Released: June 12, 1990

Songwriter: Rhett Lawrence Mariah Carey

Producer: Rhett Lawrence

[Verse 1]
Wait a minute before you walk away
Let me finish, I've got a lot to say
Baby, I'm not gonna tolerate
This game that you play
You'll regret it if you desert me this way
When there's nobody to dry your eyes
Suddenly you're gonna realize

[Chorus]
Don't you know you need me?
Don't you see?
Believe me
Before you act so hastily
Baby, remember, you need me

[Verse 2]
Honey, listen
Don't make a big mistake
I'm in your system
You really can't escape, no, no
When there's nobody to hold your hand
Suddenly you're gonna understand

[Chorus]
Don't you know you need me?
Don't you see?
Believe me
Before you act so hastily
Baby, remember, you need me
Don't you know you need me?
Don't you see?
Got to believe me
Before you act so hastily
Baby, remember, you need me

[Bridge]
No one understands you like I do
After everything that we've been through
Baby, you can turn around and leave
But I know that you'll keep coming right back to me
Yeah darling, yeah, woah

[Chorus]
Don't you know you need me?
Don't you see?
Got to believe me
That before you act so hastily
Baby, remember, you need me
Don't you know you need me?
(You need me, baby, you need me)
Don't you see?
Believe me
Now, before you act so hastily
Baby, remember, you need me
Don't you know you need me?
Don't you see?
Believe me
Baby, remember, you need me
Don't you know you need me?
Don't you see?
Believe me

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and philanthropist.

Under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, Carey released her self-titled debut studio album Mariah Carey in 1990; it went multi-platinum and spawned four consecutive number one singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993 and success with hit records “Emotions” (1991), “Music Box” (1993), and “Merry Christmas” (1994), Carey was established as Columbia’s highest-selling act. Daydream (1995) made music history when its second single “One Sweet Day”, a duet with Boyz II Men, spent a record sixteen weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, and remains the longest-running number-one song in U.S. chart history, along with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito.” During the recording of the album, Carey began to deviate from her R&B and pop beginnings and slowly traversed into hip hop. This musical change became evident with the release of Butterfly (1997), at which time Carey had separated from Mottola.