"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a Christmas song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. She co-wrote and co-produced it with Walter Afanasieff for her fourth studio album and first holiday album, Merry Christmas. Columbia Records released it as the lead single from the album on October 28, 1994. The track is an uptempo love song that includes bell chimes, backing vocals and synthesizers. Ever since its release, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has been met with universal critical acclaim, with The New Yorker describing it as "one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon". It is Carey's biggest international success, topping the charts in twenty-six countries including Australia, Canada, France and Germany. In 2019, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time, 25 years after its original release, thus breaking several records, including the longest trip to number one.
Recorded | August 1994 |
Genre | Christmas, dance-pop, R&B |
Label | Columbia |
Writer(s) | Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff |
Producer(s) | Carey, Afanasieff |
Sobre All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey Christmas single that she co-wrote and co-produced with Walter Afanasieff. The love song became one of Carey's biggest international success, reaching number one in numerous countries.
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The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first in December of 2019, 25 years after the initial release.
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