Emotions (Mariah Carey song) 1827752 223574173 2008-07-04T18:06:35Z 96.24.113.29 /* About the record */ {{Infobox Single | Name = Emotions | Cover = Emotionscover.jpg | Artist = [[Mariah Carey]] | Album = [[Emotions (album)|Emotions]] | B-side = "Vanishing" | Released = [[August 13]] [[1991]] <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small> | Format = [[CD single]], CD maxi single, [[cassette single]], cassette maxi single, [[single (music)|7" single]], [[12-inch single|12" single]] | Recorded = | Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[dance-pop]] | Length = 4:09 | Label = [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]] | Writer = Mariah Carey, [[David Cole]], [[Robert Clivillés]] | Producer = David Cole, Robert Clivillés, Mariah Carey | Certification = [[Gold single|Gold]] <small>([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]])</small> | Last single = "[[There's Got to Be a Way]]" <br />(1991) | This single = "'''Emotions'''" <br />(1991) | Next single = "[[Can't Let Go (Mariah Carey song)|Can't Let Go]]" <br />(1991) | Misc = {{Extra track listing | Album = [[Emotions (album)|Emotions]] | Type = studio | prev_track = | prev_no = | this_track = "'''Emotions'''" | track_no = 1 | next_track = "And You Don't Remember" | next_no = 2 }} {{Extra track listing | Album = [[MTV Unplugged EP]] | Type = live | prev_track = | prev_no = | this_track = "'''Emotions'''" | track_no = 1 | next_track = "If It's Over" | next_no = 2 }} {{Extra track listing | Album = [[Number 1's (Mariah Carey album)|#1's]] | Type = compilation | prev_track = "[[I'll Be There#Mariah Carey version|I'll Be There]]" | prev_no = 11 | this_track = "'''Emotions'''" | track_no = 12 | next_track = "[[I Don't Wanna Cry]]" | next_no = 13 }} {{Extra track listing | Album = [[Greatest Hits (Mariah Carey album)|Greatest Hits]] (CD #1) | Type = compilation | prev_track = "I Don't Wanna Cry" | prev_no = 4 | this_track = "'''Emotions'''" | track_no = 5 | next_track = "Can't Let Go" | next_no = 6 }} {{Extra track listing | Album = [[The Remixes (Mariah Carey album)|The Remixes]] (CD #1) | Type = remix album | prev_track = "[[Dreamlover]] (So So Def Club Mix)" | prev_no = 7 | this_track = "'''Emotions (12" Club Mix)'''" | track_no = 8 | next_track = "[[Through the Rain]] (HQ2 Radio Edit)" | next_no = 9 }} }} "'''Emotions'''" is a song written and produced by [[Mariah Carey]], and [[David Cole]] and [[Robert Clivillés]] of the [[C+C Music Factory]], and recorded for Carey's second album ''[[Emotions (album)|Emotions]]'' (1991). It was released as the album's first [[single (music)|single]] in the third quarter of 1991 in the United States and in the fourth quarter elsewhere (see [[1991 in music]]). This [[disco music|disco]]-influenced [[dance music|dance]] song has its protagonist going through a variety of emotions, from high to low, up to the point where she declares "you got me feeling emotions" and sings high notes. It became Carey's fifth consecutive number-one single in the U.S. and gave her her first ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' magazine chart record, and it was also her first real success elsewhere since [[Vision of Love|her debut single]]. ==About the record== Carey was sent to work with the [[C+C Music Factory]] and they composed the song "You're So Cold", which became the first choice for the album's first single. However, a second session with the production team had them feeling in a lighter mood when "Emotions" was created and finally decided upon as the lead single. "Emotions" was the first song which showcased Carey's ability to hit very high notes for extended periods of time. The notes highlighted the size of her [[vocal range]], and when hitting them Carey sings in the [[whistle register]], the vocal technique she is most famous for. She managed to hit a [[piano key frequencies|G#7]], which is the highest G# on the piano, during a performance of the song at the 1991 [[MTV Video Music Awards]] and [[Arsenio Hall Show]]. The note was hit 4 times in a sequence of G#-D#-G#, G#-D#-G# (a sequence that's not heard on the album recording). "Emotions" was nominated for the 1992 [[Grammy Award]] for "[[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]]", losing to "Something to Talk About" by [[Bonnie Raitt]]. It won a [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] Pop Award, continuing Carey's unbroken streak of wins for this award. ==Chart performance== "Emotions" became Carey's fifth consecutive number-one hit on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100]], giving her the distinction of being the first and to date only act to have their first five singles make number one on the Hot 100. (She had previously shared a record of four with [[The Jackson 5]].) It reached number one in its seventh week and spent three weeks at the top, from [[October 6]] to [[October 26]] [[1991]]. It replaced "[[Good Vibrations (Marky Mark song)|Good Vibrations]]" by [[Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch]] featuring [[Loleatta Holloway]], and was replaced by [[Karyn White]]'s "[[Romantic (song)|Romantic]]". It remained in the top forty for twenty weeks and was one of four singles from Carey on the Hot 100's 1991 year-end charts, ranking twenty-second. The song topped the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]] chart and became her second number one single on the [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]] chart. The [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] certified it [[gold single|gold]]. Outside the U.S., it was Carey's most successful single since "[[Vision of Love]]" (1990), the lead single from her debut album. It reached the top five in [[Canada]] and [[New Zealand]], and became her first single to reach the [[United Kingdom]] top twenty since her debut. It was even bigger in [[Australia]], where it just missed the top ten, but its success in continental [[Europe]] was limited. It only reached number ninety on [[Japan]]'s [[Oricon]] chart, becoming one of her biggest failures there. ==Music videos and remixes== [[Image:Emotions.jpg|right|thumb|A scene from the music video.]] The single's [[music video|video]], directed by [[Jeff Preiss]], features Carey and friends with [[exotic pets|exotic animal]]s experiencing emotions while partying and having fun around town. The video was [[saturation (color theory)|desaturated]] but still maintains various different color tints, which change from purple to green to red and so forth. David Cole and Robert Clivillés created the main remix of "Emotions" known as "Emotions" (12" club mix). Although Carey did not re-record her vocals for it, she added a new [[gospel music|gospel]]-style intro before the song's dance portion. This new intro was used when she performed "Emotions" on ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' in 1992, as well as at some later concerts. A music video was created using the 12" club mix, but only slight changes in editing differentiate it from the video for the original version. ==Audio samples== {{multi-listen start}} {{multi-listen item | | filename = MariahCareyEmotions(Live).ogg | title = Live recording of "Emotions" | description = From the EP ''[[MTV Unplugged (EP)|MTV Unplugged]]'' (1992). |}} {{multi-listen end}} ==Track listings== *'''U.S. CD single (cassette single/7" single)''' #"Emotions" (album version) #"Vanishing" (album version) *'''U.S. CD maxi single (cassette maxi single/12" maxi single)''' #"Emotions" (12" club mix) #"Emotions" (12" instrumental) #"Emotions" (album version) #"[[There's Got to Be a Way]]" (12" mix) #"There's Got to Be a Way" (vocal dub mix) *'''UK cassette single''' #"Emotions" (album version) #"Vanishing" (album version) *'''UK maxi single''' #"Emotions" (album version) #"Vanishing" (album version) #"Vision Of Love" (album version) ==Remixes and other versions== *Emotions [Album Version] - 4:11 *Emotions [C+C Club Mix Edit] - 5:51 *Emotions [C+C Club No.1 Mix] - 7:45 *Emotions [C+C Hardcore Factory Mix] - 8:16 *Emotions [Special Motion Edit] - 5:17 *Emotions [C+C 12 Inch Original Promo Remix] - 7:15 *Emotions [Club Mix] - 8:32 Fan Remixes *Emotions [Discotech Mix] - 6:35 *Emotions [Erpy's Take Me Higher Mix] - 3:58 *Emotions [Johnny Vicious Club Mix] - 8:32 *Emotions [Jbal Version 7 Inch Edit] - 6:33 *Emotions [ShCooL 1992 Mix] - 3:19 ==Charts== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Chart (1991) !align="left"|Peak <br>position !align="left"|No. of chart topper |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|5th |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |align="center"|1 |align="center"|3rd |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play |align="center"|1 |align="center"|2nd |-| |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary |align="center"|3 |align="center"|&mdash; |- |align="left"|U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|5th |- |align="left"|Canadian Singles Chart |align="center"|3 |align="center"|&mdash; |- |align="left"|New Zealand Singles Chart |align="center"|3 |align="center"|&mdash; |- |align="left"|Israel Singles Chart |align="center"|7 |align="center"|&mdash; |- |align="left"|Australian [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] Singles Chart |align="center"|11 |align="center"|&mdash; |- |align="left"|UK Singles Chart |align="center"|17 |align="center"|&mdash; |- |align="left"|Germany Singles Chart |align="center"|39 |align="center"|&mdash; |- |align="left"|Tokyo Hot 100 |align="center"|90 |align="center"|&mdash; |} ==See also== *[[Hot 100 number-one hits of 1991 (USA)]] {{start box}} {{succession box | before = "[[Good Vibrations (Marky Mark song)|Good Vibrations]]" by [[Mark Wahlberg|Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch]] featuring [[Loleatta Holloway]] | title = [[Billboard Hot 100]] [[List of number-one hits (United States)|number-one single]] | years = [[October 12]] [[1991]]- [[October 26]] [[1991]] | after = "[[Romantic (song)|Romantic]]" by [[Karyn White]] }} {{succession box | before = "[[It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday]]" by [[Boyz II Men]] | title = [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] [[List of number-one R&B hits (United States)|number one single]] | years = [[November 2]] [[1991]] | after = "[[Forever My Lady (song)|Forever My Lady]]" by [[Jodeci]] }} {{end box}} ==External links== {{Mariah Carey singles}} [[Category:1991 singles]] [[Category:ARC Weekly Top 40 number-one singles]] [[Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles]] [[Category:Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one singles]] [[Category:Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles]] [[Category:Dance-pop songs]] [[Category:Mariah Carey songs]] [[es:Emotions (canción)]] [[hu:Emotions (dal)]]