
‘Take a Bow’ and ‘Rude Boy’ with Rihanna as well as ‘Irreplaceable’ with Beyoncé and ‘Black and Yellow’ with Wiz Khalifa. Moving to the US, recent hits includes e.g. The duo had written and produced tracks for UK pop acts such as S Club 7, Samantha Mumba and Billie Piper. Stargate first rose to international fame with Ne-Yo’s ‘So Sick’ (2006). Instead, both ‘Dreamlover and ‘Hero’ became Billboard Hot 100 hits.

Included on the 1993 album Music Box, the track was a global success, yet it only managed to peak at No.3 in her home country. To date, ‘Without You’ (1994) is her only No.1 in Sweden, spending eight weeks atop the chart. With more than 60 singles under her belt, Mariah Carey is yet to achieve a second No.1 hit in Sweden. Cause we will never say bye-bye Writer/s: MIKKEL ERIKSEN, MARIAH CAREY, TOR ERIK HERMANSEN, JOHNTA AUSTIN Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group, BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. In addition, Carey also recorded the Stargate track ‘I’m That Chick.’ The track peaked at No.82 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart due to strong digital downloads, yet it was never released commercially. Only one of the tracks were released as a single – ‘Bye Bye’ (April 2008).


The album followed The Emancipation of Mimi and achieved worldwide sales of 2.5 million copies worldwide. Back in 2008, the duo contributed with two tracks on Carey’s album E=MC 2. It’s not the first time Stargate collaborates with Mariah Carey. Lifted off the soundtrack to Oz the Great and Powerful which is due next month, the track follows ‘Triumphant (Get ‘Em)’ from August last year. The Norwegian production team Stargate – Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Storleer Eriksen – has co-written and -produced the upcoming Mariah Carey single ‘Almost Home.’ Expect a video directed by David LaChapelle to direct the music video.
