It was released on February 23, 2009, by Interscope Records as the fourth single from the album and is an English remake of the original Hindi song "Jai Ho" which is taken from the soundtrack to the hit film Slumdog Millionaire (2008).

Iovine and Fair also asked a number of other writers to create interpretations of the song, including Brick & Lace, The Writing Camp and Ester Dean.

Upon its release, the song received widespread acclaim from music critics, who applauded it as a great adaptation and praised Scherzinger's vocals.

An accompanying music video was shot in Vienna, Austria at the Tram Museum, recreating the last scene from Slumdog Millionaire.

It was also sung in The Official BBC Children in Need Medley, which topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in late 2009.

Scherzinger's billing as a featured artist on the track sparked tension within the group, eventually leading to their disbandment in 2010 before reuniting in 2019.

[5] After Fair and Iovine were successful in getting a green-light from A. R. Rahman, they asked Scherzinger, the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, to write an interpretation of the song.

Scherzinger was hesitant at first, stating in an interview that: "[...] I was scared to death to touch it [and] afraid for people to hear it before I even wrote it".

"[9] Stephanie Nolen of The Globe and Mail the lyrics as "racier than the original Hindi words by Indian poet Gulzar.

"The addition of the Pussycat Dolls to the song may have seemed a questionable decision at first glance, but it is this move that is likely to get the joyful explosion on to pop radio playlists.

abundantly deserves its place, and the vocals of head Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger will have pop fans singing as well as dancing along.

[13] Newsround praised the song by saying "[Nicole Scherzinger] sounds right at home – making the most of her soulful R&B voice and hitting all the (incredibly) high notes on this Eastern-themed piece of pop!

"[1] Nick Levine from Digital Spy wrote that, "The Hindi original, which soundtracks the Bollywood dance routine at the end of the movie, is far more urgent and atmospheric, but this remake works nicely enough as a slick, shamelessly opportunistic PCD single.

(You Are My Destiny)" was combined with "Jai Ho", debuting at number 100 on the US Billboard Hot 100, experiencing an increase of 248% and selling 22,000 downloads.

[19] It experienced a near 500% sales increase, selling 130,000 downloads and claiming the week's greatest Digital Gainer on the Hot 100 chart.

(You Are My Destiny)" debuted and peaked at number 37, becoming Rahman's first airplay hit and the Pussycat Dolls' eighth chart entry.

(You Are My Destiny)" was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 70,000 copies of the single.

[28] In April 2010, the song returned to the top 100 at number 60 selling 4,579 copies, after it was featured on Dancing on Ice finale.

(You Are My Destiny)" for the first time on television on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on March 10, 2009, wearing Indian-inspired outfits.

[39] The Pussycat Dolls later performed the track as part of their set list on the North American leg of The Circus Starring Britney Spears.

The performance took place at the prom of the fictional Llanview High School as reward for winning a radio contest.

While opening for The Circus Starring Britney Spears (2009) in Glendale, Arizona, Melody Thornton addressed the crowd during their break saying, "[...] let me give a shout-out to my family.