I Stay in Love

Infobox Single
Name = I Stay In Love


Artist = Mariah Carey
from Album = E=MC²
A-side =
B-side =
Released = October, 2008 (see release history)
Format = CD single, Digital download, maxi single, Airplay
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Pop, R&B
Length = 3:32
Label = Island
Writer = Mariah Carey,Bryan-Michael Cox, Kendrick "WyldCard" Dean, Adonis Shropshire
Producer = Bryan-Michael Cox, Mariah Carey
Audio sample? = yes
Certification =
Last single = "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time"
(2008)
This single = "I Stay in Love"
(2008)
Next single =
Misc =

"I Stay in Love" is a song written by Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox, Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean, and Adonis Shropshire for Carey's eleventh studio album, "E=MC²". Produced by Carey and Cox, it will be released as the album's fourth single.

Release

"I Stay in Love" is scheduled to go for adds at Top 40/Mainstream and Rhythm/Crossover radio on October 21, 2008. [http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 Upcoming releases] , FMQB]

Critical reception

Critical reviews of the song were very positive. In its review of "E=MC²", The "Los Angeles Times" stated that "I Stay in Love" was "unadorned, and her voice is almost leathery in the lower notes. It's not flattering, but it rings true emotionally." [Cromelin, Richard. [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-mariah12apr12,1,6445816.story CD: Mariah Carey's 'E=MC2'] . "Los Angeles Times". April 12, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.] The online edition of "The Republican" said that Carey "shines" on the song [O'Hare, Kevin. [http://blog.masslive.com/playback/2008/04/carey_gets_the_formula_right_o.html Carey gets the Formula Right on 'E=MC2'] . "MassLive.com". April 13, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.] , while "Fox News" described it as "a killer ballad". [Friedman, Roger. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,348468,00.html Mariah Carey's New Album: First Review] . "Fox News". April 9, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.] "People" named it the best ballad on the album, calling it "pretty". [Arnold, Chuck, and Eileen Finan. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20196231,00.html Picks and Pans: Music] . "People". April 21, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.] The "Houston Chronicle" described the single as a "gently grooving ballad that Janet Jackson should be recording" and that "Carey effortlessly hits [the notes] at the end of the song". [Guerra, Joey. [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/music/5700230.html Mariah Carey gets equation right with E=MC²] . "Houston Chronicle". April 15, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.] .

Music video

Carey's official website reported that she would be filming the music video in Las Vegas, Nevada, using a story line that she and husband Nick Cannon co-wrote. The video would be directed by Cannon as well. [ [http://mariahcarey.com/news/news.php?uid=2306 Mariah Set to Shoot Video for New Single I Stay In Love] . "MariahCarey.com". Tuesday, October 3, 2008. Retrieved Tuesday, October 3, 2008.] . Carey filmed the video on October 5, 2008, at The Bank Nightclub of The Bellagio Hotel and Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. [Clarke, Norm. [http://www.lvrj.com/news/30506429.html NORM: Bobbitt trains for boxing bout in LV] . "Las Vegas Review-Journal". October 6, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.] [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,433024,00.html] ] [ [http://thevegaseye.com/home/2008/10/6/carey-and-cannon-break-the-bank.html] ] .Carey continued to shoot the video on October 6, 2008 in the deserts of Las Vegas, Nevada. [ [http://www.gallery.mariah-source.net/2008/1006_istayinlove.php] ]

Release history

References