"It's like That"
Single by Mariah Carey from the album The Emancipation of Mimi
Released	March 28, 2005 (UK)
Format	Digital download, CD single, 12" single
Genre	Urban/Dance Pop
Length	3:23
Label	Island
Writer	Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Johnta Austin
Producer	Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"U Make Me Wanna" (2004) "It's like That" (2005) "We Belong Together" (2005)
The Emancipation of Mimi track listing
"It's like That" (1) "We Belong Together" (2)

"It's like That" is a song written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, and Johnta Austin, and produced by Carey, Dupri, and Seal for Carey's tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). It borrows the hook "it's like that y'all" from the Run-D.M.C. track "Hollis Crew" (1984), showing the strong influence of old school hip hop on Carey's 2005 sound. It was the first single to be released from the album, in 2005 (see 2005 in music). It was a top twenty hit in several countries, including the United States, and was nominated for a 2006 Grammy Award for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance". This image is the cover of an album or single. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, and actress. ... 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Background

"It's like That" was among the last songs recorded for The Emancipation of Mimi. After recording nearly twenty tracks for the album, Carey was satisfied with her output, but her boss, L.A. Reid, thought something was missing. He asked her to write more songs with Dupri, and the results were the songs "It's like That" and "We Belong Together". Although the song has rapped/spoken parts from Dupri and Fatman Scoop, they are not credited for technical reasons. The protagonist of this club-inspired track declares that she "came to have a party" and briefly (jokingly) dabbles in alcohol and marijuana usage. She then notes that "it's her night" and relaxes, before chanting "It's like that, y'all". Antonio L.A. Reid is the co-founder of LaFace Records. ... For the 1958 song by Robert & Johnny, see We Belong Together (Robert & Johnny song). ... Fatman Scoop born Isaac Freeman III is a New York City hip hop hype man and radio personality famed for his on-stage rough, loud voice. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cannabis, also known as marijuana[1] or ganja,[2] is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa L. subsp. ...

Chart performance

"It's like That" was one of Carey's biggest commercial successes in years, reaching number sixteen on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song's relatively high peak position on the Hot 100 contrasted with the chart performance of most of Carey's previous singles released between 2001 and 2005, some of which had failed to chart on the Hot 100 or even its "bubbling under" chart. It stayed in the top forty for fifteen weeks and was ranked sixty-ninth on the Hot 100 2005 year-end chart. It was certified gold by the RIAA, becoming Carey's twenty-fourth gold single and her first gold digital single. In May 2006, over a year after its official release, the song charted in the top forty on the Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay. “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart comprised of 25 positions that represent songs that are making progress to chart on The Hot 100, but dont have enough points to register on the main chart yet. ... The RIAA Logo. ... It has been suggested that Billboard be merged into this article or section. ...

As a result of the digital music explosion in 2005, many changes were being made to Billboard magazine charts early in that year. Because of these changes concurrent to the released of "It's like That", Carey was one of the first artists to enter the new charts. Late in February 2005, Billboard added the Hot Digital Tracks (which is based on digital download sales statistics from various online outlets) and began using statistics when calculating a song's subsequent position on the Hot 100. Because "It's like That" was released to the U.S. iTunes Store on January 25, 2005 (a few weeks before the debut of the Hot Digital Tracks chart), a significant number of the song's downloads never contributed to the its weekly position on the Hot 100. Also in early 2005, Billboard replaced the Top 40 Tracks chart with the new Pop 100 chart. "It's like That" was Carey's last single to chart on the Top 40 Tracks, and subsequently peaked at number twenty on the Pop 100. The Hot Digital Tracks is a song popularity chart that ranks the best selling digital tracks in the United States according to Billboard magazine. ... // A digital download (also known as a digital single or a paid digital download) is an official and legal music single available for purchase through an online store. ... The iTunes Store is an online business run by Apple Inc. ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Top 40 Tracks is a defunct chart airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. ... The Pop 100 is a songs chart created in February 2005 and released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... Top 40 Tracks is a defunct chart airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. ...

The single was slightly more successful outside the U.S. It reached the top twenty in Germany, France and Norway, the top ten in Australia and the top five in United Kingdom, where it peaked at number four. "It's like That" became Carey's seventh number-one hit on the J-Wave Tokio Hot 100 airplay chart, but it reached only number 130 on the official Japanese Oricon single sales chart. J-WAVE is an Japanese FM radio station based in Tokyo, Japan. ... Oricon ), also known as Oricon Style, is a Japanese company which provides music industry-related information. ...

Remixes and music video

An official remix produced by Scott Storch has a more Middle Eastern flavor and a rap by Fat Joe. Dance remixes, with re-recorded vocals by Carey, were produced by David Morales. Peter Rauhofer and Pound Boys (a.k.a. Mayhem & Craig C.) also remixed "It's like That", but their remixes were not released. Because many singles by 2005 did not have commercial CD single releases, the remixes were only released on twelve-inch vinyl maxi single. Two maxi singles were released. Scott Spencer Storch (born December 16, 1973) is a Canadian[1] entertainer, hip hop, pop, R&B, Reggaeton record producer and an occasional rapper. ... The category Middle Eastern music refers to music from the Middle East and its different regions such as North Africa, the Levant and the Persian Gulf States. ... Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970 in The Bronx, New York, USA[1]), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is a Puerto Rican-American rapper. ... David Morales (born 21 August 1961, in Brooklyn), is an internationally acclaimed house music DJ and producer. ... Peter Rauhofer is a remixer and producer who formerly went under the moniker Club 69 as well as Size Queen. ...

A scene from the music video.

The single's video was directed by Brett Ratner, who directed some of Carey's other videos. Initially, Carey had wanted Paul Hunter to direct the video. Carey, a close friend of Ratner, was reluctant at first because Ratner had stopped directing videos for the most part, but after hearing a proposed treatment, she approved. The main setting of the video, which was shot on location at Greystone Park Mansion in Beverly Hills, California, is a party at a mansion turned nightclub on the night before Carey's character's wedding to Eric Roberts. Several guests are seen wearing masks, and there are celebrity cameo appearances by Brian McKnight, Randy Jackson, and the two featured rappers on the track, Dupri and Fatman Scoop. Carey is singing along to Fatman Scoops's outro rap when she sees a party guest (played by Wentworth Miller) taking off his mask and revealing himself to be an ex-lover of hers. The video ends on a cliffhanger, which leads to the video for the album's second single, "We Belong Together" (the two videos were filmed simultaneously). Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film director and music-video director. ... Paul Hunter is a successful African-American music video director. ... For other uses, see: Beverly Hills (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Eric Anthony Roberts (born on April 18, 1956, in Biloxi, Mississippi) is an American film and stage actor. ... Brian McKnight (born on June 5, 1969 in Buffalo, New York)[1] is a Grammy-nominated American singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, pop and R&B musician. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Wentworth Earl Miller III (born June 2, 1972) is an English-born American Golden Globe nominated actor. ...

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Track listings

UK CD single/European CD single

1. "It's like That" (album version)
2. "It's like That" (David Morales radio mix)

UK CD maxi single/European CD maxi single

1. "It's like That" (album version)
2. "It's like That" (no rap)
3. "It's like That" (David Morales club mix)
4. "It's like That" (David Morales classic mix)
5. "It's like That" (Stereo Experience)

Charts

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