Loverboy (Mariah Carey song)
"Loverboy" | ||||
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Single by Mariah Carey featuring Cameo | ||||
from the album Glitter | ||||
Released | June 19, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
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Length | 3:49 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
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Mariah Carey singles chronology | ||||
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"Loverboy" is a song by American singer and songwriter
The track was subject to controversy, following confirmed reports that Jennifer Lopez and Tommy Mottola (Carey's ex-husband) stole the idea of sampling the singer's original planned sample, Yellow Magic Orchestra's "Firecracker", over a month after Carey had signed for it. Since Carey's Glitter was to be released over a month after Lopez's album, she changed the song's melody to sample from "Candy" instead. Further controversy ensued following its release, as Carey was hospitalized for severe mental and physical exhaustion, following poorly received television appearances involving both the song and album.
After the song's release in the United States, "Loverboy" stalled on the Billboard Hot 100 at number two due to weak radio airplay. The single jumped 58 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending August 4, 2001, with sales driven by a Virgin promotion offering the CD for a bargain-priced 49 cents.[2] "Loverboy" only spent 14 weeks on the chart. It also became Carey's first lead single to not reach number one. Though it peaked at number one in Croatia and reached the top 10 in Australia and Canada, the song failed to garner strong charting elsewhere, reaching the top 20 in Portugal, Italy and the United Kingdom.
"Loverboy" received generally mixed reviews from music critics; many called the song unoriginal and dated while others felt that the featured artists (primarily on the remix version) overpowered Carey and made the song disorganized. A music video, directed by David LaChapelle, was shot for both versions of the song. The first version features Carey as a scantily-clad car girl, waving a flag as her loverboy finishes a race. The video for the remix version features similar footage, only including shots of the song's guests in race-cars during their verses. She performed "Loverboy" live on The Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour in 2016, as well as her Caution World Tour in 2019.
In 2020, the original "Firecracker"-sampled version of "Loverboy" was included on Carey's eighth compilation album
Background and release
Originally planned to be released at a later date, "Loverboy" was leaked to radio on June 1, 2001. As a result, Virgin Records pushed the release date in order to control the leak.[3] Following the release of "Loverboy", Carey embarked on a short promotional campaign for the song.[4] On July 18, 2001, Virgin scheduled Carey to do a day of interviews with radio stations. After she called in an hour late to Q100 in Atlanta at 9:00 a.m. and the hosts informed Carey that she was late, the rest of the day's interviews were canceled.[5] The next day, Carey made a surprise appearance on the MTV program Total Request Live (TRL).[6] As the show's host Carson Daly began taping following a commercial break, Carey came out onto the filming stage, pushing an ice cream cart while wearing a large men's shirt.[7] Seemingly anxious and exhilarated, Carey began giving out individual bars of ice cream to fans and guests on the program, while waving to the crowd down below on Times Square, while diverging into a rambling monologue regarding therapy.[7] Carey then walked to Daly's platform and began a striptease, in which she shed her shirt to reveal a tight yellow and green ensemble, leading him to exclaim "Mariah Carey has lost her mind!".[6] While she later revealed that Daly was aware of her presence in the building prior to her appearance, she admitted that he was meant to act surprised in order to provide a more dramatic effect for the program.[7]
Carey's appearance on TRL garnered strong media attention, with many critics and newspapers citing her behavior as "troubled" and "erratic".
I'm trying to understand things in life right now and so I really don't feel that I should be doing music right now. What I'd like to do is just a take a little break or at least get one night of sleep without someone popping up about a video. All I really want is [to] just be me and that's what I should have done in the first place ... I don't say this much but guess what, I don't take care of myself.[6]
After the removal of the messages, Berger commented that Carey had been "obviously exhausted and not thinking clearly" when she posted the letters.
Following Carey's absence from the public eye, as well as her abandonment of promotional appearances for the film and soundtrack, her unprecedented $100 million five-album record deal with
In 2020, the original and previously unreleased version of "Loverboy" that sampled "
Composition
"Loverboy" 's
Due to the song's heavy usage of the "Candy" sample and the heavy blend of instrumentation and vocals, he said that to his bewilderment, the song was "devoid of a standard hook".[14] NME's Elios Therepio felt the idea of sampling "Candy" was genius "on paper", but once it was recorded, it suffered from various miscalculations.[15] He felt it did not match the success Carey's previous single, "Fantasy" (which also recalled its melody from an older song), and criticized the inclusion of several over-the-top "keyboard and synth arrangements".[15] Regarding Carey's voice, aside from describing it as "obscured", Therepio expressed his difficulty in understanding her lyrical phrases, claiming it was weakened from "no-everyone-can-understand-what-you're-saying'-itis".[15] Gil Kaufman from MTV News noted the inclusion of "bouncing funky bass [and] rock guitars",[16] while Roger Caitlin of the Hartford Courant described how Carey was often reduced to "breathy background vocals" on "Loverboy".[17]
Lyrically, the song finds Carey looking for her "loverboy" and a sugar-daddy who is going to "love her right". Therepio found it ironic how Carey was crooning for a sugar-daddy, when she had just left one (referring to her older ex-husband Tommy Mottola). Additionally, he felt Carey was molding her image from that of a balladeer, to a "pin-up image" of a pop star.[15] The song's lyrics are racy and feature the protagonist asking for her "loverboy" to fulfill her sexual desires: "Loverboy come on and love me / Give me more".[18]
Sampling controversy
Throughout 2000, Carey had already been writing and recording material for Glitter.
When the music publishers for "Firecracker" were questioned, they admitted Carey had licensed usage of the sample first, and Lopez's team had signed for it over one month later, under Mottola's arrangement.[20] Following the scandal, Carey was not able to use the original sample, as Lopez's album was to be released far earlier than Glitter.[20] She subsequently changed the composition of "Loverboy" and incorporated a new sample, "Candy" by Cameo.[20]
The "Firecracker" sample was used by Lopez on her song "I'm Real", from her album J.Lo.[20] The original version of "Loverboy" with the "Firecracker" sample was later included on Carey's 2020 compilation album The Rarities.[21]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [22] |
Entertainment Weekly | C−[18] |
NME | [15] |
Stereogum | 4/10[23] |
"Loverboy" was met with generally mixed reviews from music critics; many were not impressed with the incorporation of the sample and felt the song did not lead Carey into any newer ground or innovation. Additionally, several reviewers were not impressed with Carey's concealed vocals and the song's complex production. Sarah Rodman of the Boston Herald described the song's production as a "traffic-jam" and wrote "'Loverboy' is another in an increasingly long line of glitzy, candy-coated, creatively stunted song."[24] Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Natalie Nichols felt "Loverboy" was "predictable" and presented nothing new for Carey's audience.[25] USA Today's Edna Gunderson wrote the song off as "skimpy",[26] while Glenn Gamboa from Newsday described its overall reception as "lukewarm".[27]
Harry Guerin from
Chart performance
Prior to Virgin's release of "Loverboy", Carey halted all promotional appearances corresponding to the song. Citing an emotional breakdown and a subsequent hospitalization, Carey remained out of the public eye for several weeks.
Throughout Australasia and Europe, the song peaked outside the top 20 in most countries. "Loverboy" debuted at its peak position of number seven on the
Remix
Aside from the regular version of the song, an official remix of "Loverboy" was included on Glitter. The song's main remix, titled "Loverboy Remix", uses the same sample as the album version and retains all of Carey's original vocals. It has a different introduction, the singing and spoken parts of Cameo are greatly reduced (and are not credited), and additional raps are included by
Promotion
Music video
Two music videos, both directed by
Several other scenes of Carey in a pink jumpsuit while riding on top of a race-car are shown, during which Blackmon continues the race. A video was also made for the remix and retains most of the shots of the original. In it, Ludacris and Shawnna can be seen rapping together as they ride in an old car, while Da Brat and Twenty II rap together in a more modern car without a hood.
The music video for "Loverboy" received generally negative reviews from critics, many of whom felt Carey was portrayed in an overtly sexual manner. A writer from The Guardian criticized the video, calling it "wacky" and describing Carey's choreography as "running amok".[30] Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani felt the video was "brilliantly over-the-top",[50] while an anonymous columnist from NME commented that it would cause male viewers to "play with themselves" after watching.[15] In a countdown of "The 5 Least Sexiest Music Videos", Priya Elan from NME included the video at number three, writing how the singer "spins with the mad-eyed grace of someone who hasn't been to sleep for 72 hours" (referring to Carey's mention of insomnia as a reason for her breakdown).[51] Japiya Burns of The Michigan Daily was critical of Carey's portrayal in the video, primarily her double-handkerchief bra. He felt that in doing so, Carey was cheapening herself and her image to resemble younger pop singers such as Britney Spears.[52]
Live performances
At the time of its release, Carey did not perform "Loverboy" live. The first performance of the song came 5 months later at a private special concert for the US troops at
Formats and track listings
Australian CD single[55]
Australian promo CD single[56]
Japanese CD single[57]
European CD maxi-single[58]
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European CD single[59]
UK 12-inch vinyl single[60]
UK promo maxi-single[61]
US CD maxi-single[62]
Japanese Limited Edition 2020 Cassette Single[13]
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Credits and personnel
Credits for Glitter adapted from the album's liner notes.[63]
- Da Brat – songwriting, vocals (remix only)
- Larry Blackmon – songwriting
- Tomi Jenkins – songwriting
- Clark Kent – producer
- Carl "Butch" Small – percussion
- Peter Novak – engineer
- Ludacris – songwriting, vocals (remix only)
- Andrew Felluss – engineer
- Ann Mincieli – engineer
- Anthony Kilhoffer – engineer
- Elliot Blakely – engineer
- Dana Jon Chappelle – mixing
- Michael "Mikizza" Schlesinger – mixing
- Evren Göknar – Mastering Engineer
- Cameo – vocals
- Mary Ann Tatum – background vocals
- Shawnna – songwriting, vocals (remix only)
- Twenty II – songwriting, vocals (remix only)
Charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[103] | Gold | 35,000^ |
South Africa (RISA)[104] | Gold | 25,000[104] |
United States (RIAA)[35] | Gold | 571,000[34] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Europe | June 7, 2001 | Radio airplay
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Virgin | |
United States | June 19, 2001 |
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Italy | July 1, 2001 | Digital download | EMI | |
Europe | July 9, 2001 | |||
Australia | July 16, 2001 | CD | ||
United Kingdom | Virgin | |||
United States | July 17, 2001 |
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Japan | July 18, 2001 | CD | Sony Music Japan
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See also
- List of number-one R&B singles of 2001 (U.S.)
- List of best-selling singles in the United States
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