According to her, she would write the songs in her apartment upstairs, and would record them at the studio downstairs, at night. While at Capri, Carey could focus on her writing and recording, without being subjected to any stress or pressure. She decided to concentrate on "getting some much-needed rest" and traveled to Capri and moved into the studio, which she had reserved to record the album. Problems playing this file? See media help.Ĭarey started writing songs for then untitled Charmbracelet in 2002, before she signed the record deal.
Carey performed "Boy (I Need You)" live on several television shows appearances around the world.Ī 30 second sample of "Boy (I Need You)" by Mariah Carey, features the singer interpolating verses with rapper Cam'ron before following to the chorus. Following the release of " Through the Rain", Carey embarked on several stateside, European and Asian promotional tours in support of Charmbracelet, as well as its accompanying singles. It was also the first time that Carey worked with Kahn in a music video, which premiered on an episode of MTV's Making the Video in 2003. The music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, incorporates elements of Japanese culture and features Carey's alter-ego Bianca Storm. Elsewhere, the song reached the top-ten in Portugal, and the top-twenty in the United Kingdom, while peaking within the top-forty in Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, Ireland and New Zealand. The single failed to make much impact on the charts around the world it reached number 68 on the US Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B Songs chart and number 57 on the US Hot Singles Sales chart. However, the sample hook of the song was described as "annoying". Many praised Carey's versatility and considered it as one of the stand-out tracks of Charmbracelet for having a different production when compared to the others. The song was met with generally mixed reviews from contemporary critics. Considered by Carey as one of her favorites, the track is a reworked version of rapper Cam'ron's song " Oh Boy" released earlier that year.
Initially, "The One" had been chosen as the second single from the album, however, halfway through the filming of a music video for it, the singer decided to release "Boy (I Need You)" instead. The song was released as the album's second single on November 26, 2002, by Island Def Jam and Carey's own label, MonarC Entertainment.
It was written by Carey, Justin Smith, Norman Whitfield and Cameron Giles, and produced by the former and Just Blaze. " Boy (I Need You)" is a song by American singer Mariah Carey, taken from her ninth studio album, Charmbracelet (2002).
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