Breathe (Blu Cantrell song)

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"Breathe"
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Single by Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul
from the album Bittersweet
ReleasedNovember 18, 2002 (2002-11-18)
StudioSound on Sound Recording (New York City)
Genre
Length
  • 3:25 (album version)
  • 3:48 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Blu Cantrell singles chronology
"Round Up"
(2002) 		"Breathe"
(2002) 		"Make Me Wanna Scream"
(2003)
Sean Paul singles chronology
"Get Busy"
(2003) 		"Breathe"
(2003) 		"Like Glue"
(2003)

"Breathe" is a song by American singer-songwriter Blu Cantrell from her second studio album, Bittersweet (2003).[1] A remixed version featuring Sean Paul was released as a single in February 2003, several months after the album version was released in November 2002. The album version of this song was produced and co-written by Ivan Matias and Andrea Martin. The remix featuring Sean Paul was produced by Ivan Matias, Andrea Martin, and Mark Pitts. The song peaked at 70 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became a hit in Europe, most notably in the United Kingdom, where it topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in August 2003.

Background and recording[]

"Breathe" was originally recorded for the Bittersweet album without Sean Paul, but his vocals were added for the single release. The song uses a slightly altered instrumental of Dr. Dre's 1999 song "What's the Difference" featuring Eminem and Xzibit,[2] which in turn revolved around a sample from Charles Aznavour's 1966 song "Parce Que Tu Crois".[3][4] In an interview with the Metro, when asked what it was like to work with Dre, Cantrell said, "It was a remix, so I never actually got to meet him. They were his beats, but it was actually produced by another girl, Andrea Martin, and Ivan Matias. If I had to choose, I much prefer the remix to the original."[5]

Music video[]

The music video was directed by Hype Williams.[citation needed]

Chart performance[]

"Breathe" did not achieve the same level of success as Cantrell's "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" in her native US, peaking at number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2003,[6] but did stay on the chart for 20 weeks.[7]

The song achieved greater success outside of the United States. In the United Kingdom, "Breathe" debuted and peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart on August 3, 2003 – for the week ending date August 9, 2003, becoming both Cantrell's and Paul's first chart-topping song in Britain.[8] It spent four weeks at the summit of the chart, replacing Daniel Bedingfield's "Never Gonna Leave Your Side".[9] "Breathe" was eventually dethroned from the top of the chart by the 2003 remix of Elton John's "Are You Ready for Love".[9] It became Britain's eighth-biggest-selling single of 2003, with sales of 330,000,[9] and has since sold over 410,000 copies there.[9]

Track listings[]

Credits and personnel[]

Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes.[13]

Studio

  • Recorded and mixed at Sound on Sound Recording Studios (New York City)

Personnel

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[51] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[53] Platinum 803,000[52]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States Solo November 18, 2002 (2002-11-18)
Arista [54]
Sean Paul February 3, 2003 (2003-02-03) Contemporary hit radio [55]
Solo May 5, 2003 (2003-05-05) [56]
Australia Both July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21) CD
[57]
United Kingdom Sean Paul July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [58]

See also[]

  • List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2000s

References[]

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