Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)

Background

With Daydream, Carey began incorporating urban R&B and hip hop into her music, something very noticeable in "Fantasy". After Carey began writing songs for her new album Daydream, she decided to include the hook from the Tom Tom Club song "Genius of Love" into an up-tempo song. Afterwards, Carey and Hall began incorporating the sample into the lyrics and melody she had already produced. Carey described how the idea to sample the song became a reality:

I was listening to the radio and heard 'Genius of Love', and I hadn't heard it in a long time. It reminded me of growing up and listening to the radio and that feeling the song gave me seemed to go with the melody and basic idea I had for "Fantasy". I initially told Dave about the idea, and we did it. We called up the Tom Tom Club and they were really into it.

Carey recalled how the writers of the song were really intrigued by the idea of Carey sampling the song, and immediately signed over the rights. After Carey presented Hall with the sample, the chorus and beat, he developed a familiar groove that he felt would "highlight Carey's voice." After they completed the song, Carey's husband and Columbia CEO Tommy Mottola listened to "Fantasy" and agreed to include it on the album. The cover of the single was shot by top fashion photographer Steven Meisel. A cropped version of the photograph was used as the album cover as well. Hall described his experience with writing the song with Carey:

[It] was a fun song to do. Mariah brought me 'Genius of Love' and I laid some strings on it and put it into a groove I felt really fit and highlighted her voice. And that song didn't take us but a minute to do, because she really busted that out within two days. We did a rough copy and let Tommy Mottola hear it and he loved it, so all we had to do was bring it back in and mix it.

Composition

"Fantasy" is an up-tempo song with contemporary R&B and dance-pop genres within its composition, which blends elements of funk music, hip hop, and bubblegum pop. "Fantasy" moves at a "moderate dance tempo" of 104 beats per minute. The remix, which features rap verses from O.D.B., also incorporates hip-hop into the bridge. The song uses heavy bass and percussion, as well as a sample from "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club. Carey's vocal range spans three octaves from the low note of E3 to the high note of E6. The song contains choral lyrics written by Carey, who also developed the song's melody and original beat. Instrumentation and production was performed by Dave Hall, while co-arranging and producing the track as well. The members of the Tom Tom Club, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Steven Stanley and Adrian Belew are all credited as writers due to the inclusion of the music sample they wrote.

Critical reception

Upon its release, "Fantasy" garnered acclaim from contemporary music critics, who praised her songwriting and use of sampling. They commended her for exploring genres beyond the pop ballads she had become known for at the time. Bill Lamb from About.com was very positive on the song, calling it "truly inspiring" and a "career high water mark" for Carey. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic also complimented it, saying "Carey continues to perfect her craft and that she has earned her status as an R&B/pop diva." A reviewer from Music & Media stated that "it's got more swing than anything she has done before." Stephen Holden from The New York Times gave the song praise, writing "with 'Fantasy', Ms. Carey glides confidently into the territory where gospel-flavored pop-soul meets light hip-hop and recorded some of the most gorgeously spun choral music to be found on a contemporary album." Additionally, he claimed "Fantasy" held some of the album's best moments, writing "she continues to make pop music as deliciously enticing as the best moments of "Fantasy". Slant Magazine ranked the song at number sixty on their "Best Singles of the '90s" list, writing it is "escapism perfected, [a] summer bubblegum gem with a sweet, flawless vocal line driven by a diva in her prime." Mark Frith from Smash Hits said it "was such a brilliant, original, clever record that many people are going to have high hopes for the LP." Another Smash Hits editor, Mark Sutherland, was negative, giving "Fantasy" two out of five, writing, "Unfortunately, it is also the 43rd Mariah Carey single in history to be Not Very Good At All."

Accolades

Chart performance

"Fantasy" was Carey's ninth No. 1 single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was also the first single, by a female artist, to debut atop the chart, and only the second single to do so after "You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson. It debuted at No. 1 due to strong airplay, being popular among radio listeners, and initial sales of 229,000 copies—the highest sales of a single, at the time, since Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You (1993). "Fantasy" spent eight straight weeks at the top of the American chart, from September 30-November 18, 1995; at the time, the song was Carey's longest stay at the top, after her earlier single "Dreamlover" (1993). The single replaced "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio, but was replaced by Whitney Houston's "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)", which also debuted atop the Hot 100. "Fantasy" spent 25 weeks within the top 40, and was equally as successful on other Billboard formats, including the R&B and dance charts. The song debuted at No. 11 on Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart, setting a record at the time for the chart's highest debut, which would eventually be surpassed by Drake's "Nice for What" (2018). Strong sales led to "Fantasy" being certified sextuple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Carey's first single to do so. "Fantasy" was the second best-selling single of 1995 in the US, with sales of 1,500,000. It was ranked No. 7 on the Hot 100 year-end charts for 1995, and No. 49 on the 1996 year-end charts. "Fantasy" ranked at No. 15 on the Hot 100's decade-end chart for the 1990s.

In Australia, the song topped the mainstream chart, and was certified triple-platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The song also topped the charts in New Zealand, where it was certified 3× platinum by Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ). In Canada, the song debuted on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks at No. 95 on the RPM issue dated October 2, 1995, and reached the top of the chart on November 20, 1995. It was present on the chart for a total of 20 weeks, and No. 18 on the RPM Year-end chart for 1995. "Fantasy" also reached the Top 10 in most of the countries of its release, including across Europe, and the Top 20 on the Oricon chart in Japan.

Remixes

Carey worked with producer Sean Combs (better known as Diddy, Puffy, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, etc.), through his label Bad Boy Records, on an official "Bad Boy Remix" for "Fantasy". While Columbia Records had been allowing Carey more leniency with the musicians and producers she was working with, they became hesitant when she featured O.D.B. in the remix for "Fantasy". They feared the sudden change was completely left field for her music, and worried it would jeopardize the album's success. Finally, the Bad Boy remix used guest raps from O.D.B. and background vocals by Puff Daddy. Some of the song's R&B elements were removed for the remix, while the bassline and "Genius of Love" sample were emphasized and the bridge from the original version was used as the chorus. There is a version omitting Ol' Dirty Bastard's verses. The "Bad Boy Fantasy Remix", combines the chorus from the original version and the chorus of the Bad Boy Remix together, removing Ol' Dirty Bastard's vocals from his 2nd verse.

Carey re-recorded vocals for club remixes of the song by David Morales, titled "Daydream Interlude (Fantasy Sweet Dub Mix)." The Bad Boy remix garnered positive reviews from music critics. Ken Tucker from Entertainment Weekly praised the song, claiming its one of the few tracks where Carey "defines herself." Carey has stated that the Bad Boy remix contributed to over half of the sales of "Fantasy".

On September 24, 2021, American rapper Latto released "Big Energy", which interpolates "Genius of Love", as "Fantasy" did. On March 28, 2022, Latto released the "Big Energy" remix, which features Mariah Carey herself, along with DJ Khaled, which interpolates "Fantasy".

Music video

The single's music video was the first that Carey directed entirely on her own. Carey had been open about the fact that she had not been happy with some of her previous music videos. She therefore decided to single-handedly direct the video, so the outcome would be to her exact choosing. Carey said her inspiration for the video was to give off a "free and open feeling," trying to portray the freedom she had finally achieved in being allowed to direct her first video. The video for "Fantasy" debuted on September 7, 1995, at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards. The video begins with Carey rollerblading in front of the boardwalk entrance at Playland amusement park, located in Rye, New York, and riding the Dragon Coaster, the park's signature wooden coaster. The video continues with various snippets of Carey until the end of the second verse. Afterwards, the video switches to a night time scene that involves people dancing in the parking lot and on top cars.

I'd done a lot of videos and wasn't always a hundred percent thrilled. For the most part, I was never thrilled with the results, so I figured I would give directing a shot. It was a pretty simple concept. Most of the scenes were featured at the amusement park, at a late-night outdoor celebration. I was really happy to be able to include O.D.B. in the remix video.

Following in their actions, Carey joins in the festivities and hops atop a car and begins singing and dancing to the strong bass and R&B beat playing from the stereos. The video also contains a scene involving a lovable young girl who tries to emulate Carey and whose character reappears in the video for Carey's single "Shake It Off" (2005). The video shoot took place in mid-August 1995. In the official video for the song's remix, O.D.B. makes a few cameo appearances with a clown, as well as on the Boardwalk during additional scenes with Carey.

On August 21, 2020, the music video of both versions was re-released in a remastered form, in HD quality. Exactly a year later it was uploaded in 4K resolution.

Live performances

"Fantasy" was performed at the 23rd Annual American Music Awards, where Carey won two of the top awards. For the performance, Carey wore a long black trench coat and matching boots, pants and blouse, and was backed by three background vocalists. Additionally, Carey sang "Fantasy" on the British music chart program Top of the Pops, during a promotional stop in the United Kingdom on September 12, 1995. During its taping, she wore a blue blouse and black jumper. Two days later, Carey appeared on French television where she performed the song alongside several male and female dancers. Carey donned a mid-waist baring white blouse and black leather pants and matching heeled boots. Trey Lorenz and two female back up vocalists were also featured on stage during the show's taping. Aside from live television appearances, the song was performed on several legs of Carey's tours.

"Fantasy" was performed at every show on her Daydream World Tour (1996) set to the album version. The performance was tuned similarly to Carey's recital at the American Music Awards, featuring a similar outfit, dance routines and set up. The remix version was performed on her Butterfly World Tour (1998), Rainbow World Tour (2000), Charmbracelet World Tour: An Intimate Evening with Mariah Carey (2003–2004), The Adventures of Mimi Tour (2006), The Elusive Chanteuse Show (2014) and Caution World Tour (2019), each of which featured a varying synopsis. In 1998, it became the first time Carey performed the remix version in concert, placing a large projection screen on to the stage, and featuring snippets and cuts of Ol' Dirty Bastard throughout the video. Additionally, Carey was dressed in blue jeans and a white blouse, and danced several chair routines with several male dancers. During the Charmbracelet Tour and Rainbow Tour, the shows segment was similar to her previous tour. The song was featured on the select set-list on three of Carey's live taped shows, Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden, The Adventures of Mimi, and Around the World.

Legacy

"Fantasy" exemplified how a music sample could be transformed "into a fully realized pop masterpiece". Due to the success and influence of the song, Carey is credited for introducing R&B and hip hop collaboration into mainstream pop culture, and for popularizing rap as a featuring act through her post-1995 songs. Sasha Frere-Jones, editor of The New Yorker commented in referencing to the song's remix,

"It became standard for R&B/hip-hop stars like Missy Elliott and Beyoncé, to combine melodies with rapped verses. And young white pop stars—including Britney Spears, 'N Sync, and Christina Aguilera—have spent much of the past ten years making pop music that is unmistakably R&B". Moreover, Jones concludes that "Her idea of pairing a female songbird with the leading male MCs of hip-hop changed R&B and, eventually, all of pop. Although now anyone is free to use this idea, the success of "Mimi" [ref. to The Emancipation of Mimi, her tenth studio album released almost a decade after "Fantasy"] suggests that it still belongs to Carey."

John Norris of MTV News has stated that the remix was "responsible for, I would argue, an entire wave of music that we've seen since and that is the R&B-hip-hop collaboration. You could argue that the "Fantasy" remix was the single most important recording that she's ever made." Norris echoed the sentiments of TLC's Lisa Lopes, who told MTV that it's because of Mariah that we have "Hip-Pop." Judnick Mayard, writer of TheFader, wrote that in regarding of R&B and hip hop collaboration, "The champion of this movement is Mariah Carey." Mayard also expressed that "To this day ODB and Mariah may still be the best and most random hip hop collaboration of all time", citing that due to the record "Fantasy", "R&B and Hip Hop were the best of step siblings."

The song has been featured in multiple films and television shows. In the 1998 film Rush Hour, the character Soo Yong sings the song while it plays on the car radio, shortly before her kidnapping. In 2011, the experimental metal band Iwrestledabearonce used the song at the beginning and end of the video "You Know That Ain't Them Dogs' Real Voices". Indie artist Grimes has called "Fantasy" one of her favorite songs of all-time and has said Mariah is the reason there is a Grimes. In 2019, Carey released a video of her doing a dance to the 'Bad Boy Fantasy' mix on TikTok, thus leading the dance to become another famous TikTok dance challenge, preceding the Obsessed Challenge earlier in the year. A remixed version of the song, with additional vocals from Jodie Comer, features prominently as part of the score and the plot for the 2021 film Free Guy; in the film, Comer's character Molotov Girl catches the attention of Ryan Reynolds's character Guy as she is singing the song, thus catalyzing the rest of the story. Reynolds, who produced and starred in the film, stated that, "I am a huge Mariah Carey fan [...] It really was one of those weird things that happened naturally. I write to music anyway, and I initially put a song in the script by The Outfield called "Your Love". It’s an old '80s tune. It's great, but it just didn’t have that epic scale I was looking for. And then "Fantasy" just came on my playlist and everything clicked in". "Fantasy" was also included on the 2021 edition of Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 419, and in 2022 online magazine Pitchfork named its remix featuring Ol’ Dirty Bastard the best song of the 1990s.

Upon release, "Fantasy" also won many prestigious awards throughout the music industry in 1995 and 1996. At the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, the song won the award for "Favorite Single." Additionally, the song was awarded the "Pop Award" honor at the 1996 annual American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Carey won the "Dance Record of the Year" award at the "National Dance Music Awards" in 1996.

Track listing and formats

• Worldwide CD single

1. "Fantasy" – 4:04
2. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy) featuring O.D.B. – 4:53

• UK CD maxi-single 1; US CD maxi-single

1. "Fantasy" (Album Version) – 4:06
2. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Fantasy) – 4:51
3. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy) featuring O.D.B. – 4:52
4. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Mix) – 4:14
5. "Fantasy" (Def Club Mix) – 11:15

• UK CD maxi-single 2

1. "Fantasy" (MC Mix) – 6:29
2. "Fantasy" (Puffy's Mix) – 4:53
3. "Fantasy" (Puffy's Club Mix) – 4:49
4. "Fantasy" (The Boss Dub) – 8:53
5. "Fantasy" (Sweet Dub Mix) – 8:11

• 2× 12-inch vinyl :A1. "Fantasy" (Def Club Mix) – 11:14 :A2. "Fantasy" (MC Mix) – 6:26 :B1. "Fantasy" (Puffy's Mix) – 4:51 :B2. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy) featuring O.D.B. – 4:52 :B3. "Fantasy" (Album Version) – 4:06 :C1. "Fantasy" (The Boss Mix) — 8:51 :C2. "Fantasy" (Sweet Dub Mix) — 8:11 :D1. "Fantasy" (Puffy's Club Mix) — 4:48 :D2. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Mix) — 4:13

• Fantasy EP

1. "Fantasy" (feat. O.D.B.) – 4:53
2. "Fantasy" (feat. O.D.B. - Bad Boy Fantasy) – 4:51
3. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Mix) – 4:14
4. "Fantasy" (Puffy's Club Mix) – 4:50
5. "Fantasy" (Def Radio Mix) – 3:46
6. "Fantasy" (Def Club Mix) – 11:15
7. "Fantasy" (MC Mix) – 6:28
8. "Fantasy" (The Boss Mix) – 8:52
9. "Fantasy" (Def Drums Mix) – 4:00
10. "Fantasy" (Sweet Dub Mix) – 8:13
11. "Fantasy" (Live at Madison Square Garden – October 1995) – 4:31

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the Daydream liner notes.

• Mariah Carey – co-production, songwriting, vocals
• Dave Hall – co-production, songwriting
• Tina Weymouth – songwriting
• Chris Frantz – songwriting
• Steven Stanley – songwriting
• Adrian Belew – songwriting

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

Works cited

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