Mariah Carey Divorce Update: Diva Insists New Hit Single Is "About Loving Yourself First’"
Mariah Carey explained that her recent hit single 'Infinity' under Epic Records does not necessarily reflect her messy divorce with ex-husband Nick Cannon.
"I don't feel like it's my personal life. It's written for all the women, or men, or whoever's gone through any type of relationship. I'm looking at it as the mantra of 'Infinity' is love yourself... loving yourself first to infinity. Then you can love anybody or anything else - your career, your kids, your life," the award-winning singer told Access Hollywood in an interview regarding the singer's residency show in Las Vegas.
Infinity came out months after Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon filed for a divorce deciding to lead separate lives but at the same time being loving parents to their twins.
In another report from People, the 44-year old singer said that the breakup anthem basically about loving oneself first and not especially aimed at ex-husband, Nick Cannon.
"Honestly, it's about loving yourself first," she explained.
She further said that she is used to the confusion and the varied interpretations that comes along with the lyrics of her song.
"Yeah, we had fun with the lyrics, but I do that with a lot of songs."
Meanwhile, The Inquistr expressed hopes that Mariah Carey's Infinity's standing in the charts will improve following its going down from the 25th spot down to the 33rd.
The news source pointed out several factors such as the song's terrible mixing and its similarity to last year's Me. I Am Mariah Album.
"Here are the issues: The pacing of 'Infinity' is set to High Snooze; it sounds easily like it could have been a leftover from last year's pleasant yet commercially disastrous Me. I Am Mariah album; and the whole thing has way too many not-nearly-as-good echoes of Carey's 2005 comeback smash 'We Belong Together," Robie Daw writing for the Idolater said pointing out the loopholes of Carey's song.
Bianca Gracie also pointed that that Mariah's singing prowess is not working on this song.
"Her usually crystal-clear vocals are lost in the hazy production instead of being in the forefront like they're supposed to, and her classic falsettos sound grating to the ears instead of being bird-like," she said.
