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== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==
The song received positive reviews from music critics upon release of the parent album. In a ranking of tracks from the parent album, Kyle Denis of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked the song at number four in a track ranking of the album. Denis received the song positively, noting its tongue-in-cheek nature and the '90s R&B sound similar to "Fantasize".<ref name=":02">{{Cite magazine |last=Denis |first=Kyle |date=2024-03-08 |title=Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine': All 13 Tracks Ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-songs-ranked/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called the song a "late Nineties, early Aughts, R&B-pop moment" also commenting on the fact that the song might bring controversy amongst rumors involving Grande and [[Ethan Slater]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Ariana Grande is Gorgeously Exposed on 'Eternal Sunshine' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-review-1234983313/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308092533/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-review-1234983313/ |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |quote=“The Boy Is Mine” — sure to be a point of stan Twitter controversy given chatter around the timeline of her and current partner Ethan Slater’s relationship.}}</ref> Jem Aswad of [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] called the song "comparatively sprightly" and felt the song was an outlier amongst the rest of the album.<ref name="Variety_Review2">{{Cite magazine |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Ariana Grande Returns, Older and Wiser, With the Sparkling, Sarcastically Titled 'Eternal Sunshine': Album Review |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/reviews/ariana-grande-endless-sunshine-album-review-1235934674/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308093035/https://variety.com/2024/music/reviews/ariana-grande-endless-sunshine-album-review-1235934674/ |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Laura Snappes of [[The Guardian|''The Guardian'']] referred to the song as "[[Trap music|trap]]-[[Aaliyah]] hauteur", also calling it "possessive".<ref name="TheGuardian">{{Cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Ariana Grande: Eternal Sunshine review – perceptive post-divorce album is nearly spotless |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/08/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-album-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308092534/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/08/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-album-review |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Poppie Platt of [[The Daily Telegraph|''The Daily Telegraph'']] claimed the song stands on its own against the [[The Boy Is Mine (Brandy and Monica song)|song of the same name]], describing as a "silky ode to love and lust".<ref name="TheDailyTelegraph">{{Cite news |last=Platt |first=Poppie |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Ariana Grande, Eternal Sunshine, review: pop at its sexiest |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-review/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308120552/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-review/ |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Lindsay Zoladz of ''[[The New York Times]]'' described it as "a lusty song about a forbidden crush" and likened its "stuttering" percussion to that of the boy-bands Max Martin has worked with before.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Ariana Grande Spins Heartbreak Into Gold on 'Eternal Sunshine' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/08/arts/music/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-review.html |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
The song received positive reviews from music critics upon release of the parent album. In a ranking of tracks from the parent album, Kyle Denis of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked the song at number four in a track ranking of the album. Denis received the song positively, noting its tongue-in-cheek nature and the '90s R&B sound similar to "Fantasize".<ref name=":02">{{Cite magazine |last=Denis |first=Kyle |date=2024-03-08 |title=Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine': All 13 Tracks Ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-songs-ranked/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called the song a "late Nineties, early Aughts, R&B-pop moment" also commenting on the fact that the song might bring controversy amongst rumors involving Grande and [[Ethan Slater]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Ariana Grande is Gorgeously Exposed on 'Eternal Sunshine' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-review-1234983313/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308092533/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-review-1234983313/ |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |quote=“The Boy Is Mine” — sure to be a point of stan Twitter controversy given chatter around the timeline of her and current partner Ethan Slater’s relationship.}}</ref> Jem Aswad of [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] called the song "comparatively sprightly" and felt the song was an outlier amongst the rest of the album.<ref name="Variety_Review2">{{Cite magazine |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Ariana Grande Returns, Older and Wiser, With the Sparkling, Sarcastically Titled 'Eternal Sunshine': Album Review |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/reviews/ariana-grande-endless-sunshine-album-review-1235934674/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308093035/https://variety.com/2024/music/reviews/ariana-grande-endless-sunshine-album-review-1235934674/ |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Laura Snappes of [[The Guardian|''The Guardian'']] referred to the song as "[[Trap music|trap]]-[[Aaliyah]] hauteur", also calling it "possessive".<ref name="TheGuardian">{{Cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Ariana Grande: Eternal Sunshine review – perceptive post-divorce album is nearly spotless |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/08/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-album-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308092534/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/08/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-album-review |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Poppie Platt of [[The Daily Telegraph|''The Daily Telegraph'']] claimed the song stands on its own against the [[The Boy Is Mine (Brandy and Monica song)|song of the same name]], describing as a "silky ode to love and lust".<ref name="TheDailyTelegraph">{{Cite news |last=Platt |first=Poppie |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Ariana Grande, Eternal Sunshine, review: pop at its sexiest |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-review/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308120552/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-review/ |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Lindsay Zoladz of ''[[The New York Times]]'' described it as "a lusty song about a forbidden crush" and likened its "stuttering" percussion to that of the boy-bands Max Martin has worked with before.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Ariana Grande Spins Heartbreak Into Gold on 'Eternal Sunshine' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/08/arts/music/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-review.html |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

== Commercial performance ==
Prior to its release as a single, "The Boy Is Mine" debuted at number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as one of the highest charting album tracks.


== Credits ==
== Credits ==

Revision as of 15:22, 7 May 2024

"The Boy Is Mine"
Single by Ariana Grande
from the album Eternal Sunshine
ReleasedMarch 8, 2024 (2024-03-08)
Genre
Length2:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ariana Grande singles chronology
"We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)"
(2024) 		"The Boy Is Mine"
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Lyric visualizer
"The Boy Is Mine" on YouTube

"The Boy Is Mine" is a song by American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande and the third single from her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine (2024).[2] It was written by Grande, Max Martin, Shintaro Yasuda, and Davidior.

Background

An unreleased song by Grande entitled "Fantasize" by fans was leaked in full to Spotify in 2023. Recorded in 2021, Grande said that the song was a demo that was not intended to be released as a single by her and that she wrote it for a comedy sketch about a girl group that ultimately was not released. Upon learning of the leak, she commented under a TikTok video that she was disheartened and asked people to stop spreading the leaks.[3]

"Fantasize" received positive fan reception, inspiring Grande to include elements of the song in her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine (2024). During an interview about the album, Grande referred to "The Boy Is Mine" as her version of "Fantasize" and stated about her leaked songs "although you’ve heard them — because you stole them — they're very different now."[4][5]

Music and lyrics

"The Boy Is Mine" is two minutes and 53 seconds long.[6] As intended by Grande when creating the parent's album tracklist, the song follows and plays off the same idea of the album's seventh track, "True Story", playing the role the media expects her to play.[7] The song is described as an R&B song[1] with bass-heavy instrumentation[8] echoing late 90's and early 2000's R&B music.[9]

Grande described "The Boy Is Mine" as a reimagining of the similarly titled 1998 single by Brandy and Monica, which was about two women fighting over the affection of one man.[10][11] She was inspired by her fans' appreciation for "Fantasize" because of what she called its "bad bitch" energy, and she told Zane Lowe during an Apple Music 1 interview: "there is a large group of my fans that really do love a bad girl anthem, and this is an elevated version of that."[12] In the lyrics, Grande expresses her affection for a man with whom she believes she is destined to be in a romance.[12]

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews from music critics upon release of the parent album. In a ranking of tracks from the parent album, Kyle Denis of Billboard ranked the song at number four in a track ranking of the album. Denis received the song positively, noting its tongue-in-cheek nature and the '90s R&B sound similar to "Fantasize".[13] Rolling Stone called the song a "late Nineties, early Aughts, R&B-pop moment" also commenting on the fact that the song might bring controversy amongst rumors involving Grande and Ethan Slater.[14] Jem Aswad of Variety called the song "comparatively sprightly" and felt the song was an outlier amongst the rest of the album.[15] Laura Snappes of The Guardian referred to the song as "trap-Aaliyah hauteur", also calling it "possessive".[16] Poppie Platt of The Daily Telegraph claimed the song stands on its own against the song of the same name, describing as a "silky ode to love and lust".[17] Lindsay Zoladz of The New York Times described it as "a lusty song about a forbidden crush" and likened its "stuttering" percussion to that of the boy-bands Max Martin has worked with before.[18]

Commercial performance

Prior to its release as a single, "The Boy Is Mine" debuted at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 as one of the highest charting album tracks.

Credits

Recording

  • Mixed at Mixstar Studios (Virginia Beach)
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)

Personnel

  • Ariana Grande – vocals, lyrics, composition, production
  • Max Martin – lyrics, production, composition, drums, keyboards, bass, programming, background vocals
  • Ilya Salmanzadeh – production, composition, drums, keyboards, bass, programming, background vocals
  • Shintaro Yasuda – production, keyboards, drums, programming
  • Davidior – production, drums, programming
  • Sam Holland – engineering
  • Lou Carrao – engineering
  • Eric Eylands – engineering assistance
  • Rob Sellens – engineering assistance
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance

Charts

Chart performance for "The Boy Is Mine"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[19] 28
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[20] 69
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[21] 15
France (SNEP)[22] 58
Global 200 (Billboard)[23] 11
Greece International (IFPI)[24] 9
Lithuania (AGATA)[25] 52
Malaysia (Billboard)[26] 21
Malaysia International (RIM)[27] 16
MENA (IFPI)[28] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[29] 23
Philippines (Billboard)[30] 22
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[31] 64
Portugal (AFP)[32] 25
Saudi Arabia (IFPI)[33] 15
Singapore (RIAS)[34] 17
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[35] 82
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] 99
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 1
UAE (IFPI)[38] 20
UK Streaming (OCC)[39] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[40] 16

References

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  2. ^ honeymoonavenue (May 7, 2024). "👀 new merch now available at shop.arianagrande.com". Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ Carter, Ashleigh (September 17, 2023). "Ariana Grande Calls Music Leaks 'Disheartening,' Urges Fans to 'Please Stop'". Teen Vogue. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  4. ^ Dailey, Hannah (March 7, 2024). "Ariana Grande Says Her Song 'The Boy Is Mine' Is the 'Bad Girl Anthem' Fans Want from Her". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Aswad, Jem (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande Returns, Older and Wiser, With the Sparkling, Sarcastically Titled 'Eternal Sunshine': Album Review". Variety. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  6. ^ Grande, Ariana (March 8, 2024). "eternal sunshine". Apple Music (US). Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Turner-Williams, Jaelani. "Ariana Grande Reworking Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" Into 'Elevated' Version of a 'Bad Girl Anthem'". Complex. Retrieved March 9, 2024. Around the 24-minute mark of the interview above, Lowe asked Grande about "True Story," which Grande said "sets up 'The Boy Is Mine.'" —"It's kind of like, 'I'll play the bad girl; now here's your bad girl anthem,'" Grande told Lowe about the song.
  8. ^ Spanos, Brittany (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande is Gorgeously Exposed on 'Eternal Sunshine'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Spanos, Brittany (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande is Gorgeously Exposed on 'Eternal Sunshine'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024. "The Boy Is Mine" is another late Nineties, early Aughts R&B-pop moment.
  10. ^ Travis, Emlyn (March 7, 2024). "Ariana Grande to 'Reimagine' Brandy and Monica's 'The Boy Is Mine' on New Album: 'A Bad-Girl Anthem'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  11. ^ Denls, Kyle; Lipshutz, Jason; Unterberger, Andrew (March 13, 2024). "Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine' Keeps Shimmering on Streaming, While Reheating a '90s R&B Classic". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Gonzalez, Alex (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande Reimagines a '90s Classic with Her New Song, 'The Boy Is Mine'". Uproxx. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  13. ^ Denis, Kyle (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine': All 13 Tracks Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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  15. ^ Aswad, Jem (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande Returns, Older and Wiser, With the Sparkling, Sarcastically Titled 'Eternal Sunshine': Album Review". Variety. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  16. ^ Snapes, Laura (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande: Eternal Sunshine review – perceptive post-divorce album is nearly spotless". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  17. ^ Platt, Poppie (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande, Eternal Sunshine, review: pop at its sexiest". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  18. ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande Spins Heartbreak Into Gold on 'Eternal Sunshine'". The New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
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  26. ^ "Ariana Grande Chart History (Malaysia Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  27. ^ "TOP 20 Most Streamed International Singles In Malaysia Week 13 (22/03/2024-28/03/2024)". RIM. April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Facebook.
  28. ^ "The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20 from 08/03/2024 to 14/03/2024". theofficialmenachart.com. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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  31. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 08.03.2024–14.03.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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  33. ^ "This Week's Official Saudi Arabia Chart Top 20: from 08/03/2024 to 14/03/2024". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. March 8, 2024. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  34. ^ "RIAS Top Charts Week 12 (15 - 21 Mar 2024)". RIAS. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  35. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 202411 into search. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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  38. ^ "This Week's Official UAE Chart Top 20: from 08/03/2024 to 14/03/2024". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. March 8, 2024. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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