Thirsty

Album: Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse (2014)
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Songfacts®:

  • This bouncy track finds Carey telling off her lover for being thirsty for celebrity instead of giving her affection. The song was co-written by singer and produced by Chauncey Hollis aka Hit-Boy, who has also worked on tracks by the likes of Eminem, Jennifer Lopez, Lil Wayne and Rihanna.
  • The single version of the song features a guest verse by Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan ("Type Of Way").
  • Carey's soon-to-be-ex-husband, Nick Cannon, thought this scathing track was aimed at him, but the singer denied it. "I wrote that so long ago," she told Showbiz411 shortly after the album's release. "I don't know what Nick was talking about the other day. That song is not about him."
  • Although no lawsuits were filed, the LA-based electro-pop duo Purple Crush claimed Carey stole the hook from their 2013 single, also titled "Thirsty." To be fair, the hook is basically just the title - "Oh, you're thirsty."
  • Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse, Carey's 14th studio album, was the singer's last album through Def Jam, who played host to her comeback with The Emancipation Of Mimi in 2005.

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