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)
You Got Me (feat. Jay-Z
Mariah Carey Lyrics
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Don't know what to say
I don't know what to do
'Cause you do something to me
That I can't describe baby
Always catch myself thinkin' 'bout
The things you do
I got my heart set on you
You really got me, baby it's true
You know you got me
So in love
You know you got me
Day dreamin' 'bout us
You know you got me
Starry eyed and elated
You know you got me
Whenever you want me baby
You know you got me
Hypnotized
You know you got me
With you on my mind
You know you got me
Feeling intoxicated
You know you got me
Whenever you want me baby
Boy I'm entangled up in you
These feelings I just can't elude
'Cause you're so captivating
That I inadvertently
Always catch myself thinkin' 'bout
The things you do
There ain't no one else
I got my heart set on you
You really got me, baby it's true
You know you got me
So in love
You know you got me
Day dreamin' 'bout us
You know you got me
Starry eyed and elated
You know you got me
Whenever you want me baby
You know you got me
Hypnotized
You know you got me
With you on my mind
You know you got me
Feeling intoxicated
You know you got me
Whenever you want me baby
Said I'm insecure when I'm around you
Don't know what to say or do
Catching feelings boy, in spite of myself
I can't think of nobody else sugar
You're the star of all my dreams
I just want to be your everything
Boy you know you really got me
Baby yeah
You know you got me
So in love
You know you got me
Day dreamin' 'bout us
You know you got me
Starry eyed and elated
You know you got me
Whenever you want me baby
You know you got me
Hypnotized
You know you got me
With you on my mind
You know you got me
Feeling intoxicated
You know you got me
Whenever you want me baby
You know you got me
So in love
You know you got me
Daydreamin' 'bout us
You know you got me
Starry eyed and elated
You know you got me
Whenever you want me baby
You know you got me
Hypnotized
You know you got me
With you on my mind
You know you got me
Feeling intoxicated
You know you got me
Whenever you want me baby
Said I'm insecure when I'm around you
Don't know what to say or do
Catching feelings boy, in spite of myself
I can't think of nobody else sugar
You're the star of all my dreams
I just want to be your everything
Boy you know you really got me
Baby
The lyrics to Mariah Carey JAY Z & Freeway's song "You Got Me" are a declaration of love and infatuation. The singer admits to getting shy and feeling captivated and entangled around the person they're addressing. They think about the person constantly and feel unable to elude their feelings, no matter how insecure they may feel around them. The chorus repeats the phrase "You know you got me" in various states of intoxication and hypnosis, emphasizing the overwhelming power the person has over the singer.
The song captures the dizzying rush of falling in love and the way it can consume a person's thoughts and emotions. The lyrics suggest that the singer is somewhat helpless in the face of their feelings, unable to resist the spell cast by the object of their affection. Their vulnerability is apparent in lines like "I can't think of nobody else sugar / You're the star of all my dreams," which convey a deep sense of longing and desire.
Overall, "You Got Me" is a passionate love song that expresses the exhilaration and intensity of falling head over heels for someone. The lyrics convey a sense of surrender and abandonment to the power of love, suggesting that the singer is fully consumed by their feelings and willing to do anything for the person they love.
Line by Line Meaning
I get shy around you
I feel nervous and uncomfortable when I am near you.
Don't know what to say
I struggle to find the right words to say to you.
I don't know what to do
I am unsure of how to act around you.
'Cause you do something to me
You have an effect on me that I can't explain.
That I can't describe baby
I am unable to put my feelings into words, sweetheart.
Always catch myself thinkin' 'bout
I find myself constantly thinking about
The things you do
The actions and behaviors that you exhibit.
There ain't no one else
No one else compares to you.
I got my heart set on you
My heart is fully devoted to you.
You really got me, baby it's true
You have truly captured my heart, and it is undeniable.
You know you got me
You are aware that you have my affection and love.
So in love
I am deeply and romantically in love with you.
Day dreamin' 'bout us
I spend my days dreaming and fantasizing about a future with you.
Starry eyed and elated
I am filled with immense joy and happiness when I think of you.
Whenever you want me baby
I am always available to you and eager to please you.
Hypnotized
You have me under your spell.
With you on my mind
My thoughts and focus are solely on you.
Feeling intoxicated
You make me feel like I am under the influence of a powerful drug.
Boy I'm entangled up in you
I am deeply and intimately involved with you, and our lives are intertwined.
These feelings I just can't elude
These intense emotions I have for you are impossible to shake off or ignore.
'Cause you're so captivating
You have a mesmerizing and captivating effect on me.
That I inadvertently
That I unintentionally and unconsciously.
Said I'm insecure when I'm around you
I feel uncertain and insecure about myself when I am in your presence.
Catching feelings boy, in spite of myself
I am catching romantic feelings for you, even though I try to resist them.
I can't think of nobody else sugar
You are the only person I can think of and have feelings for, my love.
You're the star of all my dreams
You are the main character and focus of all of my dreams and fantasies.
I just want to be your everything
I desire to be the main and only source of your happiness and affection.
Boy you know you really got me
You truly have me enamored and fully devoted to you, my dear.
Baby
Term of endearment and affection.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARIAH CAREY, SHAWN CARTER, SHAWN C CARTER, LESLIE PRIDGEN, JUSTIN GREGORY SMITH
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@linaush
Y-y-you (Ooooh)
Y-y-you
Ahh, ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh (Mmm)
You know you got me, yeah
You know you got me, uh-huh-huh-huh
You know you got me, yeah
You know you got me
[Verse 1: Freeway & Mariah Carey]
Uh, it's Mariah and Free
Just Blaze beats, yeah
It's the Roc and Mariah and the women go (Oh)
And I love it when the ladies sing
And they love it when the whistles blow over the ring
Slide upon ya strip and go
Just to pick up ya sister bro
You like to pick and choose who she dates
While I state who I like to stick and move
Silly fool, she know that I got her
I'll run up on the strip and go
For Mariah play a brother role
I'll play a different role
Let her roll in the wheel, long days nowhere to go
And no other slimie will do
She just like honey so she got me like Winnie the Pooh
Long nights let her chill with the crew
Only backwards will do and she know how to roll
They say out with the old and in with the new
But she's my dreamlover so I can't let go, hey, no
Please believe me, I've never been a liar
Touch fire Mariah and Free-weezy
I get shy around you
Don't know what to say, I don't know what to do
'Cause you do something to me
That I can't describe, baby
Always catch myself thinkin' 'bout
The things you do
There ain't no one else
I got my heart set on you
You really got me, baby, it's true
[Chorus]
You know you got me (So in love)
You know you got me (Daydreamin' about us)
You know you got me (Starry eyed and elated)
You know you got me (Whenever you want me, baby)
You know you got me (Hypnotized)
You know you got me (With you on my mind)
You know you got me (Feeling intoxicated)
You know you got me (Whenever you want me, baby)
[Verse 3: Mariah Carey]
Boy, I'm entangled up in you
These feelings I just can't elude
'Cause you're so captivating
That I inadvertently
Always catch myself thinkin' 'bout
The things you do
There ain't no one else
I got my heart set on you
You really got me, baby, it's true
[Chorus]
You know you got me (So in love)
You know you got me (Daydreamin' about us)
You know you got me (Starry eyed and elated)
You know you got me (Whenever you want me, baby)
You know you got me (Hypnotized)
You know you got me (With you on my mind)
You know you got me (Feeling intoxicated)
You know you got me (Whenever you want me, baby)
[Verse 4: Jay-Z]
Mami, got me, buying property
Speeding too fast, high velocity
Coppin' bracelets, baby rock piece
Vacay, Saint-Tropez and Capri
And usually I be on my shit
Harlem Shakin' these groupies off me quick
But this time it's diff
Think the love gon' stick
Like Velcro, let go, hell no
Ma, you know you got me
[Verse 5: Mariah Carey]
Said I'm insecure when I'm around you
Don't know what to say or to do
Catching feelings boy, in spite of myself
I can't think of nobody else, sugar
You're the star of all my dreams
I just wanna be your everything
Boy you know you really got me
Baby, yeah
[Chorus]
You know you got me (So in love)
You know you got me (Daydreamin' about us)
You know you got me (Starry eyed and elated)
You know you got me (Whenever you want me, baby)
You know you got me (Hypnotized)
You know you got me (With you on my mind)
You know you got me (Feeling intoxicated)
You know you got me (Whenever you want me, baby)
You know you got me (So in love)
You know you got me (Daydreamin' about us)
You know you got me (Starry eyed and elated)
You know you got me (Whenever you want me, baby)
You know you got me (Hypnotized)
You know you got me (With you on my mind)
You know you got me (Feeling intoxicated)
You know you got me (Whenever you want me, baby)
@kevinsantos5391
This song is soo underrated, just listening to the lyrics that mariah wrote is amazing.... She is such an underrated lyrical artist that deserves to get more credit
@marykacyy6802
Kevin Santos Its just this generation doesnt understand how Amazing she is, inside and out
@leewade3475
Yessss...😇😇😇😇😇😇
@tremainworrell5997
@Lee Wade 🥰🥰😍😍
@Entertainer145
💫 She Had H I T S That Was Supposed To (Still Can With Vids) Singles #TheOneandOnlyMariah 💫
@freedom3275
@T A U R A S this would have been a good single.
@honestperson3042
Mariah Carey is an uncomparable musical genius
@lamart3857
🧢
@jeanineedmondstone2778
this stays on repeat great song love it in 2020
@eovb23may62
I love the guitare, And those whistles, Mariah is very creative