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Post by iMoan on Jan 27, 2006 19:35:44 GMT -5
This isnt' really the best song she's done, but it was a fun first single. It was old-school and Jay-Z had some pretty cool raps. But Rainbow didn't really have a lot of good songs on it. I loved the music video. I also loved the "Ain't No Fun" remix and it's hot music video. Well maybe expect the part where she is wrestling herself. This song taught me the words "euphoric" and "incessantly". lol The single cover was hot!  US - #1 Canada - #1 Japan - #1 UK - #5 |
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Post by rydeordie on Jan 27, 2006 20:46:13 GMT -5
how weird just was listening to this like an hour ago. does anyone know why one version of the video has a cartoon part over the rap and one that i remember seeing later on after the song came out actually had Jay z in it? or am I just making this all up
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Post by babyboylrtm on Jan 27, 2006 21:47:21 GMT -5
JAM! I like it.
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Jan 27, 2006 21:50:53 GMT -5
One of her more likeable singles. Does this sample "Genius Of Love" by the Tom Tom Club? I know Fantasy does more overtly, but this sounds like it has a similar rhythm, and i remember reading somewhere about Mariah liking the song so much she's sampled it twice.
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Post by iMoan on Jan 27, 2006 21:55:13 GMT -5
I think it samples "Attack of The Name Game" by Stacy Lattisaw
Hmm.. I also remember seeing a music video with Jay-Z in it... I'm not sure though
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Post by rydeordie on Jan 28, 2006 14:33:55 GMT -5
i swear i remember one video where its like a cartoon mariah during the rap shopping and stuff with her friends and than one version with jayz in a hottub with a cigar or something......or i might just be crazy lol tho i do remeber the catfight in the bathroom LOVED that
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Post by imbondz on Jan 28, 2006 17:59:38 GMT -5
I still like it
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Post by britrocks16 on Jan 28, 2006 21:48:19 GMT -5
JAM! The DJ Clue Remix was better than the original!
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Jan 28, 2006 21:49:19 GMT -5
I can take it or leave it....
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Post by Krypton46 on Jan 28, 2006 23:30:16 GMT -5
I Hate it. Number one song or not, this joins the ranks of "Loverboy" and her material from Charmbracelet as being her worst.
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Post by rydeordie on Jan 29, 2006 22:33:15 GMT -5
k this is bothering me, in the remix version i swear i remember aversion where during missys rap when missy says "I keep you stiff like wood baby" theres like an edited version where mariah does some vocal run type of thing there, and i loved that part! i want that!!
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Jan 30, 2006 9:38:29 GMT -5
i swear i remember one video where its like a cartoon mariah during the rap shopping and stuff with her friends and than one version with jayz in a hottub with a cigar or something......or i might just be crazy lol tho i do remeber the catfight in the bathroom LOVED that
There were two videos. The cartoon one has Mariah shopping and stuff. I liked the cartoon part. The other one showed Jay-Z on the cinema screen, I believe. |
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Post by DaveZ35 on Jan 30, 2006 9:43:51 GMT -5
Loved it.
There were two versions made because of contract problems with Jay-Z. I can't remember exactly WHY he couldn't physically appear in the video at the time of the single release. It had something to do with contracts, and that's why the cartoon Jay-Z was made in his place...
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Post by die Lotterie on Jan 31, 2006 22:04:18 GMT -5
I love this song a lot. People always bicker about this song being so unoriginal. Who cares? It's fun, and it doesn't remind me of any other song.
The Junior Vasquez remixes were HOT as was the video and the DJ Clue remix.
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Post by MusicJunkie on Jan 31, 2006 22:07:31 GMT -5
I love this song a lot. People always bicker about this song being so unoriginal. Who cares? It's fun, and it doesn't remind me of any other song. I agree. This song was so awesome when it came out. I never even recognized any similarities to any other of her songs before everyone started talking trash. |
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Post by cking33 on Jan 31, 2006 22:15:42 GMT -5
I thought this had decent lyrics, better than some of her other first singles.
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Post by DaveZ35 on Feb 1, 2006 9:25:24 GMT -5
I love this song a lot. People always bicker about this song being so unoriginal. Who cares? It's fun, and it doesn't remind me of any other song. I agree. This song was so awesome when it came out. I never even recognized any similarities to any other of her songs before everyone started talking trash. This is true. Everyone said it sounded exactly the same as her other lead-off singles "Dreamlover," "Fantasy," etc. But that couldn't be further from the truth. "Heartbreaker" was a breath of fresh air from Mariah. It may have been a throwback to her pop roots after her departure in the "Butterfly" album, but it still had a very unique sound to it. |
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Post by francky on Feb 1, 2006 15:45:50 GMT -5
I didn't care about this song when it came out but it grew on me lot! I love this song and the video was cool.
The remix was hot!
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Post by tico on Feb 1, 2006 22:45:04 GMT -5
The song and the video are pretty cool, especially the fight scene in the video. Probably my favorite in the hip-hop Mariah era.
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Post by Positive Tension on Jan 21, 2007 15:42:29 GMT -5
I really like this one for being so fun, but Mariah does have stronger songs. I do think this sounds a bit like "Honey," too, which I like a little more.
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Post by JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME on Jan 21, 2007 15:48:30 GMT -5
Not my favorite single. I loved the music video. That was just so cool.
But the real highlight of this single release was Junior Vasquez's monumental remixes. Mariah resung the vocals and in the middle break with the slow-down, she sung a bit of Val Young's "If You Should Ever Be Lonely." That was totally appropriate. On Junior's dub version, he made use of Mariah's high notes and just looped them all over the place. Totally epic.
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Post by joker on Jan 22, 2007 1:58:31 GMT -5
^ I agree w/the above. This is not my favorite Mariah single by a mile, but the video was fun.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 22, 2007 17:40:07 GMT -5
The worst!!
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 22, 2007 17:41:18 GMT -5
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Post by The Brazilian Guy π§π· on Jan 22, 2007 20:22:20 GMT -5
i prefer the remix of it (the one with Missy and Da Brat)
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Post by unicorns on Oct 5, 2008 18:12:56 GMT -5
I love both the original and the remix! The original had a great video, lol.
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Post by B-Boy on Oct 5, 2008 23:15:34 GMT -5
This was hot. I prefer the DJ Clue remix though. I heard that one the most.
Jay-Z didn't appear in the video because he signed a contract with Epic Records. At that time he was promoting "Girls Best Friend" from Blue Streak SDTK. He did appear after his contract was up.
The remix video was something else. It was the first video where Mariah shows off more than her voice. She's washing Snoop's car and wrestling with "Bianca". I loved Da Brat and Snoop's wedding scene. lol.
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Post by Libra on Oct 6, 2008 12:05:47 GMT -5
This takes me back to the TRL years, mostly because that's where I heard it the most. I remember this being maybe the only video that retired that wasn't by a teen act from the years that I watched (1999-2001).
I much prefer the original video to the one for the remix. Same with the song itself.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Mar 12, 2011 15:27:01 GMT -5
One of my favorite Mariah lead singles. Jay's rap is probably the best out of every featured rap verses in Mariah's catalog. So catchy!  |
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Post by bat1990 on Apr 9, 2011 15:13:27 GMT -5
The real highlight of this single release was Junior Vasquez's monumental remixes. Mariah resung the vocals and in the middle break with the slow-down, she sung a bit of Val Young's "If You Should Ever Be Lonely." That was totally appropriate. On Junior's dub version, he made use of Mariah's high notes and just looped them all over the place. Totally epic. I LOVE THIS REMIX!!!!!!!!!! I heard it and had to buy it so I could listen again and again. Otherwise, I pretend the Rainbow era didn't happen. |
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