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Destiny Fulfilled: The Story of Destiny's Child's 'Survivor'

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After no less than 5 name changes, and a revolving door of band members, by the year 2000, budding R&B group Destiny's Child were finally in their most recognizable form as a three-piece.

By the time the album cycle for their third record 'The Writing's on The Wall' Destiny’s Child had two #1 singles in “Bills Bills Bills” and “Say My Name,” while “Jumpin’ Jumpin’” would reach #3, and “Bug-A-Boo” would be recognized for its boundary-pushing production. The Writing’s On The Wall would go on to sell more than 13 million copies and become one of the biggest R&B albums of all time. Destiny’s Child were on top of the world. And they weren’t about to stop. In October 2000, they released a song called “Independent Women Part 1,” an empowering anthem recorded for the Charlie’s Angels movie starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu. That song held the #1 for 11 consecutive weeks, becoming the group’s biggest song to date and the Guinness Book of World Records’ longest-running number-one song by a female group.

While all this was happening, Destiny’s Child were wrapping up the recording of their third album - and it was about to take them down a path of even bigger superstardom.

This is the story of Destiny's Child's 'Survivor' with newly unearthed audio from the group!

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