The Girl Is Mine (99 Souls song)

{{Infobox song

| name = The Girl Is Mine

| cover = The Girl Is Mine.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = 99 Souls featuring Destiny's Child and Brandy

| album =

| released = 6 November 2015

| recorded = {{hlist|1997|2004|2015}}

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = House{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/99-souls-mn0003434962|title=99 Souls Biography|last=Kellman|first=Andy|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=10 April 2025}}

| length = 3:33

| label = Resilience

| writer = * Angela Beyincé

| producer = * 99 Souls

Hal Ritson
Guy Buss

| chronology = 99 Souls

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Brandy

| type = singles

| prev_title = Magic

| prev_year = 2015

| title = The Girl Is Mine

| year = 2015

| next_title = Beggin & Pleadin

| next_year = 2016

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Destiny's Child

| type = singles

| prev_title = Stand Up for Love

| prev_year = 2005

| title = The Girl Is Mine

| year = 2015

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|BMaT2nGaEVg|"The Girl Is Mine"}}}}

}}

"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.{{cite web|url=http://www.kissfmuk.com/music/news/destinys-child-and-brandy-mash-up-will-be-released/|title=Destiny's Child and Brandy mash-up will be released|work=KissFMUK |publisher=Kiss 100}} The song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48676/99-souls/|title=99 SOULS {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}

Background

The song was first released in December 2014, appearing on SoundCloud.{{cite web|url=http://stoneyroads.com/2015/12/from-mash-up-to-dance-pop-hit-99-souls-the-girl-is-mine-featuring-destinys-child-brandy|title=From Mash-Up To Dance-Pop Hit: 99 Souls - 'The Girl Is Mine' Featuring Destinys Child & Brandy|publisher=Stoney Road|date=2015-12-04|accessdate=2015-12-27}} 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. 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, 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."{{cite web|first=Rahel|last=Gebreyes|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/monica-boy-is-mine-remake-arianna-grande-jessie-j_56708f0ee4b0648fe3016ad6?te=GossipCop/|title=Monica Explains Why You Probably Won't Hear A 'Boy Is Mine' Remake|work=The Huffington Post|date=15 December 2015 }}

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=

scope="col"\| Chart (2015–16) !scope="col"\| Peak position
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{{single chart\|Australia\|33\|artist=99 Souls feat. Destiny's Child & Brandy\|song=The Girl Is Mine\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=26 December 2015}}
{{single chart\|Flanders Tip\|5\|artist=99 Souls feat. Destiny's Child & Brandy\|song=The Girl Is Mine\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=16 January 2016}}
{{single chart\|Czech Republic\|25\|year=2016\|week=16\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=26 April 2016}}
{{single chart\|Hungarydance\|1\|year=2016\|week=15\|rowheader=true \|accessdate=1 April 2016}}
{{single chart\|Hungaryradio\|31\|year=2016\|week=5\|rowheader=true \|accessdate=25 January 2016}}
{{single chart\|Hungarysingle\|24\|year=2016\|week=5\|rowheader=true \|accessdate=25 January 2016}}
{{single chart\|Ireland\|8\|year=2016\|week=3\|rowheader=true \|accessdate=23 January 2016}}
scope="row"\| Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine \| url = http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2016-04-02/mexico-ingles \| magazine = Billboard\| title = Mexico Ingles Airplay}} \| 1
{{single chart\|Poland\|57\|chartid=1922\|year=2016\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=21 March 2016}}
{{single chart\|Scotland\|5\|date=2015-01-22\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=22 January 2015}}
{{single chart\|Slovakia\|38\|date=2016-02-23\|year=2016\|week=12\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=23 February 2016}}
scope="row"\| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan){{Cite web\|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2015&dspp=46\|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 46, 2015\|language=sv\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|access-date=2 May 2021}} \| 17
{{single chart\|UK\|5\|date=2016-01-22\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=23 January 2016}}
{{single chart\|UKdance\|1\|date=2015-01-22\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=22 January 2015}}
{{single chart\|Billboarddanceclubplay\|1\|artist=99 Souls\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=30 January 2016}}
{{single chart\|Billboarddanceelectronic\|20\|artist=99 Souls\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=24 November 2019}}

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2016)

!scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Hungary (Dance Top 40){{cite web|url=http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/dance/2016|title=Dance Top 100 - 2016|accessdate=24 November 2019|publisher=Mahasz}}

| 4

scope="row"| UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2016|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=31 December 2016}}

| 59

scope="row"| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/dance-club-songs|title=Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=30 August 2019}}

| 38

scope="row"| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-dance-electronic--songs|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=24 November 2019}}

| 78

=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|relyear=2015|certyear=2016|type=single|award=Gold}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=99 Souls feat. Destiny's Child and Brandy|title=The Girl Is Mine|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2019|id=8755|access-date=5 October 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|artist=99 Souls feat. Destiny's Child and Brandy|title=The Girl Is Mine|type=single|award=Platinum+Gold|number=3|relyear=2015|certyear=2017|access-date=6 October 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=99 Souls feat. Destiny's Child and Brandy|title=Bootylicious|award=Gold|relyear=2015|certyear=2020|refname=nzcert|source=radioscope|access-date=2024-12-17}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|type=single|artist=99 Souls|title=The Girl Is Mine f. Destinys Child & Brandy|award=Gold|certyear=2016|relyear=2015|access-date=18 May 2016}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2015|certyear=2016|title=The Girl Is Mine|artist=99 Souls|type=single|award=Platinum|id=13575-4126-1|access-date=4 February 2023}}

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