Honey song: Encyclopedia II - Honey song - Remixes

Honey song - Remixes

The "Bad Boy" remix of "Honey" is similar to the original version, but there is a new spoken intro from Carey in which she states, "I thought I told you, we won't stop". The original version also yields string chords throughout the song, which are entirely excised from the Bad Boy Remix. Rapping by The Lox and Mase is also featured throughout the remix. 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 main remix of this song, "Honey (Bad Boy remix)", also has a music video, whose additional sequences were directed by Daniel Pearl. Much of the footage of the video for this remix is from the original video, with new sequences featuring Carey with Mase, the Lox, and Puff Daddy in a long beige tunnel flowing with water ("The Honey Tunnel"). During Mase's rap, Carey is rescued by Mase (rather than joining the sailors on the boat) as he lowers a rope into the ocean from his helicopter. The Bad Boy remix version of the video was released to consumers on the video single for "Honey", but it has never been released on DVD or VHS, except in Australia where a VHS contains both the original and remix versions of the clip. The video single containing the Bad Boy remix version of the music video is out of print and rare.

Another major hip-hop mix of the song was released: "Honey (So So Def mix)", produced by Jermaine Dupri and featuring raps from him and Da Brat. Carey re-recorded some of her vocals, but most lyrical and melodic structures are 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 does not use "The Body Rock" from the album version and Bad Boy remix. The So So Def remix does use the other sample used in the album version and Bad Boy remix, "Hey DJ", but in a different manner (the album version and Bad Boy remix 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)". Variations of this include "Honey (Def Club Mix)", "Honey (Rascal Dub)", and "Honey (Boss Anthem Mix)". These also give songwriting credit to the writers of "The Body Rock", although this is not sampled. Morales is also given songwriting credit for the remixes, although the remixes are relatively close to the original melodic and lyrical structure of the original song.

Honey song - Official remixes/versions list

• "Honey" (album version)
• "Honey" (Bad Boy remix) featuring Mase, P. Diddy, and The Lox
• "Honey" (So So Def mix) featuring Jermaine Dupri and Da Brat
• "Honey" (Classic Mix)
• "Honey" (Def Club Mix)
• "Honey" (Rascal Dub)
• "Honey" (Boss Anthem Mix)

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