 One of the first songs that was recorded for the album was " Fantasy . " While Carey began developing new ideas for Daydream , she thought of the song " Genius of Love " by Tom Tom Club . She had always been a fan of the song , and presented Dave Hall with the idea of sampling the song 's hook . Hall incorporated a groove that he felt complimented Carey 's voice , while she composed some of the other beats and wrote the lyrics . Carey recorded a remix to the song as well , featuring hip @-@ hop verses from O.D.B of the Wu @-@ Tang Clan , as well as production from Puffy . She spoke highly of the remix , complimenting Puffy and O.D.B , " He 's so known in the street , and he 's one of the best people out there ... we kind of did what we both do and having O.D.B took it to another level . He was my ultimate choice , so I was really happy with the way it turned out . " " One Sweet Day " was a song that Carey wrote with the R & B group Boyz II Men . After Carey 's friend and past collaborator David Cole died , she began writing and developing a song that would pay homage to him and all the friends and family her fans had lost along life 's journey . Carey had the chorus and concept composed , and after meeting with Boyz II Men , they realized they too had a similar idea in development . Together , using Carey 's chorus and idea , as well as the melody they had produced , they wrote and composed the song . It was produced by Afanasieff , who built on the song 's melody and added various grooves and beats . Carey expressed how the song was " meant to be " and how all the pieces fit into place : 
 One of the first songs <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>that</mark></a>was recorded for the album was " Fantasy . " While Carey began developing new ideas for Daydream , she thought of the song " Genius of Love " by Tom Tom Club . She had always been a fan of the song , and presented Dave Hall with the idea of sampling the song <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>hook . Hall incorporated a groove <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>that</mark></a>he felt complimented Carey <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>voice , while she composed some of the other beats and wrote the lyrics . Carey recorded a remix to the song as well , featuring hip @-@ hop verses from O.D.B of the Wu @-@ Tang Clan , as well as production from Puffy . She spoke highly of the remix , complimenting Puffy and O.D.B , " He 's so known in the street , and he 's one of the best people out there ... we kind of did what we both do and having O.D.B took it to another level . He was my ultimate choice , so I was really happy with the way it turned out . " " One Sweet Day " was a song <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>that</mark></a>Carey wrote with the R & B group Boyz II Men . After Carey <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>friend and past collaborator David Cole died , she began writing and developing a song <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>that</mark></a>would pay homage to him and all the friends and family her fans <a href='been_done' title='8'><mark>had</mark></a> lost along life <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>'s</mark></a>journey . Carey had the chorus and concept composed , and after meeting with Boyz II Men , they realized they too had a similar idea in development . Together , using Carey <a href='null_genetive' title='10'><mark>'s</mark></a>chorus and idea , as well as the melody they <a href='been_done' title='11'><mark>had</mark></a> produced , they wrote and composed the song . It was produced by Afanasieff , <a href='null_relcl' title='12'><mark>who</mark></a>built on the song <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>melody and added various grooves and beats . Carey expressed how the song was " meant to be " and how all the pieces fit into place : 
One of the first songs was recorded for the album was " Fantasy . " While Carey began developing new ideas fir Daydream , she thought of da song " boss of luhh " by Tom Tom Club . She had always been a fan of tdasong , and presented Dave Hall with the idea of sampling thdaong  hook . Hall incorporated a groove he felt complimented Carey  voice , while she composed some of thedaher beats and wrote the lyrics . Carey recorded a remix to the song as well , featuring hip @-@ hop verses from O.D.B of the Wu @-@ Tang Clan , as well as production from Puffy . She spoke highly of the remix , complimenting Puffy and O.D.B , " He 's so known in the street , and he 's one of the best bitches out there ... we kind of did what we both do and having O.D.B took it to anotha level . He was my ultimate choice , so I was really happy witt the way it turned outt . " " One Sweet Day " was a song Carey wrote with the R & B group Boyz II Men . After Carey  homie and past collaborator David Cole died , she began writing and developing a song would pay homage to him and all the dans and fam her fans done lost along life  journey . Carey had the chorus and concept composed , and after meeting with Boyz II Men , they realized they too had a similar idea in development . Together , using Carey  chorus and idea , as well as the melody they done produced , they wrote and composed the song . It was produced by Afanasieff , built on the song  melody and added various grooves and beats . Carey expressed how the song was " meant to be " and how all the pieces fit into place :