Ariana Grande The Boy Is Mine Explained

Of course, “The Boy Is Mine” is a 1998 music by Brandy and Monica about two ladies claiming that the titular boy is theirs, with lyrics like, “I’m sorry that you / Seem to be confused / He belongs to me / The boy is mine.”

Ariana addressed comparable themes along with her 2021 music “Fantasize,” which included lyrics like, “Thought you were solo / But you got a girl though” and ” I fantasize about it all the time / If you were mine.” However, the music was by no means launched — as an alternative it was lately leaked, and gained some recognition on TikTookay.

“It was like a parody of this girl group vibe. But [the fans] love it… It’s so corny, but it’s okay. I took the note, and I kind of gave them Ariana’s version of that on the album,” Ariana mentioned of the music in a latest interview. “They’re completely different now. So although you’ve heard them — because you stole them — they’re very different now.”

But it was undeniably Ariana’s private life that led the observe title “The Boy Is Mine” to garner consideration, given the timing of her relationship with Ethan Slater and the announcement of his separation from his spouse.

So, within the new interview, Zane requested Ariana in regards to the music that precedes “The Boy Is Mine,” referred to as “True Story.” She replied, “It’s an untrue story based on all untrue events. It sets up ‘The Boy Is Mine,’ obviously. It’s kind of like, ‘I’ll play the bad girl, now here’s your bad girl anthem.'”

Ariana confirmed that “The Boy Is Mine” is a “reimagining” of the Brandy and Monica music that she had lengthy needed to do. She additional mentioned that her “fans’ reaction” to “Fantasize” was what led her to incorporate it on the album.

When requested if it was an “extension” of “Fantasize,” she replied, “In a way. I think I kind of was like, ‘This is a very bad idea, I think.’ But there is a large group of my fans that do love a bad girl anthem, and this is, I think, an elevated version of that.”

Zane then mentioned it was “pop’s job” to be provocative to a sure extent, to which Ariana replied, “Right. And to be an escape, in some way.” She additional mentioned that “The Boy Is Mine” was the second music that she labored with Max Martin on for the file.

Elsewhere, Ariana mentioned of working with Max, “Usually, I’ll go too far. I like to write like no one’s ever going to hear it, ever, and sometimes I want to dial it back or change things or redo things. He’s got such an amazing ability to ride that balance and know what people need to hear and what I need to say, too. He’ll stand up for me and say, ‘No, you deserve to say that.'”