He's Mine (MoKenStef song)

"He's Mine" is a song by R&B girl group MoKenStef released as the first single from their debut album Azz Izz. It was the group's biggest hit, peaking at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart during the summer of 1995. It sold 600,000 copies and was certified gold by the RIAA.[2][3] The song samples "Be Alright" by Zapp[4] and "Do Me, Baby" by Prince. A remix by Grand Puba features samples of Patrice Rushen's "Remind Me" and Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick's "La Di Da Di".

"He's Mine"
Single by Mokenstef
from the album Azz Izz
ReleasedMay 30, 1995 (1995-05-30)[1]
Recorded1994
GenreR&B
Length4:13 (album version)
3:59 (remix)
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)
Mokenstef singles chronology
"He's Mine"
(1995)
"Sex in the Rain"
(1995)

Music videos

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Two different music videos for the song were released. The original version was filmed and released in May 1995. The second version for the remix was filmed in September 1995 and released in November 1995.[citation needed]

Track listing

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US CD single

  1. "He's Mine" (LP version) – 4:13
  2. "He's Mine" (instrumental LP version) – 4:13

US CD maxi single

  1. "He's Mine" (album version) – 4:13)
  2. "He's Mine" (instrumental LP version) – 4:13)
  3. "I Got Him All the Time" (He's Mine Remix) – 3:59
  4. "It Goes On"

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "He's Mine"
Chart (1995) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 27
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 70
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 7
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles[8] 2

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "He's Mine"
Chart (1995) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 40

Certifications

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Certifications for "He's Mine"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "He's Mine / I Got Him All the Time: Mokenstef: Music". Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  2. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1995". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 20, 1996. p. 56. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "American certifications – MoKenStef – He%27s Mine". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. ^ "MoKenStef's 'He's Mine' - Discover the Sample Source".
  5. ^ "MoKenStef – He's Mine". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "MoKenStef songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 583.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 408.
  9. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – MoKenStef". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 27, 2024.