It's like That (Mariah Carey song)
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"It's Like That" is a song written by Mariah Carey
, Jermaine Dupri
, Manuel Seal, and Johntá Austin
, and produced by Carey, Dupri, and Seal for Carey's tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi
(2005). It borrows the hook "it's like that y'all" from the Run-D.M.C.
tracks "Hollis Crew" (1984) and "Here We Go (Live)" (1983), and shares its name with another Run DMC song
. It was the first single to be released from the album, in 2005. It was a top twenty hit in several countries, including the United States, and was nominated for a 2006 Grammy Award
for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
.
"Stay the Night
" featuring Kanye West
was originally planned to be the lead single from the album. Later, however, it was announced that "Say Somethin'
" featuring Snoop Dogg
would be the lead single. Eventually, however, plans were changed again, and "It's Like That" was chosen as the lead single.
. The song's peak position on the Hot 100 contrasted with the chart performance of Carey's previous singles as a lead artist released between 2001 and 2004, most of which had failed to chart on the Hot 100 or even its Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
chart. It stayed in the top forty for fifteen weeks and was ranked 69 on the Hot 100 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 U.S. It reached the top twenty in Germany, France and Norway, the top ten in Australia and Italy and the top five in United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 4. It performed most successfully in Asia, where it peaked at number one in Taiwan, China, Japan, and topped multiple local charts in the Philippines.
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.
, who directed some of Carey's other videos. The main setting of the video, which was shot on location at Greystone Park Mansion in Beverly Hills, California
, is a party at a mansion turned nightclub on the night before Carey's character's wedding to 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).
Australian/European CD maxi-single
Japanese CD maxi-single
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! Provider
! Sales
! Certification
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| Australia
| 35,000+
| Gold
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| United States
| 500,000+
| Gold
|-
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
, Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...
, Manuel Seal, and Johntá Austin
Johnta Austin
Johntá Austin is an American singer-songwriter, who is currently signed to Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings. He is commonly known for collaborating with Producers Bryan-Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri & The Production Team StarGate. Austin was awarded two Grammy Awards for his work on the songs...
, and produced by Carey, Dupri, and Seal for Carey's tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi
The Emancipation of Mimi
The Emancipation of Mimi is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Mariah Carey, released in the United States on April 12, 2005, by Island Records. Following the relatively poor critical and commercial responses to her albums, Glitter and Charmbracelet , The Emancipation of Mimi...
(2005). It borrows the hook "it's like that y'all" from the Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
Run–D.M.C. was an American hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, the group is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture.Run–D.M.C...
tracks "Hollis Crew" (1984) and "Here We Go (Live)" (1983), and shares its name with another Run DMC song
It's Like That (Run-D.M.C. song)
"It's like That" is a song by American hip hop group Run-D.M.C. It was first released in 1983 on a cassette backed with the track "Sucker M.C.'s". The release marked the start of Run-D.M.C.'s career and is widely regarded as ushering in a new school of hip hop artists with a street image and an...
. It was the first single to be released from the album, in 2005. It was a top twenty hit in several countries, including the United States, and was nominated for a 2006 Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. The award goes to the artist...
.
"Stay the Night
Stay the Night
Stay the Night may refer to:* "Stay the Night" * "Stay the Night" , an alternative pop/punk band* "Stay the Night" * "Stay the Night" , also covered by La Toya Jackson...
" featuring Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
was originally planned to be the lead single from the album. Later, however, it was announced that "Say Somethin'
Say Somethin'
"Say Somethin" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was written by Carey, Snoop Dogg, Chad Hugo, and Pharrell Williams, and produced by The Neptunes as the fifth single from Carey's tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi . The song is one of few from Carey's catalog in...
" featuring Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
would be the lead single. Eventually, however, plans were changed again, and "It's Like That" was chosen as the lead single.
Chart performance
"It's Like That" was one of Carey's biggest commercial successes in years, reaching number 16 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. The song's peak position on the Hot 100 contrasted with the chart performance of Carey's previous singles as a lead artist released between 2001 and 2004, most of which had failed to chart on the Hot 100 or even its Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100...
chart. It stayed in the top forty for fifteen weeks and was ranked 69 on the Hot 100 2005 year-end chart. It was certified gold by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
, becoming Carey's first gold digital single.
The single was slightly more successful outside the U.S. It reached the top twenty in Germany, France and Norway, the top ten in Australia and Italy and the top five in United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 4. It performed most successfully in Asia, where it peaked at number one in Taiwan, China, Japan, and topped multiple local charts in the Philippines.
Remixes
An official remix produced by Scott StorchScott Storch
Scott Storch is an American record producer. He produces a variety of music, particularly hip hop, reggaeton, and R&B. His label, Storch Music Company responsible for signing Brooke Hogan and Nox...
has a more Middle Eastern
Middle Eastern music
The music of Western Asia and North Africa spans across a vast region, from Morocco to Afghanistan, and its influences can be felt even further afield. Middle Eastern music influenced the music of India, as well as Central Asia, Spain, Southern Italy, the Caucasus and the Balkans, as in chalga...
flavor and a rap by Fat Joe
Fat Joe
Joseph Antonio Cartagena , better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad....
. Dance remixes, with re-recorded vocals by Carey, were produced by David Morales
David Morales
David Morales is an internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning house music DJ and producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is one of the most prolific remixers of all time, transforming many pop music songs into club-friendly dance tracks...
. Peter Rauhofer
Peter Rauhofer
Peter Rauhofer is a DJ, remixer and producer who formerly went under the moniker Club 69 as well as Size Queen. A native of Vienna, Austria, he is famous for his remixes of a number of Madonna's songs including "Nothing Really Matters", "American Life", "Nothing Fails, "Nobody Knows Me", "Get...
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
The single's music video was directed by Brett RatnerBrett Ratner
Brett Ratner is an American film director, film producer and music video director. He is best known for directing the Rush Hour film series, The Family Man, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Tower Heist. He was also a producer on the Fox drama series, Prison Break.- Early life :Ratner was...
, who directed some of Carey's other videos. The main setting of the video, which was shot on location at Greystone Park Mansion in Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills is an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census, up from 33,784 as of the 2000 census, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. Beverly Hills and the neighboring city of West Hollywood are together...
, is a party at a mansion turned nightclub on the night before Carey's character's wedding to Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts
Eric Anthony Roberts is an American actor. His career began with King of the Gypsies , earning a Golden Globe nomination for best actor debut. He starred as the protagonist in the 1980 dramatisation of Willa Cather's 1905 short story, Paul's Case...
. Several guests are seen wearing masks, and there are celebrity cameo appearances by Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....
, Randy Jackson
Randy Jackson
Randall Darius "Randy" Jackson is an American bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, A&R executive, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is best known as a judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew...
, 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
Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Earl Miller III is an English-born American actor; model and screenwriter who rose to stardom following his role as Michael Scofield in the Fox Network television series Prison Break.-Early life:...
) 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/UK CD single- "It's Like That" (Main Version) - 3:25
- "It's Like That" (David Morales Radio Mix) - 3:27
Australian/European CD maxi-single
- "It's Like That" (Main Version) - 3:25
- "It's Like That" (No Rap) - 3:24
- "It's Like That" (David Morales Club Mix) - 8:27
- "It's Like That" (David Morales Classic Mix)- 8:58
- "It's Like That" (Stereo Experience) - 10:45
Japanese CD maxi-single
- "It's Like That" (Main Version) - 3:25
- "It's Like That" (No Rap) - 3:24
- "It's Like That" (David Morales Radio Mix) - 3:27
- "It's Like That" (David Morales Club Mix) - 8:27
Charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 9 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 33 |
| Belgian Flandres Singles Chart | 29 |
| Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart | 32 |
| China Singles Chart | 1 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 19 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 13 |
| European Singles Chart | 8 |
| French Singles Chart | 16 |
| German Singles Chart | 14 |
| Hungarian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 11 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 7 |
| Japanese Singles Chart | 1 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 21 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 13 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 47 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 10 |
| Taiwan Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 17 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales | 8 |
Sales and certifications
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! Provider
! Sales
! Certification
|-
| Australia
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
| 35,000+
| Gold
|-
| United States
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
| 500,000+
| Gold
|-