Save the Day (Mariah Carey song)

"Save the Day"
Single by Mariah Carey and Ms. Lauryn Hill
from the album The Rarities
ReleasedAugust 21, 2020 (2020-08-21)
Recorded2020
GenreR&B[1]
Length3:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Carey
  • Dupri
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"In the Mix"
(2019) 		"Save the Day"
(2020) 		"Out Here on My Own"
(2020)
Lauryn Hill singles chronology
"We Got Love"
(2020) 		"Save the Day"
(2020)
Audio
"Mariah Carey - Save The Day (2020 - Official Audio)" on YouTube

"Save the Day" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on August 21, 2020[2] as the lead single from her eighth compilation album, The Rarities (2020) by Columbia and Legacy Records.[3] The music was composed by Carey, and the lyrics and melody were written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, James "Big Jim" Wright, Charles Fox, and Norman Gimbel. Carey and Dupri produced it.[4][5][6][7][8]

The song samples vocals from American singer and rapper Ms. Lauryn Hill on the song "Killing Me Softly" (1996) by the Fugees, therefore Hill is credited as a featured artist.[9][10] In 2020, The Guardian ranked the song as the 30th greatest Mariah Carey single,[11] and Billboard ranked it as the 60th greatest song of her career, that same year.[12]

  1. ^ Johnson, Laura (August 21, 2020). "Mariah Carey Unveils Ms. Lauryn Hill Collaboration Save The Day". Stereoboard. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Mariah Carey announces The Rarities album". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Mariah Carey Handpicks Favorites From Her Vault for The Rarities Album, Coming Friday, October 2". Legacy Recordings. August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Save the Day (2020) - Credits". TIDAL. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Save the Day (2020)". Spotify. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Save the Day (2020) by Mariah Carey - Pandora". Pandora. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Mariah Carey with Lauryn Hill - Save the Day". Discogs. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  8. ^ Lavin, Will (August 22, 2020). "Mariah Carey shares new song 'Save the Day' featuring Lauryn Hill". NME. Retrieved August 23, 2020. The track is produced by Jermaine Dupri.
  9. ^ Rowley, Glen (September 8, 2020). "Mariah Carey Urges Fans to Vote -- With a Little Help From Daughter Monroe". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  10. ^ "Mariah Carey with Lauryn Hill - Save the Day". Discogs. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  11. ^ "Mariah Carey's 30 greatest singles – ranked!". the Guardian. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  12. ^ "The 100 Greatest Mariah Carey Songs: Staff Picks". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.