E = MC² (album)

E = MC²
Studio album by Mariah Carey
Publication (s)	April 15, 2008
Label (s)	Island Def Jam Records
Format (s)	CD, LP
Genre (s)	Pop , R&B
Title (number)	14th
running time	52:14 min
occupation	div
production	Mariah Carey LA Reid Bryan-Michael Cox Danja DJ Toomp Jermaine Dupri James Poyser Swizz Beatz The-Dream Tricky Stewart Scott stork Stargate
chronology The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) E = MC² Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009)
Single releases February 12, 2008 Touch my body April 7, 2008 bye Bye July 1, 2008 I'll be lovin 'u long time October 28, 2008 I stay in love

E = MC² is the eleventh studio album by multiple Grammy winner Mariah Carey . It was released by the record label Island Records , executive producers were Mariah Carey and Antonio "LA" Reid . The album was released on April 15, 2008.

Album title

The abbreviation E = MC² means “emancipation is equal to Mariah Carey in the square”. It is a play on words with Albert Einstein's well-known formula about the equivalence of mass and energy . The title is also a tribute to their 2005 album The Emancipation of Mimi .

Before the official title was confirmed, the plan was to name the album That Chick after one of the tracks on it.

On the cover of E = MC² Mariah Carey is only covered with a long white scarf.

Production history

Mariah Carey reported while on tour The Adventures of Mimi that she was already working on her new album. She spent some time shooting in the Virgin Islands . On February 1, 2008, a video of Mariah and producer Jermaine Dupri during a session in Carey's TriBeCa triplex was published on Mariah Carey's official website .

Other producers include Bryan Michael Cox , Polow Da Don and will.i.am . At the end of 2007 Mariah Carey selected the pieces for the album from the available material.

Music and lyrics

The music on the album comes from areas such as pop , R&B and hip-hop , but some songs also contain elements of gospel and reggae . On the song Side Effects , she talks about her marriage to Tommy Mottola , which she describes as “private hell”, as well as the “emotional abuse” she saw during this time and the aftermath she still suffers today. MTV author Jennifer Vineyard calls the song a "Rock Power Ballad" and compares this music with that of Bonnie Tyler and Pat Benatar .

I'm That Chick features melodies from Michael Jackson's Off the Wall . The song I'll Be Lovin 'U Long Time sampled DeBarges Stay with Me (as well as a quote from a Vietnamese prostitute from Full Metal Jacket ) as well as melodic parts of the theme song from Hill Street Blues . The second single Bye Bye is about the death of her father, Alfred Roy, who died of cancer in 2002, and how she missed him in her childhood. Although the text is very personal, it tries to treat the topic universally so that anyone who has lost someone can understand it. The last song, I Wish You Well, is a piano ballad with a slight gospel touch. The song quotes the Bible in some places.

Reviews

The biggest challenge of this album was to maintain the quality of the previous album, which was seen positively in most of the reviews.

According to Billboard Magazine , which describes E = MC² as “a pop album with equal parts of ease and depth”, Mariah Carey “never sounded as free as on her 10th album”. MTV praised the songs Side Effects and I Wish You Well and said that “Carey sang best when she doesn't do vocalistic exercises but keeps the singing simple”.

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

E is MC²   DE 7th 04/25/2008 (7 weeks)   AT 8th 04/25/2008 (5 weeks)   CH 5 04/27/2008 (10 weeks)   UK 3 04/21/2008 (13 weeks)   US 1 05/03/2008 (27 weeks)

Singles

Touch my body   DE 7th 04/14/2008 (10 weeks)   AT 10 04/11/2008 (10 weeks)   CH 3 04/20/2008 (12 weeks)   UK 5 04/07/2008 (13 weeks)   US 1 03/01/2008 (20 weeks) bye Bye   DE 70 04/14/2008 (2 weeks)   UK 30th 04/07/2008 (11 weeks)   US 19th 05/03/2008 (12 weeks)

EU version

01. Migrate (feat. T-Pain ) - 4:18

02. Touch My Body  - 3:25

03. Cruise Control (feat. Damian Marley ) - 3:33

04. I Stay In Love  - 3:32

05.Side Effects (feat. Young Jeezy ) - 4:22

06. I'm That Chick  - 3:31

07. Love Story  - 3:56

08. I'll Be Lovin 'U Long Time  - 3:01

09. Last Kiss  - 3:36

10. Thanx 4 Nothin  - 3:05

11. OOC  - 3:27

12. For The Record  - 3:26

13. Bye Bye  - 4:27

14. I Wish You Well  - 4:36

British bonus track

15th heat  - 3:35

Japanese bonus tracks

15th heat  - 3:35

16. 4real4real (feat. Da Brat ) - 4:13

Singles

With the first single from E = MC² , the track Touch My Body , Mariah Carey released her 18th number 1 hit in the USA . She overtook Elvis Presley , who had 17 such placements, and is now number two on the list of artists with the most number 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 . In addition, the download version of the single was downloaded 286,000 times in the first week, a record that earned it number 1 on the “Hot Digital Songs” charts. The single premiered live on March 15, 2008 on Saturday Night Live .

The second single from E = MC² was Bye Bye , followed by I'll Be Loving You Long Time , which Carey performed before the single was released at the MTV Awards in Japan . The fourth single was I Stay In Love . The video for this single was shot in Las Vegas, co-produced by Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ metacritic.com: Mariah Carey: E = MC2 (2008): Reviews , accessed April 22, 2008
2. ^ ^{A b} Adam Benjamin Irby: "Bleu Magazine review of E = MC2" in: TheBleuMag.com, April 5, 2008, accessed April 9, 2008.
3. ^ ^{A b} Mark Sutherland: "Mariah Rolls With T-Pain, Dupri On New Album" In: Billboard , January 18, 2008, accessed April 22, 2008
4. ↑ ETonline.com: One on One with Mariah! ( Memento of August 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) , September 6, 2006, version from the Internet Archive of August 18, 2007, accessed on April 22, 2008
5. ↑ ^{a b} Hillary Crosley: "Billboard Bits: Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, Mobile" . In: Billboard . May 9, 2007, accessed April 22, 2008.
6. ↑ Mariahcarey.com: "Mariah and Jermaine Dupri in the Studio" ( memento of the original from November 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . February 1, 2008, accessed April 22, 2008. 
7. ↑ Whudat.com: "Rihanna Makes Entertainment Weekly's Love List: Get's Blog Advice From Jay-Z" . Accessed June 22, 2007, accessed April 22, 2008.
8. ↑ Mariahcarey.com: “Mariah's Upcoming Release Is Oh So Sweet!” ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . September 19, 2007, accessed April 22, 2008. 
9. ↑ mirror.co.uk: "Mariah is back on fire" ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . November 22, 2007, accessed April 22, 2008. 
10. ↑ Reuters : Mariah Carey's "E = MC2" offers genre-crossing equation . March 28, 2008, accessed April 22, 2008.
11. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Jennifer Vineyard: "Mariah Carey Album Preview: E = MC2 Is Focused On Fun, But Mimi Is At Her Best When She's Keeping It Real" In: MTV . April 2, accessed April 22, 2008.
12. ↑ Metacritic.com: "The Emancipation Of Mimi Reviews" . April 10, 2008.
13. ^ Billboard: Album Review ( Memento April 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). April 11, 2008, accessed April 22, 2008.
14. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
15. ↑ ^{a b} billboard.com: Mariah, Madonna Make Billboard Chart History April 2, 2008, accessed April 22, 2008.
16. ↑ billboard.com: Chart Listing For The Week Of Apr 12 2008 , accessed April 22, 2008.