Meteorite

Mariah Carey

About Meteorite

"Meteorite" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her fourteenth studio album, Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse (2014). It was composed by Carey and Q-Tip. A disco track, it contains a sample of the recording "Goin' Up in Smoke" written by Allan Felder, Norman Harris, and Ron Tyson, all of whom received songwriting credits for "Meteorite" as a result. It also quotes an observation by Andy Warhol that everyone will achieve 15 minutes of fame. "Meteorite" garnered mostly positive reviews from music critics, many of whom praised the disco influence and highlighted it as one of the album's best tracks. The song peaked at number 70 on the international download chart in South Korea. Carey performed "Meteorite" at the 2014 World Music Awards, for which she was criticized for arriving over an hour late, and included it on the set list of her 2014 tour, The Elusive Chanteuse Show. 


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2014
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Gotta get her
Did you know the world is waiting
Can you keep up
Everyone you see is racing
And you
You know what you are
It’s true
You will go find

'Cause you got the night
To light up the sky
Meteorite in front of every eye
A shooting star
Your fame is a flame
As they watch you burn up
Turn up, turned up all the way

Meteorite
Meteorite
Meteorite
Meteorite
Meteorite
Meteorite
Meteorite
Meteorite

So here we go
Wasn’t it what all you saying
Put on your show
Oh try to make it entertaining
And you
Know what you are
It’s true
You will go find

'Cause you got the night
To light up the sky
Meteorite in front of every eye
A shooting star
Your fame is a flame
As they watch you burn up
Turn up, turned up all the way

Meteorite
Meteorite
Meteorite
Meteorite
Meteorite
Meteorite
Meteorite
Meteorite

Meteorite
Meteorite
Meteorite
Meteorite
Meteorite
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'Cause you got the night
To light up the sky
A meteorite in front of every eye
A shooting star
Your fame is a flame
As they watch you burn up
Turn up, turned up all the way

Yeah you have to turn up all the way
Yeah you have to turn up all the way
Yeah you have to turn up all the way
Yeah you have to turn up all the way
Yeah you have to turn up all the way

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Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and released her self-titled debut studio album, Mariah Carey. The album went multi-platinum and spawned four consecutive number one singles, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records, including Emotions (1991), Music Box (1993) and Merry Christmas (1994), established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act. Daydream (1995), made music history when the second single, "One Sweet Day" a duet with Boyz II Men, spent a record sixteen weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, and remains… more »

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Written by: Allan Felder, Mariah Carey, Kamaal Fareed, Norman Harris

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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10 facts about this song

Album Classification
"Meteorite" is a song on Mariah Carey's fourteenth studio album named "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse" which was released in May 2014.
Aim of the Song
This song discusses the rise to fame of an artist in the industry and serves as a motivational track for others to also shoot for the stars.
Songwriters
Besides Mariah Carey, the song also credits Randy Jackson, Patrick Adams and Terrence Stubbs as songwriters.
Genre Label
The Genre of "Meteorite" is described as an infectious blend of disco, soul, and pop, a genre Mariah Carey has perfected throughout her career.
Album Performance
Although the album reached No. 3 on Billboard 200 in its first week, "Meteorite" itself was not a chart single.
Predictive Lyrics
The lyrics "A star so bright you blind me, don’t close your eyes don't fade away, don't fade away", it's like Carey predicting her own star-lit trajectory in the music industry.
Sample
"Meteorite" samples a piece of music from a song called "Gonna Make You an Offer you can't Refuse", sung by Jimmy Helms in 1973.
Live Performance
Carey performed "Meteorite" at the World Music Awards in 2014.
Unique Factor
It is one of the few songs in Mariah Carey’s discography to heavily use disco influences.
Song Inspirations
Carey said the song is a commentary on people’s obsession with fame and it is inspired by the Andy Warhol quote, “In the future everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes.”

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