High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "H.A.T.E.U." is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, taken from her twelfth studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009). It was written and produced by Carey, along with Terius "The-Dream" Nash and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart. The songs lyrics address the subject of a relationship that has ended and the other person has let go, however the protagonist finds it difficult to accept that it is the end of the relationship and move on. It was serviced to mainstream, rhythmic, and urban radio in the United States on November 1, 2009 through Island Records. The song debuted at number 76 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on October 22, 2009, over a week and a half before it officially impacted radio.