The Girl Is Mine (99 Souls song) explained

The Girl Is Mine
Cover:	The Girl Is Mine.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	99 Souls featuring Destiny's Child and Brandy
Released:	6 November 2015
Genre:	Funky house
Length:	3:33
Label:	Resilience
Producer:	99 Souls Hal Ritson Guy Buss
Chronology:	99 Souls

"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
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)^[5]	1
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	17

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[7]	4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[8]	59
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[9]	38
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[10]	78

Certifications

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 2016 (U.S.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Destiny's Child and Brandy mash-up will be released. Kiss 100.
2. Web site: 99 SOULS full Official Chart History. The Official Charts Company.
3. Web site: From Mash-Up To Dance-Pop Hit: 99 Souls - 'The Girl Is Mine' Featuring Destinys Child & Brandy. Stoney Road. 2015-12-04. 2015-12-27.
4. Web site: Rahel. Gebreyes. Monica Explains Why You Probably Won't Hear A 'Boy Is Mine' Remake. The Huffington Post. 15 December 2015 .
5. Mexico Ingles Airplay. Billboard.
6. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 46, 2015. sv. Sverigetopplistan. 2 May 2021.
7. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2016. 24 November 2019. Mahasz.
8. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2016. Official Charts Company. 31 December 2016.
9. Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2016. Billboard. 30 August 2019.
10. Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2016. Billboard. 24 November 2019.