Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)

"Fantasy" is a 1995 song by Mariah Carey and is the leading single from her fifth studio album Daydream. It samples the 1981 song Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club. It went to number 1 in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, number 10 in Scotland, Switzerland, Norway, the Netherlands and Ireland, number 4 in the United Kingdom, number 13 in Austria, number 18 in Japan and number 5 in France and Denmark. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1996.

"Fantasy"
Single by Mariah Carey
from Daydream"
B-side"Fantasy" (Bad Boy) featuring O.D.B
ReleasedAugust 23, 1995
Genre
Length4:04
LabelColumbia
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Mariah Carey
  • Chris Frantz
  • Tina Weymouth
Producer(s)
  • Mariah Carey
  • Dave Hall
Mariah Carey singles chronology
""Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)"
(1994)
Fantasy ""One Sweet Day"
(1995)
"Fantasy" at YouTube

Track listing and formats

Worldwide CD single[4]

  1. "Fantasy" – 4:04
  2. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy) featuring O.D.B. – 4:53

UK #1/US CD maxi-single[5][6]

  1. "Fantasy" (Album Version) – 4:06
  2. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Fantasy) – 4:51
  3. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy) featuring O.D.B. – 4:52
  4. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Mix) – 4:14
  5. "Fantasy" (Def Club Mix) – 11:15

UK CD maxi-single #2[7]

  1. "Fantasy" (MC Mix) – 6:29
  2. "Fantasy" (Puffy's Mix) – 4:53
  3. "Fantasy" (Puffy's Club Mix) – 4:49
  4. "Fantasy" (The Boss Dub) – 8:53
  5. "Fantasy" (Sweet Dub Mix) – 8:11

2× 12-inch vinyl[8]

A1. "Fantasy" (Def Club Mix) – 11:14
A2. "Fantasy" (MC Mix) – 6:26
B1. "Fantasy" (Puffy's Mix) – 4:51
B2. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy) featuring O.D.B. – 4:52
B3. "Fantasy" (Album Version) – 4:06
C1. "Fantasy" (The Boss Mix) — 8:51
C2. "Fantasy" (Sweet Dub Mix) — 8:11
D1. "Fantasy" (Puffy's Club Mix) — 4:48
D2. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Mix) — 4:13

Fantasy EP[9]

  1. "Fantasy" (feat. O.D.B.) – 4:53
  2. "Fantasy" (feat. O.D.B. - Bad Boy Fantasy) – 4:51
  3. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Mix) – 4:14
  4. "Fantasy" (Puffy's Club Mix) – 4:50
  5. "Fantasy" (Def Radio Mix) – 3:46
  6. "Fantasy" (Def Club Mix) – 11:15
  7. "Fantasy" (MC Mix) – 6:28
  8. "Fantasy" (The Boss Mix) – 8:52
  9. "Fantasy" (Def Drums Mix) – 4:00
  10. "Fantasy" (Sweet Dub Mix) – 8:13
  11. "Fantasy" (Live at Madison Square Garden – October 1995) – 4:31

Fantasy (Mariah Carey Song) Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Werthman, Christine. "The 100 Greatest Mariah Carey Songs: Staff Picks". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9457661/mariah-carey-best-songs-top-100. Retrieved November 2, 2020. 
  2. Pirnia, Garin (May 7, 2012). "Fantasy". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fantasy-182185/. Retrieved November 2, 2020. 
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  4. Fantasy (Dutch 7-inch Single liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1995. 662461 7. 
  5. Fantasy (UK CD maxi-single #1 liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1995. 662495 2. 
  6. Fantasy (US CD maxi-single liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1995. 44K 78044. 
  7. Fantasy (UK CD maxi-single #2 liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1995. 662495 5. 
  8. Fantasy (US 2× 12-inch vinyl liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1995. 44X 78044. 
  9. "Fantasy EP by Mariah Carey". iTunes. September 12, 1995. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.