The Emancipation of Mimi is Mariah’s tenth studio album. Dubbed as her “comeback album”, it was released on April 12, 2005. Mariah opted to use her personal nickname ‘Mimi’ in the title, revealing a more intimate side of the singer, as seen in the album’s declarative theme of emancipation from her personal and commercial setbacks. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with the highest first-week sales of her career at the time.