Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)
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{{Infobox Single
| Name = Fantasy
| Cover = Mariahcareysingle fantasy.jpg
| Artist = [[Mariah Carey]]
| from Album = [[Daydream (album)|Daydream]]
| Released = [[September 12]], [[1995]] <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]], [[contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| Length = 4:04
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Writer = Mariah Carey, [[Dave Hall (record producer)|Dave Hall]], [[Tina Weymouth]], [[Chris Frantz]], [[Steven Stanley]], [[Adrian Belew]]
| Producer = Mariah Carey, Dave Hall
| Certification = 2x [[platinum single|platinum]] <small>([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]])</small>
| Last single = "[[Joy to the World (Mariah Carey)|Joy to the World]]" <br>(1994)
| This single = "'''Fantasy'''" <br>(1995)
| Next single = "[[One Sweet Day]]" <br>(1995)
{{Extra track listing
| Album = [[Daydream (album)|Daydream]]
| Type = studio
| prev_track =
| prev_no =
| this_track = "'''Fantasy'''"
| track_no = 1
| next_track = "[[Underneath the Stars]]"
| next_no = 2
}}
{{Extra track listing
| Album = [[Number 1's (Mariah Carey album)|#1's]]
| Type = compilation
| prev_track = "One Sweet Day"
| prev_no = 7
| this_track = "'''Fantasy" (featuring O.D.B.)'''"
| track_no = 8
| next_track = "[[Hero (Mariah Carey song)|Hero]]"
| next_no = 9
}}
{{Extra track listing
| Album = [[Greatest Hits (Mariah Carey album)|Greatest Hits]] (CD #1)
| Type = compilation
| prev_track = "[[Endless Love (song)#Cover versions|Endless Love]]"
| prev_no = 13
| this_track = "'''Fantasy'''"
| track_no = 14
| next_track =
| next_no =
}}
{{Extra track listing
| Album = [[The Remixes (Mariah Carey album)|The Remixes]] (CD #1)
| Type = remix
| prev_track = "[[Anytime You Need a Friend]] (C&C Club Version)"
| prev_no = 4
| this_track = "'''Fantasy (Morales Sweet Club Mix)'''"
| track_no = 5
| next_track = "[[Honey (Mariah Carey song)|Honey]] (Classic Mix)"
| next_no = 6
}}
{{Extra track listing
| Album = [[The Remixes (Mariah Carey album)|The Remixes]] (CD #2)
| Type = remix
| prev_track =
| prev_no =
| this_track = "'''Fantasy" (Bad Boy Remix)'''"
| track_no = 1
| next_track = "[[Always Be My Baby]] (Mr. Dupri Mix)"
| next_no = 2
}}
}}
"'''Fantasy'''" is a song co-written and co-produced by American singer [[Mariah Carey]] and [[Dave Hall (record producer)|Dave Hall]], and recorded for Carey's sixth album ''[[Daydream (album)|Daydream]]'' (1995). It is built around a sample of the [[Tom Tom Club]]'s single "[[Genius of Love]]" (1982), which was written by [[Tina Weymouth]], [[Chris Frantz]], [[Steven Stanley]] and [[Adrian Belew]]. It was released as the album's first [[single (music)|single]] in [[1995]] (see [[1995 in music]]). The urban remix of "Fantasy" features [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]. The album version of the song was nominated for the 1996 [[Grammy Award]] for "[[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]]", losing to "No More 'I Love Yous'" by [[Annie Lennox]].
==Release and reception==
"Fantasy" became Carey's 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 (song)|Dreamlover]]" (1993). It replaced "[[Gangsta's Paradise (song)| 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 [[rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[dance music|dance]] charts. Its strong sales led it to be certified double [[platinum single|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|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 single topped the charts in [[Canada]] and [[Australia]] and while reaching the top five 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 [[Sean Combs|Puff Daddy]] featuring [[Faith Evans]].<ref>[http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/Canada.htm Mariah Carey - Canada Chart Data<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> "Fantasy" also reached the top ten in most countries across [[Continental Europe]], and the top twenty on the [[Oricon|official singles chart]] in [[Japan]].
The single's [[music video|video]] was the first that Carey directed entirely on her own. She can be seen exploring an amusement park ([[Playland (New York)|Playland]], located in [[Rye, New York]]), on roller blades and riding on a [[roller coaster]], before joining a group of [[hip hop dance]]rs 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).
==Remixes==
Carey worked with producer Sean Combs (Puff Daddy) to create the "[[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]]" remix of Fantasy. The "Bad Boy" remix used guest raps from the late [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]] (ODB). Some of the song's pop elements were removed for the remix, while the [[bassline]] and "Genius of Love" sample were emphasised.
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".
==Track listings==
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*'''U.S. CD maxi single (cassette maxi single/UK CD single 1)'''
#"Fantasy" (album version)
#"Fantasy" (Bad Boy Fantasy) (note that even though it's not listed on the single, this mix also featured O.D.B.)
#"Fantasy" (Bad Boy with O.D.B.)
#"Fantasy" (Bad Boy mix)
#"Fantasy" (Def club mix)
*'''U.S. 12" single'''
#"Fantasy" (Def club mix)
#"Fantasy" (MC mix)
#"Fantasy" (Puffy's mix)
#"Fantasy" (Bad Boy with O.D.B.)
#"Fantasy" (album version)
#"Fantasy" (The Boss mix)
#"Fantasy" (Sweet dub mix)
#"Fantasy" (Puffy's club mix)
#"Fantasy" (Bad Boy mix)
*'''UK CD single 2'''
#"Fantasy" (MC mix)
#"Fantasy" (Puffy's mix)
#"Fantasy" (Puffy's club mix)
#"Fantasy" (The Boss mix)
#"Fantasy" (Sweet Dub mix)
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (1995)
!align="left"|Peak <br>position
!align="left"|No. of chart topper
|-
|align="left"|United World Chart
|align="center"|6 <small>
|align="center"|—
|-
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1st
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|4th
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|5th
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|3rd
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|2nd
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40
|align="center"|22
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|12th
|-
|align="left"|Canadian Singles Chart
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|5th
|-
|align="left"|Australian [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] Singles Chart
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1st
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="left"|Israel Singles Chart
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|
|-
|align="left"|Finland Singles Chart
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="left"|France Top 100 Singles
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="left"|Italy Top 50 Singles
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="left"|Norway Top 20 Singles
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="left"|Switzerland Top 100 Singles
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="left"|Germany Singles Chart
|align="center"|17
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="left"|Japanese [[Oricon]] Singles Chart
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|—
|-
|}
{{start box}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Gangsta's Paradise (song)|Gangsta's Paradise]]" by [[Coolio]] featuring [[L.V.]]
| title = [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[Hot 100 number-one hits of 1995 (USA)|number-one single]]
| years = [[September 30]] [[1995]]- [[November 18]] [[1995]]
| after = "[[Exhale (Shoop Shoop)]]" by [[Whitney Houston]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[You Are Not Alone]]" by [[Michael Jackson]]
| title = [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] [[List of number-one R&B hits (United States)|number-one single]]
| years = [[September 30]] [[1995]]- [[November 4]] [[1995]]
| after = "[[Who Can I Run To]]" by [[Xscape (band)|Xscape]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "We Can Make It" by [[Moné]]
| title = [[Hot Dance Club Play|''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play]] [[Number-one dance hits of 1995 (USA)|number-one single]]
| years = [[October 21]] [[1995]] - [[November 10]] [[1995]]
| after = "Stay Together" by [[Barbara Tucker]]
}}
{{end box}}
==See also==
*[[Hot 100 number-one hits of 1995 (USA)]]
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
{{Mariah Carey singles}}
[[Category:1995 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:Mariah Carey songs]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Mariah Carey]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Australia]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Canada]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Songs that sample previously recorded songs]]
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