 Carey and her management then decided to release " It 's Like That " , which Carey called " the right fire @-@ starter " , as the album 's lead single . She later reminisced about her experience with Dupri : " I am so grateful I went to Atlanta , " she said . " And I have to say , we wrote some of my favorite songs on the album . I 'm so proud of Jermaine – he 's so focused , and he knew what had to be done . " 
