Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)

"Fantasy" was the first single from Mariah Carey's sixth album, Daydream, released in 1995.

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Single - Mariah Carey - Daydream - 1995

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The original version was co-written and co-produced by Carey and Dave Hall and is well known for being built around a sample of the Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love". This is one of Carey's most popular songs. Carey describes a fantasy, proclaiming "sweet sweet, fantasy, baby, when I close my eyes, you come in and take me on". The urban remix of "Fantasy" features Ol' Dirty Bastard and is widely regarded as having launched the trend of rap/sung collaboration.

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Dave Hall - Tom Tom Club - Fantasy - Ol' Dirty Bastard

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The album version of "Fantasy" was nominated for the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance but did not win. The dance remix won the Winter Music Conference National Dance Award for Dance Record of the Year.

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