Background
99 Souls,composed of UK-based producers Soul and Jo,spent around two to three months refining "The Girl Is Mine",creating roughly 60 different versions before settling on the final cut. [4] The track,which samples from Destiny's Child's "Girl" (2004) and Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" (1998),initially began as a promotional release to help the duo gain recognition and first appeared on SoundCloud in December 2014. [5] [6] Although 99 Souls initially expected little attention,the mash-up quickly gained popularity,amassing 2.9 million streams within its first year. [6] It was eventually removed from the platform due to copyright issues. [6]
Seeking clearance for a commercial release,the duo approached the original creators of both songs. [7] Their track was well received,and all members of Destiny's Child approved;however,Beyoncé's father,Matthew Knowles,initially objected because it featured only his daughter's vocals. They maintained contact over several months and eventually secured his approval. [7] A separate issue involved "The Boy Is Mine". The label required that one of their rappers also receive the track and offered £50,000 for a remix of another song,which did not fit the duo's plans. [7] To resolve this,Brandy re-recorded the song,despite her Broadway commitments,completing the session in Los Angeles after careful scheduling. [7] Though Brandy agreed to record new vocals for the mash-up track, [2] Monica declined,stating that the original should be preserved to honor its historical significance and the personal memories associated with their Grammy Award win. [8]
"The Girl Is Mine" experienced widespread commercial success,topping several international dance charts. It reached number one on Hungary's Dance Top 40, [9] the UK Dance Chart, [10] the US Dance Club Songs chart,and Mexico's Ingles Airplay chart. [11] On mainstream charts,it peaked at number five on both the UK Singles Chart and the Scottish Singles Chart, [3] [12] number eight in Ireland, [13] number 17 on Sweden's Heatseeker chart, [14] and number 20 on the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. [15] The song received multiple certifications for sales and streaming. It was certified Gold in Australia (35,000 units), [16] Denmark (45,000 units), [17] New Zealand (15,000 units), [18] and Poland (10,000 units); [19] 3×Platinum plus Gold in Mexico (210,000 units); [20] and 2×Platinum in the United Kingdom (1,200,000 units). [21]
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