Debuted at #53 and eventually peaked at #16, spending 15 weeks in the Top 40.
The video features several high-profile appearances, including Randy Jackson , Brian McKnight , Jermaine Dupri, and Fatman Scoop. Legacy: The "Emancipation" Begins
The song cleverly samples Run-D.M.C. ’s 1984 hook "It’s Like That Y’all" from the track "Hollis Crew". Mariah Carey It S Like That
The track is an up-tempo R&B and hip-hop anthem designed specifically for the club scene. It is characterized by its sparse, bass-heavy production and features distinctive ad-libs from Dupri and legendary hypeman .
Directed by , the music video was filmed at the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. It portrays Carey at a lavish masked party the night before her wedding to a wealthy, controlling fiancé (played by Eric Roberts). Debuted at #53 and eventually peaked at #16,
"It’s Like That" was Carey's most successful single in years, helping her secure a nomination for at the 2006 Grammy Awards.
It was a major hit abroad, reaching #4 in the United Kingdom and #9 in Australia. ’s 1984 hook "It’s Like That Y’all" from
The video ends when an ex-lover (played by Wentworth Miller ) appears and takes off his mask. This storyline famously continues in the video for her follow-up single, "We Belong Together".