Due to fan requests and letters, as well as their connection to its personal meaning and content, the song remains one of Carey's most performed songs. Deemed by many as her signature song, the song was originally performed on "The Arsenio Hall Show", "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", and "Hey Hey It's Saturday" during its original chart run. Additionally, Carey performed it on several live telethons and specials, such as "Pavarotti and Friends" and "Michael Jackson &amp; Friends" in 1999, "" in 2001, Live 8 in 2005, and the inaugural ball for Barack Obama in 2009. Additionally, the song was featured on the set-lists of all of Carey's tours, usually serving as the encore or closing number, and making its debut during the album's accompanying set of concerts, the Music Box Tour. The song was included on several of Carey's compilation albums, "#1's" (1998), "Greatest Hits" (2001), "The Ballads" (2008), and "#1 to Infinity" (2015).