"Fantasy"
Single by Mariah Carey
from the album Daydream
Released	September 20, 1995 (U.S.)
Format	CD single, CD maxi single, cassette single, cassette maxi single, 7" single, 12" single
Genre	Pop/R&B
Length	4:03
Label	Sony
Writer(s)	Mariah Carey, Dave Hall, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Steven Stanley, Adrian Belew
Producer(s)	Mariah Carey, Dave Hall
Certification	2x platinum (RIAA)
Chart positions
#1 (Australia, Canada, U.S.) #4 (UK)
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"Joy to the World" (1994)	"Fantasy" (1995)	"One Sweet Day" (1995)

"Fantasy" is a song co-written and co-produced by American singer Mariah Carey and Dave Hall for Carey's sixth album, Daydream. It is built around a sample of the Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love", which was written by Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Steven Stanley and Adrian Belew. It was released as the album's first single in 1995 (see 1995 in music), and is one of Carey's most popular songs. The urban remix of "Fantasy" features Ol' Dirty Bastard and is widely credited with popularising the rap/sung collaboration. The album version of the song was nominated for the 1996 Grammy Award for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance", losing to "No More 'I Love Yous'" by Annie Lennox. Image File history File links This image is the cover of an album or single. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... 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Release and reception

"Fantasy" became one of the biggest hits of Carey's career and was her ninth number-one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was the first single by a female artist to debut at number one in the U.S., and only the second single to do so after "You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson. It spent eight weeks at the top of the chart, from September 24 to November 18, 1995, Carey's longest stay at the time alongside "Dreamlover" (1993). It replaced "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio, and was replaced by Whitney Houston's "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)". "Fantasy" spent twenty-three weeks in the top forty and was successful on other Billboard formats, including the R&B and dance charts. Its strong sales led it to be certified double platinum by the RIAA, Carey's first single to do so. It was ranked seventh on the Hot 100 year-end charts for 1995 and forty-ninth on the 1996 year-end charts. The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... http://myspace-271. ... For other people with the same name, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation) Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana) is an American musician and entertainer whose successful music career and controversial personal life have been at the forefront of pop culture for the last quarter-century. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar with 43 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dreamlover is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey, Dave Hall, and Walter Afanasieff for Careys fourth album, Music Box. ... Gangstas Paradise is the second album by rapper Coolio. ... Coolio at US Army base in Bosnia (2002). ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963) is an American R&B pop singer, songwriter, actress, film producer, and former model. ... Exhale (Shoop Shoop) is a 1995 hit single by soul singer Whitney Houston, featured on the soundtrack of the film Waiting to Exhale, in which she also starred. ... Rhythm and blues (or R&B) was coined as a musical marketing term in the United States in 1949 by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine, and was used to designate upbeat popular music performed by African American artists that combined jazz, gospel, and blues. ... Dance music is music composed, played, or both, specifically to accompany social dancing. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The RIAA Logo. ...

The single was very successful outside the U.S., topping the charts in Canada and Australia and producing another top-five hit for Carey in the United Kingdom. It remained at the top of the Canadian Singles Chart for twelve weeks, a record it shared with six other singles until the release of "I'll Be Missing You" (1997) by Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans.^[1] "Fantasy" also reached the top ten in most countries across Continental Europe, and the top twenty on the Oricon Singles Chart in Japan. Ill Be Missing You is a 1997 number-one hit single recorded by Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112, in memory of fellow Bad Boy Records artist The Notorious B.I.G., who was murdered on March 9, 1997. ... Diddy on the red carpet of the event for Time magazines 100 Most Influential People event, 8 May 2006. ... Faith Renee Evans (born June 10, 1973 in Lakeland, Florida) is a Grammy Award-winning R&B singer/songwriter. ... Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and peninsulae. ... Oricon (オリコン) is a Japanese company which provides music industry-related information. ...

The single's video was the first that Carey directed entirely on her own. She can be seen exploring an amusement park (Playland, located in Rye, New York), on roller blades and riding on a roller coaster, before joining a group of hip hop dancers after nightfall. The video also contains a scene involving an overweight young girl who tries to emulate Carey and whose character reappears in the video for Carey's single "Shake It Off" (2005). A music video (also promo) is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Playland logo Playland (often called Rye Playland) is an amusement park located in Rye, New York. ... Rye, New York is the name of two places in Westchester County, New York. ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... Hip hop dance refers to dance styles primarily danced to hip hop music, or that have evolved as a part of the hip hop culture. ... The term overweight is generally used to indicate that a human (or other mammal) has more body fat than is typical or required for the normal functioning of the body. ... Shake It Off is a song co-written by American singer Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Michael Cox, Johnta Austin, and recorded for Careys fourteenth album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). ...

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Remixes

Carey worked with producer Sean Combs (Puff Daddy) to create the "Bad Boy" remix of Fantasy. The album version of "Fantasy" combines sensibilities of pop and hip hop music, but the "Bad Boy" remix developed that concept by using guest raps from the late Ol' Dirty Bastard (ODB). Carey had previously been famous for pop/adult contemporary ballads, though her own personal tastes leaned towards R&B and hip hop. Some of the song's pop elements were removed for the remix, while the bassline and "Genius of Love" sample were emphasised. Bad Boy Records (originally Bad Boy Entertainment) is an East Coast hip hop record label founded by producer/rapper Sean Diddy Combs in 1993. ... Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music. ... Ol Dirty Bastard (ODB) was the stage name of Russell Tyrone Jones (born November 15, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York, died November 13, 2004 in Brooklyn, New York), an American rapper and one of the founding members of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In popular music a bassline, also bass line, is an instrumental part, or line, which is in the bass or lowest range and thus lower than the other parts and part of the rhythm section. ...

It is perhaps most known for the participation of Ol' Dirty Bastard. The idea of an allegedly "clean" pop singer and a rapper working on the same song caused some controversy, further enforced with lines by ODB in the remix such as "Me and Mariah/go back like babies on pacifiahs". A video was created for the remix, compiled from footage shot for the original video and scenes involving ODB rapping. The remix of "Fantasy" is seen as one of Carey's most significant contributions to popular culture and the music industry; it is often regarded as the first true pop/hip hop colloboration and inspired a trend in modern pop music that lasted well into the 2000s. John Norris of MTV called it "the single most important recording that she ever made".^[2] Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in any given society. ... For Popular music (music that is popular, rather than of a specific genre or style), see Popular music. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Carey re-recorded vocals for club remixes of the song by David Morales. One of these remixes won the Winter Music Conference National Dance Award for "Dance Record of the Year". David Morales (born 21 August 1961, in Brooklyn), is an internationally acclaimed house music DJ and producer. ...

Track listings

A scene from Carey's first self-directed music video.

• U.S. CD maxi single (cassette maxi single/UK CD single 1)

1. "Fantasy" (album version)
2. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Fantasy)
3. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy with O.D.B.)
4. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy mix)
5. "Fantasy" (Def club mix)

• U.S. 12" single

1. "Fantasy" (Def club mix)
2. "Fantasy" (MC mix)
3. "Fantasy" (Puffy's mix)
4. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy with O.D.B.)
5. "Fantasy" (album version)
6. "Fantasy" (The Boss mix)
7. "Fantasy" (Sweet dub mix)
8. "Fantasy" (Puffy's club mix)
9. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy mix)

• UK CD single 2

1. "Fantasy" (MC mix)
2. "Fantasy" (Puffy's mix)
3. "Fantasy" (Puffy's club mix)
4. "Fantasy" (The Boss mix)
5. "Fantasy" (Sweet Dub mix)

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Charts

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See also

• Hot 100 number-one hits of 1995 (USA)

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Notes

1. ^ http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/Canada.htm
2. ^ http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0504/30/pitn.01.html