Honey (Mariah Carey Song) - Remixes

Remixes

Several remixes were commissioned for "Honey", most notably the Bad Boy remix and the Classic mix, the latter of which appears on Carey's remix compilation The Remixes (2003). The former is similar to the original version, with the addition of a new spoken intro from Carey in which she states, "I thought I told you, we won't stop." The string chords present in the original "Honey" are entirely excised from the Bad Boy remix, and it features rapping verses by The Lox and Mase (who did the bridge on the original version). The rap from Mase entirely replaces the second chorus of the song, while the Lox's parts replaces a section of the song's bridge. The song's main remix, "Honey" (Bad Boy remix), has an accompanying music video, with additional sequences directed by Paul Hunter. Much of the footage from the video is from the original, with few new scenes featuring Carey with Puffy, Mase and the Lox in a long golden tunnel flowing with water ("The Honey Tunnel"). During Mase's rap, Carey is rescued by them (rather than joining the sailors on the boat) when he lowers a rope into the ocean from his helicopter.

Another major hip-hop mix of the song was released: "Honey" (So So Def mix), produced by Jermaine Dupri and featuring rap verses from him and Da Brat. Carey re-recorded some of her vocals, but most lyrical and melodic structures were kept similar to the album version. The song uses a new sample from "It's Great to Be Here" (originally performed by The Jackson 5), but it does not use "The Body Rock" melody from the album version and Bad Boy remix. The So So Def remix does use the sample of "Hey DJ", but in a different manner: both the album and Bad Boy remixes use the piano riff from "Hey DJ", while the So So Def remix uses the line "Hey JD, won't you play that song, keep them dancing, dancing all night." David Morales created several dance remixes of the song, the most notable being "Honey" (Classic mix), and variations of this include "Honey" (Def Club mix), "Honey" (Rascal dub), and "Honey" (Boss Anthem mix). These give songwriting credit to the writers of "The Body Rock", although this is not sampled. Morales is also credited as a songwriter for the remixes, although they are close to the original melodic and lyrical structure of the original song.