Your Girl
| "Your Girl" | |
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 "MC30" EP artwork | |
| Song by Mariah Carey | |
| from the album The Emancipation of Mimi | |
| Studio | Honeywest (New York City) |
| Label | Island |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) |
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"Your Girl" is a song recorded by American singer Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005).
Background and release[edit]
On January 29, 2021, an extended play was issued containing a remix featuring Diplomats members Cam'ron and Juelz Santana and a second remix featuring the rapper N.O.R.E.[1]
Music and lyrics[edit]
"Your Girl" contains a sample from the Adeaze song "A Life with You", written by Feagaigafou and Logovi'i Tupa'i.[2] Permission was obtained after Scram Jones performed at a 2003 party for the group's record label, Dawn Raid Entertainment. The sample, in which the group's voices are sped up, appears in the chorus of "Your Girl".[3]
Critical reception[edit]
In 2005, Entertainment Weekly writer Michael Slezak placed it among Carey's 10 best songs.[4] Billboard ranked it at number 38 on their 2020 list of Carey's 100 greatest songs.[5]
Live performances[edit]
Carey has performed "Your Girl" infrequently since its release.[6] She sang it during her 2006 concert tour, The Adventures of Mimi.[7] In 2020, she uploaded an a capella version to her social media accounts for the fifteenth anniversary of The Emancipation of Mimi.[8] This formed part of a series of at-home performances by Carey during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] According to Billboard's Glenn Rowley, she "delivers vocals fit for the gods" during it.[8] Carey gave her first live performance of the song since 2006 for her 2024 Las Vegas concert residency, The Celebration of Mimi.[10]
Credits and personnel[edit]
Recording
- Recorded at Honeywest Studios, New York City
- Mixed at Right Track Studios, New York City
- Mastered at The Hit Factory, New York City[2]
Personnel
- Mariah Carey, Mary Ann Tatum – background vocals
- Dana Jon Chappelle, Brian Garten – engineering
- Rufus Morgen – assistant engineering
- Pat "Pat 'Em Down" Viala – mixing
- Herb Powers – mastering[2]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ Kaufman 2021.
- ^ a b c Carey 2005.
- ^ Barry Hill 2005.
- ^ Slezak 2005.
- ^ Feeney 2020.
- ^ Paul 2024.
- ^ Marino 2006.
- ^ a b Rowley 2020a.
- ^ Rowley 2020b.
- ^ Taylor 2024.
Sources[edit]
- Barry Hill, Rebecca (April 9, 2005). "Diva in Tune with Kiwi Harmonies". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024.
- Carey, Mariah (2005). The Emancipation of Mimi (liner notes). Island Records.
- Feeney, Nolan; et al. (October 5, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Mariah Carey Songs: Staff Picks". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022.
- Kaufman, Gil (January 29, 2021). "Mariah Carey Drops The Emancipation of Mimi Remix EPs". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023.
- Marino, Nick (August 10, 2006). "A Grateful Mariah Carey Plays Philips Arena". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on August 12, 2006.
- Paul, Larisha (April 13, 2024). "The Celebration of Mimi: Inside Mariah Carey's Career-Spanning Las Vegas Comeback". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024.
- Rowley, Glenn (April 9, 2020a). "Watch Mariah Carey Belt Out Fan Favorite Emancipation of Mimi Track for Album's 15th Anniversary". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021.
- Rowley, Glenn (April 14, 2020b). "From 'Always Be My Baby' to 'Fly Like a Bird', Here Are All of Mariah Carey's Quarantine Performances". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024.
- Slezak, Michael (December 16, 2005). "The 10 Best Mariah Carey Songs... Agree?". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023.
- Taylor, John (April 19, 2024). "Forget About the Glitz and Glamour; All Mariah Carey Needs to Do Is to Sing Her Songs". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024.