The Boy Is Mine

The Boy Is Mine is an R&B song by singers Brandy and Monica. It was written by LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and Brandy Norwood for Norwood's second studio album Never Say Never (1998) but eventually released as the lead single off of both singers' second albums during the second quarter of 1998 (see 1998 in music). Co-produced by Darkchild, Brandy and Dallas Austin, "The Boy Is Mine" has become one of the most successful R&B singles of all time. The song's lyrics tell a story about two women disputing the love of a man and were inspired by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson's 1982 duet "The Girl Is Mine."

"The Boy Is Mine"
Song by Brandy and Monica
from the album Never Say Never and The Boy Is Mine
Released	May 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)
Recorded	October – December 1997 (Los Angeles, California) (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	R&B pop
Length	4:54 (album version) 4:03 (radio version)
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	LaShawn Daniels Rodney Jerkins Fred Jerkins III Japhe Tejeda Brandy Norwood
Producer(s)	Darkchild Brandy Dallas Austin
Brandy singles chronology
"Missing You" (1996) "The Boy Is Mine" (1998) "Top of the World" (1998)
Monica singles chronology
"For You I Will" (1997) "The Boy Is Mine" (1998) "The First Night" (1998)

The song was number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for 13 weeks in a row. It finished as the second-best performing song of 1998 on that chart.