Carey's self-titled debut album was released under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, who married her three years later. She gained further worldwide success with the albums Music Box (1993) and Daydream (1995). Their singles include "Hero", "Without You", "Fantasy", "Always Be My Baby", and "One Sweet Day", which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 decade-end chart (1990s) and was the longest running number one song of the decade. After separating from Mottola, Carey adopted a new urban image and incorporated more elements of hip hop with the album Butterfly (1997). She left Columbia in 2001 after eleven consecutive years of U.S. number-one singles and signed a $100 million record deal with Virgin Records.
Following Carey's highly publicized physical and emotional breakdown and the failure of the film Glitter (2001) and its soundtrack, Virgin bought out her contract and she signed with Island Records the following year. After a comparatively unsuccessful period, Carey returned to the top of the charts with The Emancipation of Mimi (2005), which became the best-selling album in the US and the world's second best-selling album of 2005. Its second single, "We Belong Together", topped the US Billboard Hot 100 decade-end chart (2000s). She won the Breakthrough Actress Performance award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for her role in the 2009 film Precious. Carey's subsequent ventures included being an American Idol judge, starring in the docu-series Mariah's World, appearing in the films The Butler (2013), A Christmas Melody (2015), and The Lego Batman Movie (2017), performing at two Las Vegas concert residencies, and publishing her memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey in 2020.
Carey is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 220 million records sold worldwide. She holds the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles by a solo artist (19), a female songwriter (18), and a female producer (15). Carey is the highest-certified female artist in the United States and 10th overall, with 72 million certified album units. In 2008, she was named one of Time's annual 100 most influential artists and entertainers in the world. Billboard named her the "top-charting female solo artist", based on both album and song chart success in 2019. Carey has won 5 Grammy Awards, 19 World Music Awards, 10 American Music Awards, 15 Billboard Music Awards and eight Guinness World Records. An inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, she is credited for inspiring multiple generations of pop and R&B artists, and for merging hip hop with pop music through her crossover collaborations.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey
Studio albums
Mariah Carey (1990)
Emotions (1991)
Music Box (1993)
Merry Christmas (1994)
Daydream (1995)
Butterfly (1997)
Rainbow (1999)
Glitter (2001)
Charmbracelet (2002)
The Emancipation of Mimi (2005)
E=MC² (2008)
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009)
Merry Christmas II You (2010)
Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse (2014)
Caution (2018)
Up On My Face
Mariah Carey Lyrics
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We're not cracked
Oh, we're shattered
Eh, eh, eh
Oh na, na, na, na
I thought we had something special
We had something good
If you see me walking by you
Boy don't you even speak
Pretend you on the sofa
And I'm on the TV
Might see me on a poster
See me at a show
But you won't see me for free
Boy this ain't no promo
No shame now
Wherever you be laying
You can stay now
Got to board the BBJ
And put the shades down
I'm on the plane now
And don't keep calling from your mama's house
When I break I break boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face, I break
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face, I break
You ain't never gonna feel this thing again
You gon' get a lot of calls 'cause I CC-ed all your friends (I break)
I ain't walking around all mopey and sad
Take a look at my bags baby (I break, when I break I break)
So look who's crying now
Boohoo hoo
Talking about your missing your boo
And no you and getting it
I know you ain't hittin' it
No you ain't a rapper so you need to stop spitting it
Ah ha ah ah ah ah
You wondering who I'm messing while you ain't next to me
I'm going bye bye bye
So pay the consequences because you acted all ignorant
So you ashamed now
Wherever you be laying you can stay now
Gotta board the BBJ and pull the shades down
On the plane now
And don't keep calling from your mama's house
When I break I break boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face, I break
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face, I break
You ain't never gonna feel this thing again
You gon' get a lot of calls 'cause I CC-ed all your friends (I break)
I ain't walking around all mopey and sad
Take a look at my bags baby (When I break I break I break)
And no super glue can fix this shit
When I break I break I break
Not even a welder and a builder could rebuild this shit
When I break I break I break
Not even a nail technician with a whole lot of gel and acrylic
Can fix this when I break, I break
If we were two Lego blocks
Even the Harvard University graduating class of 2010
Couldn't put us back together again
When I break boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face, I break
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face, I break
You ain't never gonna feel this thing again
You gon' get a lot of calls 'cause I CC-ed all your friends (C'mon)
I ain't walking around all mopey and sad
Take a look at my bags baby ('Cause when break baby baby I break)
When I break I break boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face, I break
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face, I break
The lyrics to Mariah Carey's song Up In My Face convey a message of empowerment and self-respect. The singer has moved on from a past relationship where she feels she was not appreciated, and she is now in control of her own life. The opening lines, "It's not chipped, we're not cracked, oh, we're shattered" suggest that the relationship was already broken and beyond repair. The following lines, "I thought we had something special, we had something good, But I should have had another mechanic under my hood" imply that the singer was not satisfied with the relationship, despite its initial promise. She blames herself for not seeing the signs earlier and not having someone better suited for her.
The chorus of the song, "When I break, I break boy, Up out my face boy, Up out my face, I break" shows the singer's determination to move on and break free from the past relationship. She is not going to let it hold her down and wants the other person out of her life. In the second verse, she talks about how the other person is still not over her and keeps trying to contact her ("And don't keep calling from your mama's house"). The line, "Not even a nail technician with a whole lot of gel and acrylic can fix this when I break, I break" indicates that the singer is not going to give in or compromise her self-respect for anyone.
Line by Line Meaning
It's not chipped
There's nothing wrong with what we had
We're not cracked
There are no cracks in our relationship
Oh, we're shattered
Our relationship is now broken beyond repair
Oh na, na, na, na
A vocalization of frustration or disappointment
I thought we had something special
I believed that our relationship was unique and meaningful
We had something good
Our relationship was positive and beneficial
But I should have had another mechanic under my hood
I should have had someone better suited for our relationship
If you see me walking by you
If you see me in public
Boy don't you even speak
Don't try to talk to me
Pretend you're on the sofa
Imagining that you're not where you are
And I'm on the TV
I'm distant and removed like a television program
Might see me on a poster
You might see me advertising or promoting something
See me at a show
You might see me performing on stage
But you won't see me for free
You won't have access to me without paying for it
Boy this ain't no promo
This isn't some kind of promotional event or deal
No shame now
Without hesitation or reservation
Wherever you be laying
Wherever you are currently located
You can stay now
You don't need to move
Got to board the BBJ
I need to board a private jet
And put the shades down
Close the window shades on the plane
I'm on the plane now
I'm currently flying on a plane
And don't keep calling from your mama's house
Stop calling me from your mother's home
When I break I break boy
When I leave or end things, I do it completely
Up out my face boy
I want you out of my sight and out of my life
You ain't never gonna feel this thing again
You won't experience this same kind of love with someone else
You gon' get a lot of calls 'cause I CC-ed all your friends (I break)
You'll receive many calls because I've included all your friends in our breakup
I ain't walking around all mopey and sad
I'm not going to spend my time being upset
Take a look at my bags baby (I break, when I break I break)
See the luggage I'm carrying, it's an indication of my finality when breaking things off
So look who's crying now
Now you're the one who is upset and emotional
Boohoo hoo
A sarcastic way of mocking someone's tears
Talking about your missing your boo
Admitting to feeling the absence of a significant other
And no you and getting it
Not having sexual intimacy with anyone else
I know you ain't hittin' it
I know you're not having sex with anyone else
No you ain't a rapper so you need to stop spitting it
Don't try to convince me of untrue things, you're not a rapper (who 'spits' lyrics)
You wondering who I'm messing while you ain't next to me
You're wondering who I'm having sex with while you're not with me
I'm going bye bye bye
I'm leaving and not coming back
So pay the consequences because you acted all ignorant
You will have to face the repercussions of your ignorant behavior
No super glue can fix this shit
Our relationship is not salvageable
Not even a welder and a builder could rebuild this shit
Our relationship can't be repaired or rebuilt by anyone
Not even a nail technician with a whole lot of gel and acrylic
Even someone who can repair and enhance nails can't fix what's broken between us
Can fix this when I break, I break
When I end things, they are done for good
If we were two Lego blocks
If we were two interlocking pieces
Even the Harvard University graduating class of 2010 couldn't put us back together again
No one, not even the graduates of a prestigious university, could mend our relationship
You ain't never gonna feel this thing again
You won't experience this same kind of love with someone else
You gon' get a lot of calls 'cause I CC-ed all your friends (C'mon)
Your friends will reach out to you because I've included them in our breakup
Take a look at my bags baby ('Cause when break baby baby I break)
See how much luggage I have, it's a sign that when I end things, it's final
When I break I break boy
When I leave or end things, I do it completely
Up out my face boy
I want you out of my sight and out of my life
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALBERT JOSEPH III BROWN, ALBERT BROWN III, DONALD DEGRATE, TERIUS NASH, CHRISTOPHER STEWART
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@xm2895
I SO wished someone auditioned with this song during those American Idol days with the Nicky/Mariah feud, their reaction would’ve been priceless !!!
@followmexoreyyyoninstagram6463
X M deadass 😂
@kurumikuam
This song was actually mentioned on American Idol by nicki and mariah themselves
@chipotleobsessed
kurumiku ✅ what’d they say??
@MVinyM
I hate the old days of fight
@amiyahxo780
X M bruh I was thinkin that
@certifiedlover9555
The fact both of them wrote their own lyrics makes this song more iconic .
@parisrichie331
they both are songwriters dahhlinggg
@casandramacias3449
We love women writing their own songs.
@MonicaChristineWilkieKruger
Fun fact