Mariah Carey - Shake It Off

That's right. On May 07, I wrote an entry on how Mariah's coming back in a big way with the second single, We Belong Together. The track is now on its 10th non-consecutive week at #1 on Billboard, and might just grow to be the song with the most weeks at #1 of this decade. As of now, here's the competition:

1. Usher -Yeah! ~ 12 weeks
2. Destiny's Child - Independent Women ~ 11 weeks
3. Santana - Maria, Maria ~ 10 weeks
4. Ashanti - Foolish ~ 10 weeks
5. Nelly ft. K.Rowland - Dilemma ~ 10 weeks
6. Mariah Carey - We Belong Together ~ 10 weeks

3 months after WBT was released, her 3rd single has been unleashed and it is none other than the sexy and equally cool Shake It Off! Sounding a tad like Usher's Confessions Pt II, she sings the song with a very strong R&B feel. I loved the song the first time I heard it. With a cool beat to boot and smooth vocals, it's no wonder that despite the presence of WBT at #1 on Billboard, Shake It Off rises from #50 to #19 and is likely to enter the top 10 next week. Sultry yet strong, this track will most certainly turn out to be a huge hit, and is also going to boost worldwide album sales which currently stand at 4.5 million. The song's about ditching a guy cos the loving ain't the same and she has to move on for her own good. You can check out the lyrics here, or download the video at http://diva-mariah.com/.



I was also about to comment on her diva-ish behavior when she performed during Live 8, asking for water and a mic stand. Demanding woman she is! She acts as though she's royalty! But then again, she was the queen of the stage and her performance was absolutely amazing. All the things she said brought her character on show, and made the performance more personal.

So she's forgiven.

Anyway here is what Mariah has to say about Shake It Off:

"Shake It Off" is definitely one of my favorite songs from The Emancipation of Mimi. It was the first time I went down to Atlanta to work with JD. I don't really know how to explain how the song happened, but Jermaine is just incredible with the beats. We started singing different melodies and coming up with different lyrics. At first Jermaine was singing, "I gotta get away," and I was like, "That's a cool concept and stuff, but I feel like we could do something more specific." We were just sitting around and "Shake It Off" just came out of the blue like it happens when you're writing. To me it just says so much because it's like, when you're going through some drama and you just want to get through it, you put that song on and it takes you out of whatever mood you're in.