Mariah Carey’s lead tune for OZ just arrived via hot air balloon (AUDIO)

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Mariah Carey brings fans ”Almost Home“ in the lead tune for Oz the Great and Powerful. Mariah pays homage to Dorothy by singing, “When you’re almost there/ And you’re almost home/ Just open up your eyes and go/ When you’re almost there/ Almost home/ Know you’re not alone/ You’re almost home.”

The song does the trick for the film flick purposes, but my only complaint is…where are the ruby slippers??? Let’s hope she’s got a pair on in the video for “Almost Home,” which drops on March 8, the same day the film hits theaters.

The music vid was directed by David LaChapelle (LaChapelle not Dave Chapelle). He also filmed the American Idol judge’s video for another movie tune and 2001′s “Glitter” track Loverboy.

Hmm…those credits don’t exactly give me a lot of hope… Well, as long as they get lots of shots of James Franco…it’s all good though.