Destiny Fulfilled
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| Studio album by Destiny's Child | |||||||||||
| Released | November 15, 2004 | ||||||||||
| Recorded | 2004 | ||||||||||
| Genre | R&B, Hip Hop, Soul, Pop | ||||||||||
| Length | 51:54 | ||||||||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||||||||
| Producer | Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Rich Harrison, Rodney Jerkins, 9th Wonder, Dre & Vidal, Rockwilder, Bryan Michael Cox, Mario Winans, Erron Williams | ||||||||||
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Destiny Fulfilled is the fourth and final studio album by the American R&B trio Destiny's Child. The album features the top singles "Lose My Breath" and "Soldier" along with the top twenty single "Cater 2 U" and "Girl".
Destiny Fulfilled debuted prematurely at number fifty on the Billboard 200 selling 61,000 copies a week before its official release. During its first official week of sales the album sold over 497,000 (558,000) copies and rocketed to number two on the pop charts and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for two weeks. The album sold over 337,000 copies in its second week (number four), 164,000 in its third (number nine) and 214,000 in its fourth (number seven). Destiny Fulfilled was certified Triple platinum by the RIAA after only eight weeks on the chart in January, 2005. It spent nine weeks in the top ten and fifty weeks on the Billboard 200 and has sold 3 million copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan and Billboard magazine. The album has sold 6 million copies worldwide, to date.
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Time |
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| 1. | "Lose My Breath" Writers: B. Knowles, K. Rowland, M. Williams, R. Jerkins, F. Jerkins, Sean Garrett, L. Daniels, S. Carter Producers: Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles |
4:02 |
| 2. | "Soldier" (Featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne) Writers: B. Knowles, K. Rowland, M. Williams, R. Harrison, S. Garrett, D. Carter, C. Harris Producers: Rich Harrison, Beyoncé Knowles |
5:25 |
| 3. | "Cater 2 U" Writers: B. Knowles, K. Rowland, M. Williams, R. Jerkins, R. Aude, R. Waller Producers: Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Ric Rude, Beyoncé Knowles |
4:05 |
| 4. | "T-Shirt" Writers: B. Knowles, K. Rowland, M. Williams, A. Harris, V. Davis, S. Garrett, A. Beyince Producers: Andre Harris, Vidal Davis, Beyoncé Knowles |
4:40 |
| 5. | "Is She The Reason" Writers: B. Knowles, K. Rowland, M. Williams, P. Douthit, S. Garrett, V. Castarphen, G. McFadden, J. Whitehead Producers: 9th Wonder, Beyoncé Knowles |
4:46 |
| 6. | "Girl" Writers: B. Knowles, K. Rowland, M. Williams, P. Douthit, S. Garrett, A. Beyince, D. Davis, E. Robinson Producers: 9th Wonder, Beyoncé Knowles |
3:44 |
| 7. | "Bad Habit" Writers: K. Rowland, B. M. Cox, K. Dean, S. Knowles Producers: Bryan Michael Cox, Kendrick Dean |
3:54 |
| 8. | "If" Writers: B. Knowles, K. Rowland, M. Williams, D. Stinson, B. Drawers, L. Mizell, J. Carter, F. Mizell Producers: Rockwilder, Beyoncé Knowles |
4:15 |
| 9. | "Free" Writers: B. Knowles, K. Rowland, M. Williams, D. Stinson, B. Drawers, L. Mizell, J. Carter, F. Mizell Producers: Rockwilder, Beyoncé Knowles |
4:51 |
| 10. | "Through With Love" Writers: B. Knowles, K. Rowland, M. Williams, M. Winans, S. Garrett Producers: Mario Winans, Beyoncé Knowles |
3:35 |
| 11. | "Love" Writers: B. Knowles, K. Rowland, M. Williams, E. Williams, A. Beyince Producer: Erron Williams, Beyoncé Knowles |
4:30 |
[edit] Bonus tracks
[edit] Wal-Mart/Sam's Club limited edition 2CD Tracks
- "My Man" (featuring Beyoncé) – 3:36
- "2 Step" – 3:25
- "What's It Gonna Be" (featuring Beyoncé) – 3:36
- "Survivor" (Extended Remix featuring Da Brat) – 4:24
- "Independent Women Part 2" – 3:45
[edit] Other
- "Game Over" (Int.) – 4:03
- "Why You Actin'" (Int.) – 4:28
- "Gots My Own" (Japan) – 3:58
[edit] Awards Of album/Singles
Destiny's Child • Billboard Music Awards o Artist Achievement Award • World Music Awards o World's Best-Selling Pop Group o World's Best-Selling R&B Group o World's Best-Selling Female Group of All Time • Billboard Music Awards o Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year o Top R&B/Hip-Hop Group of the Year o Dance Club-Play Artist of the Year • BET Awards o Best Group • Soul Train Music Awards o Best R&B/Soul Album (Destiny Fulfilled) • Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards o Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo ("Soldier") o Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year: (Destiny Fulfilled) • NAACP Image Awards o Outstanding Duo or Group • T4 Awards o Best Song of the Year ("Lose My Breath") • MTV TRL Awards o Walk This Way Award (Best Entrance) • TMF Awards (Holland) o Best Pop Group International • American Music Awards o Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group o Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Destiny Fulfilled) • Groovevolt Awards o Best Song, Band, Duo, or Group: Cater 2 U o Best Deep Cut: Through With Love • NAACP Image Awards o Outstanding Duo or Group • ASCAP Pop Music Awards o Most Performed Songs ("Lose My Breath") o Most Performed Songs ("Soldier") • Soul Train Music Awards o Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements o Best Group Single: "Cater 2 U" • Hollywood Walk of Fame o Hollywood Star • MTV Asia Awards o Special Achievement In Popular Music • BET Awards o Best Group • MTV Video Music Awards Japan o Inspiration Award • Capital Awards 2008 o Icon of The year 2008 American music awards • o International artist of exellence
[edit] CD/DVD 2005 Tour Edition
This edition is a double sided disc with the CD album on one side (with the basic track listing above) and a DVD on the other featuring the videos: 1
- The Destiny's Child interview
- "Lose My Breath" video
- "Soldier" (featuring T.I. and Lil Wayne) video
- "Girl" music video
- "Independent Women Part 1" (live in Rotterdam, 2002)
- "Say My Name" (live in Rotterdam, 2002)
- "Survivor" (live in Rotterdam, 2002)
- "Cater 2 U" video (Int. bonus track)
[edit] Production
- Executive producers: Beyoncé Knowles, Mathew Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams
- Producer: Bryan Michael Cox, Vidal Davis, Rich Harrison, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Andre Harris, Rockwilder, Erron Williams, Mario Winans, 9th Wonder, Kelly Rowland
- Vocal producer: Sean Garrett, Solange Knowles, Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams
- Engineers: Jim Caruana, Vincent Dilorenzo, Eric Hunter, Tom Tapley
- Editing: Sam Thomas, Rommel Nino Villanueva
- Mixing: Andrew Dawson, Vincent Dilorenzo, Tony Maserati, Dave Pensado, Dexter Simmons, Phil Tan
- Mastering: Tom Coyne
- A&R: Theresa LaBarbera Whites, Huy Nguyen
- Production Coordiation: Candice Childress
- Design: Alice Butts, Ian Cuttler
- Art Direction: Alice Butts, Ian Cuttler
- Photography: Fabrizio Ferri
[edit] Chart performances
Worldwide Destiny Fulfilled sold over 3.2 million copies between November 15, 2004 and December 31, 2004 and was named the seventh best-selling album of the year worldwide by the IFPI. It charted in many countries including the US, United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, and Canada. In Japan it debuted at number four thanks to the huge success of "Lose My Breath" which reached number one on the singles chart there, the album has sold over 625,000 copies there and was certified double platinum by Oricon making it Destiny's Child's biggest success there to date.
| Chart (2004) | Position | Certifications | Sales |
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| The Billboard 200 (US Album Chart) | 2 | 3x Platinum | 3,000,000 |
| The Official UK Album Chart | 5 | Platinum | 560,000 |
| Philippines Album Chart | 1 | 6x Platinum | 200,000 |
| German Album Chart | 3 | Platinum | 200,000 |
| Canadian Album Chart | 3 | 2x Platinum | 200,000 |
| Swedish Album Charts | 20 | - | - |
| Japanese Album Chart | 1 | 2x Platinum | 625,000 |
| Australian ARIA Albums Top 50 | 11 | 2x Platinum | 140,000 |
| Belgium Albums Top 50 | 1 | Gold | 15,000 |
| Czech Republic Albums Top 50 | 1 | Gold | 14,000 |
| Denmark Albums Top 50 | 1 | Platinum | 45,000 |
| Greece Albums Top 50 | 1 | 2x Platinum | 35,000 |
| French SNEP/IFOP Albums Top 150 | 9 | Platinum | 30,000 |
| German Media Control Albums Top 50 | 3 | Platinum | 15,000 |
| Brazil ABPD Albums Top100 | 1 | Platinum | 50,000 |
| United World Chart | 1 | 3x Platinum | 6,000,000 |
[edit] Credits
- Tony Maserati - Mixing
- Dave Pensado - Mixing
- Phil Tan - Mixing
- Mario Winans - Producer
- Rodney Jerkins - Producer, Musician
- Jeff Villanueva - Engineer
- Ty Hunter - Stylist
- Tom Coyne - Mastering
- Andrew Dawson - Mixing
- Jim Caruana - Engineer
- Dexter Simmons - Mixing
- Destiny's Child - Main Performer
- Andre Harris - Producer, Mixing
- Rockwilder - Producer
- Alice Butts - Art Direction, Design
- Michelle Williams - Executive Producer
- Beyoncé Knowles - Producer, Vocal Producer, Executive Producer
- Mathew Knowles - Executive Producer
- Kelly Rowland - Executive Producer, Arranger, Vocal Producer
- Brian Michael Cox - Keyboards, Programming, Producer
- Ian Cuttler - Art Direction, Design
- Vidal Davis - Producer, Mixing
- Fabrizio Ferri - Photography
- Rich Harrison - Producer
- Ric Rude - Producer, Musician
- Huy Nguyen - A&R
- Theresa LaBarbera Whites - A&R
- Erron Williams - Producer
- Mally Roncal - Make-Up
- Candice Childress - Production Coordination
- Vincent Dilorenzo - Engineer, Mixing
- Tom Tapley - Vocal Engineer
- 9th Wonder - Producer
- Eric Hunter - Engineer
- Sam Thomas - Digital Editing, Editing
- Solange Knowles - Vocal Producer
- Noemi Bonazzi - Prop Stylist
- Kendrick Dean - Producer
- Kimberly Kimble - Hair Stylist
- Rommel Nino Villanueva - Digital Editing, Editing
- Wyldcard - Keyboards
- Sean Garrett - Producer, Vocal Producer
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