My All
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| Single by Mariah Carey from the album Butterfly |
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| Released | April 21, 1998 (U.S.) June 1, 1998 (UK) |
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| Format | CD single, CD maxi single, cassette single, cassette maxi single, 7" single, 12" single, video single | ||||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | ||||
| Length | 3:50 (Album/Single Version) | ||||
| Label | Sony | ||||
| Writer(s) | Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff | ||||
| Producer | Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff | ||||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) | ||||
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"My All" is a song written by American singer Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff for Carey's seventh album, Butterfly (1997). It is built around a Latin guitar, Latin chord, and also makes subtle use of Latin percussion in the first chorus, before taking on a more conventional contemporary R&B-style beat. Its protagonist declares she would give "her all" to have just one more night with her estranged lover. It was released as the album's fifth single in 1998 (see 1998 in music).
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[edit] Chart performance
Although "My All" was the fifth single released from Butterfly, it was only the third major single release and the second commercial release in the U.S. "My All" became Carey's thirteenth number-one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, making her the female artist with the most U.S. number-one hits (she had previously shared this record with Diana Ross & the Supremes). Promoted in the U.S. as a double A-side with "Breakdown", it debuted at number two (her second to do so following "Always Be My Baby" in 1996), and two weeks later it ascended to number one. It spent one week at the top of the chart, from May 17 to May 23, 1998, Carey's only one-week stay at number one at the time.
"My All" continued the trend in Carey's singles begun with "Honey" (1997) of strong sales but moderate radio airplay, which worked against its chart performance because the formulations made by Billboard magazine during this period were becoming much more focused on radio airplay than sales. It spent twelve weeks in the top ten and a total of twenty weeks on the chart, was certified platinum by the RIAA and was ranked sixteenth on the Hot 100 1998 year-end chart. It reached #2 on the United World Chart becoming her second to do so after Always Be My Baby.
The single was a success outside the U.S., achieving top ten peaks in the United Kingdom, Brazil, France and Switzerland, and reaching the top twenty in many other countries. It remains one of Carey's most endearing ballads and a favorite among non-fans as well.
[edit] Remixes and other versions
"My All" ranks among one of Carey's most remixed tracks, and two maxi singles were released in the U.S. (Three Overall). The main R&B remix of this single is the "So So Def" remix, which features re-recorded vocals by Carey. It is built around a sample of the Loose Ends song "Stay a Little While". Carey's vocal interpolation blends the first verse and chorus of "My All" with the verse and chorus of "Stay a Little While". It was produced by Jermaine Dupri and features raps from Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz.
The song's main dance remix is by David Morales. Known as the "Classic Club mix", it is Carey's first collaboration with Morales for which she did not record entirely new vocals. Consequently, the song is fairly close to the original chord progressions of the album version, though some new vocals were added. The remix was a major U.S. dance hit, consolidating Morales and Carey's positions as club hitmakers. This remix was used as a dance break on Carey's Charmbracelet World Tour (2003) and the Adventures of Mimi Tour (2006).
Carey recorded a Spanish version of "My All", "Mi Todo" (translated by Manny Benito), and it was released outside the U.S. on the "My All" single and the Latin American versions of "Butterfly". Unlike "Hero" (1993) and "Open Arms" (1996), Carey recorded the Spanish version of the song in a different key from the original English version. The first line of the song had been mistranslated and was grammatically incorrect, and Carey later mentioned on her website that she would no longer record Spanish versions of her songs until she could verify the correct lyrics and pronunciation ("My All" remains her last song to be recorded in Spanish as well as English). Columbia Records commissioned Ippocratis "Grego" Bournellis (a.k.a. DJ Grego) to remix "Mi Todo", but these four mixes were only released promotionally in Mexico.
- My All [Album Version] 3:52
- My All ['My' Club Mix] 7:10
- My All [Classic Club Mix] 9:15
- My All [Classic Radio Club Mix] 4:17
- My All [Full Crew Main Mix] 4:39
- My All [Full Crew Main Mix Instrumental] 4:40
- My All [Classic Radio Mix] 4:15
- My All [Full Crew Main Mix w-o Rap] 4:39
- My All [Full Crew Radio Mix] 3:57
- My All ['Def' Club Mix] 7:16
- My All [Def Instrumental] 7:01
- My All-Stay Awhile [So So Def Remix - No LTPG] 3:48
- My All-Stay Awhile [So So Def Remix Instrumental] 4:42
- My All-Stay Awhile [So So Def Remix A Cappella] 4:44
- My All-Stay Awhile [So So Def Remix - No LTPG & No JD] 3:43
- My All-Stay Awhile [So So Def Remix] 4:44
- Mi Todo [Album Version] 3:49
- Mi Todo [Version Mi Fiesta] 4:29
- Mi Todo [Por Una Noche Mas En Los Clubs] 7:02
- Mi Todo [Por Una Noche Mas Instrumental] 3:24
- Mi Todo [Version Por Una Noche Mas] 3:24
- Mi Todo [Fiesta Mix] 4:31
- Mi Todo My All [Remix] 3:43
[edit] Music videos
The single's video, shot entirely in black and white and on location in Puerto Rico, was one of the last music videos directed by fashion photographer Herb Ritts before he died. The video (released in March 1998) starts with Carey lying on an overturned rowboat in the ocean and progresses to her exploring the beach past flowers and a beam from the beach's lighthouse. The images of Carey lying in the shell and in front of the flowers were inspired by Sandro Botticelli's painting The Birth of Venus. The video climaxes to a scene where Carey and her lover make love, but then ends with Carey alone.
A music video was filmed for the "So So Def" remix. Directed by Diane Martel, it features Carey, Dupri, Lord Tariq, and Peter Guns partying at a friend's house. The video was shot in a grainy fashion to simulate a home video.
The original Herb Ritts-directed video was re-edited and released as the official video for the "Classic radio mix" of the club mix.
[edit] Audio samples
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"My All" original version Produced by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff. "My All": Classic Club mix Produced by David Morales. - Problems playing the files? See media help.
[edit] Hot 100 Weekly Position
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| Position | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 51 | 51 |
[edit] Charts
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1 "My All"/"Breakdown"
| Preceded by "Too Close" by Next |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single May 23, 1998 |
Succeeded by "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica |
