naughty thoughts into your mind".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESmales2005Escobedo_Shepherd2024_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESmales2005Escobedo_Shepherd2024-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For <i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, the focus is on her assertiveness rather than a relationship.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Jon_Pareles" title="Jon Pareles">Jon Pareles</a> stated she uses an impersonal delivery.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPareles2005_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPareles2005-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song is "innocent, yet still a bit grimy", according to Carey.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECareyDavis2020289_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECareyDavis2020289-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Critics interpreted the composition differently. According to Clayton Smales of the <i><a href="/wiki/Townsville_Bulletin" title="Townsville Bulletin">Townsville Bulletin</a></i>, "Your Girl" is a <a href="/wiki/Pop_song" class="mw-redirect" title="Pop song">pop</a>-leaning song.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESmales2005_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESmales2005-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Guy Blackman of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sunday_Age" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sunday Age">The Sunday Age</a></i> felt it has a "down-tempo <a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a> feel"<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlackman2005_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlackman2005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Sal Cinequemani of <i><a href="/wiki/Slant_Magazine" title="Slant Magazine">Slant Magazine</a></i> said it is derived from the <a href="/wiki/Motown_sound" class="mw-redirect" title="Motown sound">Motown sound</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECinquemani2005_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECinquemani2005-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Slezak stated the chorus contains <a href="/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">gospel</a> influences;<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESlezak2005_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESlezak2005-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jakarta_Post" title="The Jakarta Post">The Jakarta Post</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Tony Hotland thought <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a> elements were present.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHotland200517_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHotland200517-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Joey Guerra likened "Your Girl" to a retro soul record in the <i><a href="/wiki/Houston_Chronicle" title="Houston Chronicle">Houston Chronicle</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGuerra20058Guerra2020_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGuerra20058Guerra2020-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Nick Marino called it "a simple old-school jam" in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution" title="The Atlanta Journal-Constitution">The Atlanta Journal-Constitution</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarino2005E10_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarino2005E10-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Escobedo Shepherd said it was "based on the <a href="/wiki/Kanye" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanye">Kanye</a> [West]-style, sped-up soul record trend that was aflame at the time" of recording.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Todd Burns of <i><a href="/wiki/Stylus_Magazine" title="Stylus Magazine">Stylus Magazine</a></i> also thought the production was influenced by West,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBurns2005_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBurns2005-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/BBC_Music" title="BBC Music">BBC Music</a> writer Adam Webb viewed it as a revision of the "classic soul sound" common in Carey's previous work.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWebb2005_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWebb2005-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Your_Girl&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The song's composition was a subject of critical commentary. Blackman and Slezak called the chorus catchy<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlackman200527Slezak2005_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlackman200527Slezak2005-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Escobedo Shepherd said it was "an exercise in exhilaration".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marino thought the track's short length encouraged replays.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarino2005E10_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarino2005E10-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Billboard</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Nolan Feeney wrote: "Anticipation and longing are hallmarks of many a great pop song, but sometimes you just have to cut to the point".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Carey's performance received a mixed reception. Her presence received positive feedback from Marino and from Kevin C. Johnson of the <i><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Post-Dispatch" title="St. Louis Post-Dispatch">St. Louis Post-Dispatch</a></i>, who both viewed her as exuding confidence.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJohnson2005F3Marino2005E10_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJohnson2005F3Marino2005E10-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Carey's vocals received largely negative reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBurns2005Gill200522Tianen20058B_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBurns2005Gill200522Tianen20058B-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In comparing her voice to its state in the 1990s, <i><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel" title="Orlando Sentinel">Orlando Sentinel</a></i> writer Jim Abbott argued it was better because she exercised more restraint,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAbbott200538_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAbbott200538-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Journal_Sentinel" title="Milwaukee Journal Sentinel">Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</a></i> critic Dave Tianen said she used the same excessive style to bad effect,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETianen20058B_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETianen20058B-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Burns thought she sounded weaker.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBurns2005_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBurns2005-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Andy Gill of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a></i> said Carey's vocals were so histrionic she is "almost as bad as all the <i><a href="/wiki/Pop_Idol" title="Pop Idol">Pop Idol</a></i> wannabes that reflect her disastrous influence".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGill200522_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGill200522-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Your Girl" has appeared on rankings of Carey's music. Some critics called it the best<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024Marino2005E10_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024Marino2005E10-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or one of the best tracks on <i>The Emancipation of Mimi</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECinquemani2020Smales200532_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECinquemani2020Smales200532-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005, Slezak listed "Your Girl" among the 10 best songs of her career.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESlezak2005_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESlezak2005-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Escobedo Shepherd considered it one of Carey's top 20 tracks in a 2007 <i><a href="/wiki/Vibe_(magazine)" title="Vibe (magazine)">Vibe</a></i> article.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShepherd2007_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShepherd2007-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Billboard</i> ranked it at number 38 on their 2020 list of Carey's 100 greatest songs.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Live_performances">Live performances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Your_Girl&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Live performances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Carey has performed "Your Girl" infrequently since its release.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPaul2024_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPaul2024-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She sang it during her 2006 concert tour, <a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Mimi" title="The Adventures of Mimi">The Adventures of Mimi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarino2006_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarino2006-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, she uploaded an <a href="/wiki/A_cappella" title="A cappella">a cappella</a> version to her social media accounts for the fifteenth anniversary of <i>The Emancipation of Mimi</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERowley2020a_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERowley2020a-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This formed part of a series of at-home performances by Carey during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERowley2020b_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERowley2020b-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It received a positive review from <i>Billboard</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Glenn Rowley, who said she "delivers vocals fit for the gods".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERowley2020a_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERowley2020a-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2024, Carey gave her first live performance of "Your Girl" since 2006 at her <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a> concert residency, <a href="/wiki/The_Celebration_of_Mimi" title="The Celebration of Mimi">The Celebration of Mimi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor2024_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaylor2024-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Credits_and_personnel">Credits and personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Your_Girl&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Credits and personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li>Recorded at Honeywest Studios, New York City</li> <li>Mixed at Right Track Studios, New York City</li> <li>Mastered at The Hit Factory, New York City<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECarey2005_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECarey2005-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li>Mariah Carey – songwriting, production, background vocals</li> <li>Marc Shemer/Scram Jones – songwriting, production</li> <li>Mary Ann Tatum – background vocals</li> <li>Dana Jon Chappelle, Brian Garten – engineering</li> <li>Rufus Morgen – assistant engineering</li> <li>Pat "Pat 'Em Down" Viala – mixing</li> <li>Herb Powers – mastering<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECarey2005_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECarey2005-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Your_Girl&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Your_Girl&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 15em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFEscobedo_Shepherd2024">Escobedo Shepherd 2024</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECareyDavis2020289-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECareyDavis2020289_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECareyDavis2020289_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECareyDavis2020289_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCareyDavis2020">Carey & Davis 2020</a>, p. 289.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEUniversal_Music_Japan-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEUniversal_Music_Japan_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFUniversal_Music_Japan">Universal Music Japan</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGuerra2020-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGuerra2020_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGuerra2020">Guerra 2020</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGabbara2020-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGabbara2020_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGabbara2020">Gabbara 2020</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESlezak2005-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESlezak2005_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESlezak2005_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESlezak2005_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSlezak2005">Slezak 2005</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGardner2024-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGardner2024_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGardner2024">Gardner 2024</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTETuccillo2021-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETuccillo2021_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFTuccillo2021">Tuccillo 2021</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKaufman2021-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKaufman2021_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKaufman2021">Kaufman 2021</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024Shepherd2007102-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024Shepherd2007102_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFEscobedo_Shepherd2024">Escobedo Shepherd 2024</a>; <a href="#CITEREFShepherd2007">Shepherd 2007</a>, p. 102.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTERowley2020a-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERowley2020a_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERowley2020a_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERowley2020a_11-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFRowley2020a">Rowley 2020a</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEJaxsta-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJaxsta_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFJaxsta">Jaxsta</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlackman200527-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlackman200527_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBlackman2005">Blackman 2005</a>, p. 27.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHotland200517-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHotland200517_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHotland200517_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHotland2005">Hotland 2005</a>, p. 17.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECarey2005McFarland2000E1-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECarey2005McFarland2000E1_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCarey2005">Carey 2005</a>; <a href="#CITEREFMcFarland2000">McFarland 2000</a>, p. E1.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECarey2005-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECarey2005_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECarey2005_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECarey2005_16-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCarey2005">Carey 2005</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECarey2005Hume2006A3-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECarey2005Hume2006A3_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCarey2005">Carey 2005</a>; <a href="#CITEREFHume2006">Hume 2006</a>, p. A3.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarry_Hill2005Escobedo_Shepherd2024-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBarry_Hill2005Escobedo_Shepherd2024_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBarry_Hill2005">Barry Hill 2005</a>; <a href="#CITEREFEscobedo_Shepherd2024">Escobedo Shepherd 2024</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarry_Hill2005-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBarry_Hill2005_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBarry_Hill2005">Barry Hill 2005</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHume2006A3-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHume2006A3_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHume2006">Hume 2006</a>, p. A3.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020_21-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020_21-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020_21-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020_21-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFeeney2020">Feeney 2020</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020Escobedo_Shepherd2024-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020Escobedo_Shepherd2024_22-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFeeney2020Escobedo_Shepherd2024_22-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFeeney2020">Feeney 2020</a>; <a href="#CITEREFEscobedo_Shepherd2024">Escobedo Shepherd 2024</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAsare202360-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAsare202360_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAsare2023">Asare 2023</a>, p. 60.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESmales2005Escobedo_Shepherd2024-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESmales2005Escobedo_Shepherd2024_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSmales2005">Smales 2005</a>; <a href="#CITEREFEscobedo_Shepherd2024">Escobedo Shepherd 2024</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPareles2005-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPareles2005_25-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPareles2005">Pareles 2005</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESmales2005-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESmales2005_26-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSmales2005">Smales 2005</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlackman2005-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlackman2005_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBlackman2005">Blackman 2005</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECinquemani2005-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECinquemani2005_28-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCinquemani2005">Cinquemani 2005</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGuerra20058Guerra2020-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGuerra20058Guerra2020_29-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGuerra2005">Guerra 2005</a>, p. 8; <a href="#CITEREFGuerra2020">Guerra 2020</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarino2005E10-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarino2005E10_30-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarino2005E10_30-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarino2005">Marino 2005</a>, p. E10.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBurns2005-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBurns2005_31-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBurns2005_31-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBurns2005">Burns 2005</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEWebb2005-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWebb2005_32-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWebb2005">Webb 2005</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlackman200527Slezak2005-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlackman200527Slezak2005_33-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBlackman2005">Blackman 2005</a>, p. 27; <a href="#CITEREFSlezak2005">Slezak 2005</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEJohnson2005F3Marino2005E10-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJohnson2005F3Marino2005E10_34-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFJohnson2005">Johnson 2005</a>, p. F3; <a href="#CITEREFMarino2005">Marino 2005</a>, p. E10.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBurns2005Gill200522Tianen20058B-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBurns2005Gill200522Tianen20058B_35-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBurns2005">Burns 2005</a>; <a href="#CITEREFGill2005">Gill 2005</a>, p. 22; <a href="#CITEREFTianen2005">Tianen 2005</a>, p. 8B.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAbbott200538-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAbbott200538_36-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAbbott2005">Abbott 2005</a>, p. 38.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTETianen20058B-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETianen20058B_37-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFTianen2005">Tianen 2005</a>, p. 8B.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGill200522-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGill200522_38-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGill2005">Gill 2005</a>, p. 22.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024Marino2005E10-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEscobedo_Shepherd2024Marino2005E10_39-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFEscobedo_Shepherd2024">Escobedo Shepherd 2024</a>; <a href="#CITEREFMarino2005">Marino 2005</a>, p. E10.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECinquemani2020Smales200532-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECinquemani2020Smales200532_40-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCinquemani2020">Cinquemani 2020</a>; <a href="#CITEREFSmales2005">Smales 2005</a>, p. 32.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEShepherd2007-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShepherd2007_41-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFShepherd2007">Shepherd 2007</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPaul2024-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPaul2024_42-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPaul2024">Paul 2024</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarino2006-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarino2006_43-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarino2006">Marino 2006</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTERowley2020b-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERowley2020b_44-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFRowley2020b">Rowley 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Vision_of_Love" title="Vision of Love">Vision of Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Takes_Time" title="Love Takes Time">Love Takes Time</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Someday_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Someday (Mariah Carey song)">Someday</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_Wanna_Cry" title="I Don't Wanna Cry">I Don't Wanna Cry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/There%27s_Got_to_Be_a_Way" title="There's Got to Be a Way">There's Got to Be a Way</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Emotions_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Emotions (Mariah Carey song)">Emotions</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Let_Go_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Can't Let Go (Mariah Carey song)">Can't Let Go</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Make_It_Happen_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Make It Happen (Mariah Carey song)">Make It Happen</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_There_(Jackson_5_song)#Mariah_Carey_version" title="I'll Be There (Jackson 5 song)">I'll Be There</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_It%27s_Over" title="If It's Over">If It's Over</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dreamlover_(song)" title="Dreamlover (song)">Dreamlover</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hero_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Hero (Mariah Carey song)">Hero</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Without_You_(Mariah_Carey_recording)" title="Without You (Mariah Carey recording)">Without You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Never_Forget_You_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Never Forget You (Mariah Carey song)">Never Forget You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Anytime_You_Need_a_Friend" title="Anytime You Need a Friend">Anytime You Need a Friend</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Endless_Love_(song)#Luther_Vandross_and_Mariah_Carey_version" title="Endless Love (song)">Endless Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_I_Want_for_Christmas_Is_You" title="All I Want for Christmas Is You">All I Want for Christmas Is You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fantasy_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)">Fantasy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Sweet_Day" title="One Sweet Day">One Sweet Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Open_Arms_(Journey_song)#Mariah_Carey_version" title="Open Arms (Journey song)">Open Arms</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Always_Be_My_Baby" title="Always Be My Baby">Always Be My Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Forever_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Forever (Mariah Carey song)">Forever</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Underneath_the_Stars_(song)" title="Underneath the Stars (song)">Underneath the Stars</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Honey_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Honey (Mariah Carey song)">Honey</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Butterfly_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Butterfly (Mariah Carey song)">Butterfly</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Breakdown_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Breakdown (Mariah Carey song)">Breakdown</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Roof_(Back_in_Time)" title="The Roof (Back in Time)">The Roof</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_All" title="My All">My All</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sweetheart_(Rainy_Davis_song)#Jermaine_Dupri_and_Mariah_Carey_version" title="Sweetheart (Rainy Davis song)">Sweetheart</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_You_Believe" title="When You Believe">When You Believe</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Still_Believe_(Brenda_K._Starr_song)#Mariah_Carey_version" title="I Still Believe (Brenda K. Starr song)">I Still Believe</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Heartbreaker_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song)">Heartbreaker</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Thank_God_I_Found_You" title="Thank God I Found You">Thank God I Found You</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Crybaby_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Crybaby (Mariah Carey song)">Crybaby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Take_That_Away_(Mariah%27s_Theme)" title="Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)">Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Against_All_Odds_(Take_a_Look_at_Me_Now)_(Mariah_Carey_recording)" title="Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (Mariah Carey recording)">Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Loverboy_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Loverboy (Mariah Carey song)">Loverboy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Never_Too_Far" title="Never Too Far">Never Too Far</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Stop_(Funkin%27_4_Jamaica)" title="Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)">Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Reflections_(Care_Enough)" title="Reflections (Care Enough)">Reflections (Care Enough)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Never_Too_Far/Hero_Medley" title="Never Too Far/Hero Medley">Never Too Far/Hero Medley</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Through_the_Rain" title="Through the Rain">Through the Rain</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boy_(I_Need_You)" title="Boy (I Need You)">Boy (I Need You)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Know_What_You_Want" title="I Know What You Want">I Know What You Want</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bringin%27_On_the_Heartbreak#Mariah_Carey_version" title="Bringin' On the Heartbreak">Bringin' On the Heartbreak</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Like_That_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="It's Like That (Mariah Carey song)">It's Like That</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Belong_Together" title="We Belong Together">We Belong Together</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shake_It_Off_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Shake It Off (Mariah Carey song)">Shake It Off</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Your_Number" title="Get Your Number">Get Your Number</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Forget_About_Us" title="Don't Forget About Us">Don't Forget About Us</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fly_Like_a_Bird" title="Fly Like a Bird">Fly Like a Bird</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Say_Somethin%27_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Say Somethin' (Mariah Carey song)">Say Somethin'</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Touch_My_Body" title="Touch My Body">Touch My Body</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bye_Bye_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Bye Bye (Mariah Carey song)">Bye Bye</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_Lovin%27_U_Long_Time" title="I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time">I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Stay_in_Love" title="I Stay in Love">I Stay in Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Obsessed_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Obsessed (Mariah Carey song)">Obsessed</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Want_to_Know_What_Love_Is#Mariah_Carey_version" title="I Want to Know What Love Is">I Want to Know What Love Is</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/H.A.T.E.U." title="H.A.T.E.U.">H.A.T.E.U.</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Up_Out_My_Face" title="Up Out My Face">Up Out My Face</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Angels_Cry_(song)" title="Angels Cry (song)">Angels Cry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Oh_Santa!" title="Oh Santa!">Oh Santa!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne_(The_New_Year%27s_Anthem)" title="Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)">Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_Christmas_Comes" title="When Christmas Comes">When Christmas Comes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Triumphant_(Get_%27Em)" title="Triumphant (Get 'Em)">Triumphant (Get 'Em)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Almost_Home_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Almost Home (Mariah Carey song)">Almost Home</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Beautiful_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Beautiful (Mariah Carey song)">#Beautiful</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Thirsty_(song)" title="Thirsty (song)">Thirsty</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Art_of_Letting_Go" title="The Art of Letting Go">The Art of Letting Go</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_Mine_(Eternal)" title="You're Mine (Eternal)">You're Mine (Eternal)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Don%27t_Know_What_to_Do" title="You Don't Know What to Do">You Don't Know What to Do</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Infinity_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Infinity (Mariah Carey song)">Infinity</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="I Don't (Mariah Carey song)">I Don't</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/GTFO_(song)" title="GTFO (song)">GTFO</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/With_You_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="With You (Mariah Carey song)">With You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Distance_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="The Distance (Mariah Carey song)">The Distance</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_No_No" title="A No No">A No No</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_the_Mix_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="In the Mix (Mariah Carey song)">In the Mix</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Save_the_Day_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Save the Day (Mariah Carey song)">Save the Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Out_Here_on_My_Own" title="Out Here on My Own">Out Here on My Own</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_We_Go_Around_Again" title="Here We Go Around Again">Here We Go Around Again</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fall_in_Love_at_Christmas" title="Fall in Love at Christmas">Fall in Love at Christmas</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Big_Energy#Remix" title="Big Energy">Big Energy (Remix)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Wrap" title="It's a Wrap">It's a Wrap</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Yes,_And%3F#Mariah_Carey_remix" title="Yes, And?">Yes, And? (Remix)</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Featured songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Things_That_U_Do" title="Things That U Do">Things That U Do</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_More_Can_I_Give" title="What More Can I Give">What More Can I Give</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/U_Make_Me_Wanna_(Jadakiss_song)" title="U Make Me Wanna (Jadakiss song)">U Make Me Wanna</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/So_Lonely_(Twista_song)" title="So Lonely (Twista song)">So Lonely</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lil%27_L.O.V.E." title="Lil' L.O.V.E.">Lil' L.O.V.E.</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_Stand_Up!" title="Just Stand Up!">Just Stand Up!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Love_(The-Dream_song)" title="My Love (The-Dream song)">My Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Everybody_Hurts#Helping_Haiti_charity_single" title="Everybody Hurts">Everybody Hurts</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Somewhat_Loved" title="Somewhat Loved">Somewhat Loved</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Vanishing_(song)" title="Vanishing (song)">Vanishing</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Christmas_(Baby_Please_Come_Home)#Mariah_Carey_version" title="Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)">Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Looking_In_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Looking In (Mariah Carey song)">Looking In</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Close_My_Eyes_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Close My Eyes (Mariah Carey song)">Close My Eyes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Outside_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Outside (Mariah Carey song)">Outside</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Petals_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Petals (Mariah Carey song)">Petals</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Clown_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Clown (Mariah Carey song)">Clown</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Saving_Grace_(song)" title="My Saving Grace (song)">My Saving Grace</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mine_Again" title="Mine Again">Mine Again</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Your Girl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Migrate_(song)" title="Migrate (song)">Migrate</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Side_Effects_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Side Effects (Mariah Carey song)">Side Effects</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_That_Chick" title="I'm That Chick">I'm That Chick</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Right_to_Dream" title="Right to Dream">Right to Dream</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Betcha_Gon%27_Know_(The_Prologue)" title="Betcha Gon' Know (The Prologue)">Betcha Gon' Know (The Prologue)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/100%25_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="100% (Mariah Carey song)">100%</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Child_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="One Child (Mariah Carey song)">One Child</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Christmas_Time_Is_in_the_Air_Again" title="Christmas Time Is in the Air Again">Christmas Time Is in the Air Again</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Meteorite_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Meteorite (Mariah Carey song)">Meteorite</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Unforgettable_(French_Montana_song)#Remixes_and_cover_versions" title="Unforgettable (French Montana song)">Unforgettable (Remix)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Star_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="The Star (Mariah Carey song)">The Star</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sleigh_Ride#Mariah_Carey_version" title="Sleigh Ride">Sleigh Ride</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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