High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Obsessed" 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, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash, and was released as the album`s lead single on June 16, 2009. The song draws musical influences from R B and hip hop music, and is built around a thumping bass line. Additionally, the song is accentuated by hand claps, while Carey`s voice is processed with auto-tune. Lyrically, the song describes the protagonist`s dilemma regarding a stalker, and finds her asking him "Why are you so obsessed with me?" several times throughout the song.