Breathe (Blu Cantrell song)

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". "Breathe" is a song by American singer Blu Cantrell from her second studio album, Bittersweet (2003).[1] A remixed version featuring Jamaican musician 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

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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

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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

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  • Andrea Martin – writing, background vocals, production
  • Charles Aznavour – writing
  • Richard Bembery – writing
  • Melvin Bradford – writing
  • Stephon Harris – writing
  • Alvin Joiner – writing
  • Marshall Mathers – writing
  • Ivan Matias – writing, production
  • Blu Cantrell – vocals, background vocals
  • Sean Paul – featured vocals
  • Mark Pitts – production of Sean Paul version, mixing
  • Brian "B" Stanley – recording
  • Victor Mancusi – recording, mixing
  • Rene Antelmann – mixing assistant
  • Bojan Dugich – mixing assistant
  • C. "Tricky" Stewart – executive production
  • Antonio "LA" Reid – executive production
  • Joe Mama-Nitzberg – creative direction
  • Courtney Walter – art direction and design
  • Adam S. Wahler – art direction and design
  • Randy Jones – production coordination
  • Sheryl Nields – photography

Charts

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Certifications

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Release history

Release dates and formats for "Breathe"
Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States Solo November 18, 2002 Template:Hlist Arista [32]
Sean Paul February 3, 2003 Contemporary hit radio [33]
Solo May 5, 2003 [34]
Australia Both July 21, 2003 CD Template:Hlist [35]
United Kingdom Sean Paul July 28, 2003 Template:Hlist [36]
Denmark Both August 25, 2003 CD [37]

See also

References

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