90s R&B and pop star Mariah Carey hit an exciting milestone with one of her songs on Monday. Fans noticed that her hit song "Fantasy" surpassed 500 million streams on Spotify. Originally released in 1995, the chart-topping track continues to resonate with fans across generations, solidifying Carey's legacy as a pop and R&B star. Nearly three decades later, "Fantasy" is still proving its timeless appeal in the streaming era.
This is her fourth song to reach this milestone. Her other songs that have over 500 million streams include "All I Want For Christmas Is You" with more than two billion streams, "We Belong Together" with over 777 million streams and "Obsessed" with almost 600 million streams.
"Fantasy" was the lead single and the first song on Carey's 1995 album Daydream. The track was written and produced by Carey and Dave Hall, and it samples Tom Tom Club's 1981 song "Genius of Love". Written by Carey, Steven Stanley, Adrian Belew, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Hall, the song is about an unrequited love from a woman who is in love with a man, and how every time she sees him, she starts fantasizing about a relationship with him.
"Fantasy" was Carey's ninth No. 1 single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and topped the US charts for eight consecutive weeks. It was also the first single, by a female artist, to debut on the chart, and only the second single to do so after "You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson.
Nearly 30 years after its release, the R&B icon still proves that she and her songs will never get old. Fans can stream "Fantasy" and the rest of Carey's discography on Spotify and any streaming platform.
(Parade)
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