Composition
"I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" is a "mid-tempo", "party jam", that draws influence from pop, R&B and soul music genres. Critics elaborated on the song's "soul" influence, with Melissa Ruggieri from The News & Advance described it as a "soul-thumper", while Digital Spy's Nick Levine called it a "nod towards classic soul". The song's title is derived from the popular line, "me love you long time", from the 1987 war film, Full Metal Jacket. Additionally, its hook and instrumentation is derived from sampling DeBarge's "Stay with Me". Critics also noted how "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" "recalls" the melody riff and chord progression of the Hill Street Blues's theme song. The song's main source of production comes from its "lush keyboard work", and Carey's usage of the "double voice", which she uses throughout the song's bridge. Carey described the effect as "layering her voice", so that the bridge would sound like a "swooning bank of a hundred Mariahs". The song was written by Carey, Aldrin Davis, Crystal Johnson and Clifford Harris, and features Mark DeBarge and Etterlene Jordan on the songwriting credits, due to the inclusion of the samples. "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" was produced by Carey and Davis (DJ Toomp), and is arranged in the key of D Major, with Carey's vocal range spanning from the low-note of A3 to the high-note of D5.
Lyrically, the song tells of the protagonist's devotion to her lover, proclaiming that while she knows "you've got me", she'll be "lovin' him long time". The first verse begins with "You ain't even got to worry / About a thing, I've got you babe / And ain't nobody takin' me away / Its not a game I'm here to stay", describing her strong emotional attachment to him. As the verse continues, Carey makes references and comparisons to their love and drugs powerful effect over the body and its senses. Carey describes the limits of her love during the chorus, singing "As long as I can breathe" and "Eternally". During the second verse, she sings how no matter what others say about their relationship, they will continue being together, and describing a private moment they shared, their "Little spot where no one knows".
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