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Make It Happen (Mariah Carey song)

December 15, 2023

"Make It Happen" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. Written and produced by Carey and C+C Music Factory's David Cole and Robert Clivillés. It was released on April 4, 1992, by Columbia Records as the third and final single from her second studio album, Emotions (1991). The pop-, R&B-, and dance-influenced track incorporates traces of gospel in its bridge and crescendo. Described by author Chris Nickson as Carey's most personal and inspirational song (up until "Hero"), it tells of her personal struggles prior to her rise to fame, and how her faith in God helped sustain her.

"Make It Happen"
Single by Mariah Carey
from the album Emotions
B-side"Emotions" (Special Motion Edit)
ReleasedApril 4, 1992 (1992-04-04)
Recorded1991
Genre
Length5:08
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mariah Carey
  • David Cole
  • Robert Clivillés
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"Can't Let Go"
(1991) 		"Make It Happen"
(1992) 		"I'll Be There"
(1992)
Music video
"Make It Happen" on YouTube

The song was praised by music critics, many of whom applauded Carey's incorporation of several musical genres, as well as the song's personalized lyrical content. Aside from its critical acceptance, "Make It Happen" was successful in the United States, but charted weakly internationally compared to her previous singles. It peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and finished at number 42 on Billboard's Year-End Chart. The song reached number 7 in Canada and the top 40 in the United Kingdom and Australia, but did not reach the top 50 in the Netherlands and Germany.

The song's music video was filmed in a cathedral-like church. A benefit event inside, titled "Save Our Church", features Carey as the main performer, leading a choir in song as she sings to the constant cheering and applause of the crowd. Aside from the video's message of prayer and religion, the video features men and women of different backgrounds. Carey included the song on the set lists of all of her concert tours throughout her career, and the track was included on her compilation albums Greatest Hits (2001), Playlist: The Very Best of Mariah Carey (2010), and The Essential Mariah Carey (2012).

On July 31, 2020, along with the celebration of the 30th-anniversary of her debut studio album Mariah Carey, as well as Carey celebrating 30 years in the music industry, she released the song as a six-track extended play, titled Make It Happen EP, which contains some remixes from the U.S. CD maxi-single, as well as live renditions, including her performances at Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden in 1995 and VH1 Divas Live in 1998.[1]

Background edit

As a child, Carey lived with her mother Patricia in a small apartment on Long Island, New York. They were poor and had to move several times as Patricia found different jobs.[2] As a result, Carey frequently transferred into different schools, and at the age of seventeen, she moved into a small Manhattan studio with other young women to pursue a career in music. She had already begun working on her demo tape with Ben Margulies, a classmate at her school in Huntington, Long Island.[3] During this period, she lived a lifestyle of poverty, often sharing a box of spaghetti with her five roommates and wearing torn shoes. She held several jobs, while juggling school, writing, and recording music.[4]

After graduating from high school, Carey invested more time into her music while working sporadically at different jobs. She began working for Puerto Rican singer Brenda K. Starr as a background singer, hoping to find new opportunities and meet important record executives along the way.[5] At a gala for Sony executives, Starr gave a copy of Carey's demo tape to Tommy Mottola, CEO of Columbia Records. Mottola was sufficiently impressed with the tape to sign Carey to the label. Two years later in 1991, Carey was well under way writing and recording material for her second studio album, Emotions (1991). During the months spent conceptualizing the album, Carey decided to write a song that would illustrate her lifestyle prior to her success.[6] She felt listeners' hearing her rags-to-riches story might inspire them to pursue their dreams. As a result, Carey wrote what was described by author Chris Nickson as her "most inspirational song" (up until "Hero"), titled "Make It Happen".[7]

Composition edit

 
"Make It Happen"
A 30-second sample of "Make It Happen", featuring vocal growling,[8] a gospel arrangement[9] and churchy overtones.[10] Critics compared the song's climax to a prayer[10] and complimented its "jazzy feel".[11]
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Following the success of her self-titled debut album, Carey desired to pen her personal struggles prior to her signing with Columbia.[12] She hoped to give her fans an idea of what her life was like two years prior and to instill relief or inspiration in them.[13] In the song, Carey sings "Not more than three short years ago / I was abandoned and alone / Without a penny to my name / So very young and so afraid / No proper shoes upon my feet / Sometimes I couldn't even eat / I often cried myself to sleep."[13] Later in the song, Carey sings "But still I had to keep on going / I struggled and I prayed / And finally found my way," retelling how her faith helped guide her until her career blossomed and expressing to listeners the importance of finding and connecting with God.[13] Author Chris Nickson wrote the following regarding the song, its lyrics and composition:

That wasn't just a faith in herself and her talent, but also the ability to let herself go, to pray to God, and to trust in what would happen. These were, by far, her most inspiring words to date, letting others know that no matter what they were doing, no matter how difficult things were, with help they would win through. Musically, the piece had a restrained dance beat, very Mowtownish, that owed a little more to gospel, with a chorus – sung by Mariah, Trey and Patrique – that rose gloriously from the verse to repeat and drive and its very positive message home.[12]

"Make It Happen" is a dance track that draws influence from pop, R&B, gospel, and dance-pop genres; its tempo is 108 beats per minute.[14] The song was written and produced by Carey and C+C Music Factory's David Cole and Robert Clivillés, and it was released as the third and final single from her second studio album, Emotions. It employs several musical instruments, including the piano, guitar, bass, organ, and tambourine.[13] Additionally, Carey incorporated a church choir into the track's bridge, which, according to Nickson, helped the song become even more of an anthem.[12] The song is set in common time and is composed in the key of D minor. Carey's vocal range spans from the low-note of C3 to the high-note of G5, while the song's chorus follows a chord progression of Gsus2–G–G/F♯–Em7–G/D–C–G/B–Am7.[14]

Reception edit

Critical response edit

"Make It Happen" has received acclaim from music critics, many of whom complimented its uplifting lyrical content. Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine named the song one of his top two picks from Emotions,[15] while Jon Pareles from The New York Times called it an "uplifting pop-gospel homily".[16] Steve Morse of The Boston Globe wrote: "[Its] positive message also soars through a gospel rearrangement. After hearing it, we understand why [Carey named] gospel star Shirley Caesar ... such a strong influence".[17] In a different review of the album, Morse called "Make It Happen" "glorious" and described it as "a clear slice of spiritual autobiography".[18] Larry Flick from Billboard stated that here, Carey "tones down the vocal acrobatics slightly and delivers her most appealing and affecting single to date." He added, "Infectious pop/house musical context is slick enough to keep radio fires burning, but tough enough to further develop her club profile. Spiritually uplifting lyrics are a bonus."[19] Cashbox commented, "The overall sound of the single is quite different from her previous fast-paced cuts and should pick up with little or no promotion."[20] Gavin Report said it is "a brightly lit pop n' soul single with hit written all over it."[21] Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted, "Dryly thumping beats, trebly rhythm guitar and dabs of synthesized violins make for a song with Chic-like feel. With its '70s dance influenced production aiming for the feet instead of the emotions, Carey stands a fair chance of having an uptempo dance/EHR hit on her hands."[22] In a review for Carey's Greatest Hits in December 2001, Devon Powers from PopMatters called the song's lyrics "power through prayer" and described some of its vocals as having "churchy overtones".[10] Rob Tannenbaum from Rolling Stone described the track as "a teary tale of how she kept her religious faith despite hard times", while complimenting its "overheated [vocal] growling."[8] Chicago Tribune editor Jan DeKnock called it "upbeat" and "inspirational",[23] while Mellisa A. Jacque from the St. Petersburg Times wrote "Carey evokes a deep-felt strength and love for life, and the music has a jazzy feel in its sparsity".[11] Chicago Sun-Times critic Michael Corcoran called it a "so-so composition" and described it as a "zombie dance-pop" production, though he said the song was salvaged by Carey's "stunning vocals".[24]

Copyright lawsuit edit

Carey, Cole, Clivillés and Sony Music Entertainment were sued in June 1994 by songwriter Kevin McCord, who accused the party of incorporating significant musical elements from his 1979 song, "I Want to Thank You", into "Make It Happen". McCord said, "If you listen to the chords at the beginning of the song, the similarity is obvious. It's the exact same chords in a different key"; he also noted lyrical similarities.[25] Carey's side initially claimed McCord had no standing to sue, but McCord's attorney showed the song's copyright owners had transferred their legal interest in "I Want to Thank You" to McCord "in an effort to adjudicate their claims".[25] Though a Carey spokesperson maintained the copyright infringement allegations were false, McCord said he had turned down settlement offers from Carey's camp.[25] McCord eventually accepted a settlement offer of about US$500,000.[26]

Chart performance edit

Carey's debut album sold over 15 million copies globally and produced four chart-topping singles on the Billboard Hot 100.[27] Although "Emotions" became Carey's fifth chart-topping single in the US, sales for the album, Emotions, stalled.[28] As sales of Emotions continued to plummet, Columbia released "Make It Happen" as the third worldwide single from the album.[29] Following a strong promotional boost for the song, it only peaked at number 5 on the Hot 100, becoming Carey's lowest charting US single to that point.[30] It remained in the top 40 for 16 weeks and was ranked at number 42 on Billboard's 1992 Year-End Chart. On the February 22, 1992, issue of RPM, "Make It Happen" debuted at number 97 on the Canadian singles chart.[31] On May 16, the song reached its peak position of number 7, staying in the singles chart for 19 weeks.[32][33]

The song's charting throughout Australia and Europe was weak in comparison to Carey's previous singles (the single was not released in New Zealand, despite Carey's popularity in that country at the time). On the May 10, 1992, Australian Singles Chart, "Make It Happen" debuted at number 45. The following week, it rose to its peak of number 35, and spent five weeks within the chart.[34] Similarly, in the Netherlands, the song attained a peak of 59 and spent only five weeks in the Dutch Top 100.[35] The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 20 on the week ending April 18, 1992.[36] The following week, the song rose three spots to its peak position and charted for five weeks.[37] "Make It Happen" was awarded a BMI Pop Award in 1992.[38]

Music video edit

 
Still of the music video. Chris Nickson noted many races are represented and all are working towards the common goal of saving the church.[39]

The music video for "Make It Happen" was directed by Marcus Nispel and features Carey performing at a closing church. Alisa Reyes, best known from Nickelodeon's All That appears on stage with Mariah. A benefit being depicted within, titled "Save Our Church", involves several other churchgoers who have congregated there to raise money through song. As the video begins, inspectors enter the building, searching the premises prior to its closing. Soon after, however, Carey makes her way to the stage with a few background singers and is soon joined inside the edifice by swarming groups of religious individuals. As she begins playing the song, an additional choir forms on the small stage with several small children on the upper tiers. Several musicians enter the room as the video progresses.[39]

Towards the video's climax, the crowd cheers Carey and begin clapping and chanting praises. Nispel said he added additional raw sounds, such as cheers, praises, and shouts, into the video in order make it feel like a "real, live experience".[39] In his biography of Carey, Nickson noted the inclusion of men, women, and children of different races and ages: "The video tried to incorporate and further the song's image of religious belief and racial equality. The audience, as they filled into the dusty and deserted building, was made up of the widest cross section possible: old and young (with a strong emphasis on the children), abled and disabled, all races and color."[39]

Live performances edit

Carey has performed "Make It Happen" on live television, during charity appearances, and on numerous concert tours. Her first live performance of the song was an acoustic version on the television show MTV Unplugged in 1992, which was later released on the EP entitled MTV Unplugged (1992). Carey's performance was recorded on March 16, 1992, at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, New York.[40] The show featured several musicians, back-up vocalists, and a crew of ten just for the filming and recording. The show was directed by Larry Jordan, who had previously worked with Carey on the music video set for "Someday".[40] Nickson felt the song was superior to the studio version, due to its stripped performance and vocals:

The roughness of this version succeeded in a way the recorded version on 'Emotions' could never manage. In the sterile atmosphere of a studio, where perfection, technology, and overdubbing were the rules, spontaneity had no place. On the stage, it was valued, and this performance had it. Everyone pushed everyone just a little further, to create something wonderful, and judging by the response, the audience realized it, as did Mariah when the song was finished. It was a rare moment, one that true performers strive for and don't find often enough to satisfy themselves.[41]

 
Carey performing "Make It Happen" in Florida, during her Adventures of Mimi Tour

Carey performed "Make It Happen" at an intimate concert at Proctor Theatre in New York on July 15, 1993.[42] The concert was released as the home video Here Is Mariah Carey (1993).[40] At the VH1 Divas taping in 1998, Carey was the opening performer of the event, and after "My All", her single at the time, she followed with "Make It Happen". As during the usual live performances of the song, a gospel choir accompanied her.[43][44] On July 2, 2005, a benefit concert was held in Hyde Park, London, titled Live 8.[45] The televised event was watched by over 9.6 million Britons and attended by over 200,000.[45][46] Carey performed a three-song set list, opening with "Make It Happen" followed by "Hero" and "We Belong Together", featuring a live choir of African children during the first two songs.[45][46] On April 12, 2005, Carey performed the song as part of a three-song concert for Good Morning America, drawing the biggest crowd in Times Square since December 2004.[47] Following a live rendition of "It's Like That" with Jermaine Dupri, Carey was joined on stage by several male and female vocalists, all wearing white gowns and serving as a gospel choir.[47] Similarly, on October 2, 2009, Carey played a four-song set list at Rockefeller Center for a taping of The Today Show. "Make It Happen" was performed with a church choir and children's quartet.[48]

Aside from the televised appearances and charity events, "Make It Happen" was featured on the set lists of several of Carey's world tours. The song was routinely performed on the Music Box Tour and the Daydream World Tour in 1993 and early-mid 1996, respectively. During her first show at Japan's Tokyo Dome on March 7, 1996, Carey performed the song alongside a twenty-five person choir and several additional musicians and background vocalists.[citation needed] "Make It Happen" was featured on Carey's Butterfly World Tour in early 1998, during which she was joined on stage by several choir members and musicians.[citation needed] Similarly, two years later, the song was placed as the ninth song on the set list during select dates of her Rainbow World Tour.[citation needed] Similar set-ups were featured for her following Charmbracelet World Tour and The Adventures of Mimi Tour, where church choirs were brought out for the song, in addition to additional background vocalists and musicians.[citation needed] In the Angels Advocate Tour, the song served as a dancer's interlude; Carey entered during the bridge of the song. On September 26, 2010, during the song's performance in a show in Singapore for that tour, Carey slipped on stage, and the small slip was blamed on Carey's US$10,000 heels.[49] She asked her assistant to remove them and completed the concert barefoot.[50] Carey started performing the single for the first time since November 2014 on her second concert residency placed in Las Vegas, The Butterfly Returns (2018).

Track listings edit

Credits and personnel edit

Recording
  • Recorded at Skyline Studios, Electric Lady Studios and Axis Studios, NYC.
  • Mixed at Axis Studios, NYC.
Personnel
  • Lyrics – Mariah Carey
  • Music – Mariah Carey, David Cole, Robert Clivillés
  • Production – Mariah Carey, David Cole, Robert Clivillés
  • Programming – Alan Friedman (for YIPE!)
  • Mixing – Bob Rosa
  • Engineers – Acar S. Key, John Mathias
  • Keyboards – David Cole
  • Guitar – Paul Pesco
  • Drum programming – David Cole, Robert Clivillés
  • Vocal arrangement – Mariah Carey, David Cole
  • Background vocals – Mariah Carey, Trey Lorenz, Patrique McMillan

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Emotions.[59]

Charts edit

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Make It Happen is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey Written and produced by Carey and C C Music Factory s David Cole and Robert Clivilles It was released on April 4 1992 by Columbia Records as the third and final single from her second studio album Emotions 1991 The pop R amp B and dance influenced track incorporates traces of gospel in its bridge and crescendo Described by author Chris Nickson as Carey s most personal and inspirational song up until Hero it tells of her personal struggles prior to her rise to fame and how her faith in God helped sustain her Make It Happen Single by Mariah Careyfrom the album EmotionsB side Emotions Special Motion Edit ReleasedApril 4 1992 1992 04 04 Recorded1991GenreHouse R amp B gospelLength5 08LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Mariah CareyDavid ColeRobert ClivillesProducer s Mariah CareyDavid ColeRobert ClivillesMariah Carey singles chronology Can t Let Go 1991 Make It Happen 1992 I ll Be There 1992 Music video Make It Happen on YouTubeThe song was praised by music critics many of whom applauded Carey s incorporation of several musical genres as well as the song s personalized lyrical content Aside from its critical acceptance Make It Happen was successful in the United States but charted weakly internationally compared to her previous singles It peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and finished at number 42 on Billboard s Year End Chart The song reached number 7 in Canada and the top 40 in the United Kingdom and Australia but did not reach the top 50 in the Netherlands and Germany The song s music video was filmed in a cathedral like church A benefit event inside titled Save Our Church features Carey as the main performer leading a choir in song as she sings to the constant cheering and applause of the crowd Aside from the video s message of prayer and religion the video features men and women of different backgrounds Carey included the song on the set lists of all of her concert tours throughout her career and the track was included on her compilation albums Greatest Hits 2001 Playlist The Very Best of Mariah Carey 2010 and The Essential Mariah Carey 2012 On July 31 2020 along with the celebration of the 30th anniversary of her debut studio album Mariah Carey as well as Carey celebrating 30 years in the music industry she released the song as a six track extended play titled Make It Happen EP which contains some remixes from the U S CD maxi single as well as live renditions including her performances at Fantasy Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden in 1995 and VH1 Divas Live in 1998 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Reception 3 1 Critical response 3 2 Copyright lawsuit 4 Chart performance 5 Music video 6 Live performances 7 Track listings 8 Credits and personnel 9 Charts 10 References 11 Further readingBackground editAs a child Carey lived with her mother Patricia in a small apartment on Long Island New York They were poor and had to move several times as Patricia found different jobs 2 As a result Carey frequently transferred into different schools and at the age of seventeen she moved into a small Manhattan studio with other young women to pursue a career in music She had already begun working on her demo tape with Ben Margulies a classmate at her school in Huntington Long Island 3 During this period she lived a lifestyle of poverty often sharing a box of spaghetti with her five roommates and wearing torn shoes She held several jobs while juggling school writing and recording music 4 After graduating from high school Carey invested more time into her music while working sporadically at different jobs She began working for Puerto Rican singer Brenda K Starr as a background singer hoping to find new opportunities and meet important record executives along the way 5 At a gala for Sony executives Starr gave a copy of Carey s demo tape to Tommy Mottola CEO of Columbia Records Mottola was sufficiently impressed with the tape to sign Carey to the label Two years later in 1991 Carey was well under way writing and recording material for her second studio album Emotions 1991 During the months spent conceptualizing the album Carey decided to write a song that would illustrate her lifestyle prior to her success 6 She felt listeners hearing her rags to riches story might inspire them to pursue their dreams As a result Carey wrote what was described by author Chris Nickson as her most inspirational song up until Hero titled Make It Happen 7 Composition edit nbsp Make It Happen source source A 30 second sample of Make It Happen featuring vocal growling 8 a gospel arrangement 9 and churchy overtones 10 Critics compared the song s climax to a prayer 10 and complimented its jazzy feel 11 Problems playing this file See media help Following the success of her self titled debut album Carey desired to pen her personal struggles prior to her signing with Columbia 12 She hoped to give her fans an idea of what her life was like two years prior and to instill relief or inspiration in them 13 In the song Carey sings Not more than three short years ago I was abandoned and alone Without a penny to my name So very young and so afraid No proper shoes upon my feet Sometimes I couldn t even eat I often cried myself to sleep 13 Later in the song Carey sings But still I had to keep on going I struggled and I prayed And finally found my way retelling how her faith helped guide her until her career blossomed and expressing to listeners the importance of finding and connecting with God 13 Author Chris Nickson wrote the following regarding the song its lyrics and composition That wasn t just a faith in herself and her talent but also the ability to let herself go to pray to God and to trust in what would happen These were by far her most inspiring words to date letting others know that no matter what they were doing no matter how difficult things were with help they would win through Musically the piece had a restrained dance beat very Mowtownish that owed a little more to gospel with a chorus sung by Mariah Trey and Patrique that rose gloriously from the verse to repeat and drive and its very positive message home 12 Make It Happen is a dance track that draws influence from pop R amp B gospel and dance pop genres its tempo is 108 beats per minute 14 The song was written and produced by Carey and C C Music Factory s David Cole and Robert Clivilles and it was released as the third and final single from her second studio album Emotions It employs several musical instruments including the piano guitar bass organ and tambourine 13 Additionally Carey incorporated a church choir into the track s bridge which according to Nickson helped the song become even more of an anthem 12 The song is set in common time and is composed in the key of D minor Carey s vocal range spans from the low note of C3 to the high note of G5 while the song s chorus follows a chord progression of Gsus2 G G F Em7 G D C G B Am7 14 Reception editCritical response edit Make It Happen has received acclaim from music critics many of whom complimented its uplifting lyrical content Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine named the song one of his top two picks from Emotions 15 while Jon Pareles from The New York Times called it an uplifting pop gospel homily 16 Steve Morse of The Boston Globe wrote Its positive message also soars through a gospel rearrangement After hearing it we understand why Carey named gospel star Shirley Caesar such a strong influence 17 In a different review of the album Morse called Make It Happen glorious and described it as a clear slice of spiritual autobiography 18 Larry Flick from Billboard stated that here Carey tones down the vocal acrobatics slightly and delivers her most appealing and affecting single to date He added Infectious pop house musical context is slick enough to keep radio fires burning but tough enough to further develop her club profile Spiritually uplifting lyrics are a bonus 19 Cashbox commented The overall sound of the single is quite different from her previous fast paced cuts and should pick up with little or no promotion 20 Gavin Report said it is a brightly lit pop n soul single with hit written all over it 21 Pan European magazine Music amp Media noted Dryly thumping beats trebly rhythm guitar and dabs of synthesized violins make for a song with Chic like feel With its 70s dance influenced production aiming for the feet instead of the emotions Carey stands a fair chance of having an uptempo dance EHR hit on her hands 22 In a review for Carey s Greatest Hits in December 2001 Devon Powers from PopMatters called the song s lyrics power through prayer and described some of its vocals as having churchy overtones 10 Rob Tannenbaum from Rolling Stone described the track as a teary tale of how she kept her religious faith despite hard times while complimenting its overheated vocal growling 8 Chicago Tribune editor Jan DeKnock called it upbeat and inspirational 23 while Mellisa A Jacque from the St Petersburg Times wrote Carey evokes a deep felt strength and love for life and the music has a jazzy feel in its sparsity 11 Chicago Sun Times critic Michael Corcoran called it a so so composition and described it as a zombie dance pop production though he said the song was salvaged by Carey s stunning vocals 24 Copyright lawsuit edit Carey Cole Clivilles and Sony Music Entertainment were sued in June 1994 by songwriter Kevin McCord who accused the party of incorporating significant musical elements from his 1979 song I Want to Thank You into Make It Happen McCord said If you listen to the chords at the beginning of the song the similarity is obvious It s the exact same chords in a different key he also noted lyrical similarities 25 Carey s side initially claimed McCord had no standing to sue but McCord s attorney showed the song s copyright owners had transferred their legal interest in I Want to Thank You to McCord in an effort to adjudicate their claims 25 Though a Carey spokesperson maintained the copyright infringement allegations were false McCord said he had turned down settlement offers from Carey s camp 25 McCord eventually accepted a settlement offer of about US 500 000 26 Chart performance editCarey s debut album sold over 15 million copies globally and produced four chart topping singles on the Billboard Hot 100 27 Although Emotions became Carey s fifth chart topping single in the US sales for the album Emotions stalled 28 As sales of Emotions continued to plummet Columbia released Make It Happen as the third worldwide single from the album 29 Following a strong promotional boost for the song it only peaked at number 5 on the Hot 100 becoming Carey s lowest charting US single to that point 30 It remained in the top 40 for 16 weeks and was ranked at number 42 on Billboard s 1992 Year End Chart On the February 22 1992 issue of RPM Make It Happen debuted at number 97 on the Canadian singles chart 31 On May 16 the song reached its peak position of number 7 staying in the singles chart for 19 weeks 32 33 The song s charting throughout Australia and Europe was weak in comparison to Carey s previous singles the single was not released in New Zealand despite Carey s popularity in that country at the time On the May 10 1992 Australian Singles Chart Make It Happen debuted at number 45 The following week it rose to its peak of number 35 and spent five weeks within the chart 34 Similarly in the Netherlands the song attained a peak of 59 and spent only five weeks in the Dutch Top 100 35 The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 20 on the week ending April 18 1992 36 The following week the song rose three spots to its peak position and charted for five weeks 37 Make It Happen was awarded a BMI Pop Award in 1992 38 Music video edit nbsp Still of the music video Chris Nickson noted many races are represented and all are working towards the common goal of saving the church 39 The music video for Make It Happen was directed by Marcus Nispel and features Carey performing at a closing church Alisa Reyes best known from Nickelodeon s All That appears on stage with Mariah A benefit being depicted within titled Save Our Church involves several other churchgoers who have congregated there to raise money through song As the video begins inspectors enter the building searching the premises prior to its closing Soon after however Carey makes her way to the stage with a few background singers and is soon joined inside the edifice by swarming groups of religious individuals As she begins playing the song an additional choir forms on the small stage with several small children on the upper tiers Several musicians enter the room as the video progresses 39 Towards the video s climax the crowd cheers Carey and begin clapping and chanting praises Nispel said he added additional raw sounds such as cheers praises and shouts into the video in order make it feel like a real live experience 39 In his biography of Carey Nickson noted the inclusion of men women and children of different races and ages The video tried to incorporate and further the song s image of religious belief and racial equality The audience as they filled into the dusty and deserted building was made up of the widest cross section possible old and young with a strong emphasis on the children abled and disabled all races and color 39 Live performances editCarey has performed Make It Happen on live television during charity appearances and on numerous concert tours Her first live performance of the song was an acoustic version on the television show MTV Unplugged in 1992 which was later released on the EP entitled MTV Unplugged 1992 Carey s performance was recorded on March 16 1992 at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens New York 40 The show featured several musicians back up vocalists and a crew of ten just for the filming and recording The show was directed by Larry Jordan who had previously worked with Carey on the music video set for Someday 40 Nickson felt the song was superior to the studio version due to its stripped performance and vocals The roughness of this version succeeded in a way the recorded version on Emotions could never manage In the sterile atmosphere of a studio where perfection technology and overdubbing were the rules spontaneity had no place On the stage it was valued and this performance had it Everyone pushed everyone just a little further to create something wonderful and judging by the response the audience realized it as did Mariah when the song was finished It was a rare moment one that true performers strive for and don t find often enough to satisfy themselves 41 nbsp Carey performing Make It Happen in Florida during her Adventures of Mimi TourCarey performed Make It Happen at an intimate concert at Proctor Theatre in New York on July 15 1993 42 The concert was released as the home video Here Is Mariah Carey 1993 40 At the VH1 Divas taping in 1998 Carey was the opening performer of the event and after My All her single at the time she followed with Make It Happen As during the usual live performances of the song a gospel choir accompanied her 43 44 On July 2 2005 a benefit concert was held in Hyde Park London titled Live 8 45 The televised event was watched by over 9 6 million Britons and attended by over 200 000 45 46 Carey performed a three song set list opening with Make It Happen followed by Hero and We Belong Together featuring a live choir of African children during the first two songs 45 46 On April 12 2005 Carey performed the song as part of a three song concert for Good Morning America drawing the biggest crowd in Times Square since December 2004 47 Following a live rendition of It s Like That with Jermaine Dupri Carey was joined on stage by several male and female vocalists all wearing white gowns and serving as a gospel choir 47 Similarly on October 2 2009 Carey played a four song set list at Rockefeller Center for a taping of The Today Show Make It Happen was performed with a church choir and children s quartet 48 Aside from the televised appearances and charity events Make It Happen was featured on the set lists of several of Carey s world tours The song was routinely performed on the Music Box Tour and the Daydream World Tour in 1993 and early mid 1996 respectively During her first show at Japan s Tokyo Dome on March 7 1996 Carey performed the song alongside a twenty five person choir and several additional musicians and background vocalists citation needed Make It Happen was featured on Carey s Butterfly World Tour in early 1998 during which she was joined on stage by several choir members and musicians citation needed Similarly two years later the song was placed as the ninth song on the set list during select dates of her Rainbow World Tour citation needed Similar set ups were featured for her following Charmbracelet World Tour and The Adventures of Mimi Tour where church choirs were brought out for the song in addition to additional background vocalists and musicians citation needed In the Angels Advocate Tour the song served as a dancer s interlude Carey entered during the bridge of the song On September 26 2010 during the song s performance in a show in Singapore for that tour Carey slipped on stage and the small slip was blamed on Carey s US 10 000 heels 49 She asked her assistant to remove them and completed the concert barefoot 50 Carey started performing the single for the first time since November 2014 on her second concert residency placed in Las Vegas The Butterfly Returns 2018 Track listings editUS CD maxi single 51 Make It Happen Extended Version 6 15 Make It Happen Dub Version 7 27 Make It Happen C C Classic Version 5 22 Make It Happen Radio Edit 4 52 Make It Happen LP Version 5 07 Emotions Special Motion Edit 4 45US 12 single 52 UK 12 single 53 and UK cassette single 54 Make It Happen Extended Version 6 15 Make It Happen Dub Version 7 27 Make It Happen C C Classic Version 5 22 Make It Happen LP Version 5 07US 7 single 55 and UK 7 single 56 Make It Happen Edit 4 05 Emotions Special Motion Edit 4 45 UK CD maxi single 57 Make It Happen Radio Edit 4 08 Make It Happen Extended Version 6 15 Make It Happen Dub Version 7 27 Make It Happen C C Classic Version 5 22 Make It Happen LP Version 5 07Make It Happen EP 58 Make It Happen Radio Edit 4 08 Make It Happen C amp C Classic Version 5 22 Make It Happen Extended Version 6 15 Make It Happen Dub Version 7 27 Make It Happen Live at Madison Square Garden 4 45 Make It Happen VH1 Divas Live 5 22Credits and personnel editRecordingRecorded at Skyline Studios Electric Lady Studios and Axis Studios NYC Mixed at Axis Studios NYC PersonnelLyrics Mariah Carey Music Mariah Carey David Cole Robert Clivilles Production Mariah Carey David Cole Robert Clivilles Programming Alan Friedman for YIPE Mixing Bob Rosa Engineers Acar S Key John Mathias Keyboards David Cole Guitar Paul Pesco Drum programming David Cole Robert Clivilles Vocal arrangement Mariah Carey David Cole Background vocals Mariah Carey Trey Lorenz Patrique McMillanCredits adapted from the liner notes of Emotions 59 Charts editWeekly chart performance Chart 1992 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 60 35Canada Top Singles RPM 61 7Canada Retail Singles The Record 62 16Canada Contemporary Hit Radio The Record 62 1Europe European Hot 100 Singles 63 44Europe European Dance Radio 64 8European Hit Radio Music amp Media 65 22Germany Official German Charts 66 74Netherlands Dutch Top 40 Tipparade 67 7Netherlands Single Top 100 68 59UK Singles OCC 69 17UK Club Music Week 70 Mixes 14UK Dance Music Week 71 13UK Airplay Music amp Media 72 20US Billboard Hot 100 73 5US Adult Contemporary Billboard 74 13US Dance Club Songs Billboard 75 16US Dance Singles Sales Billboard 76 22US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 77 7US Top 100 Pop Singles Cash Box 78 3US Top 100 R amp B Singles Cash Box 79 4US Top 30 Dance Singles Cash Box 80 12US Adult Contemporary Gavin Report 81 11US Top 40 Gavin Report 82 1US Top 40 Urban Crossover Gavin Report 83 1US Urban Contemporary Gavin Report 84 1US Adult Contemporary Radio amp Records 85 14US Contemporary Hit Radio Radio amp Records 85 1US Urban Contemporary Radio amp Records 85 4 Year end chart performance Chart 1992 PositionCanada Top Singles RPM 86 43Canada Retail Singles The Record 87 94US Billboard Hot 100 88 42US Hot R amp B Singles Billboard 89 80US Adult Contemporary Gavin Report 90 75US Top 40 Gavin Report 91 14US Urban Contemporary Gavin Report 92 38US Adult Contemporary Radio amp Records 93 71US Contemporary Hit Radio Radio amp Records 94 13US Urban Radio amp Records 95 57References edit Wass Mike July 31 2020 Mariah Carey Drops Emotions amp Make It Happen Remix EPs Idolator Archived from the original on January 15 2023 Retrieved July 31 2020 Nickson 1998 pp 20 Nickson 1998 pp 22 Nickson 1998 pp 23 Nickson 1998 pp 25 26 Nickson 1998 pp 29 Nickson 1998 pp 28 a b Tannenbaum Rob November 14 1991 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