| "Emotions" | ||||
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| Single by Mariah Carey | ||||
| from the album Emotions | ||||
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| Released | August 13, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | March 1991 | |||
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| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | Mariah Carey | |||
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| "Emotions" on YouTube | ||||
"Emotions" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her second studio album of the same name (1991). It was written and produced by Carey, Robert Clivillés, and David Cole of C+C Music Factory and released as the album's lead single on August 13, 1991 by Columbia Records. The song's lyrics has its protagonist going through a variety of emotions from high to low, up to the point where she declares, "You got me feeling emotions." Musically, it is a gospel and R&B song heavily influenced by 1970s disco music and showcases Carey's upper range and extensive use of the whistle register. Jeff Preiss directed the song's music video.
"Emotions" received positive reviews from music critics, who mainly praised Carey's vocal performance. The song became Carey's fifth consecutive number one song in the United States, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, making her the first (and till date) the only act to have their first five singles top the chart. Internationally, it was a moderate success, topping the Canadian Singles Chart, and reaching the top 10 in Greece, Netherlands, and New Zealand. It received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 34th Annual ceremony.
- ^ Hunt, Dennis (September 15, 1991). "Sappy Songs Underwhelm Carey's Emotions". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mainstream: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. September 28, 1991. p. 12. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (November 15, 2022). "Mariah Carey - "Vision of Love". The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. New York: Hachette Book Group. p. 198.