Ariana Grande Reimagines a Brandy & Monica Hit on “the boy is mine”

Ariana Grande’s “the boy is mine” is the eighth track on her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine. IT is addedtothe long list of songs that have sampled Brandy & Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” from 1998.

Before the song’s release, in an interview on Apple Music with Zane Lowe, Ariana details how “the boy is mine” and “true story” work as sister tracks, where “the boy is mine” is the ‘bad girl anthem’ that “true story” sets up. Regarding the song’s provocative nature and amid accusations of being a homewrecker, she said:

This is a very bad idea, I think, but… There is a large group of my fans that really do love a bad girl anthem. And this is kind of an elevated version of that.

Listen to “the boy is mine” below.

Credits

Produced By

Ariana Grande, Max Martin, Shintaro Yasuda, DaviDior & ILYA

Written By

Ariana Grande, Max Martin, Shintaro Yasuda & DaviDior

Publisher

MXM MUSIC AB

Mixed At

MixStar Studios

Lyricist

Ariana Grande & Max Martin

Mastered at

Sterling Sound Studio

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Bryce Bordone

Assistant Recording Engineer

Eric Eylands & Rob Sellens

Engineer

Sam Holland & Lou Carrao

Mastering Engineer

Randy Merrill

Mixing Engineer

Șerban Ghenea

Keyboards

Max Martin, ILYA & Shintaro Yasuda

Background Vocals

Max Martin & ILYA

Drums

Max Martin, ILYA, Shintaro Yasuda & DaviDior

Bass

Max Martin & ILYA

Programmer

Max Martin, ILYA, Shintaro Yasuda & DaviDior

Label

Republic Records

Copyright ©

Republic Records

Phonographic Copyright ℗

Republic Records

Release Date

March 8, 2024

​the boy is mine Interpolations

The Boy Is Mine by Brandy & Monica

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