"Honey,"
the first single from BUTTERFLY, became an instant hit on multi-format
radio while a groundbreaking video for the track -- codirected by Mariah
Carey and Daniel Pearl and shot by Paul Hunter -- rocketed into heavy rotation
on MTV, VH1, BET, and the Box. "Honey" debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot
100 the week of its release becoming her third single to open in the top
slot and her 12th #1 overall.
Mariah's last album, Daydream, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart; generated three consecutive #1 singles -- "Fantasy," "One Sweet Day" (her duet with Boyz II Men), and "Always Be My Baby" -- and has been certified nine times platinum by the RIAA. With the success of Daydream, Mariah Carey became the first female artist in history to have three studio albums to each sell in excess of eight million copies. BUTTERFLY takes Mariah soaring to a new level of musical vision and artistry and promises to exceed the achievements of its predecessors.