Music / The Emancipation of Mimi

The standard edition cover

The Emancipation of Mimi is the tenth studio album by Mariah Carey, released on April 12, 2005.

Emancipation served as Mariah's comeback following the critical and commercial failures of Glitter (2001) and Charmbracelet (2002). The album became a chart-topper. Its second single, "We Belong Together," topped the charts for fourteen nonconsecutive weeks. It was the longest-running number-one hit of the 2000s.

She garnered eight nominations at the 2006 Grammys for the album, including Album Of The Year. She won three: Best Contemporary R&B Album, and Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "We Belong Together."

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Tracklist (Standard edition)

1. "It's Like That"
2. "We Belong Together"
3. "Shake It Off"
4. "Mine Again"
5. "Say Somethin'" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
6. "Stay the Night"
7. "Get Your Number" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)
8. "One and Only" (featuring Twista)
9. "Circles"
10. "Your Girl"
11. "I Wish You Knew"
12. "To The Floor" (featuring Nelly)
13. "Joy Ride"
14. "Fly Like A Bird"

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Singles

"It's Like That," "We Belong Together," "Shake It Off," "Get Your Number," "Fly Like a Bird," and "Say Somethin'."

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Them tropes is ash and I'm lotion

• Bathtub Scene: In the music video for "Shake It Off."
• Break Up Song: "Shake It Off", "Mine Again", "Circles", and especially "We Belong Together".
• Career Resurrection: Massively so.
• Central Theme: The album's central is persevering through hardship and heartbreak.
• Gospel Revival Number: "Fly Like A Bird."
• Hotter and Sexier: The Emancipation era ups the ante from her Butterfly era.
• Shout-Out: Mariah interpolates lyrics from Bobby Womack's "If You Think You're Lonely Now" in "We Belong Together."

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