Boy (I Need You)

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Following the heavy media coverage surrounding Carey's publicized breakdown and hospitalization, Carey's unprecedented $100 million five-album record deal with Virgin Records America (EMI Records) was bought out for $50 million. [1] [2] Carey later said that her time at Virgin was "a complete and total stress-fest [...] I made a total snap decision which was based on money and I never make decisions based on money. I learned a big lesson from that." [3] Later that year, she signed a contract with Island Records, valued at more than $24 million, [4] and launched the record label MonarC. [5]

Recording and release

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Carey started writing songs for then untitled Charmbracelet in 2002, [6] before she signed the record deal. [7] She decided to concentrate on "getting some much-needed rest" [8] and traveled to Capri and moved into the studio, which she had reserved to record the album. [9] While at Capri, Carey could focus on her writing and recording, without being subjected to any stress or pressure. [6] According to her, she would write the songs in her apartment upstairs, and would record them at the studio downstairs, at night. [10] Thus, most of the album was recorded in Capri although she traveled to Atlanta, New York and Philadelphia to record a few tracks. [11] The result was that Charmbracelet was her "most personal album" she had ever made. [10]

While Carey paved a lot of the album with slower and autobiographical ballads, she also attempted at making an album with a mixture of several different genres. According to Jon Pareles of The New York Times , the album showed off Carey's musical and vocal versatility, especially when viewing the differences in the record's first and second singles, "Ms. Carey is known for her voice, of course: she can hit high notes that barely sound human, and few singers leap around the octaves as gracefully as she does. But as she tries to regain her audience, her greatest weapon may be her versatility: Ms. Carey also knows how to make a hip-hop hit by holding back and letting the beat shine." [12] Carey decided to work with Just Blaze after she heard the song "Oh Boy" he had produced for Cam'ron. [10] Together they produced "Boy (I Need You)", a remake of "Oh Boy", and "You Got Me". [10] Carey described the former as one of her favorites on the album. "It's definitely one of my favorites, 'cause I love the original. It was cool to have him out there doing his thing in such a random environment," she said. [10] "Boy (I Need You)" was released as the second single from the album on November 26, 2002. [13] Initially, "The One" was scheduled to be released as the second single and the music video was shot for the song. [14] However, halfway through the filming, the track was changed to "Boy (I Need You)". [15]

Reception

"Boy (I Need You)" received mostly mixed reviews from contemporary critics. Jon Pareles of The New York Times complimented the track on its differences with most of the content on Charmbracelet. [12] Entertainment Weekly writer Tom Sincalir said that "the herky-jerky [track], on which Cam'ron guests, [adds] some welcome energy" to the album. [16] Michael Paoletta of Billboard considered it as one of Charmbracelet's stand-out tracks, [17] while Slant Magazine 's Sal Cinquemani said "Boy (I Need You)", along with "You Got Me", "provide further evidence that Carey should keep her rappers on the remix." [18] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic noted that Carey did not "completely abandon hip-hop, but whenever it rears its head on Charmbracelet, it's utterly jarring" citing the song as an example, while describing the sampled vocal hook as "annoying". [19] Erlewine, however, selected it as a Track Pick from the album review. [19] The single failed to make much impact on the charts around the world; it reached number 68 on the US Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B Songs chart and number 57 on the US Hot Singles Sales chart. [20] [21] Elsewhere, the song reached number 17 in the United Kingdom, while peaking within the top 40 in Australia, [22] Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland and New Zealand. [23]

Music video and live performances

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Carey and Cam'ron shown in anime form during the video's final scene.

Described as "Speed Racer meets Hello Kitty meets me and Cam'ron" by Carey, [24] the video was directed by Joseph Kahn, stars actor Will Yun Lee and incorporates elements of Japanese culture and features Carey's alter-ego Bianca Storm. [15] When asked about the music video, Kahn replied, "To me, videos aren't movies, they're their own art form-like poetry. If you're a poet, you want to make poetry." [25] Carey also revealed that the music video marked the first time she worked with Kahn. [24] The music video production and recording was shown in a MTV's Making the Video episode in 2003. [26] The video was likened to a "clear extension of Janet's "Doesn't Really Matter" for its similar settings and theme of Japanese pop culture. [27] Following the release of "Through the Rain", Carey embarked on several stateside, European and Asian promotional tours in support of Charmbracelet, as well as its accompanying singles. Three days prior to the album's stateside release, a one-hour special titled Mariah Carey: Shining Through the Rain aired on MTV, in which Carey was interviewed and sang several songs from Charmbracelet and of her catalog. [28] During the interview, Carey addressed rumors of her breakdown and its cause, as well as of the album and its inspiration, followed by a question and answer with fans. [28] During the album's month of release, Carey appeared on several television talk shows, launching her promotional tour on Today , where she performed a four-song set-list at Mall of America for a crowd of over 10,000. [29] Carey also performed the song on Top of the Pops and on The Graham Norton Show . [30] [31]

Formats and track listings

"Boy (I Need You)"
Boy (I Need You) Mariah Carey.png
One of the alternative CD artworks
Single by Mariah Carey featuring Cam'ron
from the album Charmbracelet
B-side
  • "Irresistible (West Side Connection)"
  • "You Got Me"
ReleasedNovember 26, 2002 (2002-11-26)
Recorded2002
Genre
Length5:14
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"Through the Rain"
(2002)		"Boy (I Need You)"
(2002)		"I Know What You Want"
(2003)

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Boy (I Need You)"
Chart (2002–2003)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [36] 29
Australian Urban (ARIA) [37] 15
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [38] 6
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [39] 32
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles) [40] 44
France (SNEP) [41] 51
Germany (GfK) [42] 73
Ireland (IRMA) [43] 40
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [44] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [45] 35
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [46] 45
Portugal (AFP) [47] 7
Scotland (OCC) [48] 32
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [49] 19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [50] 78
UK Singles (OCC) [51] 17
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [52] 5
UK Urban Club ( Music Week ) [53] 14
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard) [21] 57
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [20] 68
US CHR/Rhythmic ( Radio & Records ) [54] 43
US Urban ( Radio & Records ) [55] 49

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Boy (I Need You)"
RegionDateFormat(s)CatalogLabel(s)Ref.
United StatesNovember 26, 2002 12-inch vinyl 440 063 794-1
  • Island Def Jam
  • MonarC
 [56]
February 3, 2003ISLR 15793-2 [57]
PolandMarch 20, 2003CD 10779382 Universal Music Polska [58]
CD 20779392 [59]
BelgiumMarch 24, 2003CD077 9402Def Jam [60]
United Kingdom12-inch vinyl077 928-1 Mercury [61]
CD 1077 928-2
CD 2077 927-2
GermanyMarch 31, 2003CD00044007793923Island [62]
CanadaApril 8, 2003CD4400779402 [63]
AustraliaApril 14, 2003CD077 909-2 Universal Music Australia [64]

Notes

  1. ↑ (featuring Cam’ron, Juelz Santana, Jimmy Jones & Freeway)

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