My Love (The-Dream song)
Encyclopedia
"My Love" is the second single from The-Dream
's second studio album, Love vs. Money
. The song features Mariah Carey
and production by The-Dream.
in the United States and Canada on the same day.
would approve the duet, The-Dream started spreading news of the duet in various interviews. Reid was reportedly irritated by the producer's cunning move, but finally gave Carey permission to record it after she stated her interest in the song. 'My hunch was right, I just spoke it into existence.', commented The-Dream.
magazine gave it a positive review saying it "may rewrite the history books" as they praised Carey's vocal performance saying "she relates wholeheartedly to the lyric, giving a gutsy, husky performance at the climax." In its review of Love vs. Money, Delusions of Adequacy stated that "There are slices of spicy, bumping R&B, like the Mariah Carey-featured, 'My Love', all-encompassing, confidence, laid-back jams like Mr. Yeah." Slant Magazine
said: "'My Love', a ballad featuring a surprisingly restrained Carey jumping through Nash's hoops with all the docility of a tamed lion." PopMatters
stated that "'My Love' takes the slow jam feel of "Rockin' That Shit" and puts Mariah Carey over it."
on Saturday, January 31 and was directed by Carey's husband Nick Cannon
. The one-block stretch of South Pecan Street was closed to traffic and promptly at 3:30pm, the video shooting commenced with a scene showing Carey on a house porch singing.
The video starts with Carey and The-Dream in the kitchen talking about unpaid bills. He then storms out and is seen in a penthouse singing. Later in the video, Carey is seen cooking, and then on a porch singing. She gets ice cream with two kids, and The-Dream sees her and picks her up. During various parts of the video, Carey is seen singing in a bed, and in a parking lot with The-Dream and other people from the area.
The music video premiered exclusively on March 9, 2009, on MTV
, MTV2
, MTV Hits
, MTV Jams
, mtvU
and MTV.com. Since the video's premier, it has been viewed over 140,000 times on MTV website. The music video can be seen on Yahoo! Music
. It impacted BET
and was on the voting list of 106 & Park
show. The music video was made available on iTunes
on March 17, 2009.
It debuted at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard
Hot Videoclip Tracks chart.
chart, with 9,424 digital downloads
sold. In its second week, the song climbed to number 73, accumulating almost 29,000 downloads, without promotion or music video. It sold more than 100,000 downloads in United States. The track debuted at number 62 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart as the week's hot shot debut. The following week, the song climbed to number 50. It peaked at number 36. This is Carey's 47th chart entry on the R&B chart. On the U.S. Billboard Pop 100
, the song debuted at number 90 and peaked at number 68. It debuted at number 82 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
. The song marks Carey's 39th chart entry but only her third as a featured artist. She previously rode shotgun on Jadakiss
’ "U Make Me Wanna," which peaked at number 21 in 2004 and also Busta Rhymes
' I Know What You Want
which peaked at number 3 in 2003. It also debuted at number 38 on the U.S. Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart and peaked at number 25. "My Love" ringtone debuted at number 40 on the U.S. Hot RingMasters
chart and it has reached number 21.
According to Mediabase
, "My Love" has gathered 190,659,000 audience impressions and 25,546 total spins in the United States after the release.
The track debuted at number 62 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
chart and it peaked at number 36. The track debuted at number 37 on the U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Airplay Chart
and has peaked at number 22. Carey extends her lead as the female artist with the most charted titles in the 16-year history of the Rhythmic Airplay Chart, as The-Dream's "My Love," on which she guests, opens at number 37. The song is Carey's 34th entry.
The-Dream
Terius Youngdell Nash , better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is known for co-writing "Umbrella" for Rihanna and "Single Ladies " for Beyoncé, as well as for his three solo albums, Love Hate, Love vs...
's second studio album, Love vs. Money
Love vs. Money
Love vs. Money is the second studio album by American R&B and pop artist The-Dream, released March 10, 2009 on Radio Killa and Def Jam Recordings. It is the follow-up to his debut album Love Hate , and it was written and produced primarily by The-Dream and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart. The album...
. The song features Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
and production by The-Dream.
Release
The single release was released to U.S. radio on February 24, 2009. The song was released as digital downloadMusic download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
in the United States and Canada on the same day.
Song information
The-Dream wrote the lyrics of the song with Mariah Carey in mind already before approaching the singer. Doubtful whether she, or her Island Def Jam Music Group label boss L. A. ReidL. A. Reid
Antonio "L.A." Reid is a three-time Grammy Award-winning US record executive, songwriter, and record producer. Best known as the co-founder of LaFace Records, he is responsible for signing and helping bring Mariah Carey, Pink, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Kanye West, Avril Lavigne, Toni Braxton, TLC,...
would approve the duet, The-Dream started spreading news of the duet in various interviews. Reid was reportedly irritated by the producer's cunning move, but finally gave Carey permission to record it after she stated her interest in the song. 'My hunch was right, I just spoke it into existence.', commented The-Dream.
Critical reception
Reviews of the song have been positive. BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine gave it a positive review saying it "may rewrite the history books" as they praised Carey's vocal performance saying "she relates wholeheartedly to the lyric, giving a gutsy, husky performance at the climax." In its review of Love vs. Money, Delusions of Adequacy stated that "There are slices of spicy, bumping R&B, like the Mariah Carey-featured, 'My Love', all-encompassing, confidence, laid-back jams like Mr. Yeah." Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival.- History :...
said: "'My Love', a ballad featuring a surprisingly restrained Carey jumping through Nash's hoops with all the docility of a tamed lion." PopMatters
PopMatters
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
stated that "'My Love' takes the slow jam feel of "Rockin' That Shit" and puts Mariah Carey over it."
Music video
The music video was shot in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
on Saturday, January 31 and was directed by Carey's husband Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon
Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon is an American actor, comedian, rapper, entrepreneur, record producer, radio, and television personality. On television, Cannon began as a teenage sketch comedian on All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild 'N Out, and America's Got Talent...
. The one-block stretch of South Pecan Street was closed to traffic and promptly at 3:30pm, the video shooting commenced with a scene showing Carey on a house porch singing.
The video starts with Carey and The-Dream in the kitchen talking about unpaid bills. He then storms out and is seen in a penthouse singing. Later in the video, Carey is seen cooking, and then on a porch singing. She gets ice cream with two kids, and The-Dream sees her and picks her up. During various parts of the video, Carey is seen singing in a bed, and in a parking lot with The-Dream and other people from the area.
The music video premiered exclusively on March 9, 2009, on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
, MTV Hits
MTV Hits
MTV Hits is an American music video channel that debuted on May 1, 2002. The format of the network resembles that of the classic MTV before the additional of other programming to that network in the 1990s and their slow decline of music video programming...
, MTV Jams
MTV Jams
MTV Jams is a Viacom-owned American hip-hop/urban music video channel that debuted on 1998 as MTVX, then was relaunched in 2002 under its current name...
, mtvU
MtvU
mtvU is a division of Viacom's MTV Networks which produces a 24-hour television channel that is available on more than 750 college and university campuses across the United States, as well as several digital cable packages...
and MTV.com. Since the video's premier, it has been viewed over 140,000 times on MTV website. The music video can be seen on Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music, owned by Yahoo!, is the provider of a variety of music services, including Internet radio, music videos, news, artist information, and original programming...
. It impacted BET
Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...
and was on the voting list of 106 & Park
106 & Park
106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM on BET . Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show...
show. The music video was made available on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
on March 17, 2009.
It debuted at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Videoclip Tracks chart.
Chart performance
The first week, "My Love" debuted at number 178 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Digital SongsHot Digital Songs
The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of...
chart, with 9,424 digital downloads
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
sold. In its second week, the song climbed to number 73, accumulating almost 29,000 downloads, without promotion or music video. It sold more than 100,000 downloads in United States. The track debuted at number 62 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart as the week's hot shot debut. The following week, the song climbed to number 50. It peaked at number 36. This is Carey's 47th chart entry on the R&B chart. On the U.S. Billboard Pop 100
Pop 100
The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...
, the song debuted at number 90 and peaked at number 68. It debuted at number 82 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. The song marks Carey's 39th chart entry but only her third as a featured artist. She previously rode shotgun on Jadakiss
Jadakiss
Jason Phillips , better known as Jadakiss, is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of the three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. In early 2007, Jadakiss signed to Roc-a-Fella Records / Def Jam Records.-Early life:By the age of 16, Jadakiss was a freestyle...
’ "U Make Me Wanna," which peaked at number 21 in 2004 and also Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes
Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...
' I Know What You Want
I Know What You Want
"I Know What You Want" is a song written by rapper Busta Rhymes, and produced by Rick Rock for Rhymes' eighth album It Ain't Safe No More . It featured American singer Mariah Carey, and was co-written by Rah Digga, Rampage, Rick Rock and Spliff Star...
which peaked at number 3 in 2003. It also debuted at number 38 on the U.S. Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart and peaked at number 25. "My Love" ringtone debuted at number 40 on the U.S. Hot RingMasters
Hot RingMasters
Hot RingMasters is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. First published in the December 9, 2006 issue , it is compiled by Nielsen Mobile's RingScan service, which collects the amount of ringtones sold each week...
chart and it has reached number 21.
According to Mediabase
Mediabase
Mediabase is a music industry service that monitors radio station airplay in 180 US and Canadian markets. Mediabase publishes music charts and data based on the most played songs on terrestrial and satellite radio, and provides in-depth analytical tools for radio and record industry professionals...
, "My Love" has gathered 190,659,000 audience impressions and 25,546 total spins in the United States after the release.
The track debuted at number 62 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart is the airplay component chart of the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. It is not the R&B subset of The Hot 100 Airplay, but rather a separate panel of R&B stations in urban markets used for the R&B/Hip-Hop chart...
chart and it peaked at number 36. The track debuted at number 37 on the U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Airplay Chart
Rhythmic Airplay Chart
The Rhythmic Airplay Chart is an airplay chart that is featured weekly in Billboard Magazine. The chart tracks and measures the airplay of songs played on Rhythmic stations, whose playlist includes mostly hit-driven R&B/Hip-Hop, Rhythmic pop, and some Dance tracks...
and has peaked at number 22. Carey extends her lead as the female artist with the most charted titles in the 16-year history of the Rhythmic Airplay Chart, as The-Dream's "My Love," on which she guests, opens at number 37. The song is Carey's 34th entry.
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| United States | February 24, 2009 | Rhythmic Rhythmic Contemporary Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may... radio |
| United States | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
|
| Canada |