Obsessed

"Obsessed" is a song by American singer Mariah Carey, released as the lead single from her 12th studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. It was released to radio on June 16, 2009. The song is produced and co-written by Mariah Carey, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. On June 9, 2009, Carey announced via Twitter that the first single from Memoirs would be "Obsessed" and that it would be released to radio the following Tuesday, June 16; she also stated that "this is one of [her] favorite songs ever." The singer also stated that the song was an "uptempo fun summer record", and even though she wanted to release a Butterfly-era ballad, "Obsessed" had to come out first. She wrote on Twitter, "It's different for me, but clearly, it's SO me!" "Obsessed" premiered on June 16, 2009 on Chicago’s B96. A remix of the song featuring rapper Gucci Mane was premiered on the same day. The music video will be directed by Brett Ratner. The song's opening line is a quote from Mean Girls, one of Carey's favourite films. In an interview with HipHopDX, The-Dream stated that Carey had a song that everyone would be talking about and that it would "light up the blogs", also calling it a "fire record"; he also stated that "somebody’s going to be very upset". Within hours after the song's release, various outlets speculated that its target was rapper Eminem, in response to his song "bagpipes from baghdad", in which he taunted Carey's husband, Nick Cannon. According to MTV, Carey alludes to drug problems in "Obsessed", which Eminem opened up about on his latest album, relapse. The-Dream confirmed that the song is directed at someone, but refused to reveal who. According to the Obsessed Songfacts, rather than being an Eminem diss, the main inspiration for the song was the Lindsay Lohan movie Mean Girls.

[Produced by Mariah Carey, The-Dream, and Tricky Stewart] [Intro: Mariah Carey, The-Dream] I was like, "Why are you so obsessed with me?" So oh, oh, oh, oh (Ay, ay, ay) So oh, oh, oh, oh (Ay, ay, ay, ay) So oh, oh, oh, oh (Will the real MC, please) So oh, oh, oh, oh (Step to the mic?) So oh, oh, oh, oh (MC, MC) So oh, oh, oh, oh (You need a MC) So oh, oh, oh, oh (Place to be) So oh, oh, oh, oh (MC, the MC) [Verse 1] All up in the blogs saying we met at the bar When I don't even know who you are Saying we up in your house, saying I'm up in your car But you in LA, and I'm out at Jermaine's I'm up in the A, you so, so lame And no one here even mentions your name It must be the weed, it must be the E 'Cause you be popping, heard you get it popping [Chorus] Ooh whoa oh, oh Why you so obsessed with me? Boy, I wanna know Lying that you're sexing me, when everybody knows It's clear that you're upset with me, oh oh oh Finally found a girl that you couldn't impress Last man on the earth, still couldn't get this You're delusional, you're delusional Boy, you're losing your mind It's confusing, yo, you're confused, you know Why you wasting your time? Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complex Seeing right through you like you're bathing in Windex [Post-Chorus] Oh, oh, oh Boy, why you so obsessed with me? So oh, oh, oh, oh (Oh, oh, oh) So oh, oh, oh, oh (And all my ladies sing) So oh, oh, oh, oh So oh, oh, oh, oh (And all the girls say) O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o (Obsessed) O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o (Obsessed) O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o (Obsessed) O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o (Obsessed) [Verse 2] You on your job, you hating hard Ain't gon' feed you, I'ma let you starve Gasping for air, I'm ventilation You out of breath, hope you ain't waiting Telling the world how much you miss me But we never were, so why you tripping? You a mom and pop, I'm a corporation I'm the press conference, you a conversation [Chorus] Ooh whoa oh, whoa whoa Why you so obsessed with me? And boy, I wanna know Lying that you're sexing me, when everybody knows It's clear that you're upset with me, oh oh oh Finally found a girl that you couldn't impress Last man on the earth still couldn't get this You're delusional, you're delusional Boy, you're losing your mind (Mind) It's confusing, yo, you're confused, you know? Why you wasting your time? (Time) Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complex Seeing right through you like you're bathing in Windex [Post-Chorus] Oh, oh, oh Boy, why you so obsessed with me? So oh, oh, oh, oh (Oh, oh, oh) So oh, oh, oh, oh (And all my ladies sing) So oh, oh, oh, oh (Ooh ooh ooh) So oh, oh, oh, oh (And all the girls say) O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o (Obsessed) O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o (Obsessed) O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o (Obsessed) O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o (Obsessed) [Chorus] Ooh whoa oh, whoa whoa (Hey, he's all up in my George Foreman) Why you so obsessed with me? Boy, I wanna know Lying that you're sexing me, when everybody knows (Lying that you're sexing Mimi) It's clear that you're upset with me, oh oh oh (Eh) Finally found a girl that you couldn't impress Last man on the earth, still couldn't get this (No) You're delusional, you're delusional (He's all up in my George Foreman) Boy, you're losing your mind It's confusing, yo, you're confused, you know? Why you wasting your time? Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complex Seeing right through you like you're bathing in Windex (You love me, you love me, you really, really love me)