"Emotions" is a song and the first single by Mariah Carey from her second album, Emotions. The song was written by Mariah Carey, David Cole, and Robert Clivillés, and produced by David Cole, Robert Clivillés, Mariah Carey. The song was officially released as the first single on August 13, 1991 in the third quarter of 1991 and in the fourth quarter elsewhere.