It All Belongs to Me

"It All Belongs to Me"
Single by Monica and Brandy
from the album New Life
Released	February 13, 2012
Genre	R&B pop
Length	4:04
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Rico Love Earl Hood Eric Goudy II
Producer(s)	Rico Love Earl & E
Monica singles chronology
"Until It's Gone" (2011) "It All Belongs to Me" (2012) "Without You" (2012)
Brandy singles chronology
"Talk to Me" (2010) "It All Belongs to Me" (2012) "Put It Down" (2012)

"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 belonged to singer 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.^[1] 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 lead 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).

"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 also received several comparisons to Beyoncé' single "Irreplaceable" (2006). "It All Belongs to Me" received generally mixed reviews from contemporary critics who 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" reached number 23 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

An accompanying music video for "It All Belongs to Me" 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 death.