Mariah Carey - Breakdown ft. Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone

[@MichaelinNeoh]

This song should have won a Grammy. The lyrics are brilliant, incredibly raw and relatable. She blended her vocal style with Bone Thugs seamlessly and the song is incredibly original.

[@UgochiAnaebere-Nicholson]

FACTS!

[@TikaRoxanne]

Some of yall just don't understand how EPIC this collab was back in the 90s 👏👏👏 just pure GOLD 😁

[@nickbocanegra419]

You ain't never lied

[@KingChiJay91]

Mariah was doing r&b and hiphop/rap collaborations before it became the norm. She was way ahead of her time

[@bobbybrown2873]

Makes me appreciate Stevie J even more🌋

[@TheRgum]

Tika L. And STILL is!!! ❤️

[@ginam5683]

🤩😍💯✌🌻🥰💖😎

[@ccn777LLL]

This is still cold af. The hook is sooo good. Her writing has always been top tier in my opinion. Adlibs, vocal stacking, tone, smooth riffs, sheesh! 90’s and early 00’s is the golden era of RNB. Some of the greatest vocalist, writers, producers of all time. Music that feels like butter

[@aabaahgnaarbuulaajaadiijn744]

@Danayah AGREED. Ps I think you meant Top tier (tier not tear); although that too. ;) ❤

[@tonyadessasau2676]

Stevie J did his thing on this beat!

[@juscelinefernandes3674]

@@tonyadessasau2676 that’s why I respect him! I don’t care if people don’t know who he is, that man is talented and produced my favorite song!

[@Suhnshne]

❤️❤️

[@QdaChosenOne23]

Yes, to everything you stated.. its definitely an art to it all.. you know its a thing when you know the adlibs are just as important as the words..

[@zillaboop]

I don’t think people appreciate the immaculate songwriting that was done on this song. It’s beautifully written and vulnerable. I did a deep dive on Mariah’s songwriting and she’s honestly a poet. I never knew.

[@bornimusic]

With you on this.

[@ReigningWomban]

And as a poet, that’s why I really appreciate her work!

[@JessicaDavis-ge7qj]

Who wrote this her

[@timatoi31]

Couldn't tell me nothing at 15 when I learned the words lol 🔥🔥🔥🤣

[@yosef-yosef9414]

You're barking up the wrong tree. I really appreciate it - from the Philippines 🇵🇭🇺🇲

[@Sasfierce45.67]

“So i wear my disguise, till i go home at night then turn out all the lights and then i breakdown and cry” sisssss truer words have never been spoken

[@k.anderson5039]

#word

[@mauricewells7838]

Im a dude and that shit hits home

[@kemc8590]

FACTS!!!

[@r0bz1985]

@@mauricewells7838 gay

[@mauricewells7838]

@@r0bz1985 lol, na far from it. But most dudes will meet a girl/woman they like and if it doesn't work out it hurts. Everybody can't be a super gansta like u all the time

[@catarinaf3261]

The repeating "Cry... cry.. cry... cry..." at the end of the song actually sound like her crying... continuous, exhausted crying. What an artwork this song is!

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Thats my part 2..

[@whitsfiryellnogobyye]

I never noticed that before! I think it totally does.

[@howlbeast]

The music video is iconic too, casino, other musicians in roles and the cabaret dancers style outfit in the dancers

[@blackbeauty5717]

This is perfect comment. Sublime singing style

[@kishababi4463]

Wow I never thought of it that way I love that…. Alicia Keyes reverently re did Fallin live and how she desricbed her background signers as their littelry fallin as their singing it

[@sophiapmartin]

What many people fail to pay full attention to in this song is the lyrics. These lyrics are so deep. Mariah actually wrote this masterpiece just like she writes all of her other masterpieces. She has had huge success in her career, but she is HIGHLY underrated when it comes to her songwriting skills.

[@KingChiJay91]

Sophia Lucianna with the Help from Stevie J and Puff Daddy who co wrote and produced it

[@jnike4230]

Facts up neva knew nd I been fukn wit this track since back when 2002

[@ryuduhayabusa320]

Damn right, this one tears me up every time

[@1killacallie]

Absolutely!

[@Neen71]

Totally agree. These lyrics are so deep if u really listen. She's an amazing songwriter among everything else!

[@RoyalStatusDTF]

Classic I remember when this song drop. Lawd the 90s

[@self_made_king2089]

Her lyrical cadence is damn near perfect. The way she uses the syllables, rhyming and vocabulary is amazing..”that you care for me but, that you’re just not in love” “immediately I pretended to be, feeling similarly” she snapped🔥

[@mugshotmarley]

She's copying the Bone Thugs n Harmony flow to the t. And she can do it well

[@scottgarbo1288]

Exactly. Her talent here is impeccable and unmatched. Lyrical and melodic magic.

[@t-babyyupressed2906]

Nah it’s Absolutely Perfect 💯

[@t.mcgahee]

Yesssssssds!!! She is a song writing genius toooooo!! What a blessing we were able to grow up listing to this kind of music

[@Anaksi8]

Perfectly analyzed!

[@TheArtofBeingReacts]

One of The Saddest and Most Realest Songs Ever Written.❤🌹

[@darkflowerchild8620]

THIS!!!!!

[@teenyverse7707]

it is...

[@PhoenixRyzin7]

Definitely! Just jam & keep pushing thru regardless of how heavy it still feels listening to it like hearing it for the first time all over again…🥺

And this ladies and gentlemen is... The best song that Mariah ever made. Hands downs

[@mizzbeccaloo]

I really love her song with Young Jeezy too!

[@kayl2141]

And "The Roof"

Kay L yeah, the top 2

[@mdseymore464]

Amen to that

[@23mrspattinson]

Idk man lol. My top 5 (no particular order because I'm a coward) Always be my Baby Heartbreaker with Jay Z Breakdown Fantasy I don't wanna cry

[@niabelizaire3596]

Happy 54th birthday, Mariah! 🎉🎊🥳🎈🎁🎂

[@ajack1312]

Wowwww, I can't believe time is passing this fast. I also can't believe she's almost 55, she looks so good I'd easily say she looks 25 years younger than that.

[@throwawaytaylor]

This song is criminally underrated! The chorus goes so hard.

[@marcellowheeler88]

@Tim Dewano this. They played the hell out of this when it came out lol

[@uhrrrrrangels]

T This song wasnt underrated

[@qxyzzz]

Frl, it deserved much more success.

[@cindytodd617]

Yes I remember when this song came out and I was so amazed and awe struck and it’s depth and lyrics; the beat still stands today.

[@cpman1987]

FIRE!! SLOW JAM!!! DOPE!! Mariah Pipes And Bone's Flow And Love & Hip Hop Steven Jordan's (a.k.a. Stevie J) writing were Flawless!!!

[@jermaineking8687]

This collab was perfect because Mariah was singing like she was rapping, and Bone Thugs raps like their singing! That Harmony was perfect! 🙌🏾

[@DestineyAmerie]

Dude fr✨✨✨

[@missdee4927]

Seriously. They went together so well.

[@abayomigbemisola6001]

Well explained comment👏

[@nylgnd38]

all facts

[@Knightmare_143]

Can't help but have love for both and my speakers in the trunk sing like love birds!

[@livai1915]

Butterfly is one of the best albums in history people who think mariah is just a belting machine need to listen to this masterpiece and see how she experimented with her voice ,the lyrics , the harmonies , the melodies are just genius . This is why i think mariah is the best femal vocalist no other explored and experimented with their voice the way she did she literally have used every insh of her voice

[@laviniamariano8903]

said everything the gift of MC is incredible is every masterpiece she makes you can't choose each song has your gift your touch all thanks to her she will always be the best female singer in this world queen MC.

[@Neen71]

I agree. I watched a video where she literally sung every genre of song it went from rock to country to rap..she's my favorite of all time bc of her versitality!!!

[@swift-rk1fx]

@@Neen71 do you have the link for it?

[@rebeccaspratling2865]

@Lucky Spades I still have my butterfly cassette but I don't have a device to play it on lol. I purchased digital songs now. 🤭

[@johnvelasco8732]

I agree and I love that she's able to adapt her voice through different music styles in different eras whether it was the 90s, 2000s and even the 2010s (Her album Caution is a perfect example of this), She's truly a timeless artist.

[@Ggirl491]

I wish they would do an entire album together 😭 Mariah and Bone Thugs always make magic ❤

[@JenniferLPerdomo]

Facts

[@Dhk4]

3:12 till the end. Her runs, adlibs, etc. are absolutely incredible. Powerful, smooth, deep, creative. She’s the best

[@MS-mw3jr]

My fav part of the song

[@IMBATAKTIVE8]

Omggg the truth she ate this up

[@acousticmusic4777]

My dad passed away yesterday and now I'm making a playlist with all the songs he loved and I remember him by. This is one of them. Thank you dad for showing me the greatest artists of all times. Loved, missed and never forgotten 🤘🔥❤

[@KitKat_momof3]

So sorry for your loss. How sweet of you, music transcends and can take you to another place. Listen and be with your father when a certain beat or melody takes you to him...

[@moniqueweeks9151]

💓💓💓

[@demetriosjones677]

Sorry

[@sirmoney2762]

my condolences sorry for the passing ...your father definitely had a ear for good music

[@johnivan2575]

condolences. May he rest in peace.

[@kamillahkarriem2408]

"do you cling to your pride and sing i will survive...do you lash out and say..how dare you leave this way?!" maaaan loook lol. mariah said a mouthful! CLASSIC

[@mskyshiahkierrie]

That was that part okay!!!!

[@elektraflora]

One of my favorite songs of all time. Mariah is the ultimate diva. No such thing as listening to it once... if you're listening to "Breakdown" it's gotta be on repeat.

[@sinesiphombusi3926]

Singing in a rapper's cadence. Lord she's beyond brilliant.

[@215miami95south]

🙌🏼this comment soooo true 🤞🏽

[@E.ternalBTNH99]

Her and Krayzie Bone have another song together called I still Believe. Kray also has songs harmonozing with Michael Jackson and Sade. Dude is so underrated and so versatile. He can hop on any track of any style and stand out.

[@interestinglyenough7601]

She is totally underrated as a writer and composer. 99% of the time she writes her own songs and the music to them.

[@birdinreality8928]

This would hit in this era

[@crhelh2448]

My favorite Mc song. She writes most of her own songs 🎵 😅

[@goldenxronnie3739]

The melodies, the way she matches Bone Thugs N Harmony rapping. Simply iconic man. Butterfly is her best album and Breakdown and The Roof are top 10 in her discography. Non negotiable.

[@jblackinc]

love this comment

[@JayKhwaja]

KRAYZIE BONE KILLS THE TUNE FOR ME ☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠

[@partypiano0729]

The Roof!

[@helenawatts4489]

Mariah Carey is one of the best breakdown has been the best thanks to a singing artist she can sing

[@KCB504]

It really was. That was a completely listen from beginning to end.

[@Muggendorf]

Her record label stifled her singles and promotion during this period of her career and yet this song, the whole album, is a testament of the genius of this woman, ahead of her time.

[@Jmac4202]

Tommy was still bitter about the divorce but this album still sold even though he tried everything to sabotage her sales to make her cower under his wrath. That's a testament to how strong of a person Mariah is to be able to escape a person like Tommy, who basically controlled every aspect of her life.

[@touka7317]

sold 13 million copies worlwide with only two singles that Sony promoted. Imagine how much more copies Butterfly could've sold if Breakdown was actually promoted.

[@valentinomiller6251]

A highly-underrated song

[@JoeJoe-wp1vv]

That's why she a a real breakdown. But she bounced back.

[@ourtime-downhere6931]

It's why she's the goat and people that don't know the story behind her history don't understand why people feel that way. She had someone trying to get everyone to kill her career and she came out on top anyways. A rare story in high powered industry.

[@mrgreenthumb91]

Idc what anybody say 90s was the best decade

[@Unaminousverdict]

So happy I got to experience it so many incredible memories

[@armanimillermanijm2223]

THE BEST !!!!!

[@CodyCole80]

She’s singing in Bone’s rap style, 🔥👍🏾🔥

[@TjgAqua2786]

I’m just catching on to it lol I haven’t listened to this in years and decided to come back

[@lynetteminute]

yes, noticed that too. She's so versatile.

[@FlashMcLightning]

She later went on to do the same thing on One & Only with Twista

[@TjgAqua2786]

@@FlashMcLightning that joint goes hard. I’m surprised they didn’t do a video.

[@senseikutz1435]

yep...

[@randyragsdale23]

Mariah Carey killed this shit. Krayzie Bone did his thang on this record too.

[@Aaron48253]

Krayzie bone bodied this

[@yungvandelay965]

Her pen is so good. Every word is chosen with such care, the chorus is beautifully written along with the melody. Songs like this and Underneath The Stars really showcase how good her writing is.

[@callidawkins85]

Bonethugs wrote it ..

[@MrJuliusJustice]

Nah, Mariah writes all of her own lyrics@@callidawkins85

[@joshuarodriguez9477]

​@@callidawkins85mmm Mariah wrote her part for sure

[@fadafash0]

@@callidawkins85Mariah wrote her part and Bone Thugs wrote theirs as well

[@tylermills4812]

@breyonabanks1364Mariah wrote her part; stop lol. Y’all can’t stand to give this woman credit for her songwriting.

[@monicasimone1173]

mariah harmonizing with Herself 🔥🔥 Clock IT!

[@anmorgan3129]

After my 7 yr relationship ended, every lyric of this song described what I went through. To those going through it, I pray for you, Yeshua loves you and You WILL get through it.

[@Mizztaylor86]

AN Morgan thank you 🙏🏾💔

[@aflawedperfection]

AN Morgan 💗💗💗

[@jaytaylor8358]

Facts

[@hirah13]

AN Morgan ❤️

[@wavyblkqueen]

Thank you.

[@secedenis777]

Mariah is known for her high notes, but these midtempo songs is really her voice shines.

[@JM_HUh]

Absolutely agree 💯

[@tingenchen7278]

Some singers can also sing whistle notes, but nobody can sing like this!! Personally I think this is the most iconic Mariah's voice

[@cheriselundy415]

Agreed!

[@N.a.j.i.]

LO-KEY, she singing, BUT she 'singing' like she rapping. SHE "FLOWIN" like a rapper, & it sounds natural/easy to her. She really killed this. Bone Thugs too👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@brandonlambert9768]

Before Beyonce

[@broughammoore6168]

Krayzie bone taught her how to sing that way. Its a bone song but she did her Thang though

[@brandonlambert9768]

@@broughammoore6168 No, he didn't she just modeled her vocal delivery after their flow.

[@broughammoore6168]

@@brandonlambert9768 you do not know anything

[@brandonlambert9768]

they inspired her, their style, when writing it, and after writing and recording it, they somewhat reluctantly agreed to do it, and they have talked about how she served them weed and Henny on silver platters. I know everything about Mariah Carey. I've been a Mariah stan since 1995.

[@kennethlgabriel]

The vernacular is spectacular. The timing of her words, and the duplication of her voice is so genius. This is a sad song BUT it's such a bop.

[@claudiabenigno2796]

Her Butterfly era songs were the most popular here in the Philippines. This may be underrated in other countries, but it was a big hit here.

[@marinettematerna410]

Sometimes I wish I was from Philippines... In my country, they only know All I Want for Christmas 😟

[@dknsm5678]

everything Mariah is popular here in the PH... here are the songs from each album that were hits: MC: Vision of love. love takes time emotions: emotions. make it happen music box: hero. without you. anytime u need a friend. dreamlover. daydream: one sweet day. open arms. forever. fantasy. always be my baby. butterfly: butterfly. breakdown. my all. whenever u call. honey. rainbow. heartbreaker. cant take that away. against all odds glitter: never too far. lead the way. charmbracelet: my saving grace. through the rain Emancipation: we belong together. its like that. dont forget about us. mine again. fly like a bird. e=mc2: bye bye. i stay in love. touch my body. ill be lovin u long time. memoirs: angels cry. obsessed. up out my face

[@machicorleone]

I find it hard to believe this song could be underrated anywhere. Banger 🔥

[@alexandriamarie5666]

Well I'm from America and that was the best thing that ever happened to R&B

[@samuelking9497]

@@marinettematerna410 What country are you from?

[@anthonym2199]

The hair. The makeup. The costumes. The jewelry. The vocals. The camerawork. The backgrounds. The birds chirping. This is a masterpiece.

[@Macabre124]

Masterpiece

[@nobodyspecial8452]

Birds chirping?...minnie riperton: hold my beer

[@Macabre124]

@@nobodyspecial8452 youtube labels people who still use the played out and over used "hold my beer" lame meme sentence as sheep minded, unoriginal attention seekers and loserish

[@nobodyspecial8452]

@@Macabre124 u lost me at "you tube labels people"..lmmfao

[@Macabre124]

@@nobodyspecial8452 Google the KZbin article the KZbin moderators personnel released online for a better understanding

[@devondadude3588]

Jamming at the job reminiscing about 1993❤ #2024

[@MichelleNorman-r1q]

93?

[@leslie8938]

I truly think this song is one of the best songs of all time. It’s not until you’re about 30 yo tho that you REALLY understand the magnitude of these lyrics.

[@tkraft82]

This comment is so real. Always loved the song, finally understand the lyrics

[@kalmridertv]

Factssss when I young I just used to sang this song with my whole heart and now that I’m 30 I’m like damn 🥺😩

[@amandalynne1150]

💯 💯

[@kbob1394]

The fact that she has rappers singing background vocals tho... LEGEND!

[@cressapellom4205]

I said the same thing! And they’re vocals gel together so beautifully.

[@bwild4613]

They dont kno

[@pignelly2]

And she flippin!!😍

[@femiekanoye7557]

Quite lyrically epic

[@Frost517]

The fact that she took a bone thugs hit and made another one.

[@ozzyay9720]

Mariah's 90s and early 2000s work was the gold standard. No one has replicated her work.

[@jkvelasquez84]

It's virtually impossible...sure there are other artists out there with real talent, but MC is beyond incomparable

[@krissy9128]

Is** the gold standard. So many people still study the hell out of her voice and overall work today. And she's the one that the younger generations get compared to the most. Their fan bases try to diss her and say she's no longer great or a skilled vocalist. The reality is that Mariah is their fav's fav and their fav will NEVER reach such levels (strictly speaking music). Also, you can't take away greatness or legendary status, and one must never undermine one of the world's greatest musicians (not just a singer). Her highly acclaimed "Caution" album is up there with the work of the popular girls today but of course, the effects of ageism and lack of label push made it underperform. The fact that she can still explore and transform her sound time and time again proves her greatness.

[@TheJofrica]

Aside from her obvious skill in range and technique and feeling, her voice and tone are entirely unique. Some singers sing like other singers, but really no one's voice sounds like hers. Like when you here her it's always unmistakably her and no one else. Even her speaking voice is distinct.

[@Suga29838]

Good

[@tikaroxanne7286]

She is Queen I been a Lamb 💯💯 She will always own a special place my heart ❤️ my childhood consists of Mariah’s timeless hits..firsthand from the beginning 🫠

[@tawilakanyata8529]

This song is so slept on.

[@nicolleb65]

100000%

[@MSD.4543]

This song still the jam but the video is so boring.

[@Elizabeth912-v6o]

Not by me ! Or anyone that can relate !

[@affordofficial]

​@@MSD.4543it is boring but she looks amazing

[@marioquinoz7199]

No it's not stfu

[@msjrene05]

She could have been an English teacher if she didn't become an artist. Her songs are so well written. This entire album was EPIC!!! I NEED A TIME MACHINE!

[@KrayE1999]

You & I both lol.

[@trailblazer2789]

Cant stop repeating this song. Man I'm 40 years old and this is just flooding me with so many memories I don't want to stop hearing this.

[@mannytaylor6923]

2021 VISION BIG FACTS 🤔

[@toyatalksradio]

Good times and good music! I’m 39 so I get it❤️

[@Martin-xv]

Me too!

[@trevorjohnson6967]

Im 35 i was there u still older than me 😂😂 but i feel ya pain

[@hncamp30]

40th in 3 days. Started slapping this on repeat yesterday, reflecting on the past. This takes me back for sure

[@secedenis777]

Almost 25 years later...this song still SLAPS. WHAT A MASTERPIECE. The lyrics, the beats, its everything.

[@pinkmink10]

Wow! I can't believe that! Thanks for sharing that info.

[@johnharris4899]

Time sure flew by

[@Karl671]

Yes

[@KA-te7xk]

💯💯

[@phantasyryder]

Too emotional!

[@noellejolie-boaz2379]

"So what do you do when somebody you're so devoted to suddenly stops loving you?" Singing in two different octaves is something I will forever love in this song!

[@crysdee461]

I really can’t think of another R&B singer that sang a breathy, rap cadence like this before Mariah Carey. And now this is the only style I hear in mainstream r&b these days.

[@ooflalabish4572]

I never noticed that but that so true though!

[@heizeljf]

She doesn't get enough credit for this!

[@daisyb4614]

She is the pioneer! A icon!

[@daisyb4614]

She singlehandedly changed remixes and brought rap to the pop charts.

[@williegriggs9238]

Facts 💯💯

[@eventionsgifts4937]

Most underrated song in the history of music

[@joeyfigueroa6222]

Time after time this song wins my heart Yoshi is making a remix

[@janicefernandez1983]

Eventions Gifts true.

[@Zekeeboy14]

Yes yes ya'll

[@TheArtofBeingReacts]

It went over my head when I was Young Too: This song is Powerful and Most Definitely 100% overlooked💗💗💗NOONE Was Ready for HOODRIAH (they still not lol🤣). When She left Tommy She Came Hard!🔥🔥🔥🎶

[@TheArtofBeingReacts]

@@joeyfigueroa6222 is it done yet??

[@donjuan2704]

Ppl don't understand how REAL these lyrics are. Emotionally, Mariah's pen is lethal. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@jshannon8903]

Mariah didn't write this Jermaine Dupri did .

[@jshannon8903]

Mariah didn't write this Jermaine Dupri did .

[@S3xYtRoOpA]

+Jocosta Raynor Mariah wrote this by herself, Jermaine doesn't even have a writing credit on this song. It's only Mariah, Wish Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Stevie J. Wish and Krayzie wrote their own parts and Mariah wrote the rest. The only reason Stevie J is listed is because he probably changed a word or two so it would fit better after production. Mariah always writes her own songs (by herself most of the time) and her co writers really don't do much other than slightly edit it.

[@davewarren3679]

Speak on it

[@KuyaBJLaurente]

+donjuan2704 The lyrics are actually very profound it should've been a heartbreak anthem of 1998.

[@kashjackson9615]

They ain't out doing Mariah voice nobody out there in the world can not out do this lady voice

[@sherylcares8045]

One of the most underrated unexposed colabs Mariah did!! 1 of my many favs for sure! ❤

[@sherylcares8045]

@Hate Spreader hahaha!!

[@blvckfiretrvpfire15]

When I was a kid this was everybody's jam

[@faynitawilliams4437]

Sheryl Cares Most definitely. One of my favorite songs and collaborations Mariah did with one of my most favorite Hip Hop Groups. #TimelessClassic 😍😍😍😍😍💖💕👑👑👑🎵🎶🎼🎤

[@freddieboo.45]

@@blvckfiretrvpfire15 a song the honeys can love and the homies feel

[@blvckfiretrvpfire15]

@@freddieboo.45 fact's 💯

[@BeauLong1993RN4L.]

Still smacks in 2023. 🥵 Mariah and Bone Thugs such a perfect combination. 🔥

[@jessykappp1081]

My song👩🏾‍🎤☺️

[@Savehiphopandbuyblack]

@@jessykappp1081mines 3 🔥🔥🔥

[@jackiecastillo2484]

Well said😭😭😭

[@BeauLong1993RN4L.]

@@jessykappp1081 💯🥵🔥

[@cam2023x]

First heard this song when I was a child in the early 00s (a few years after it came out) and here I am in 2023, it never got old. The whole album is so beautiful & legendary ❤

[@tsuyayaka1]

She tore this song UP. Lyrically, emotionally, and vocally. TORE IT UP!

[@salsasoul4112]

Yup! 💯💯💯

[@stephaniejordan9066]

Yes

[@nardinadeleon]

no crumbs!!

[@darianagnew6524]

Agreed!!!

[@ChandlersReality]

Yes she did!!!!

[@sxy307280]

The fact Mariah writes a majority of her songs is amazing. These lyrics on this album were just fire!!

[@Queenkiers]

Mariah and bone thugs killed this track. It is timeless. A classic. Everything from vocals, to the artistic video, and how they're voices match perfectly with this beat. Forever one of my favs by her.

[@victorb2696]

The Butterfly album was just amazing!!! Honey, My All, Babydoll, The Roof, Breakdown, Butterfly!!!! All such amazing songs!

[@russeluc]

victorb2696 close my eyes is one of my faves

[@reallove16121969]

victorb2696 Outside is my fav.

[@AgentAO7]

victorb2696 Add 'Fourth of July' on that..

[@michaelflores7617]

victorb2696 It's why her prime is referred to as "The Butterfly Era" - her voice, her lyrical prowess was top then!

[@johnodoms6579]

victorb2696 is not the case with most people are going to be in town

[@chocolate8419]

Whew Chile, when she said “How do I feel?! Whyyyy do you think you gotta know I’m suffering?!” She went off on the ad libs at the end of this song 💯❤️🎶🔥

[@Luminousone_624]

Yessss!!! My fave part!

[@edwinadrianta9455]

I use this song to channel my anger..... Specifically on that part =(

[@NinaBaby210]

I run that part back over and over and over again! I felt that part; WHY!

[@nothing-oj1sz]

How do I feel? WHAT do you think? You got to know I'm suffering.

[@JM_HUh]

Omg yes, she absolutely snapped 🔥

[@alvesthegreat]

This song got me through a very depressing and sad state of my life.... I played this song in my car every single day on repeat for 8 months straight

[@shesslucky]

This is the song that solidified my opinion that Mariah Carey is a songwriting genius! She captures the feeling of heartbreak beautifully.

[@alirpa77]

Hannah Obsiye yes

[@alirpa77]

Hannah Obsiye she and Amy Winehouse are the two women who I swear read my diary.

[@hirah13]

2019 anyone? One of my fave Maria Carey Songs . She is a legend ❤️

[@deckchang1]

mine too :)

[@KrayE1999]

I love the mo thug remix with layzie bone added to the song and bones verses are longer

[@Renae12234]

Mee forever love this song

[@rebeccaspratling2865]

Same ❤️

[@chibuzonwachuku5624]

Me too. I agree with you.

[@AngelicaAngel888_]

Mariah was hitting notes without even opening her mouth 😳. Effing legend!

[@AgarioSplitrunner]

Legend say that she still does not open her mouth when she sings. She's a butterfly, that's why, violet and blue, I dodge corona and so do you

[@josie_catt]

Mariah’s voice is ethereal- only angels could compete with her voice. ♥️

[@davidnunn5809]

Mariah and Bone should have done a whole album together

[@SteveStylezOfficial]

facts bro check out Static ft. Krayzie Bone 2020!! (on my page)

[@gpubpicu8551]

Buba sparks gonna be ajj

[@gpubpicu8551]

Hole DOÑUTMDAHHC Bubba sparks give a minñtvit

[@nicolelakes6241]

Yessss omg

[@mignon1180]

Yesssss!!! Omg ❤️🔥👌🏾

[@jockmaraisasmr5700]

This has to be the best hip-hop + pop collaboration of all time. Everybody since Mariah has tried to replicate, but they haven’t even come close. Mariah’s artistic inclinations are unmatched. Those melodies.

[@fxllenstar8946]

Jock Marais ASMR r&b*

[@Juandomngz]

Butterfly was a hell of an album.

[@lamarsykes9656]

Rnb and rap

[@LndnJazzHour]

What? Fool shut up. Clown.

[@MB777]

If I'd have a Gay-dar... it would go of the charts... WHUHAAHA... Best Hip-Hop/Pop collabo!!! I'd just pissed myself... 😖

[@yuanvillanueva1862]

I learned the word nonchalant through this song. And more words from her other songs. Thank you Mariah for enriching my vocabulary 😃

[@taradc6037]

Same 😂❤️

[@sultroy]

me toooo!

[@khbhdvhggd5637]

Sameee lol

[@dmmj8987]

Lol I learned incessantly

[@shonnabarker4118]

Same here!!

[@RyanSterlingHardinLilRyan]

Praying for you Mariah. I can only imagine the mental anguish u r feeling from losing ur mother AND sister. I love you very much .

[@Itgyrl909]

Only a singer like Mariah and rappers like BONE can be melodically on point & balanced! There is no other song like this in existence Period. LEGENDS

[@Cecelovesbirdie]

I did like the one she did with snoop...

[@michaelmull6433]

This is the best!

[@karenkayguevarra8]

Agreed.

[@TheOriginalTPro]

Of course there is another song like this. Check out Krayzie Bone feat. Mariah Carey - I still believe

[@becausehelives4112]

My mom said she would be happy to have me in the morning when do we need it was not a bad idea to be a little boy

[@kendallanthony6886]

Mariah and Bone Thugs created magic with this record.

[@eriecowson9280]

Thanks To Stevie J

[@karineking673]

+Erie Cowson yes!!! just found that out the other day...

[@MoetDior]

Stevie J and Puff Daddy or whatever he goes by now lol

[@nme.00104]

MoetDior lol, 😂😂 take that, take that. I think Stevie J. did he produced all or most of the songs on her Butterfly c.d.

[@ileneclayton8015]

Omg! Yes they did ❤❤❤❤❤

[@PowerPuffGurl86]

I remember being obsessed with this song and singing this when I was in middle school. You couldn't tell me I hadn't experienced heartbreak.

[@kaypeterson8353]

Right?! Lol same

[@mahogany86]

Facts!!!

[@TheEleniAgency]

Same girl same lol

[@stephaniejordan9066]

😐

[@SARAHDJ104]

Lmao that's funny

[@amandadavis2576]

I don’t care I will play this over and over I miss this ERA PERIOD! 2024😫😢

[@fenxnette]

#facts #prayingemojiheartpprayingemojippccjbaabigheadinprayingmodesrnfshsasis ,_ "these is are forms of energy thru " .A.S.L. " #BIGHEADENRGY #BIGHEAD #BIGHEADENERGY #GODENERGY #BLESSINGSRNOTARNOTWRNBUSSBUSSBUSSARHYMESNOTESIAMJEANNETTE.R.BRYAN -" this is God speaking , divine timing is #nowtrendin

[@ileneclayton8015]

Yes indeed ❤

[@antontonable]

I'm going to "We Belong Together" next. I was delightfully surprised with it back in 2005.

[@benburgess5422]

Mariah's lyrics are untouchable! Even though now shes struggling to get another hit her last album was lyrically amazing! People don't realise how talented Mariah really is and she doesn't get the credit or recognition she deserves, especially for her song writing! Far better than the majority of the rubbish they play on the radio now! Mariah is a legend!

[@Rico_Suave_]

totally true my friend well said

[@Eddy6159]

Ben Burgess very true

[@leahtar3925]

Stevie j wrote this those are his words she performed it very well indeed 😍😍😍😍

[@phillipsgerrick]

Leah Leah 911 No he didn't.

[@beevang4707]

One of her best song and totally underrated

[@bjosephassociates]

They still can! And should !

[@RobMarshall1]

Yeeeeeees

[@antwanross1700]

Big facts!!!

[@priestbyname]

Picking an all-time favorite Mariah song is an impossible task, but this beauty certainly makes the finals.

[@joshuarodriguez9477]

Agree

[@CDRXITHSM]

Hi Atlantic City.

[@CDRXITHSM]

Mr. Vegas reopen. Miss Melody thank you

[@Lightmakerslife]

The finals

[@LionQueenn]

Yaaassss!

[@RellJones100]

It's a Saturday evening July 20, 2024 in Dallas, Tx and I'm slabbing in my Buick LeSabre with the 2 15s slapping playing this song, talking about a vibe. Music like this never will die down 💯

[@YanijahThompson]

@RellJones100 I’m jamming this song now this new generation don’t know how good the 90’s was

[@RellJones100]

@@YanijahThompson they really don't...I feel bad they missed out on music like this fr

[@judithpriestess7781]

The vocal layering, arrangement and ad-libs on this track, are IMPECCABLE. Like, I don't even think I can fully articulate how masterful Mariah's musicality is; how instinctual. Mariah is the most underrated SONGWRITER/COMPOSER. And then, Bone Thugz PERFECTLY complimenting her voice, with their fresh, bouncy, melodic delivery. I can't get over the genius of this song. I can't believe it. 🔥

[@IMBATAKTIVE8]

Stevie j wrote this

[@mr.getitdone6543]

​@batwest1 Yeah he contributed.. but Mariah wrote every song except for When You Believe w/ Whitney.. She came up with idea and chords+melodies based off Bone's flow.. She not an instrumentalist, so Stevie J was that for her

[@mr.getitdone6543]

🎯🎯🎯 my sentiments as well.. beyond well said 👏🏾

[@lourencovieira5424]

@@IMBATAKTIVE8 no they wrote the chorus together, mariah wrote her verses and krayzie and wish theirs

[@scottgarbo1288]

Yes! Perfectly stated.

[@trinityhicks6970]

This is Mariah’s most underrated song

[@GoogleAccount00]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@lesliewilliams27]

One of my favorites of all time. Lyrically it’s genius.

[@howlbeast]

I agree ... when she has bone thugs on its fire

[@tawandajackson4960]

yessssssss 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻❤❤❤❤

[@ritabright7059]

And best video

[@mapillardahn]

2020 and this still hits hard. Mariah's voice is unmatched 🦋

[@Wild1KY]

By anyone!!! & I mean that... of all types..

[@sharicehoneyestewa3256]

Mapillar Dahn she’s a legend. 👑

[@TunedToEwitaK]

Mapillar Dahn so hard bro!

[@hueancruz7182]

i like the other version where the other bonethugz are in it

[@kerryh2096]

Mapillar Dahn agreed!!

[@noellejolie-boaz2379]

I can't even describe how I feel when she comes in there sounding like a whole other ass person in her lower register with the "people ask me how I feel..." This song will never be topped!

[@ElleMS-14]

Is Mariah inducted in the songwriter's hall of fame?? Cause this woman is beyonddddd talented.

[@HallOfMimi]

Lisa Smart No, she keeps getting robbed 😑

[@Mariahidol]

@@HallOfMimi i thought she just very recently did

[@HallOfMimi]

music4life Oh that comment was 4 months ago anyways finally Mariah got inducted 😍

[@mooreoftre]

speaking of, is jermaine dupri in there?

[@indiahardy6033]

@@mooreoftre yeah he got inducted in 2017 or 2018.

[@ShairaNur]

I can never get tired of this song ❤️

[@frankhamed3928]

Me too

[@Renae12234]

Me either

[@neshasmitherman1629]

Ikr💯🎧🎤🎵🎶♥♥♥🔥🔥🔥

[@toriwebb2787]

Everyday repeat

[@bxndo5ive]

It’ll never get old been playing it for years

[@AllGreyEverything]

This song is so sonically rich and complex. This is a modern masterpiece that I'm surprised wasn't duplicated to death.

[@aliciazakaria6764]

Lol duplicated to death but yes never

[@jonadol]

Because they can't and that's the tea

[@THEE.apples]

@@jonadol oop

[@caknelson2254]

I cant believe her DYNAMICS , execution, this is one of her best songs ever.. the detAILS IN THIS SONG ARE nutty!!!!!!

[@supastar25]

A VERY underrated Mariah Carey song...this is fantastic! Seamless collaboration

[@fishingmaster99]

Its a bone thugs song just more marketable to have her first

[@Meltznyomouf]

supastar-My 2nd favorite BTNH only 2nd to Notorious Thugs with Biggie

[@RomeoBarnes]

jim murphy they recorded the original without her, she liked it and they did this. This shows how good Bone Thugs are as rappers. The slowed down for Mariah and they still were flawless

[@chaviusrandall216]

I wonder if anyone noticed the magician is Red Man

[@k.anderson5039]

Chavius Randall of course!!

[@user-xp5jz6dh5y]

Hands down one of the best songs ever written

[@SussexSquad]

People don’t talk enough about the writing in the song

[@tyronegreen6165]

Love it

[@tyronegreen6165]

Harmony

[@206legend3]

These kids these days dont understand we had features like this on songs to make hits... Glad I grew up in this era to see it first hand

[@GoogleAccount00]

Ej Conley same 🎯🎯🎯

[@chasebrainard9705]

Ej Conley Me too!💯🔥

[@kimberly303]

Same .....🔥🔥

[@mwheeler2844]

It really felt different. Gave you chills just experiencing it

[@alexissilva5237]

I do 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

[@happy3948]

One of the best collabs ever 2024 still here 💯🥰

[@davidanderson9910]

There's something beautiful about hearing her sing Bone style with that angelic voice. Love it!

[@elcapitan9776]

David Anderson It’s so dope. This is her best hip-hop collabo hands down.

[@broughammoore6168]

Your right and Krayzie Bone taught her the game, every since than She stop making that slow sad love music

[@Wodz30]

One word - MASTERPIECE. Highly underrated song. The lyrics are razor sharp. Look them up and sing along!.. simply mind blowing

[@kimijackson4722]

lol razor-sharp huh. simply magical i love this song

[@littles3715]

+kimi jackson I heard dat

[@robertmagby9444]

Wodz30

[@4thdimension760]

underneath the guise of a smile tragically I'm dying inside The phrasing and arrangements are so good.

[@bcollins8196]

underneath the guise of a smile ... gradually ... I'm dying inside

[@avalonpark1574]

This song has so many subliminal messages. Marriage and relationships are a gamble and magic trick.

[@PurplePinkRed]

Well said! 🙌

[@dahvedmurphy-lofton3851]

Deep

[@RyanlovesTh]

When she's on the casino table, suffering but everyone's busy making money

[@erikadornelas9873]

@@RyanlovesTh OMG.......... YES YES YES brilliant “breakdown” is my fav song from her, I’m a true lamb and I never think about that scene... she’s a true legend... amazing

[@RyanlovesTh]

@@erikadornelas9873 haha same, i just noticed.

[@JaeCortez]

At 23 years old I finally understand this song much better. Caught myself crying in the car to this .. nobody gets it until they get it. Thank you Mariah for THIS beautiful song. 🥺💙🙌🏽

[@marioquinoz7199]

Grow up

[@SaraShakur94]

She's not a songwriter, she's a poet

[@danielshannon6027]

No... she's an effing genius.

[@M360-w6o]

no.... she's my wife@@danielshannon6027

[@zacfun]

Stevie j wrote her lyrics

[@footstomppodcast4]

its her voice and control that is mind blowing

[@joshuarodriguez9477]

@@zacfun that´s not true. Indeed, Mariah wrote alone her lyrics.

[@alivia11able]

She sang the heck out of this song. Felt every word.

[@raoulthibaut4426]

Alivia Nicole Holmes i felt it too

[@ndiayeyahaya2009]

Yes she did

[@nyasiam.2819]

12 yr old me never knew how relevant this song would become to me when I became an adult. Still one of my top songs from Mariah 💖

[@bridgethuang777]

I can relate. I didn’t know the meaning of the song when I was young, but this time when I listen to this song again, I'm the one in the song.

[@melissazimmer8286]

Yes 100% agree. May not have understood the meaning back when I was young, like you, listening to her around 10 or 12 years old. I just always loved her voice. But I sure can appreciate and relate to many of her songs & this one is easily in my top 5 faves. My All is up there as well.🩵⚘️

[@watchnbamazedtm6533]

same

[@georgiofuramago2247]

This song is sick...fuckn out of this world. MARIAH the GOAT

[@chrism3537]

it's crazy, mariah had so many hits, but she should have had even more. it blows my mind that this song didn't go #1, it's an r&b masterpiece. it's right there on the level of say my name and other HUGE r&b hits of the close of the 90s and opening of the 00s. people say mariah didn't take risks but she is such a versatile talent... from classic r&b to modern r&b with hip hop influences to pop ballads to whatever, mariah's voice was able to become the defining sound of more than 2 decades. WOW. you honestly just have to sit in awe.

[@ThaSweetHart]

I agree. I was SO surprised when I found out that this song would have been what some call a "flop" but then when I saw that it wasn't promoted properly, it made complete sense. Such a wasted opportunity.

[@sonnyj9361]

It didn't go to number 1 because it was limitedly released. Apparently her record label didn't agree with it being a single because they didn't like her hip-hop transition. Mariah has been quoted saying, "I'll always be upset "Breakdown" never got its shot."

[@LVishere]

Christian M It was because she was starting to loose steam due to the pop craze.Nysnc and Backstreet sound was coming n. You're right, so many of her songs should have went to the top during the Butterfly era including Butterfly. That song and this is song are such gems. It's a shame.

[@MrGemini8617]

Her ex husband made sure that her success without his direction was very limited....its public knowledge...hence the glitter era...

[@EDT3270]

Christian M I don't think it was officially released as a single. Not in the US anyway. It was coupled with the My All single which did go #1 so maybe Breakdown helped with that lol

[@raquelcross805]

The way they harmonized with her 🔥🔥🔥

[@diamndz1021]

right?

[@tbone0785]

That's BTNH baby. The GOATs

[@gabrielleelliott500]

That's why they my number 1s I promise this was so beautiful

[@stephaniejordan9066]

😐

[@TheArtofBeingReacts]

I'm telling you!!🙌🏾

[@Fan-vv8wb]

She’s the greatest vocalist and songwriter of all she literally wrote this in an hour

[@mariahyohannes]

Really??? This is one of her best written songs. Wow

[@pariissimmons168]

❤❤

[@terrylegend7669]

Shes really a rapper she just sings instead.

[@SARAHDJ104]

DAMN really that's f*cking amazing I feel like this is one of her best songs

[@KenFoster-q6h]

Being a 80s baby in the 90s our music was the greatest i dont want you say aint no music like that 90s early 2000s music our music was so soulful.

[@mallorygibbons4975]

Exactly. Born in '84 n I couldn't agree more. '90's n early 2000's was the best!

[@babygrl05]

This could be a 2020 hit.

[@jamesfloyd377]

Sureeeeee can honey

[@kahleesaangelofthenight2895]

Todays youth prefer no clothing and autotune so would not even make top 40 charts!

[@mr.wilson381]

It’s still a hit tho🤔

[@yaboyisaac354]

@Kane Cantell you old heads so annoying 💀

[@yaboyisaac354]

@Kane Cantell you realize you can listen to more than just one genre/style/era of music at a time right? 😂😭

[@YoungYahtz94]

Damn bruh once I finally understood all the lyrics this shit hit me. Music isn't this deep anymore man. On an artistic level, the way she put all those words together with that delivery and cadence is incredible

[@Renae12234]

flex luthor right me too I feel ya

[@Awoodward7899]

flex luthor that's that BONE Flow...all the legends break it out when working with THE LEGENDS...Bone4Life!MO

[@mcvs.worlds]

I second that @Awoodward7899

[@tamaraharris5214]

Both artists are legends and blessed us with this impeccable collaboration. But, yes I was a teen when this came out and those words spoke to me even back then.

[@pedrogates3189]

Never understood the lyrics till I got older

[@cbee.96]

This album and era ended so many careers 😩 her lyrics are beyond comprehension ! Truly gifted

[@Auraureole]

madea 😢😢😢 20 years later almost...and it neever gets old.

[@audreyf9092]

Gage Glidden Lots of artist to come could never compete with this album

[@primelasst2955]

The symbolism of the music video is not talked about enough… love is a gamble. Disguising your feelings in public is a magical illusion you need to put out to keep moving to this world. Everything is a facade, like Vegas.

[@slystone4892]

I’ve thought about it and you’re right

[@Empress8828]

I remember listening to this song afraid of my bf of 6 years at the time not wanting me back and finding someone else. It was the worst depression I endured in my entire life....I tried so hard to keep him but the inevitability of him moving on finally came and id listen to this song and just sit in my depression. Thinking that he was my "soulmate" and that no one would ever understand me like he did....but now it's a year later and I've healed from the pain, worked on my myself and i've found someone even better. Whoever is reading this please hang in there the heartbreak will pass it will just take time take it from me

[@onlytiffthatmatters]

Relating hard AF rn....10 years gone. I did my best to keep him happy but it took us too long to realize we were forcing it. Hoping for a happy ending like yours!

[@myrameredith42]

Thanks

[@valentinomiller6251]

Interesting you got over a "soulmate" after just a year.

[@aginjie6138]

Valentino Miller is there a mandatory time frame for healing and moving on?

[@ourtime-downhere6931]

Valentino Miller id say if he moved on to someone else right away that it proves they weren't the soulmate they thought they were which would make it much easier to move on quickly. Although there shouldn't be a time requirement unless someone dies. I've seen it twice where a couple was married for over 30 years, one spouse died and the widow or widower was engaged within a few months. I'll never understand that. To me that's not real love and such a slap in the face to the deceased that you can move on so quickly. That's just me though, everyone is built differently.