Heartbreaker

by Mariah Carey

Heartbreaker cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 21 September 1999
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:43
  • Community rating: 3.51/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The lead single from 'Rainbow', featuring a guest verse by Jay-Z and built by DJ Clue on a loop drawn from Snoop Dogg's 'Ain't No Fun'. Its video, in which Carey confronts an unfaithful boyfriend at the cinema, doubled her as both the singer and her own antagonist.

Genres

Descriptors: repetitive, sampling, rhythmic, melodic, dance

Tracklist

  1. Heartbreaker (Album Version) (4:18)
  2. Heartbreaker (Remix) (4:36)
  3. Heartbreaker / "If You Should Ever Be Lonely" (Junior's Club Mix) (10:18)
  4. Heartbreaker / "If You Should Ever Be Lonely" (Junior's Club Dub) (10:11)
  5. Heartbreaker / "If You Should Ever Be Lonely" (Junior's Hard Mix) (10:20)

Credits

  • Jay-Z - featuring, rap, written-by
  • Jeffrey Cohen - written-by ["attack of the name game" sample]
  • Lincoln Chase - written-by ["attack of the name game" sample]
  • Narada Michael Walden - written-by ["attack of the name game" sample]
  • Shirley Ellis - written-by ["attack of the name game" sample]
  • Da Brat - featuring, rap, written-by
  • Missy Elliott - featuring, rap, written-by
  • Andre Young - written-by ["ain't no fun (if the homies can't have none)" sample]

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