Destiny Fulfilled

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Destiny Fulfilled
Studio album by Destiny's Child
Released	November 15, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	R&B
Length	51:54
Label	Columbia
Producer(s)	Beyoncé Knowles Rich Harrison Rodney Jerkins 9th Wonder Dre & Vidal Rockwilder Bryan Michael Cox Mario Winans Erron Williams
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone
Destiny's Child chronology
This Is the Remix (2002)	Destiny Fulfilled (2004)	#1's (2005)
Alternate cover
Tour Edition cover

Destiny Fulfilled is the fourth studio album by American R&B trio Destiny's Child. The album features the #1 singles "Lose My Breath" and "Soldier" along with the Top 20 single "Cater 2 U" and Top 30 single "Girl".

Destiny Fulfilled debuted prematurely at #19 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 #2 on the pop charts behind Eminem's Encore and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart (for 2 weeks). The album sold over 337,000 copies in its second week (#4), 164,000 in its third (#9)and 214,000 in its fourth (#7). 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. The album has sold 8 million copies worldwide, to date.

Contents 1 Basic Track listing 1.1 Bonus Tracks 2 Production 3 Chart Performances 4 Credits

[edit] Basic Track listing

#	Title
1.	"Lose My Breath"	4:02 (Beyoncé Knowles;Carte;Fred "Uncle Freddie" Jerkins III;Kelly Rowland;LaShawn Daniels;Michelle Williams;Rodney Jerkins;Sean Garrett)
2.	"Soldier" (featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne)	5:25 (Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Rich Harrison, T.I., Lil' Wayne, Sean Garrett)
3.	"Cater 2 U"	4:07 (Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Rodney Jerkins, Ric Rude, Robert Waller)
4.	"T-Shirt"	4:40 (Beyoncé Knowles; Clifford Harris; Dwayne Carter; Kelly Rowland; Michelle Williams; Rich Harrison; Sean Garrett)
5.	"Is She The Reason"	4:47 (Beyoncé Knowles; Gene McFadden; Kelly Rowland; Michelle Williams; Patrick Douthit; Sean Garrett; Victor Carstarphen)
6.	"Girl"	3:44 (Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Rodney Jerkins, Ric Rude, Angela Beyince, Sean Garrett, Patrick Douthit, Don Davis, Eddie Robinson)
7.	"Bad Habit"	3:54 (Kelly Rowland; Bryan-Michael Cox; Don Davis; Kendrick Dean; Robinson; Sean Garrett; Solange Knowles)
8.	"If"	4:15 (Destiny's Child; Big Drawers; Charles Jackson; Dana Stinson; Kelly Rowland; Marvin Yancy; Michelle Williams)
9.	"Free"	4:51 (Destiny's Child; Big Drawers; Dana Stinson; Fonce Mizell; James Carter; Kelly Rowland; Larry Mizell; Michelle Williams)
10.	"Through With Love"	3:35 (Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Marvin Winans, Solange Knowles, Garrett Hamler)
11.	"Love"	4:32 (Destiny's Child)

[edit] Bonus Tracks

#	Title
12.	"Game Over" (bonus track)	4:03 (Beyoncé Knowles; Kelly Rowland; Mario Winans; Michelle Williams)
13.	"Why You Actin'" (Japan bonus track)	4:28 (Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Paul Allen, Garrett Hamler, James Moss, Angela Beyince)
14.	"Gots My Own" (Japan bonus track)	3:58 (Beyoncé; Fred "Uncle Freddie" Jerkins III; Kelly Rowland; LaShawn Daniels; Michelle Williams; Rodney Jerkins; Sean Garrett)
15.	"My Man" (feat Beyoncé) (Wal-Mart Edition)	3:36 (Destiny's Child, Robert G Waller)
16.	"2 Step" (Wal-mart Edition)	3:25
17.	"What's It Gonna Be" (feat Beyoncé) (Wal-Mart Edition)	3:36 (Beyoncé Knowles, Lashaun Owens, Karrim Mack, Corte Ellis, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman, Kandice Love)
18.	"Survivor" (Extended Remix feat Da Brat) (Wal-Mart Edition)	4:24
19.	"Independent Women Part 2" (Wal-Mart Edition)	3:45
20.	"Soldier Part 2" (featuring Rohff)	4:05

• DualDisc 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 music videos:

#	Title
1.	Exclusive interview on the making of the album
2.	Behind-the-scenes of "Lose My Breath" video shoot
3.	"Soldier" featuring T.I. and Lil Wayne Music Video	4:04
4.	"Lose My Breath" Music Video	3:36
5.	"Say My Name" (Live at World Tour)
6.	"Independent Women Part 1" (Live at World Tour)
7.	"Survivor" (Live at World Tour)

[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
• Vocal producer: Sandy 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 5 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. However the album failed to top the charts in any country but was a top five hit in most including the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland and Canada. In Japan it debuted at #4 thanks to the huge success of "Lose My Breath" which reached #1 on the singles chart there, the album has sold over 625,000 copies there and was certified 2x platinum by Oricon making it Destiny's Child's biggest success there to date.

Chart (2004)	Position	Certifications	Sales
The Billboard 200 (US Album Chart)	#2	3x Platinum	3,000,000
The Official UK Album Chart	#5	Platinum	558,000
Australian Album Chart (ARIA)	#11	Platinum	70,000
HOT 100 Brasil	#2 (3 weeks)	2x Platinum (ABPD)	250,000
German Album Chart	#3	Platinum	200,000
Canadian Album Chart	#3	Platinum	100,000
Japan Oricon Album Chart	#4	2x Platinum	625,000

[edit] Credits

Tony Maserati - Mixing Dave Pensado - Mixing Phil Tan - Mixing Mario Winans - Producer Rodney Jerkins - Producer, Musician 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 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 Sandy Garrett - Producer, Vocal Producer