It's Like That (Mariah Carey song)
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"It's Like That" is a song by American singer and songwriter
"It's Like That" is an up-tempo
The song's accompanying music video, directed by Brett Ratner, was filmed as a two-part story with "We Belong Together". In the "It's Like That" video, Carey is shown at a masked party held at the home of her wealthy fiancé (played by Eric Roberts), who watches the party from upstairs but does not attend, when an ex-lover of hers (played by Wentworth Miller) appears. In the "We Belong Together" video, Carey and Robert's characters are getting ready to be married when Miller's character appears again, and Carey runs away with him. The song was heavily promoted by Carey in a number of places, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Good Morning America, BET, VH1 and more, while being performed on several of her concert tours.
Background
In 2001, Carey released her debut film
After being signed by
Release
Originally, "Stay the Night" was planned to be The Emancipation of Mimi's lead single, with an online music forum based in the United Kingdom, announcing that it would be in stores on October 11, 2004, in the region. A few weeks later, it was removed from the release schedule, later re-appearing with a different date, November 15, 2004.[10] Later, it was revealed that "Say Somethin'", featuring Pharrell Williams and Snoop Dogg, was supposed to be the album's first single, as reported by Jennifer Vineyard of MTV News, who also revealed that the song was originally supposed to go to radio by the end of November, but it was pushed back to January and would be accompanied by a video, according to Carey's label representative.[9] However, both singles were not released as the first single.
Then,
Composition and lyrics
"It's Like That" was written by
During an interview for MTV, Mariah explained the meaning of the lines, "Them chickens is ash and I'm lotion," stating: "We were sitting around basically having jokes. [...] We're like making up stupid stuff just to entertain ourselves at this point. Then Jermaine [Dupri] came back in the room and we're all sitting there going something about ash and lotion. We're not calling somebody ashy. We're actually saying, 'You are ash and we're lotion.' So basically, you are the antithesis of us. Basically I'm talking to the guy like, 'Them chickens is ash and I'm lotion. You need to get rid of them and I'm the antidote'."[22]
Critical reception
The song received mostly favorable reviews from
Daniel Incognito of Sputnikmusic wrote that the song "offers another example of Carey taking the entire workload, and pulling it off with variety and a delicate touch."[28] Jozen Cummings of PopMatters wrote a very positive reception, commenting that the song "is the perfect introduction for the rest of the album’s carefree feel," stating that the song "is able to go from catchy to infectious status."[21] Adam Webb of BBC Music wrote the track "successfully re-writes Christina Aguilera's career blueprint, that even a typically bull-in-a-china-shop contribution from Fatman Scoop can't ruin it."[29] The New York Times editor Jon Pareles wrote a more mixed review, calling it "a come-on set to bare-bones electro from the producer Jermaine Dupri to stay contemporary, sometimes reducing her voice to the processed nasality of Britney Spears."[30]
Accolades
In 2006, "It's Like That" received a nomination for a Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards,[31] but lost to Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone".[32] Raneisha Wilkinson of The Celebrity Cafe placed the song at number 5 among her "Top 10 Songs", calling it an enjoyable "catchy club banger song."[33] Mark Graham of VH1 ranked the song at number 11 on her "43 Best Songs" list.[34]
Chart performance
"It's Like That" was one of Carey's biggest commercial successes in years, after an almost two-year absence from the charts, becoming her most successful single in the US since "Loverboy" (2001). On the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, the song debuted at number 53, becoming her highest-debuting Hot 100 song in almost five years.[35] It eventually peaked at number 16,[36] and stayed in the top forty for fifteen weeks, being ranked 69 on the Hot 100's "2005 year-end chart". It was certified gold by the RIAA, becoming Carey's first gold digital single.
The single was slightly more successful outside the US. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 4, giving Mariah her best charting-single since "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (2000) with Westlife.[37] In Australia, after debuting at number 9, "It's Like That" became Mariah's most successful single since "Loverboy",[38] while in Italy, while peaking at number 7, it matched the peak position of "Through the Rain" (2002).[39] In France, even with a peak of number 16, "It's Like That" was her most successful single since "Heartbreaker" (1999).[40]
Remixes
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.
Music video
Carey initially wanted Paul Hunter to direct the music video.[41] However, Brett Ratner, who directed some of Carey's other videos, was chosen instead. The main setting of the video, which was shot on location at Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, California on February 11, 2005, features a party at a mansion on the night before Carey's character's wedding to the owner of the mansion (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 Scoop'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).
Formats and track listings
European CD single[42]
International maxi-CD single[43]
French limited edition enhanced CD single[44]
UK 12-inch vinyl[45]
Japanese maxi-CD single[46]
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US 12-inch vinyl 1 (Remixes by David Morales)[47]
US 12-inch vinyl 2 (Remix by Scott Storch)[47]
It's Like That EP[48]
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[100] | Gold | 35,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[101] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[102] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | January 25, 2005 |
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Austria | March 21, 2005 | CD | Universal | [104] |
Germany | Island | [105] | ||
Australia | March 28, 2005 | Universal Music Australia | [106] | |
Italy | — | Def Jam | [107] | |
Poland | CD | Universal Music Polska | [108] | |
United Kingdom |
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Mercury | [109] | |
Japan | March 30, 2005 | CD | Universal Music Japan | [110] |
United States | April 26, 2005 | 12-inch vinyl | Island Def Jam | [47] |
Various | January 29, 2021 | EP | Def Jam | [111] |
See also
- List of number-one dance singles of 2005 (U.S.)
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