Obsessed

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"Obsessed" is a 2009 R&B/pop single by Mariah Carey, known for its confrontational lyrics and catchy hook, widely interpreted as a response to rapper Eminem.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
artist Mariah Carey
chartedOn Australian Singles Chart
Canadian Hot 100
UK Singles Chart
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
surface form: US Billboard Hot 100
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100Peak 7
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception mixed to positive
culturalImpact became a popular internet meme and catchphrase
featuresArtist Gucci Mane
followedBySingle I Want to Know What Love Is
genre R&B
pop
hasCatchphrase Why are you so obsessed with me?
hasMusicVideo true
hasNotableLyric You a mom and pop, I’m a corporation
You’re delusional, you’re delusional
hasRemix Obsessed (Remix featuring Gucci Mane)
includedIn Mariah Carey discography
label Def Jam Recordings
Island Records
language English
leadSingleFrom Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
lyricalContent addresses an unnamed man rumored to be obsessed with the singer
musicVideoDirector Brett Ratner
partOf Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
performer Mariah Carey
precededBySingle I Stay in Love
producer The-Dream
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
surface form: Tricky Stewart
promotionSingleFrom Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
recordedIn 2009
releaseDate 2009-06-16
style mid-tempo
theme celebrity feuds
confrontation
usesInstrumentation heavy bass
synth-driven beat
vocalStyle melodic singing with spoken-style delivery in verses
vocalType R&B
widelyInterpretedAsResponseTo Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III)
surface form: Eminem
writer Mariah Carey
The-Dream
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
surface form: Tricky Stewart
yearOfRelease 2009

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album "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" hasTrack Obsessed
subject surface form: Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
Terius Nash wroteSong Obsessed