Mariah Carey Makes a ‘Dangerous’ Comeback With First New Song in Years: Stream It Now

Mariah Carey isn’t playing it safe on new single “Type Dangerous,” which ushered in a new musical era for the vocalist Thursday (June 5).

Featuring the superstar singing over a swaggering, percussion-heavy beat, the track showcases Mimi channeling her sultriest, most confident self. “Looking for the dangerous type,” she croons. “I like them dangerous/ That’s my type/ I said I love them dangerous.”

The track arrives after several days of teasing on Carey’s social media accounts, with the icon first getting her Lambs hyped by sharing a video of herself in a luxury car, listening to a mysterious track titled “T:D_MC16.mp3.” In that same clip, the camera panned down to show that the vehicle’s license plate displayed the characters, “MC16” — leading fans to conclude that the Songbird Supreme also has a new album on the way.

“Type Dangerous” serves as Carey’s first proper single in years, with the five-time Grammy winner last dropping an album, Caution, in 2018. The project — which marked the 15th album in her discography — reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200.

Carey has since busied herself with her annual “All I Want for Christmas Is You” promotional cycles, as well as celebrating the anniversaries of her most iconic albums. Most recently, she commemorated The Emancipation of Mimi turning 20 years old by dropping an expansive two-disc set compiling numerous remixes, bonus tracks, radio mixes and a cappella cuts. (Billboard also celebrated the milestone by ranking all 18 of the album’s original tracks.)

Listen to Carey’s new song “Type Dangerous” below.