Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)

1995 song by Mariah Carey

"Fantasy" is a 1995 song by Mariah Carey and is the leading single from her fifth studio album Daydream. It samples the 1981 song Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club. It went to number 1 in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, number 10 in Scotland, Switzerland, Norway, the Netherlands and Ireland, number 4 in the United Kingdom, number 13 in Austria, number 18 in Japan and number 5 in France and Denmark. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1996.

"Fantasy"
Single by Mariah Carey
from the album Daydream
B-side"Fantasy" (Bad Boy) featuring O.D.B
ReleasedAugust 23, 1995
Genre
Length4:04
LabelColumbia
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Mariah Carey
  • Chris Frantz
  • Tina Weymouth
Producer(s)
  • Mariah Carey
  • Dave Hall
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)"
(1994)
"Fantasy"
(1995)
"One Sweet Day"
(1995)
Music video
"Fantasy" on YouTube

Track listing and formats

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References

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  8. Fantasy (US 2× 12-inch vinyl liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1995. 44X 78044.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. "Fantasy EP by Mariah Carey". iTunes. September 12, 1995. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.