The Writing's on the Wall

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The Writing's on the Wall is the second album released by R&B group Destiny's Child and their final release as a quartet. The album was released 0n July 27,1999 and features the No.1 hit singles "Bills, Bills, Bills", "Bug A Boo", "Say My Name", and "Jumpin, Jumpin". The album was a huge hit, selling 6.2 million copies in the U.S. and 17 million worldwide. It was one of the biggest selling albums of 1999 and 2000 and won Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year at the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards. The hit song "Say My Name" garnered the group two Grammys in 2001, one for Best R&B Song and another for best Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. In the UK, it stayed within the album chart for more than a year and sold over 1,000,000 copies.

Chart performance

In the United States the album debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 on August 14, 1999 selling over 132,000 copies in its first week. It remained in the Top 20 for most of 1999 and had sold over 1.6 million copies by the end of the year according to Nielsen SoundScan and was certified 2x platinum in January, 2000. Nine months after its release The Writing's on the Wall following the huge success of its third single, the Billboard Hot 100 number one "Say My Name", returned to the top ten peaking at #5 on May 5, 2000. During its first year on the chart it spent 47 out of 52 weeks in the Top 40 or better and was the tenth best-selling album of the year 2000 selling 3.8 million copies during the year. The Writing's on the Wall spent a mammoth 99 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 (from the summer of 1999 to the spring of 2001) and was certified 8x platinum by the RIAA on November 8, 2001 and has sold over 6.2 million copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Worldwide The Writing's on the Wall was a similarly huge hit and became one of the best-selling R&B albums of all-time. It achieved gold, platinum and multi-platinum status across Europe and was certified 2x platinum by the IFPI in early 2001 in recognition of 2 million albums sold. In Canada the album peaked within the top 5 and was certified 5x platinum (500,000 sales), it was certified 3x platinum in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.

Promotion

In summer 2000 Beyonce, Kelly and Michelle hit the road with fellow pop songstress Christina Aguilera on her tour which helped exposed them to an even wider pop fan base. During the fall they also toured Europe where The Writing's on the Wall was re-issued with four bonus tracks including their hit single "Independent Women Part 1".

Track listing

1. "Intro (The Writing's on the Wall)"
2. "So Good"
3. "Bills, Bills, Bills"
4. "Confessions" (featuring Missy Elliott)
5. "Bug a Boo"
6. "Temptation"
7. "Now That She's Gone"
8. "Where'd You Go"
9. "Hey Ladies"
10. "If You Leave" (featuring Next)
11. "Jumpin, Jumpin" (with Byron Rittenhouse)
12. "Say My Name"
13. "She Can't Love You"
14. "Stay"
15. "Sweet Sixteen"
16. "Outro (Amazing Grace... Dedicated to Andretta Tillman)"

Reissue bonus tracks

17. "Get on the Bus" (featuring Timbaland)
18. "Can't Help Myself"
19. "No, No, No Part 2"
20. "Independent Women Part 1" (Pasadena Remix)
21. "Independent Women Part 2"
22. "8 Days of Christmas"
23. "Say My Name" (Timbaland Remix)
24. "Bills, Bill, Bills" (Remix feat Sporty Thievz)

CD-ROM tracks

1. "Say My Name" (Video)
2. "Jumpin', Jumpin'" (Video)
3. "No, No, No Part 1" (Live Performance)
4. "No, No, No Part 2" (Live Performance)
5. "Get on the Bus"

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	5
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	2
Canada Top 50 Albums	2
UK Top 75 Albums	10

Credits

• Bill Ortiz – Trumpet
• Daryl Simmons – Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming
• D'Wayne Wiggins – Guitar, Producer
• Rodney Jerkins – Producer
• Claudine Pontier – Assistant Engineer
• James Hoover – Engineer
• Steve Baughman – Mixing Assistant
• Missy Elliott – Performer
• Jimmy Douglas – Engineer
• Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander – Mixing
• Vince Lars – Saxophone
• Albert Sanchez – Photography
• Blake Eiseman – Engineer
• Dexter Simmons – Mixing
• Brian Springer – Engineer
• Joey Swails – Engineer
• Destiny's Child – Main Performer
• Dan Workman – Engineer
• LaShawn Daniels – Vocal Producer
• Anthony Hardy – Producer
• Beyoncé – Vocals
• Letoya Luckett – Vocals
• Latavia Roberson – Vocals
• Mathew Knowles – Executive Producer, Mixing
• Kelly Rowland – Vocals
• Kenny Stallworth – Assistant Engineer
• Donald "Lenny" Holmes – Producer
• Gerard Thomas – Producer
• Chris Bell – Engineer
• Brad Gildem – Engineer
• Jean Marie Hurout – Engineer, Mixing
• Kevin "Shekspere" Briggs – Producer
• Kevin "KD" Davis – Mixing
• Tara Geter Tillman – Vocals (Background)
• Mike Calderon – Engineer
• Jon Gass – Engineer
• Thom "TK" Kidd – Engineer
• Tony Williams – Drum Programming