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| artist = Mariah Carey and Ty Dolla Sign
| artist = [[Mariah Carey]] and [[Ty Dolla Sign]]
| album = [[Caution (Mariah Carey album)|Caution]]<ref name="Caution">{{cite web |url=http://instagram.com/mariahcarey |title=Mariah Carey on Instagram |website=Instagram |accessdate=October 15, 2018}}</ref>
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| released = {{start date|2018|10|17}}
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| released = October 17, 2018
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| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| genre = R&B
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=27}}
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| label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| writer = {{hlist|Mariah Carey|[[Sonny Moore]]|[[Peder Losnegård]]|[[Jason Boyd]]|[[Ty Dolla Sign|Tyrone Griffin Jr.]]}}
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| writer = Mariah Carey, Poo Bear, Shirllex, Ty Dolla Sign
| producer = {{hlist|Carey|Skrillex|Lido|Poo Bear}}
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| prev_title = With You
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"'''The Distance'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Mariah Carey]] featuring rapper [[Ty Dolla Sign]]. It was released by [[Epic Records]] on October 17, 2018, as the second promotional single from Carey's fifteenth studio album ''[[Caution (Mariah Carey album)|Caution]]''. It was included with the pre-order of the record.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MariahCarey/status/1052773133302804480 |title=Pre-order my new album #Caution NOW and get a new song - THE DISTANCE ft. @tydollasign (prod. by @skrillex) |last=Carey|first=Mariah|date=2018-10-17|website=Twitter|language=en|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> A lyric video was released on November 16, 2018, along with its parent album's release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6zZS5_c7vI|title=Mariah Carey - The Distance (Lyric Video) ft. Ty Dolla $ign|last=Carey|first=Mariah|date=March 27, 2020|website=Youtube|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> "The Distance" was written by Carey, [[Ty Dolla Sign|Tyrone Griffin Jr.]], [[Sonny Moore]] [[Jason Boyd]] and [[Peder Losnegård]], with the latter three also producing the song.


The song is described as being "sleek, slow funk", with Carey speaking out against the detractors who doubted her relationship with her lover would "go the distance", setting the song during the "warm days" and "cold nights" of "late October". The song received positive review from critics and charted at number 13 on the [[R&B Digital Songs]] chart.
"'''The Distance'''" is a song by American singer/songwriter [[Mariah Carey]] featuring rapper [[Ty Dolla Sign]]. It was released on October 17, 2018, as the second promotional single from the album ''[[Caution (Mariah Carey album)|Caution]]''. It was included with the pre-order of the record.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MariahCarey/status/1052773133302804480 |title=Pre-order my new album #Caution NOW and get a new song - THE DISTANCE ft. @tydollasign (prod. by @skrillex) |last=Carey|first=Mariah|date=2018-10-17|website=Twitter|language=en|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> A lyric video was released on November 16, 2018, along with its parent album's release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6zZS5_c7vI|title=Mariah Carey - The Distance (Lyric Video) ft. Ty Dolla $ign|last=Carey|first=Mariah|date=March 27, 2020|website=Youtube|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>


== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==
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== Background and release ==
== Background and release ==
The song was announced along with the preorder of "Caution".<ref name=":0" /> She also performed the song on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon|The Jimmy Fallon Show]]'' on November 16, 2018.<ref>{{Citation|title=Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Highlight: Mariah Carey ft. Ty Dolla $ign: The Distance - NBC.com|url=https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/mariah-carey-ft-ty-dolla-ign-the-distance/3831977|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref>
The song was announced along with the preorder of "Caution".<ref name=":0" /> She performed the song on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon|The Jimmy Fallon Show]]'' on November 16, 2018.<ref>{{Citation|title=Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Highlight: Mariah Carey ft. Ty Dolla $ign: The Distance - NBC.com|url=https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/mariah-carey-ft-ty-dolla-ign-the-distance/3831977|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> She also performed the song on the seventh leg of Carey's [[All I Want for Christmas Is You: A Night of Joy and Festivity|All I Want for Christmas Is You]] concert residency in 2018.


== Charts ==
== Charts ==
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!Chart (2018)
!Peak<br>position
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! Chart (2018)
|US R&B Digital Song Sales (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/mariah-carey/chart-history/RDT|title=Mariah Carey|website=Billboard|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref>
! Peak<br />position
|align="center"|13
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! scope="row"| US [[R&B Digital Songs]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref name="chart">{{cite web |title=Mariah Carey Chart History (R&B Digital Song Sales) |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/mariah-carey/chart-history/RDT |website=Billboard |accessdate=March 27, 2020}}</ref>
| 13
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Revision as of 00:55, 22 May 2020

"The Distance"
Promotional single by Mariah Carey and Ty Dolla Sign
from the album Caution[1]
ReleasedOctober 17, 2018 (2018-10-17)
GenreR&B
Length3:27
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Carey
  • Skrillex
  • Lido
  • Poo Bear

"The Distance" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey featuring rapper Ty Dolla Sign. It was released by Epic Records on October 17, 2018, as the second promotional single from Carey's fifteenth studio album Caution. It was included with the pre-order of the record.[2] A lyric video was released on November 16, 2018, along with its parent album's release.[3] "The Distance" was written by Carey, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Sonny Moore Jason Boyd and Peder Losnegård, with the latter three also producing the song.

The song is described as being "sleek, slow funk", with Carey speaking out against the detractors who doubted her relationship with her lover would "go the distance", setting the song during the "warm days" and "cold nights" of "late October". The song received positive review from critics and charted at number 13 on the R&B Digital Songs chart.

Critical reception

Slant Magazine called the song "the album’s most radio-friendly offering so far".[4] Rolling Stone mentioned that the song "boasts a triumphant R&B vibe".[5]

Background and release

The song was announced along with the preorder of "Caution".[2] She performed the song on The Jimmy Fallon Show on November 16, 2018.[6] She also performed the song on the seventh leg of Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You concert residency in 2018.

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
US R&B Digital Songs (Billboard)[7] 13

References

  1. ^ "Mariah Carey on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Carey, Mariah (2018-10-17). "Pre-order my new album #Caution NOW and get a new song - THE DISTANCE ft. @tydollasign (prod. by @skrillex)". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  3. ^ Carey, Mariah (March 27, 2020). "Mariah Carey - The Distance (Lyric Video) ft. Ty Dolla $ign". Youtube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Cinquemani, Sal. "Mariah Carey Goes "The Distance" on New Track Featuring Ty Dolla $ign". Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  5. ^ Blistein, Jon; Blistein, Jon (2018-10-18). "Hear Mariah Carey Tap Ty Dolla $ign, Skrillex for New Song 'The Distance'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  6. ^ Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Highlight: Mariah Carey ft. Ty Dolla $ign: The Distance - NBC.com, retrieved 2020-03-27
  7. ^ "Mariah Carey Chart History (R&B Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.

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