"The Girl Is Mine"
Single by 99 Souls featuring Destiny's Child and Brandy
Released6 November 2015
Recorded
  • 1997
  • 2004
  • 2015
GenreFunky house
Length3:33
LabelResilience
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Brandy singles chronology
"Magic"
(2015) 		"The Girl Is Mine"
(2015) 		"Beggin & Pleadin"
(2016)
Destiny's Child singles chronology
"Stand Up for Love"
(2005) 		"The Girl Is Mine"
(2015)

"The Girl Is Mine" is a song by British electronic music duo 99 Souls. A mash-up of Destiny's Child's "Girl" (2004) and Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" (1998), the funky house track was released on 6 November 2015 with a re-recorded vocal from Brandy.[1] The song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Background

The song was first released in December 2014, appearing on SoundCloud.[3] While creators 99 Souls thought not much would come of it, the mash-up garnered 2.9 million streams within its first year of release.[3] However, it was later taken down due to copyright violations.

After the approval of both Brandy and Beyoncé, the song was released commercially in November 2015. The song was enhanced with a re-recorded vocal from Brandy, along with additional changes. Though Brandy agreed to record new vocals for the mash-up track,[1] Monica turned the offer down, commenting. "I feel like sometimes things that are a part of history and that are in history should be left as such so that it can be upheld with the respect that it was given even back then," she told The Huffington Post. "That's the one song and the one time that [Brandy and I] both won a Grammy and experienced certain things. So I have a lot of memories and emotions connected to that record."[4]

Music video

A music video for "The Girl Is Mine" was released on 99 Souls' Vevo account on 20 November 2015, and was directed by Sandl.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 33
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 5
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[7] 25
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[8] 1
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[9] 31
Hungary (Single Top 40)[10] 24
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 8
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[12] 1
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[13] 57
Scotland (OCC)[14] 5
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[15] 38
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 17
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 5
UK Dance (OCC)[18] 1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[19] 1
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[20] 20

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[21] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 59
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[23] 38
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[24] 78

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[25] Gold 35,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[26] Gold 45,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[27] 3× Platinum+Gold 210,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[28] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Destiny's Child and Brandy mash-up will be released". Kiss 100.
  2. ^ "99 SOULS | full Official Chart History". The Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ a b "From Mash-Up To Dance-Pop Hit: 99 Souls - 'The Girl Is Mine' Featuring Destinys Child & Brandy". Stoney Road. 2015-12-04. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  4. ^ Gebreyes, Rahel (15 December 2015). "Monica Explains Why You Probably Won't Hear A 'Boy Is Mine' Remake". The Huffington Post.
  5. ^ "99 Souls feat. Destiny's Child & Brandy – The Girl Is Mine". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  6. ^ "99 Souls feat. Destiny's Child & Brandy – The Girl Is Mine" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  7. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201616 into search. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Chart Track: Week 3, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  15. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201612 into search. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  16. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 46, 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  18. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  19. ^ "99 Souls Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  20. ^ "99 Souls Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Dance Top 100 - 2016". Mahasz. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  22. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  23. ^ "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  24. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  25. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  26. ^ "Danish single certifications – 99 Souls – The Girl Is Mine". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  27. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 6 October 2021. Type 99 Souls in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and The Girl Is Mine in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  28. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2016 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  29. ^ "British single certifications – 99 Souls – The Girl Is Mine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

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