This song was first released on the “Always Be My Baby” single in the United States on March 9, 1996 by Columbia Records. Produced by Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri, it features American rapper Da Brat and American R&B girl group Xscape.

“Always Be My Baby” marks the first time that Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri collaborated on a song together, including this remix.

The music video for the song features Da Brat and Xscape and was filmed in Carey’s mansion in upstate New York at the time.

The song contains a sample from “Tell Me If You Still Care” by R&B group The S.O.S. Band, written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.