"Mine Again" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, from her tenth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005).
The song garnered positive reviews from music critics, praising Carey and Poyser's production and her vocal performance.
In 2001, Carey suffered a physical and emotional breakdown, causing her to abandon promotion of her then-released studio album Glitter (2001), and its accompanying film.
[1] Since she was hospitalized for exhaustion, the film project received strongly negative critical feedback, with the album faring slightly better.
"[6] Though fueled by strong media attention regarding Carey's return to music, as well as her new deal with Island Records, the album failed to deliver the type of success she had been accustomed to throughout the 1990s, and only managed sales of five million copies globally.
[7] After the album's release, and its succeeding tour, Carey began conceptualizing and working on a new project, eventually titled The Emancipation of Mimi, her tenth studio effort.
[10] "Mine Again" was mixed by Phil Tan at MSR Studios, while the song was mastered by Herb Powers at the now closed The Hit Factory in New York City.
[12] "Mine Again" is written in the key of B-flat major and is set in common time with a moderate dance groove with 66 beats per minute (BPM).
[16] Cinquemani also wrote that "Mine Again", and another track from the album called "I Wish You Knew", were over sung and "would blow the 7th grade talent show competition away.