 Carey recalled how the writers of the song were really intrigued by the idea of Carey sampling the song , and immediately signed over the rights . After Carey presented Hall with the sample , the chorus and beat , he developed a familiar groove that he felt would " highlight Carey 's voice . " After they completed the song , Carey 's husband and CEO of Columbia , Tommy Mottola listened to " Fantasy " and agreed to include it on the album . The cover of the single was shot by top fashion photographer Steven Meisel . A cropped version of the photograph was used as the album cover as well . Hall described his experience with writing the song with Carey : 
