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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 26, 2020 10:34:35 GMT -5
I vaguely remember this song, didnt hear it as much in '05 but I am obsessed with this song now
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2020 14:39:08 GMT -5
Well, it wasn't so good if you were in New Orleans (not that I'm from there).
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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 26, 2020 17:15:46 GMT -5
Well, it wasn't so good if you were in New Orleans (not that I'm from there). What happened in New Orleans?
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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 26, 2020 17:20:33 GMT -5
Well, it wasn't so good if you were in New Orleans (not that I'm from there). Nvm I know you what u mean
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Oct 26, 2020 19:26:12 GMT -5
As a long time fan of Mariah, it was truly an amazing thing to see after all that she had been through and then now she was having one of the biggest hits of her career.
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Oct 26, 2020 21:29:52 GMT -5
I was in high school at that time. That era alone was definitely a huge moment for Mimi. I remember people at school singing the singles from that album.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2020 23:40:26 GMT -5
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Post by thelegends on Oct 27, 2020 6:45:21 GMT -5
Well, it wasn't so good if you were in New Orleans (not that I'm from there). Nvm I know you what u mean I dont get it
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Post by Dreams on Oct 27, 2020 8:42:10 GMT -5
Picture it! Sicily, spring 2005. I was five years old and was just starting to get into and understand music. I remember one morning, I was in the back of my father's car, buckled-up, while he cruised around the neighborhood, listening to the radio. I was minding my own business looking out the window. Suddenly, I hear these piano chords, and this magical voice starts humming and instantly interrupts my daydreaming. It was ELECTRIC! I was hypnotized, mesmerized, I was experiencing an out of body experience. By the end of the song, as this voice belted that long note, it felt like I had been transported to another, heavenly dimension or something. This song, "We Belong Together," was playing everywhere and all the time throughout the rest of the year. It was enthralling. It was a return to prominence. It was the comeback of a legend.
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 27, 2020 9:01:24 GMT -5
It was wild. "It's Like That" did surprisingly well, but not amazing or anything. When we heard "We Belong Together" we knew it was great, but no one saw such a huge run coming. The best part was watching it break those airplay records week after week. It was one of the comebacks of all-time.
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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 27, 2020 13:04:12 GMT -5
Nvm I know you what u mean I dont get it Hurricane Katrina
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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 27, 2020 13:06:45 GMT -5
Picture it! Sicily, spring 2005. I was five years old and was just starting to get into and understand music. I remember one morning, I was in the back of my father's car, buckled-up, while he cruised around the neighborhood, listening to the radio. I was minding my own business looking out the window. Suddenly, I hear these piano chords, and this magical voice starts humming and instantly interrupts my daydreaming. It was ELECTRIC! I was hypnotized, mesmerized, I was experiencing an out of body experience. By the end of the song, as this voice belted that long note, it felt like I had been transported to another, heavenly dimension or something. This song, "We Belong Together," was playing everywhere and all the time throughout the rest of the year. It was enthralling. It was a return to prominence. It was the comeback of a legend. We got the same experience except I was in the backseat of my grandma car at the age of 3
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Post by iHype. on Oct 27, 2020 13:25:39 GMT -5
I remember my mom almost having a meltdown because it was on the radio so much lmao.
I vividly remember her being on the phone one day while driving us home and complaining about how she is tired of hearing it every single day on radio at that point.
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Post by leoapp on Oct 28, 2020 6:50:19 GMT -5
I remember 4 things annoyed me: 1. When Carrie's Inside Your Heaven interrupted WBT's reign for a week. Because WBT could've been the first no. 1 to top for 15 weeks. So she would've broken Whitney/Elton for the most weeks at no. 1 for a solo hit. (at that time)
2. When Shake It Off moved to no. 2 and WBT stayed at no.1 for the final week, I was so happy and excited for the following week to hear the news about her 17th no. 1, tying Elvis and first ever female replacing herself at no. 1. And.....boooom. Gold Digger jumped to no. 1, Shake It Of stalled at no. 2 for 6 straight weeks. Damn. Luckily, DFAU was a no. 1.
3. November-December 2005, Very close competition between 50 Cent and Mimi to grab the title for the best selling album of 2005 in US. Mimi at least barely won, although she needed Ultra Platinum edition re-release.
4. Mariah didnt win neither Song Of The Year/Record Of The Year for WBT. And none of her R&B winning were televised. It was quite a meltdown for me. How come the best selling artist of the previous year didnt even have 1 televised winning moment? Also i was a bit shocked during her Grammg performance, cause she failed to sustained the final "togetheeeer" note on WBT. Nervous maybe. FLAB was miles better
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Post by MissAmericana on Oct 28, 2020 7:41:11 GMT -5
Gruelling.
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Post by Ernesto on Oct 28, 2020 9:00:51 GMT -5
I remember hearing the song for the first time in the cafeteria of a hospital in San José, Costa Rica. I thought it was fantastic that she had managed to sing most of the song in such an understated way and exploded into belting only until the last chorus to convey and highlight the regret and desperation in the lyric. The piano on the track is lovely but the song worked because it's a relatable story - the woman can write like only a few can. A few weeks later, I was in an airport when I saw the Billboard magazine (The White Stripes were on the cover) the week it had gone to No.1 on the Hot 100 and I just had to stop for a moment and revel in the happiness of it all. After years of people putting her down and making fun of her, she proved them wrong, dead wrong and she had a No.1 album and single. Wicked cool!
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Post by degen on Oct 28, 2020 9:44:44 GMT -5
It was the entire summer of 2005. By the time August hit my radio station switched over to the remix, which gave it new life. “Shake It Off” kinda came and went being under WBT the entire time. It was almost as if that song didn’t even happen. When “Don’t Forget About Us” dropped in the fall I actually enjoyed it more than WBT, but that was more of a sleeper hit that eventually hit #1 as opposed to the dominance of WBT from start to finish. Mariah ruled the airwaves through the holidays and into early 2006. There was also her feature on “One and Only” getting airplay, the platinum edition re-release, and the continued increased popularity of AIWFC during the holiday season of 2005. That was certainly the most dominant Mariah had ever been since the one two punch of Fantasy/One Sweet Day in 1995.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Oct 28, 2020 10:06:09 GMT -5
I remember back when Mariah was featured on I Know What You Want, I thought it was such an odd choice. I can’t imagine it anymore but I remember back in 2002-03, Mariah felt like the uncoolest most has-been artist at the time. After Glitter and Charmbracelet, she just seemed to have completely lost whatever ‘it’ was that made her such a force, and I remember the association of her being done and completely lame - like many saw Celine as, or like a Kenny G, (insert other lame artist here) situation, only more extreme. Just, completely out of touch and uncool.
Then It’s Like That came out. I thought that song was fire and was surprised at how willing I was to admit it. By that point, I had figured Mariah would never have a comeback but It’s Like That performed well - so well it surprised me. So when We Belong Together came out and seemingly blew everything out else of the water, I learned never to doubt any artist’s ability at making a comeback ever again. And I personally don’t even care for the song. Since then, I constantly read comments on here and other places that say “so-and-so is finished” or whatever. Nope. We’ve seen time and time again that given the right circumstances, anyone can make a comeback. Mariah did it. Cher did it. Billie Ray Cyrus fucking did it. I could even see Celine doing it. But Mariah’s situation taught me to never ever count anyone out ever again.
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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 28, 2020 12:17:39 GMT -5
I remember 4 things annoyed me: 1. When Carrie's Inside Your Heaven interrupted WBT's reign for a week. Because WBT could've been the first no. 1 to top for 15 weeks. So she would've broken Whitney/Elton for the most weeks at no. 1 for a solo hit. (at that time) 2. When Shake It Off moved to no. 2 and WBT stayed at no.1 for the final week, I was so happy and excited for the following week to hear the news about her 17th no. 1, tying Elvis and first ever female replacing herself at no. 1. And.....boooom. Gold Digger jumped to no. 1, Shake It Of stalled at no. 2 for 6 straight weeks. Damn. Luckily, DFAU was a no. 1. 3. November-December 2005, Very close competition between 50 Cent and Mimi to grab the title for the best selling album of 2005 in US. Mimi at least barely won, although she needed Ultra Platinum edition re-release. 4. Mariah didnt win neither Song Of The Year/Record Of The Year for WBT. And none of her R&B winning were televised. It was quite a meltdown for me. How come the best selling artist of the previous year didnt even have 1 televised winning moment? Also i was a bit shocked during her Grammg performance, cause she failed to sustained the final "togetheeeer" note on WBT. Nervous maybe. FLAB was miles better She did break Elton John/Whitney with One Sweet Day which was #1 for 16 weeks
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Post by keeptheflowers on Oct 28, 2020 16:00:06 GMT -5
My schoolmates in the school bus would play it every day back in high school (along with ILT and SIO).
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Oct 28, 2020 16:25:20 GMT -5
Mariah definitely was cool back then and she managed to erase all the backlash from years prior. It was the right look, the right sound, and the right moment in time. Stars aligned.
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Post by mrmike855 on Oct 28, 2020 16:45:00 GMT -5
Let's see, I finished the 2nd grade, played outside with my brother and dog, got better at rollerblading, watched Nickelodeon and started watching Cartoon Network, played the GameCube, GBA, and my new DS, went on trips to Northern Michigan and Florida, started the 3rd grade.
That's basically my life during the summer of 2005. I can also add that I never heard We Belong Together during this time and still haven't heard it outside of the internet.
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Post by leoapp on Oct 28, 2020 18:16:08 GMT -5
I remember 4 things annoyed me: 1. When Carrie's Inside Your Heaven interrupted WBT's reign for a week. Because WBT could've been the first no. 1 to top for 15 weeks. So she would've broken Whitney/Elton for the most weeks at no. 1 for a solo hit. (at that time) 2. When Shake It Off moved to no. 2 and WBT stayed at no.1 for the final week, I was so happy and excited for the following week to hear the news about her 17th no. 1, tying Elvis and first ever female replacing herself at no. 1. And.....boooom. Gold Digger jumped to no. 1, Shake It Of stalled at no. 2 for 6 straight weeks. Damn. Luckily, DFAU was a no. 1. 3. November-December 2005, Very close competition between 50 Cent and Mimi to grab the title for the best selling album of 2005 in US. Mimi at least barely won, although she needed Ultra Platinum edition re-release. 4. Mariah didnt win neither Song Of The Year/Record Of The Year for WBT. And none of her R&B winning were televised. It was quite a meltdown for me. How come the best selling artist of the previous year didnt even have 1 televised winning moment? Also i was a bit shocked during her Grammg performance, cause she failed to sustained the final "togetheeeer" note on WBT. Nervous maybe. FLAB was miles better She did break Elton John/Whitney with One Sweet Day which was #1 for 16 weeks She tied them for a solo hit with 14 weeks at no. 1 (no feature/collaboration)
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Post by tekkenguy on Oct 29, 2020 16:05:41 GMT -5
Summer ‘05. I was about to enter the 5th grade. I saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Sky High in theaters. I went to camp for two days then dropped out because of a skin infection. I was playing a lot of Tekken 5 on the PlayStation 2 (hence my username).
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Post by B-Boy on Oct 29, 2020 17:31:49 GMT -5
I just finished high school, got a new job, and was preparing for college during its peak. It was refreshing and exciting to see this song hit #1 on the charts. I did get tired of the original version at one point because of the overplay. The Desert Storm remix was a breezy summer banger that I enjoyed even more.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2020 21:04:39 GMT -5
I made the comment about Hurricane Katrina, but I'll tell you what it was like for me in the summer of 2005. I watched a lot of Thomas & Friends, played in my backyard and have no recollection of hearing Pop Music from that time, this song included. I was four years old.
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 29, 2020 22:00:01 GMT -5
I remember back when Mariah was featured on I Know What You Want, I thought it was such an odd choice. I can’t imagine it anymore but I remember back in 2002-03, Mariah felt like the uncoolest most has-been artist at the time. After Glitter and Charmbracelet, she just seemed to have completely lost whatever ‘it’ was that made her such a force, and I remember the association of her being done and completely lame - like many saw Celine as, or like a Kenny G, (insert other lame artist here) situation, only more extreme. Just, completely out of touch and uncool. Then It’s Like That came out. I thought that song was fire and was surprised at how willing I was to admit it. By that point, I had figured Mariah would never have a comeback but It’s Like That performed well - so well it surprised me. So when We Belong Together came out and seemingly blew everything out else of the water, I learned never to doubt any artist’s ability at making a comeback ever again. And I personally don’t even care for the song. Since then, I constantly read comments on here and other places that say “so-and-so is finished” or whatever. Nope. We’ve seen time and time again that given the right circumstances, anyone can make a comeback. Mariah did it. Cher did it. Billie Ray Cyrus f**king did it. I could even see Celine doing it. But Mariah’s situation taught me to never ever count anyone out ever again.True, but the difference with Mariah is it stuck. Cher had a random big hit with "Believe," but that was it; no other hit singles from that album or after. Billie Ray Cyrus had a big hit with a random guest appearance, but he didn't do it solo and to this point there has been no other element to a comeback. Mariah had an album with three big hits (and some other minor hits) and then got another #1 hit off her next album. That was a whole other level of comeback!
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Oct 29, 2020 22:34:08 GMT -5
I remember back when Mariah was featured on I Know What You Want, I thought it was such an odd choice. I can’t imagine it anymore but I remember back in 2002-03, Mariah felt like the uncoolest most has-been artist at the time. After Glitter and Charmbracelet, she just seemed to have completely lost whatever ‘it’ was that made her such a force, and I remember the association of her being done and completely lame - like many saw Celine as, or like a Kenny G, (insert other lame artist here) situation, only more extreme. Just, completely out of touch and uncool. Then It’s Like That came out. I thought that song was fire and was surprised at how willing I was to admit it. By that point, I had figured Mariah would never have a comeback but It’s Like That performed well - so well it surprised me. So when We Belong Together came out and seemingly blew everything out else of the water, I learned never to doubt any artist’s ability at making a comeback ever again. And I personally don’t even care for the song. Since then, I constantly read comments on here and other places that say “so-and-so is finished” or whatever. Nope. We’ve seen time and time again that given the right circumstances, anyone can make a comeback. Mariah did it. Cher did it. Billie Ray Cyrus f**king did it. I could even see Celine doing it. But Mariah’s situation taught me to never ever count anyone out ever again.True, but the difference with Mariah is it stuck. Cher had a random big hit with "Believe," but that was it; no other hit singles from that album or after. Billie Ray Cyrus had a big hit with a random guest appearance, but he didn't do it solo and to this point there has been no other element to a comeback. Mariah had an album with three big hits (and some other minor hits) and then got another #1 hit off her next album. That was a whole other level of comeback! Doesn't really change my point. She made a huge comeback. I've said over the years it was the biggest and most surprising comeback I've ever seen in my lifetime (even more than Cher too, of course).
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Post by Au$tin on Oct 31, 2020 4:54:52 GMT -5
Did it flop in Canada? I was 10 but barely remember it Nope, a hit there too. I'm not sure what chart to look at for that, but I do see it reached #1 on the MuchMusic top 30. It never was #1 on the Billboard Canada chart, but I'm not even sure if the song was eligible at the time. But I was also 10 and in the US where it spent 14 weeks at #1. I literally don't remember a damn thing about its initial run. I heard it like once or twice and that was it. Seriously shocked to see how massive it was when I started getting into the charts. I heard "Shake It Off" and "Don't Forget About Us" all the time. Guess my demo was more focused on "Hollaback Girl" at the time lol.
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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 31, 2020 12:34:10 GMT -5
Did it flop in Canada? I was 10 but barely remember it Nope, a hit there too. I'm not sure what chart to look at for that, but I do see it reached #1 on the MuchMusic top 30. It never was #1 on the Billboard Canada chart, but I'm not even sure if the song was eligible at the time. But I was also 10 and in the US where it spent 14 weeks at #1. I literally don't remember a damn thing about its initial run. I heard it like once or twice and that was it. Seriously shocked to see how massive it was when I started getting into the charts. I heard "Shake It Off" and "Don't Forget About Us" all the time. Guess my demo was more focused on "Hollaback Girl" at the time lol. Same here. I remember hearing the song about 5 times. I was shocked when I saw how big it was too. I dont remember DFAU or SIO. But Hollback Girl I heard 10x a day.
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