

Minaj and Carey's duet of "Up Out My Face" was released to rhythmic contemporary and urban contemporary radio in the United States on January 26, 2010. " Angels Cry" and "Up Out My Face" were released as remix singles with Ne-Yo and Nicki Minaj respectively. Carey later intended to re-release Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel as a remix album under the title Angels Advocate, which would have consisted of remixes of the standard songs with featured artists. "Up Out My Face" was written and produced by Mariah Carey, Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, for Carey's twelfth studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009). A music video was released nevertheless and was directed by Nick Cannon, Carey's then husband, which also received positive reviews.

Carey released Minaj's version as a single in January 2010 for a proposed remix album titled Angels Advocate, which was ultimately shelved. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics for its humorous lyrics and the addition of rapper Nicki Minaj on the remix. The lyrics for the song have been speculated to be directed at American rapper Eminem, whom Carey has a longstanding feud with since the early 2000's after his claims that they were in a relationship. Written and produced by Carey, Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, it is a song which includes a marching band in its instrumentation. " Up Out My Face" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her twelfth studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009).
