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}} "It All Belongs to Me" is a duet by American recording artists Monica and Brandy. Written and produced by Rico Love, Earl Hood, and Eric Goudy II, the track originally belonged to R. Kelly. He then gave the song to Monica and the label presented the song to Brandy, who expressed her wish to record a duet.〔http://www.rap-up.com/2012/04/25/monica-reveals-it-all-belongs-to-me-was-originally-for-r-kelly/〕 After Clive Davis authorized it, they went to a recording studio located in Miami, Florida to record the track. Three different versions were made, with one being released as the official first single from Monica's seventh studio album ''New Life'' on February 10, 2012, through RCA Records. It is the first time Monica and Brandy worked together since they collaborated on "The Boy Is Mine" (1998). Musically, "It All Belongs to Me" is a midtempo R&B ballad . Lyrically, the song is a female empowerment anthem in which both singers claims their belongings as they leave their abusive boyfriends behind. The chorus has references to MacBook and Facebook. "It All Belongs to Me" also received several comparisons to Beyoncé Knowles' single "Irreplaceable" (2006). Following the release of the single, Brandy revealed that she expected female listeners to love the song. "It All Belongs to Me" was well received by the public. However, it received mixed reviews from contemporary critics. Most critics praised both singers' vocal performance, but were disappointed with the track, commenting that the hype behind it was big, but also noting that the track wouldn't be as successful as "The Boy Is Mine". "It All Belongs to Me" has reached number 23 on ''Billboard''s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The accompanying music video was directed by Chris Robinson. It premiered on VH1 on March 5, 2012. The video was inspired by the films ''Thelma & Louise'' (1991) and ''Waiting to Exhale'' (1995), and portrays the singers in dysfunctional relationships and helping each other in both situations. Monica and Brandy promoted the song doing several performances, radio and television interviews. The singers were also going to perform the track on the Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Party in 2012; however, the performance was cancelled following Whitney Houston's passing. ==Background== Brandy and Monica first worked together in 1998, on a song titled "The Boy is Mine". Created as a solo track, Brandy originally recorded the song alone. After listening to the result, however, she and Rodney Jerkins thought it would work better as a duet, an idea which was further inspired by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson's 1982 hit duet "The Girl Is Mine". Jerkins, who produced the track, later claimed that both singers "didn’t get along" during production and that he and Dexter Simmons remixed the track seven times to keep everything even. Monica later spoke about her relationship with Brandy in an interview with WZMX, stating, "we were young. We could barely stay in the room with each other. By no means was it jealousy or envy. She and I are polar opposites and instead of embracing that, we used our differences as reasons not to be amongst each other." Later in 2011, it was reported that producer Rico Love was working with Monica on her seventh studio album, ''New Life''. Love then conceived a track titled "It All Belongs to Me", which was written as a loose sequel to "The Boy is Mine".〔 He stated that "It All Belongs to Me" is essentially picking up where "The Boy is Mine" left off. "It’s a very soulful R&B song with pop sensibilities. I wanted to make sure I made it a classic R&B record, but I definitely wanted to make sure that it had enough appeal to cross over and become a Top 40 record". "It All Belongs to Me" was released as an official single on February 10, 2012, through RCA Records. The song is also slated to appear on both singers' albums.〔 In April 2012, Monica revealed to Rap-Up that the song was initially produced for and belonged to R&B singer and producer R. Kelly and was intended to be part of his eleventh studio album, ''Write Me Back''. She further explained that she actually "had to really go to him and ask him: 'Can I take this song, I really wanna take this song and put it on my new album'". Kelly ended up giving the song to her, which resulted in Monica thanking him "from the bottom of () heart". The label then brought up the idea to her to put Brandy on the song, which was initially intended as a solo song.〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5cKck4OJPE〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「It All Belongs to Me」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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