Mariah Carey and Vevo are celebrating a serious milestone of one in all her largest hits. In April 2005, Carey launched “We Belong Together” a observe that turned one in all her most beloved songs. To mark the twentieth anniversary, the singer and Vevo are giving followers the chance to be taught extra concerning the creation of the tune’s music video as a part of the Footnotes sequence.
The well-known clip takes place at a marriage, and really continues a story that started within the earlier single from The Emancipation Of Mimi, “It’s Like That.” The 2 movies see Carey in a love triangle with Wentworth Miller and Eric Roberts. “I was excited to be able to tell a story that spanned over two music videos,” Carey recollects within the Footnotes clip. “It was the first time I ever did that and I knew we’d be able to bring them together despite the songs being sonically different.”
After all, it wouldn’t be a Mariah Carey video with out some iconic style moments, and the clip for “We Belong Together” doesn’t slouch. The Vera Wang wedding ceremony costume within the music video is Carey’s precise wedding ceremony costume from her marriage to Tommy Mottola that she had in her closet. “Since I was going to do a scene with a wedding dress, rather than spend tons of money on a new dress, we just used the one I had lying around!” the singer shares within the clip.
Buoyed by the success of “We Belong Together,” The Emancipation Of Mimi went on to not solely turn into the best-selling album of 2005, however a long-lasting gem in Carey’s diversified discography. The album blended up to date R&B and conventional ballads—a mixture that proved highly regarded. “I’m really happy that the label believed in me and let me have this big dramatic video,” Carey says, “and I’m happier that it resonated with a lot of people who are still enjoying this song today.”
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