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"Obsessed" is a song by American singer Mariah Carey, released as the lead single from her 12th studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. It was released to radio on June 16, 2009. The song is produced and co-written by Mariah Carey, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart.
On June 9, 2009, Carey announced via Twitter that the first single from Memoirs would be "Obsessed" and that it would be released to radio the following Tuesday, June 16; she also stated that "this is one of [her] favorite songs ever. Read Full Bio"Obsessed" is a song by American singer Mariah Carey, released as the lead single from her 12th studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. It was released to radio on June 16, 2009. The song is produced and co-written by Mariah Carey, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart.
On June 9, 2009, Carey announced via Twitter that the first single from Memoirs would be "Obsessed" and that it would be released to radio the following Tuesday, June 16; she also stated that "this is one of [her] favorite songs ever." The singer also stated that the song was an "uptempo fun summer record", and even though she wanted to release a Butterfly-era ballad, "Obsessed" had to come out first. She wrote on Twitter, "It's different for me, but clearly, it's SO me!"
"Obsessed" premiered on June 16, 2009 on Chicago’s B96. A remix of the song featuring rapper Gucci Mane was premiered on the same day. The music video will be directed by Brett Ratner.
The song's opening line is a quote from Mean Girls, one of Carey's favourite films.
In an interview with HipHopDX, The-Dream stated that Carey had a song that everyone would be talking about and that it would "light up the blogs", also calling it a "fire record"; he also stated that "somebody’s going to be very upset".
Within hours after the song's release, various outlets speculated that its target was rapper Eminem, in response to his song "bagpipes from baghdad", in which he taunted Carey's husband, Nick Cannon. According to MTV, Carey alludes to drug problems in "Obsessed", which Eminem opened up about on his latest album, relapse. The-Dream confirmed that the song is directed at someone, but refused to reveal who.
According to the Obsessed Songfacts, rather than being an Eminem diss, the main inspiration for the song was the Lindsay Lohan movie Mean Girls.
On June 9, 2009, Carey announced via Twitter that the first single from Memoirs would be "Obsessed" and that it would be released to radio the following Tuesday, June 16; she also stated that "this is one of [her] favorite songs ever. Read Full Bio"Obsessed" is a song by American singer Mariah Carey, released as the lead single from her 12th studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. It was released to radio on June 16, 2009. The song is produced and co-written by Mariah Carey, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart.
On June 9, 2009, Carey announced via Twitter that the first single from Memoirs would be "Obsessed" and that it would be released to radio the following Tuesday, June 16; she also stated that "this is one of [her] favorite songs ever." The singer also stated that the song was an "uptempo fun summer record", and even though she wanted to release a Butterfly-era ballad, "Obsessed" had to come out first. She wrote on Twitter, "It's different for me, but clearly, it's SO me!"
"Obsessed" premiered on June 16, 2009 on Chicago’s B96. A remix of the song featuring rapper Gucci Mane was premiered on the same day. The music video will be directed by Brett Ratner.
The song's opening line is a quote from Mean Girls, one of Carey's favourite films.
In an interview with HipHopDX, The-Dream stated that Carey had a song that everyone would be talking about and that it would "light up the blogs", also calling it a "fire record"; he also stated that "somebody’s going to be very upset".
Within hours after the song's release, various outlets speculated that its target was rapper Eminem, in response to his song "bagpipes from baghdad", in which he taunted Carey's husband, Nick Cannon. According to MTV, Carey alludes to drug problems in "Obsessed", which Eminem opened up about on his latest album, relapse. The-Dream confirmed that the song is directed at someone, but refused to reveal who.
According to the Obsessed Songfacts, rather than being an Eminem diss, the main inspiration for the song was the Lindsay Lohan movie Mean Girls.
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Obsessed
by Mariah Carey
"I was like, why you so obsessed with me?"
So, oh, oh oh oh
So, oh, oh oh oh
Will the real M-C please step to the mic?
M-C you need an M-C, place to be
M-C the M-C
All up in the blogs, sayin' we met at the bar
When I don't even, know who you are
Sayin' we up in your house, sayin' I'm up in your car
But you in LA, and I'm out at Jermaine's
I'm up in the A, you're so so lame
And no one here, even mentions your name
It must be the weed, it must be the E
Heard you get it poppin', you get it poppin'
Ah oh
Why you so obsessed with me?
Boy I want to know, lyin' that you're sexing me
When everybody knows, it's clear that you're upset with me
Ohh, finally found a girl that you couldn't impress
Last man on the earth, still couldn't get this
You're delusional, you're delusional
Boy you're losing your mind
It's confusing yo, you're confused you know
Why you wasting your time?
Got you all fired up, with your Napoleon complex
Seein' right through you like you're bathin' in Windex
Ooh oh oh
Boy why you so obsessed with me?
So, oh, oh oh oh
So, oh, oh oh oh
And all the ladies sing
So, oh, oh oh oh
So, oh, oh oh oh
All the girls sing
(Obsessed, obsessed, obsessed, obsessed, obsessed)
You on your job, you hatin' hard
Ain't goin' feed you, I'm a let you starve
Graspin' for air, and I'm ventilation
You out of breath, hope you ain't waitin'
Tellin' the world how much you miss me,
But we never were, so why you trippin'?
You a mom and pop, I'm a corporation
I'm the, press conference, you're a conversation
Ah oh
Why you so obsessed with me?
And boy I want to know, lyin' that you're sexing me
When everybody knows, it's clear that you're upset with me
Oh, finally found a girl that you couldn't impress
Last man on the earth, still couldn't get this
You're delusional, you're delusional
Boy you're losing your mind (mind)
It's confusing yo, you're confused you know
Why you wasting your time? (Mind)
Got you all fired up, with your Napoleon complex
Seein' right through you like you're bathin' in Windex
Ooh oh oh
Boy why you so obsessed with me?
So, oh, oh oh oh
So, oh, oh oh oh
And all the ladies sing
So, oh, oh oh oh
So, oh, oh oh oh
All the girls sing
(Obsessed, obsessed, obsessed, obsessed, obsessed)
Ah oh
Why you so obsessed with me? (He's all up in George Foreman)
And boy I want to know, lyin' that you're sexing me (lying that you're sexing me) When everybody knows, it's clear that you're upset with me (ay)
Oh, finally found a girl that you couldn't impress (oh)
Last man on the earth, still couldn't get this
(Last man on the earth, still couldn't get this)
You're delusional, you're delusional, (He's all up in my George Foreman)
Boy you're losing your mind (mind)
It's confusing yo, you're confused you know
Why you wasting your time? (Mind)
Got you all fired up, with your Napoleon complex
Seein' right through you like you're bathin' in Windex
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: TERIUS NASH, CHRISTOPHER STEWART, MARIAH CAREY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
by Mariah Carey
"I was like, why you so obsessed with me?"
So, oh, oh oh oh
So, oh, oh oh oh
Will the real M-C please step to the mic?
M-C you need an M-C, place to be
M-C the M-C
All up in the blogs, sayin' we met at the bar
When I don't even, know who you are
Sayin' we up in your house, sayin' I'm up in your car
But you in LA, and I'm out at Jermaine's
I'm up in the A, you're so so lame
And no one here, even mentions your name
It must be the weed, it must be the E
Heard you get it poppin', you get it poppin'
Ah oh
Why you so obsessed with me?
Boy I want to know, lyin' that you're sexing me
When everybody knows, it's clear that you're upset with me
Ohh, finally found a girl that you couldn't impress
Last man on the earth, still couldn't get this
You're delusional, you're delusional
Boy you're losing your mind
It's confusing yo, you're confused you know
Why you wasting your time?
Got you all fired up, with your Napoleon complex
Seein' right through you like you're bathin' in Windex
Ooh oh oh
Boy why you so obsessed with me?
So, oh, oh oh oh
So, oh, oh oh oh
And all the ladies sing
So, oh, oh oh oh
So, oh, oh oh oh
All the girls sing
(Obsessed, obsessed, obsessed, obsessed, obsessed)
You on your job, you hatin' hard
Ain't goin' feed you, I'm a let you starve
Graspin' for air, and I'm ventilation
You out of breath, hope you ain't waitin'
Tellin' the world how much you miss me,
But we never were, so why you trippin'?
You a mom and pop, I'm a corporation
I'm the, press conference, you're a conversation
Ah oh
Why you so obsessed with me?
And boy I want to know, lyin' that you're sexing me
When everybody knows, it's clear that you're upset with me
Oh, finally found a girl that you couldn't impress
Last man on the earth, still couldn't get this
You're delusional, you're delusional
Boy you're losing your mind (mind)
It's confusing yo, you're confused you know
Why you wasting your time? (Mind)
Got you all fired up, with your Napoleon complex
Seein' right through you like you're bathin' in Windex
Ooh oh oh
Boy why you so obsessed with me?
So, oh, oh oh oh
So, oh, oh oh oh
And all the ladies sing
So, oh, oh oh oh
So, oh, oh oh oh
All the girls sing
(Obsessed, obsessed, obsessed, obsessed, obsessed)
Ah oh
Why you so obsessed with me? (He's all up in George Foreman)
And boy I want to know, lyin' that you're sexing me (lying that you're sexing me) When everybody knows, it's clear that you're upset with me (ay)
Oh, finally found a girl that you couldn't impress (oh)
Last man on the earth, still couldn't get this
(Last man on the earth, still couldn't get this)
You're delusional, you're delusional, (He's all up in my George Foreman)
Boy you're losing your mind (mind)
It's confusing yo, you're confused you know
Why you wasting your time? (Mind)
Got you all fired up, with your Napoleon complex
Seein' right through you like you're bathin' in Windex
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: TERIUS NASH, CHRISTOPHER STEWART, MARIAH CAREY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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