 an intimate performance with dimmed lights for " The Roof ( Back in Time ) " , Carey was joined on @-@ stage by a Peruvian guitar player , who played the Latin @-@ inspired guitar melodies during her performance of " My All " . Afterwards , Carey sang " Close My Eyes " , the only sitting performance of the show . During the song , several male backup dancers performed slow and ample dance routines behind Carey on a higher level of the stage .   For the second part of the show , Carey had the second costume change of the evening , donning a long sequined black gown and semi @-@ teased hair . For the performance of " Dreamlover " , Carey was joined by three female back @-@ up dancers , who mimicked her light dance routines during the song . The next song on the set @-@ list was " Hero " , which featured Carey alone on @-@ stage , without any vocal back @-@ up . After the song 's performance , Carey was joined on @-@ stage by Lorenz , who performed " I 'll Be There " alongside her . Next came " Make It Happen " , a song which accompanied yet another wardrobe change for Carey . She donned a short mini @-@ skirt , alongside a sleeveless white blouse and loose golden curls . On @-@ stage , Carey was joined by a full church choir , all dressed in long black garments . After the song 's recital , Carey performed " One Sweet Day " , alongside a previously recorded video of Boyz II Men during their live performance of the song with Carey at Madison Square Garden in 1995 .   After completing the song , Carey changed to a pair of leg @-@ hugging blue jeans and a tank top . Her next performance was the " Fantasy " remix , featuring Ol ' Dirty Bastard on a large projection screen behind the stage , as Carey performed light chair dance @-@ routines alongside several male dancers . The performance featured the most intricate choreography Carey performed on the tour . After a low @-@ key performance of " Babydoll " , or " Whenever You Call " in other countries , Carey was once again joined by several male dancers , as she sang " Honey " , while re @-@ enacting the music video during a small skit . Carey once again changed to a beige ensemble similar to her first outfit before performing her debut single , " Vision of Love " . The final song on the tour was " Butterfly " , which featured large stills of butterflies and flowers projected onto the large screen behind Carey . She donned a long brown sequined gown for the performance , being joined on stage once again by her trio of back @-@ up singers . During the shows in Japan , Carey performed her holiday classic " All I Want for Christmas Is You " , alongside various male and female dancers on stage who performed light dance routines alongside Carey . During the song , Carey donned a Santa suit and matching hat , while being carried on a large stage prop by the dancers .   = = Critical reception = =   Virtually the entire tour was an instant sell @-@ out ; the four shows at Japan 's largest stadium , Tokyo Dome , broke Carey 's previous ticket @-@ sales record , selling out all 200 @,@ 000 tickets in under one hour . Additionally , the entire Australian leg sold out within hours , leading Carey to extend the tour one more date in the United States . The show at Hawaii 's 50 @,@ 000 capacity Aloha Stadium sold out as well , making her one of the few acts in the stadiums history to sell out the entire venue . Aside from its commercial success , fans and critics raved about the show 's visuals , as well as Carey 's vocal delivery .   = = Broadcasts and recordings = =   During the tour , several bits and performances were filmed and later edited into a VHS and DVD entitled Around the World . The VHS featured performances from Tokyo Dome , Aloha Stadium as well as few other skits and scenes that were later compiled into the video . The film first begins with performances in Hawaii , where the song 's recitals are cut into halves , excluding the second verses and bridge to shorten the bulk length of the video . Afterwards , Carey 's performance of " My All " is shown in inter @-@ cut scenes from Japan and Taipei . After the conclusion of the song , scenes of Carey conversing with Brenda K. Starr are shown , which eventually lead to a tribute to her at a small and intimate New York club , where Carey performs " I Still Believe " . Soon after , Carey 's performance in Japan with Lorenz for " I 'll Be There " is shown , leading to scenes of Carey swimming with dolphins in Australia. the next title on the video is Carey 's live rendition of " Hopelessly Devoted To You " , where she is joined by Olivia Newton @-@ John on stage in Melbourne . A scene of a fans
Ġan Ġintimate Ġperformance Ġwith Ġdim med Ġlights Ġfor Ġ" ĠThe ĠRoof Ġ( ĠBack Ġin ĠTime Ġ) Ġ" Ġ, ĠCarey Ġwas Ġjoined Ġon Ġ@ - @ Ġstage Ġby Ġa ĠPer uvian Ġguitar Ġplayer Ġ, Ġwho Ġplayed Ġthe ĠLatin Ġ@ - @ Ġinspired Ġguitar Ġmelodies Ġduring Ġher Ġperformance Ġof Ġ" ĠMy ĠAll Ġ" Ġ. ĠAfterwards Ġ, ĠCarey Ġsang Ġ" ĠClose ĠMy ĠEyes Ġ" Ġ, Ġthe Ġonly Ġsitting Ġperformance Ġof Ġthe Ġshow Ġ. ĠDuring Ġthe Ġsong Ġ, Ġseveral Ġmale Ġbackup Ġdancers Ġperformed Ġslow Ġand Ġample Ġdance Ġroutines Ġbehind ĠCarey Ġon Ġa Ġhigher Ġlevel Ġof Ġthe Ġstage Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠFor Ġthe Ġsecond Ġpart Ġof Ġthe Ġshow Ġ, ĠCarey Ġhad Ġthe Ġsecond Ġcostume Ġchange Ġof Ġthe Ġevening Ġ, Ġdon ning Ġa Ġlong Ġsequ ined Ġblack Ġgown Ġand Ġsemi Ġ@ - @ Ġteased Ġhair Ġ. ĠFor Ġthe Ġperformance Ġof Ġ" ĠDream l over Ġ" Ġ, ĠCarey Ġwas Ġjoined Ġby Ġthree Ġfemale Ġback Ġ@ - @ Ġup Ġdancers Ġ, Ġwho Ġmim icked Ġher Ġlight Ġdance Ġroutines Ġduring Ġthe Ġsong Ġ. ĠThe Ġnext Ġsong Ġon Ġthe Ġset Ġ@ - @ Ġlist Ġwas Ġ" ĠHero Ġ" Ġ, Ġwhich Ġfeatured ĠCarey Ġalone Ġon Ġ@ - @ Ġstage Ġ, Ġwithout Ġany Ġvocal Ġback Ġ@ - @ Ġup Ġ. ĠAfter Ġthe Ġsong Ġ' s Ġperformance Ġ, ĠCarey Ġwas Ġjoined Ġon Ġ@ - @ Ġstage Ġby ĠLore nz Ġ, Ġwho Ġperformed Ġ" ĠI Ġ' ll ĠBe ĠThere Ġ" Ġalongside Ġher Ġ. ĠNext Ġcame Ġ" ĠMake ĠIt ĠHapp en Ġ" Ġ, Ġa Ġsong Ġwhich Ġaccompanied Ġyet Ġanother Ġwardrobe Ġchange Ġfor ĠCarey Ġ. ĠShe Ġdon ned Ġa Ġshort Ġmini Ġ@ - @ Ġskirt Ġ, Ġalongside Ġa Ġslee vel ess Ġwhite Ġbl ouse Ġand Ġloose Ġgolden Ġcurls Ġ. ĠOn Ġ@ - @ Ġstage Ġ, ĠCarey Ġwas Ġjoined Ġby Ġa Ġfull Ġchurch Ġchoir Ġ, Ġall Ġdressed Ġin Ġlong Ġblack Ġgarments Ġ. ĠAfter Ġthe Ġsong Ġ' s Ġrec ital Ġ, ĠCarey Ġperformed Ġ" ĠOne ĠSweet ĠDay Ġ" Ġ, Ġalongside Ġa Ġpreviously Ġrecorded Ġvideo Ġof ĠBoy z ĠII ĠMen Ġduring Ġtheir Ġlive Ġperformance Ġof Ġthe Ġsong Ġwith ĠCarey Ġat ĠMadison ĠSquare ĠGarden Ġin Ġ1995 Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠAfter Ġcompleting Ġthe Ġsong Ġ, ĠCarey Ġchanged Ġto Ġa Ġpair Ġof Ġleg Ġ@ - @ Ġhugging Ġblue Ġjeans Ġand Ġa Ġtank Ġtop Ġ. ĠHer Ġnext Ġperformance Ġwas Ġthe Ġ" ĠFantasy Ġ" Ġremix Ġ, Ġfeaturing ĠOl Ġ' ĠDirty ĠBastard Ġon Ġa Ġlarge Ġprojection Ġscreen Ġbehind Ġthe Ġstage Ġ, Ġas ĠCarey Ġperformed Ġlight Ġchair Ġdance Ġ@ - @ Ġroutines Ġalongside Ġseveral Ġmale Ġdancers Ġ. ĠThe Ġperformance Ġfeatured Ġthe Ġmost Ġintricate Ġchore ography ĠCarey Ġperformed Ġon Ġthe Ġtour Ġ. ĠAfter Ġa Ġlow Ġ@ - @ Ġkey Ġperformance Ġof Ġ" ĠBaby d oll Ġ" Ġ, Ġor Ġ" ĠWhenever ĠYou ĠCall Ġ" Ġin Ġother Ġcountries Ġ, ĠCarey Ġwas Ġonce Ġagain Ġjoined Ġby Ġseveral Ġmale Ġdancers Ġ, Ġas Ġshe Ġsang Ġ" ĠHoney Ġ" Ġ, Ġwhile Ġre Ġ@ - @ Ġenact ing Ġthe Ġmusic Ġvideo Ġduring Ġa Ġsmall Ġsk it Ġ. ĠCarey Ġonce Ġagain Ġchanged Ġto Ġa Ġbe ige Ġensemble Ġsimilar Ġto Ġher Ġfirst Ġoutfit Ġbefore Ġperforming Ġher Ġdebut Ġsingle Ġ, Ġ" ĠVision Ġof ĠLove Ġ" Ġ. ĠThe Ġfinal Ġsong Ġon Ġthe Ġtour Ġwas Ġ" ĠButterfly Ġ" Ġ, Ġwhich Ġfeatured Ġlarge Ġstill s Ġof Ġbutterflies Ġand Ġflowers Ġprojected Ġonto Ġthe Ġlarge Ġscreen Ġbehind ĠCarey Ġ. ĠShe Ġdon ned Ġa Ġlong Ġbrown Ġsequ ined Ġgown Ġfor Ġthe Ġperformance Ġ, Ġbeing Ġjoined Ġon Ġstage Ġonce Ġagain Ġby Ġher Ġtrio Ġof Ġback Ġ@ - @ Ġup Ġsingers Ġ. ĠDuring Ġthe Ġshows Ġin ĠJapan Ġ, ĠCarey Ġperformed Ġher Ġholiday Ġclassic Ġ" ĠAll ĠI ĠWant Ġfor ĠChristmas ĠIs ĠYou Ġ" Ġ, Ġalongside Ġvarious Ġmale Ġand Ġfemale Ġdancers Ġon Ġstage Ġwho Ġperformed Ġlight Ġdance Ġroutines Ġalongside ĠCarey Ġ. ĠDuring Ġthe Ġsong Ġ, ĠCarey Ġdon ned Ġa ĠSanta Ġsuit Ġand Ġmatching Ġhat Ġ, Ġwhile Ġbeing Ġcarried Ġon Ġa Ġlarge Ġstage Ġprop Ġby Ġthe Ġdancers Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= ĠCritical Ġreception Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠVirt ually Ġthe Ġentire Ġtour Ġwas Ġan Ġinstant Ġsell Ġ@ - @ Ġout Ġ; Ġthe Ġfour Ġshows Ġat ĠJapan Ġ' s Ġlargest Ġstadium Ġ, ĠTokyo ĠDome Ġ, Ġbroke ĠCarey Ġ' s Ġprevious Ġticket Ġ@ - @ Ġsales Ġrecord Ġ, Ġselling Ġout Ġall Ġ200 Ġ@ , @ Ġ000 Ġtickets Ġin Ġunder Ġone Ġhour Ġ. ĠAdditionally Ġ, Ġthe Ġentire ĠAustralian Ġleg Ġsold Ġout Ġwithin Ġhours Ġ, Ġleading ĠCarey Ġto Ġextend Ġthe Ġtour Ġone Ġmore Ġdate Ġin Ġthe ĠUnited ĠStates Ġ. ĠThe Ġshow Ġat ĠHawaii Ġ' s Ġ50 Ġ@ , @ Ġ000 Ġcapacity ĠAl oha ĠStadium Ġsold Ġout Ġas Ġwell Ġ, Ġmaking Ġher Ġone Ġof Ġthe Ġfew Ġacts Ġin Ġthe Ġstadiums Ġhistory Ġto Ġsell Ġout Ġthe Ġentire Ġvenue Ġ. ĠAside Ġfrom Ġits Ġcommercial Ġsuccess Ġ, Ġfans Ġand Ġcritics Ġr aved Ġabout Ġthe Ġshow Ġ' s Ġvisuals Ġ, Ġas Ġwell Ġas ĠCarey Ġ' s Ġvocal Ġdelivery Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= ĠBroad casts Ġand Ġrecordings Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠDuring Ġthe Ġtour Ġ, Ġseveral Ġbits Ġand Ġperformances Ġwere Ġfilmed Ġand Ġlater Ġedited Ġinto Ġa ĠV HS Ġand ĠDVD Ġentitled ĠAround Ġthe ĠWorld Ġ. ĠThe ĠV HS Ġfeatured Ġperformances Ġfrom ĠTokyo ĠDome Ġ, ĠAl oha ĠStadium Ġas Ġwell Ġas Ġfew Ġother Ġsk its Ġand Ġscenes Ġthat Ġwere Ġlater Ġcompiled Ġinto Ġthe Ġvideo Ġ. ĠThe Ġfilm Ġfirst Ġbegins Ġwith Ġperformances Ġin ĠHawaii Ġ, Ġwhere Ġthe Ġsong Ġ' s Ġrec itals Ġare Ġcut Ġinto Ġhalves Ġ, Ġexcluding Ġthe Ġsecond Ġverses Ġand Ġbridge Ġto Ġshorten Ġthe Ġbulk Ġlength Ġof Ġthe Ġvideo Ġ. ĠAfterwards Ġ, ĠCarey Ġ' s Ġperformance Ġof Ġ" ĠMy ĠAll Ġ" Ġis Ġshown Ġin Ġinter Ġ@ - @ Ġcut Ġscenes Ġfrom ĠJapan Ġand ĠTai pei Ġ. ĠAfter Ġthe Ġconclusion Ġof Ġthe Ġsong Ġ, Ġscenes Ġof ĠCarey Ġconvers ing Ġwith ĠBrenda ĠK . ĠStarr Ġare Ġshown Ġ, Ġwhich Ġeventually Ġlead Ġto Ġa Ġtribute Ġto Ġher Ġat Ġa Ġsmall Ġand Ġintimate ĠNew ĠYork Ġclub Ġ, Ġwhere ĠCarey Ġperforms Ġ" ĠI ĠStill ĠBelieve Ġ" Ġ. ĠSoon Ġafter Ġ, ĠCarey Ġ' s Ġperformance Ġin ĠJapan Ġwith ĠLore nz Ġfor Ġ" ĠI Ġ' ll ĠBe ĠThere Ġ" Ġis Ġshown Ġ, Ġleading Ġto Ġscenes Ġof ĠCarey Ġswimming Ġwith Ġdolphins Ġin ĠAustralia . Ġthe Ġnext Ġtitle Ġon Ġthe Ġvideo Ġis ĠCarey Ġ' s Ġlive Ġrendition Ġof Ġ" ĠHop eless ly ĠDev oted ĠTo ĠYou Ġ" Ġ, Ġwhere Ġshe Ġis Ġjoined Ġby ĠOlivia ĠNewton Ġ@ - @ ĠJohn Ġon Ġstage Ġin ĠMelbourne Ġ. ĠA Ġscene Ġof Ġa Ġfans