Daydream

Music videos



The video showing Carey and Boyz II Men recording while filming
Carey directed the music video for "Fantasy".[51] Additionally, she chose the concept and created the idea.[51] The video featured Carey in roller-blades, blading through a theme-park, while enjoying different rides and roller coasters.[51] The video then cut into scenes of Carey dancing on top of a car, celebrating an event with many friends.[51] Carey said her inspiration for the video was to give off a "free and open feeling," trying to portray the freedom she had finally achieved in being allowed to direct her first video.[51] The video for "Fantasy" debuted on September 7, at the "MTV Video Music Awards". Carey expressed how much she enjoyed the video's filming, speaking about the "roller-coaster scenes":
"They did not expect me to get that shot! They were saying, 'How's she going to sing on a roller coaster?...We put a little speaker on the bottom of the car, where my feet where. We built the rig in front of the roller coaster and the lens kept falling off!"[7][51]

When Carey and Boyz II Men got together to record "One Sweet Day", they didn't have enough time to re-unite and film a video.[8] For this reason, a filming crew was present during the song's recording, and filmed bits of Carey and Boyz recording the song.[8] In an interview with Fred Bronson, Walter Afanasieff made the following statements regarding the video for "One Sweet Day":
"It was crazy! They had film crews and video guys, while I'm at the board trying to produce. And these guys were running around having a ball, because Mariah and them are laughing and screaming and they're being interviewed. And I'm tapping people on the shoulder. "We've got to get to the microphone!" They're gone in a couple of hours, so I recorded everything they did, praying that it was enough."[8]

The video for "Always Be My Baby" was once again filmed by Carey.[5] It featured Carey swinging on a swing in the middle of a dark meadow, showing her frolicking through the woodlands.[10] The video was set as a "peaceful and relaxing" setting, in order to try and reflect the sweet and mellow song's message.[10] "Forever", the album's fifth single, was the final song to be accompanied by a music video. Carey's label used footage from her live performances of the song in New York City and Japan and compiled them into a video.[5]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Fantasy" Mariah Carey, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Dave Hall, Adrian Belew, Steven Stanley M. Carey, D. Hall 4:03
2. "Underneath the Stars" Carey, Walter Afanasieff M. Carey, W. Afanasieff 3:33
3. "One Sweet Day" (with Boyz II Men) M. Carey, Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, W. Afanasieff M. Carey, W. Afanasieff 4:42
4. "Open Arms" Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain M. Carey, W. Afanasieff 3:30
5. "Always Be My Baby" M. Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal M. Carey J. Dupri, M. Seal 4:20
6. "I Am Free" M. Carey, W. Afanasieff M. Carey, W. Afanasieff 3:09
7. "When I Saw You" M. Carey, W. Afanasieff M. Carey, W. Afanasieff 4:24
8. "Long Ago" M. Carey, J. Dupri M. Carey, J. Dupri, M. Seal 4:33
9. "Melt Away" M. Carey, Babyface M. Carey 3:42
10. "Forever" M. Carey, W. Afanasieff M. Carey, W. Afanasieff 4:00
11. "Daydream Interlude" (Fantasy Sweet Dub Mix) M. Carey, C. Frantz, T. Weymouth, D. Hall, A. Belew, S. Stanley M. Carey, David Morales 3:04
12. "Looking In" M. Carey, W. Afanasieff M. Carey, W. Afanasieff 3:35
13. "Fantasy (Def Club Mix)" (Japanese edition bonus track) Carey, C. Frantz, T. Weymouth, D. Hall, A. Belew, S. Stanley 3:45
14. "El Amor Que Soñé" (Latin American edition bonus track) S. Perry, J. Cain, Manny Benito M. Carey, W. Afanasieff 3:32

Personnel[55]
Mariah Carey – vocals, producer, arranger, crowd noise
Walter Afanasieff – producer, arranger, programming, synthesizer, bass, keyboard instruments, drum programming
Babyface – keyboards, background vocals
Michael McCary – writing, vocals
Nathan Morris – writing, vocals
Wanya Morris – writing, vocals
Shawn Stockman – writing, vocals
Manuel Seal – piano, writing
Tristan Avakian – guitar
Melonie Daniels – crowd noise
Jermaine Dupri – producer, arranger, lead and backup vocals
Mick Guzauski – mixing
Dave Hall – producer, arranger, programming
Jay Healy – engineer, mixing
Loris Holland – organ, hammond organ
Dann Huff – guitar
Kurt Lundvall – enginner
David Morales – bass, arranger, keyboards, programming, producer
Kelly Price – crowd noise
Shanrae Price – crowd noise

Production[55]
Mike Scott – engineer
Manuel Seal – producer, lead and backup vocals
Dan Shea – synthesizer, bass, keyboards, programming, moog synthesizer, drum programming, synthesizer bass
Andy Smith – engineer
David Sussman – engineer, mixing
Phil Tan – engineer
Steve Thornton – percussion
Dana Jon Chappelle – engineer
Terry Burrus – piano
Satoshi Tomiie – bass, keyboards, programming, synthesizer bass
Brian Vibberts – engineer
Gary Cirimelli – programming, digital programming
Randy Walker – programming
Acar Key – engineer
Frank Filipetti – engineer
Mark Krieg – 2nd engineer
Kirk Yano – additional tracking engineer
Mick Guzauski – mixing

Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[26] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[26] 5
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[26] 6
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[26] 3
Canadian Albums Chart[56] 2
Dutch Albums Chart[26] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[26] 12
French Albums Chart[26] 2
German Albums Chart[43] 1
Hungarian Albums Chart[57] 13
Italian Albums Chart[58] 6
Japanese Albums Chart[33] 1
New Zealand Albums Chart[26] 1
Norwegian Albums Chart[26] 3
Spanish Albums Chart[59] 5
Swedish Albums Chart[26] 6
Swiss Albums Chart[60] 1
UK Albums Chart[61] 1
U.S. Billboard 200[62] 1
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[62] 1

End of decade charts
Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[63] 18

Certifications
Country (Provider) Certification
(sales thresholds)
Australia (ARIA) 5x Platinum[30]
Austria (IFPI) Gold[64]
Canada (CRIA) 7× Platinum[25]
Europe (IFPI) 3× Platinum[29]
France (SNEP) 2× Platinum[27]
Germany (IFPI) Platinum[65]
Japan (RIAJ) Million[66]
Netherlands (NVPI) Platinum[67]
New Zealand (RIANZ) 5× Platinum[41]
Norway (IFPI) Platinum[68]
Poland (ZPAV) Gold[69]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) 2× Platinum[70]
Switzerland (IFPI) Gold[71]
United Kingdom (BPI) 2× Platinum[72]
United States (RIAA) Diamond[73]

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[74] US R&B
[75] AUS
[76] CAN
[77] FRA
[42] GER
[43] NL
[78] NZ
[79] SWI
[80] UK
[40]
1995 "Fantasy" 1 1 1 1 5 17 9 1 10 4
US: 2× Platinum[81]
AUS: Platinum[82]
FRA: Silver[27]
NZ: Platinum[41]
UK: Silver[72]
"One Sweet Day" (with Boyz II Men) 1 2 2 1 5 25 2 1 12 6
US: 2× Platinum[81]
AUS: Platinum[82]
FRA: Silver[27]
NZ: Platinum[41]
UK: Silver[72]
"Open Arms" — — 27 — 29 65 17 8 30 4
1996 "Always Be My Baby" 1 1 17 1 — 76 30 5 — 3
US: Platinum[81]
AUS: Gold[82]
NZ: Gold[41]
"Forever" — — — 11 — — 44 40 — —
"Underneath the Stars" — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a title that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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