Oh sorry. Did we just put that song into your head earworm style? If it wasn’t us it would be someone else, probably within minutes. As you may have noticed, Mariah Carey’s Christmas classic is basically unavoidable between November 30 and December 25 every year. The song is featured in dozens of Christmas movies and is a massive hit around the holidays on streaming services such as Spotify and Pandora. In fact, today, the song is 1 on the Billboard Hot It just hit that mark alp first time this week. In The song came out in
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If you include the royalties she receives from other countries in the world, she’s earning millions every year. Carey also receives hundreds of thousands of dollars every year from Spotify and other streaming services for the many times that the Christmas hit is streamed — in , the song was played on Spotify more than million times. Read more: The 15 most popular holiday destinations around the world at Christmas. She reportedly wrote the song in just fifteen minutes together with producer Walter Afanasieff. In an interview in with The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, Afanasieff said that at first he didn’t see much in the song but that, in the end, the incredibly simple melody was what made it so catchy and unforgettable. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person’s head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile. Login Subscribe. My Account.
‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ is one of Mariah Carey’s Christmas songs
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‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ is one of Mariah Carey’s Christmas songs
However, Daily Mail’s article doesn’t mention if this is merely from the UK and Ireland or if it’s globally. It also doesn’t detail exactly where these figures come from, if they’re from radio plays or it’s from streams. It’s quite possible that the New York Post’s figures were global, which would make sense as the song is only popular in a few markets — namely the UK, the US, Canada, and — of course — here in Ireland. Interestingly, however, the song has never charted at No. On its re-release in , it reached No. Radio stations generally tend not to release figures on how often particular songs are played, and while ‘All I Want For Christmas’ might get regular airplay on somewhere like Christmas FM, it wouldn’t be played with the same regularity on a national station in Ireland like Today FM or 2FM. Not only that, different labels and different radio stations around the world have different arrangements with regards to royalties, so trying to collate a total annual figure for ‘All I Want For Christmas’ is simply not possible. According to a study by Rockonomic , they estimated that a Vevo account roughly generates 0. So, if we multiply 0.
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You could hear it throughout the house,» Carey said in the documentary. A self-described «terrible piano player,» she started plunking around on an old Casio keyboard. However, according to Afanasieff, he played the piano as they wrote the original melody together. A representative for Carey could not be reached for comment. Obviously, I couldn’t have been more wrong. Today, Carey says the song is «one of my greatest achievements,» she told Variety in October. On Christmas Eve of alone,
How much money does Mariah Carey make from ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’?
Numerous other reports cite this figure, and it’s reasonable to assume it’s correct. Recommended For You. If you’re a fan of classic s movies, you’ll love the new Jonas Brothers video Music News 2 days ago. If you change your mind, here’s how to allow notifications:. This achievement marks the twelfth year in a row the hit song has entered the UK charts, and the fifth time Carey’s signature track has cracked the top ten.
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However, Daily Mail’s article doesn’t mention if this is merely from the UK and Ireland or if it’s globally. It also doesn’t detail exactly where these figures come from, if they’re from radio plays or it’s from streams. It’s quite possible that the New York Post’s figures were global, which would make sense as the song is only popular in a few markets — namely the UK, the US, Canada, and — of course — here in Ireland.
Interestingly, however, the song has never charted at No. On its re-release init reached No. Radio stations generally tend not to release figures on how often particular songs are played, and while ‘All I Want For Christmas’ might get regular airplay moneey somewhere like Christmas FM, it wouldn’t be played with the same regularity on a national station in Ireland like Today FM or 2FM.
Not only that, different labels and different radio stations around the world have different arrangements with regards to royalties, so trying to collate a total annual figure for ‘All I Want For Christmas’ is simply not possible.
According to a study by Rockonomicthey estimated that a Vevo account roughly generates 0. So, if we multiply 0. Again, that’s a cumulative figure, not an annual one. Reliable information on how much Spotify plays per stream is equally hard to come by, but a report by DigitalMusicNews.
Numerous other reports cite this figure, and it’s reasonable to assume it’s correct. Again, multiplying 0. Again, keep in mind that that’s cumulative figure, not an annual one. In fact, on December 24th of last year, the song hit 10 million streams in one day on Spotify. Again, using the figure of 0. The other part that’s left out of almost every report we’ve managed to dig up is how much money the song makes through licensing as opposed to royalties.
Royalties are pay-per-play basis, meaning whenever it gets airplay, Mariah picks up a cheque. Licensing, on the other hand, is when the song appears in a movie or TV show — and that varies wildly. A quick search on IMDb found that the song has been used a total of 60 times.
Moey more popular song, of course, the ddoes the amount they can charge. A lot. A LOT. Short answer? Brian Lloyd 1 month ago. It’s easily one of Mariah Carey ‘s most recognisable songs, and it’s almost always listed as one of the best Christmas songs ever written — but just how much money does she earn a year off the song? The fact is that reliable data on the subject is hard to come by.
Let’s look at Spotify mufh. Recommended For You. Eminem has been slammed for joking about the Manchester Arena bombing on his new album Music News 2 days ago. If you’re a fan of classic s movies, you’ll love the new Jonas Brothers video Music News 2 days ago.
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