Mariah Carey's 'Touch My Body' - Her 18th #1 Single!!!

HISTORIC NEW BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES CHART RECORD - SURPASSES ELVIS
PRESLEY's 17 #1's - FIRST HIT FROM NEW ALBUM, 'E=MC2'

NEW YORK, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- International superstar Mariah
Carey reaches a once-in-a-lifetime career achievement as her current single
"Touch My Body" goes to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week and becomes her
18th career #1 hit -- surpassing one of the most enduring chart records in
Billboard Hot 100 history, Elvis Presley's 17 #1's. Mariah is now positioned
as the only active recording artist in the 50 years of the Hot 100 (which
began in 1958) with the potential to surpass the Beatles' all-time high of 20
#1 hits.
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"Touch My Body" takes over #1 with an all-time record-setting 286,000
debut week at #1 on the Billboard hot digital songs chart, and a Hot 100
Airplay radio audience now over 115 million. The video, directed by feature
filmmaker Brett Ratner, and featuring a cameo by Jack McBrayer (30 Rock's
Kenneth Parcell), stays at #1 on the Yahoo Music Video Chart, Yahoo Launchcast
and AOL. And Mariah's widget has been viewed over 4.26 million times!
"Touch My Body" is the first smash from Mariah's highly anticipated hot
new album "E=MC2," arriving in stores April 15th. Pre-orders are now underway
for "E=MC2," with iTunes customers receiving "Touch My Body" instantly with
their pre-order.
"Touch My Body" was one of two songs Mariah performed last month on NBC's
Saturday Night Live (show to be re-run on May 3rd). Last week, Mariah gave a
special performance of "Touch My Body" and "We Belong Together" after the
third season premiere of the MTV reality series, "The Hills." The episode set
a year-to-date record as the highest rated telecast on cable TV, with
5 million viewers tuning in.
On April 9th, Mariah will join an all-star cast for the second annual
"IDOL Gives Back" two-hour tv special, a music celebration raising awareness
and benefiting various U.S. and international charities. The first special
raised $76 million last year, and won a prestigious Governor's Emmy Award.
On Monday, April 14th, Mariah will appear as special guest on The Oprah
Winfrey Show, preceding the "E=MC2" album release day on the 15th. The next
night, April 16th, Mariah will perform on "American Idol" after serving as
musical mentor to that week's finalists.
"Touch My Body" was produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart, and
fellow Island Def Jam artist The-Dream. Other guest producers joining Mariah
on "E=MC2" include Jermaine Dupri, DJ Toomp, Stargate, Will I Am, Bryan
Michael Cox, Nate "Danjahandz" Hills and James Poyser. The album is executive
produced by Mariah Carey and Antonio "LA" Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam Music
Group.
The 11th studio album of her career, "E=MC2" follows-up "The Emancipation
Of Mimi," Mariah's worldwide 10 million selling #1 album, which generated
three Grammy awards (including Best Contemporary R&B Album), two #1 singles,
and countless more honors during its 18-month stay on the charts. Released
April 12, 2005, "Mimi" was an industry phenomenon for the mega-platinum
award-winning superstar. Soundscan's biggest-selling album of the year, it
brought total sales of Mariah's albums, singles and videos to over 160 million
worldwide, making her the top-selling female recording artist in history.
"Mimi" featured "We Belong Together" (Grammy winner for Best Female R&B
Vocal and Best R&B Song) and "Don't Forget About Us," Mariah's 16th and 17th
#1 singles respectively -- which tied Elvis Presley's 17 #1's. "Touch My
Body" now surpasses Elvis as Mariah's 18th #1 hit, and positions her as the
only active recording artist with the potential to surpass the Beatles'
all-time high of 20 #1 hits. "Touch My Body" also marks Mariah's 78th
cumulative career week at #1, as she closes the gap on Elvis Presley's
all-time high record of 80 weeks at #1.
Contact: Laura Swanson, 212.333.8533
email: Laura.Swanson@umusic.com
SOURCE Island Def Jam Music Group

Laura Swanson, +1-212-333-8533, Laura.Swanson@umusic.com, for Island Def Jam
Music Group