2.22.13 - New Music - Mariah Carey

While Mariah Carey’s last single “Triumphant (Come Get Em)” didn’t do so well (a failure that seemed worse than it had to due to the single’s name), this new one might just take off.

Carey produced the song along with mega production team Stargate (responsible for such hits as Rihanna’s “Diamonds”, “S&M”, Katy Perry’s “Firework” and Beyonce’s “Irreplaceable”), and it’s a winner. Although, with a production duo that has such a successful past, you have to wonder how much of the “producing” was done by Mariah (à la Beyonce).

The track is for Disney’s new film Oz the Great and Powerful, the James Franco-led spin off from the Wizard of Oz (‘member that?). The movie looks so-so to me, but the song is really a job well done. While Mariah’s voice struggles only a tiny bit, I don’t blame her; the vocalist is proving that she can still outperform any of her contemporaries.

Take that, Nicki Minaj.