Mariah Carey Messes Up During New Year's Rockin' Eve Performance HD
However, she appeared unable to hear any backing track, so stopped pretending to sing and put a hand on her hip while the backing vocal track of her voice carried on without her.
Furious with the unfolding disaster in front of millions inside Times Square and watching at home, Carey, who was dressed in a stunning pink bodysuit, began pacing in frustration across the stage.
Trying to keep calm, she stopped and told the crowd that despite the performance falling apart at the seams, 'I'm trying to be a good sport here'.
Her backup dancers bravely carried on, but quickly became confused leading Mariah to say, 'It is what it is,' she said. 'It just don't get any better' - at which point she walked off the stage.
Mariah later tried to brush off the huge blunder, writing 's*** happens' in an Instagram post after the set
