Once Upon a Time in Shaolin RZA replied that the 88-year ban was necessary to maintain the integrity of the album as a work of art and to deflect any notions of a grand marketing or publicity stunt. According to him, the number 8 bears symbolic significance because there were eight original members of the Wu-Tang Clan, the numbers of the year 2015 add up to eight, Paddle8 has eight in its name, and a rotated eight is the symbol for infinity, which was used on their second album "Wu-Tang Forever". Wu-Tang later released an official statement saying that, although the music may not be sold
Number 1 to Infinity one new recording called "Infinity". Instead of including the original studio version of her third number-one "Someday" (1991), the live recording from her "MTV Unplugged" EP (1992) features instead. Carey explains in the liner notes of "#1 to Infinity" that she felt the studio version was overproduced. The Bad Boy Fantasy remix of her ninth number-one "Fantasy" featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard was included instead of the original solo version. Carey describes the remix as a "turning point" in her career. "Someday", "I Don't Wanna Cry" and "Thank God I Found You" were omitted from the international track listing. They were