UNDERNEATH THE STARS
Released: April 5, 1996
A-side: Forever Format: CD single, 12" vinyl Recorded: December 1994 Genre: Soul, R&B Length: 3:33 Label: Columbia Writer(s): Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff Producer(s): Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff (album version) Mariah Carey, Trackmasters (remix) |
BACKGROUND - CHARTS - COMPOSITION - CONTROVERSY - CREDITS - LYRICS - PROMOTION - RECEPTION - REMIXES - VIDEO
Underneath the Stars is a romantic love song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. The romance song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, for her fifth studio album, Daydream (1995). It was released on April 5, 1996 through Columbia Records, as the sixth and final single from the album, and as a b-side to Forever in Australia. The R&B-influenced song, which has been considered by Carey as one of her personal favorites, features a soft melody and retro-style melody, and had music critics drawing comparisons to earlier works from one of her vocal inspirations, Minnie Riperton. "Underneath the Stars" received a limited number of pressings in the United States, and failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100. However, the song did manage to chart at number sixty-nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs airplay component chart. Critically, it was considered one of the best songs on Daydream by music reviewers. A music video was shot for "Underneath the Stars" in Europe, but the video remains unreleased. The song was performed throughout the Daydream World Tour and the performance at the Tokyo Dome was later included on a rare Japanese release of the show that was quickly pulled off of the shelves.
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