He's Mine (MoKenStef song) explained

He's Mine
Cover:He's Mine Mokenstef.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Mokenstef
Album:Azz Izz
Released:[1]
Recorded:1994
Genre:R&B
Length:4:13 (album version)
3:59 (remix)
Label:Def Jam
Next Title:Sex in the Rain
Next Year:1995

"He's Mine" is a song by R&B girl group MoKenStef released as the first single from their debut album Azz Izz. It was the group's biggest hit, peaking at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart during the summer of 1995. It sold 600,000 copies and was certified gold by the RIAA.[2] [3] The song samples "Be Alright" by Zapp[4] and "Do Me, Baby" by Prince. A remix by Grand Puba features samples of Patrice Rushen's "Remind Me" and Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick's "La Di Da Di".

Music videos

Two different music videos for the song were released. The original version was filmed and released in May 1995. The second version for the remix was filmed in September 1995 and released in November 1995.

Track listing

US CD single

  1. "He's Mine" (LP version) – 4:13
  2. "He's Mine" (instrumental LP version) – 4:13

US CD maxi single

  1. "He's Mine" (album version) – 4:13)
  2. "He's Mine" (instrumental LP version) – 4:13)
  3. "I Got Him All the Time" (He's Mine Remix) – 3:59
  4. "It Goes On"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)!scope="col"
Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 70
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 7
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles[7] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)!scope="col"
Position
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 40

Notes and References

  1. Web site: He's Mine / I Got Him All the Time: Mokenstef: Music . 2012-02-20.
  2. Best-Selling Records of 1995 . Billboard. BPI Communications. January 20, 1996 . May 5, 2015 . 56 . 0006-2510. 108. 3.
  3. United States. MoKenStef. He%27s Mine.
  4. Web site: MoKenStef's 'He's Mine' - Discover the Sample Source.
  5. Web site: MoKenStef songs and albums full Official Chart history. Official Charts Company. November 3, 2022.
  6. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 583.

  7. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 408.

  8. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1995. 2010-08-27. 2009-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20090815124541/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1995. dead.