song "Honey"

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"Honey" is a 1997 R&B-pop single by Mariah Carey that marked a stylistic shift toward a more hip hop–influenced sound and became one of her signature hits.

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Honey 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Butterfly
albumArtist Mariah Carey
artist Mariah Carey
chartPeakUSBillboardHot100 1
chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles 1
chartPositionNewZealandSinglesChart 1
chartPositionSpainSinglesChart 1
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 3
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
chronologyNextSingle Butterfly
chronologyPreviousSingle Always Be My Baby
containsSample Hey DJ
coProducer Mariah Carey
Q-Tip
P. Diddy
surface form: Sean Combs

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countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs one of Mariah Carey's signature songs
genre R&B
hip hop
pop
label Columbia Records
language English
leadSingleFrom Butterfly
length 4:59
musicVideoDirector Paul Hunter
musicVideoLocation Puerto Rico
musicVideoTheme James Bond–inspired spy narrative
notableFor stylistic shift toward a more hip hop–influenced sound for Mariah Carey
partOfAlbum Butterfly
performer Mariah Carey
producer Mariah Carey
Q-Tip
P. Diddy
surface form: Sean Combs

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recordingPeriod 1996–1997
recordLabel Columbia
releaseDate 1997-08-26
releaseYear 1997
remixFeaturesArtist Mase
The Lox
sampleSourceArtist World-Famous Supreme Team
vocalType R&B
writer Bobby Robinson
Larry Price
Mariah Carey
Q-Tip
Ronald G. Brown
P. Diddy
surface form: Sean Combs

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Mariah Carey notableWork song "Honey"