Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | The boy is mine |
| Artist | Brandy |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Never say never |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:54 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1998 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 93 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 090-094 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | C#m |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Arpeggiator |
| Rec Tag 2 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending Band out |
| Rec Tag 4 | Open Ending |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (female) |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 4 | SSA |
| Voc Info 5 | Ad Lib (female) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | HARP |
| Instr 2 | PERCUSSION |
| Instr 3 | DRUMS |
| Instr 4 | SYNTH BASS |
| Instr 5 | STRINGS SYNTH |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | BMI - Pop Award |
| Awards 2 | Grammy - Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Record of the Year |
| Nominations 2 | Grammy - Best R&B Song |
| Nominations 3 | MTV VMA - Video of the Year |
| Nominations 4 | MTV VMA - Best R&B Video |
| Nominations 5 | NAACP Award - Outstanding Duo or Group |
| Nominations 6 | NAACP Award - Outstanding Music Video |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100, UK R&B Albums |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/brandy/theboyismine.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | LaShawn Daniels |
| Author 2 | Rodney Jerkins |
| Author 3 | Fred Jerkins III |
| Author 4 | Japhe Tejeda |
| Author 5 | Brandy Norwood |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A prize / Possession |
| Explanation | ✱ The partner is treated as a contested territory or an object that can only belong to one 'owner'. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Social:Status |
| MTag 2 | Conflict |
| MTag 3 | Love |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | vi-vi-i-i |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | vi-vi-i-i |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 2 |
| Chord Fam Prog | i, iv |
| CHORD C = V | Identical |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Aeolian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8 |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 72 |
| Mel Cmplx | 77 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 53 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 99 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 37 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 70-79 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 90+ |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 30-39 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 53 |
| Spot-Energy | 84 |
| Spot-Valance | 19 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 10-19 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | R&B |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Contemporary R&B |