This was hardly the first time Mariah attempted to manipulate the charts with a $.49 sales tag. She was FAMOUS for it in the 90's. That's how she got 1/2 her #1 singles. The first time I remember seeing that ridiculous price on one of her singles, it was on "One Sweet Day," but I'm sure it was happening before that.

At Sam Goody/Music Land, FYE/Record Town, etc., etc. there used to be Mariah single displays at the sales register with a big ass $.49 sticker on the cover of each CD/cassette. Virgin just copied Sony's strategy when they saw that this song was sinking. I bet Mariah would salivate to use this tactic now, but with iTunes as the main retailer for singles these days she can't.