I Stay in Love
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"I Stay in Love" is a song written by Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox, Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean, and Adonis Shropshire for Carey's eleventh studio album, E=MC². Produced by Carey and Cox, it was released as the album's fourth single.
Release
"I Stay in Love" went for adds at U.S. Top 40/Mainstream and Rhythm/Crossover radio on October 28, 2008.[1] The song is available at Itunes.[2] There has not been an official cd single release date yet.
Critical reception
Critical reviews of the song were very positive. In its review of E=MC², The online edition of The Republican said that Carey "shines" on the song[3], while Fox News described it as "a killer ballad".[4] People named it the best ballad on the album, calling it "pretty".[5] The Houston Chronicle described the single as a "gently grooving ballad that Janet Jackson should be recording" and that "Carey effortlessly hits [the notes] at the end of the song".[6].The Los Angeles Times gave the song a mixed review, stating that "I Stay in Love" was "unadorned, and her voice is almost leathery in the lower notes. It's not flattering, but it rings true emotionally."[7].Entertainment Weekly said the song is "a slower, less addictive variation on "We Belong Together".[8]
Promotion
Carey performed the song live as well as a special performance of Hero with the conteststants on November 8, 2008 on "The X Factor" in the United Kingdom. As people say, Mariah gave one of her most astonishing live performances ever, even though a mic problem caused a high pitched noise as Mariah belted out her big notes (some people think this was Mariah's voice itself although it definately was not). After performing on "The X Factor" five of Mariah's songs entered the itunes top 100 in the UK including I Stay In Love as well as Anytime You Need A Friend, Without You, All I Want For Christmas Is You and her original version of Hero, some of the songs performed on the night by her and the remaining contestants.[9]
Music video
Directed by Carey's husband Nick Cannon, the music video for "I Stay in Love" was filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, using a story line that Cannon and Carey co-wrote.[10]. Carey filmed the video on October 5, 2008, at The Bank Nightclub of The Bellagio Hotel and Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.[11][12][13].Carey continued to shoot the video on October 6, 2008 in the Nevada desert. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest, Cannon spoke about the video and said that there is a scene where Carey is in bed with a man played by Andrew Karelis, and that "Mariah plays the showgirl and there's a guy who cheated and there's flashbacks.....".[14]
The music video for "I Stay In Love" was featured on BET's Access Granted for a behind-the-scenes look and a world premiere on Monday, October 27, 2008 at 7:30pm ET.[15] The entire video was shown every hour on BET until 7:00pm on Tuesday, October 28, 2008. The video peaked at #6 on BET's 106 & Park "Top 10 Live" countdown.
The video was shown in black-and-white, and it features Carey as a Las Vegas showgirl coping with the loss of her lover to another.
The video is at the itunes top videos for more than one week and it's mariah's most downloaded video on itunes.
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | October 28, 2008 | Airplay | Island Records |
| Available[16], | Digital download | ||
| TBA | CD single | ||
| United Kingdom | April, 2008 | Digital Download | |
| TBA | CD Single |
Chart performance
Acording to Mediabase, "I Stay in Love" gathered 9,768,000 million audience impressions and 2052 total spins in less than two weeks in the United States of America to date.[17] After the performance on The X Factor, I Stay In Love appeared on the UK iTunes chart at #99 and is currently at #61.[18]
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[19] | 97 |
| UK Singles Chart | TBD |
References
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- ^ [2]
- ^ O'Hare, Kevin. Carey gets the Formula Right on 'E=MC2'. MassLive.com. April 13, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
- ^ Friedman, Roger. Mariah Carey's New Album: First Review. Fox News. April 9, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
- ^ Arnold, Chuck, and Eileen Finan. Picks and Pans: Music. People. April 21, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
- ^ Guerra, Joey. Mariah Carey gets equation right with E=MC². Houston Chronicle. April 15, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
- ^ Cromelin, Richard. CD: Mariah Carey's 'E=MC2'. Los Angeles Times. April 12, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
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- ^ Mariah Set to Shoot Video for New Single I Stay In Love. MariahCarey.com. Tuesday, October 3, 2008. Retrieved Tuesday, October 3, 2008.
- ^ Clarke, Norm. NORM: Bobbitt trains for boxing bout in LV. Las Vegas Review-Journal. October 6, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
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- ^ However it has not charted on the Hot 100 as yet but has made it to #97 on the Hot RnB/Hip-Hop songs on airplay alone.[10].
- ^ [11]
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=48340&model.vnuAlbumId=668708