Breathe (Blu Cantrell song)
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"Breathe" is a song by American recording artist Blu Cantrell
from her second studio album, Bittersweet
(2003). A remix
ed version featuring Sean Paul
was released as a single in 2003.
became a smash hit in Europe and a modest success in the United States. The song uses a slightly altered instrumental of Dr. Dre
's 1999 song "What's the Difference" featuring Eminem
and Xzibit
, which revolved around a sample
from Charles Aznavour
's 1966 song "Parce Que Tu Crois
". The song was originally recorded for the Bittersweet
album without Sean Paul
, but his vocals were added for the single release.
, where it debuted at number one on the UK Official Download Chart
on August 4, 2003, and topped the UK Singles Chart
the week dating August 9, 2003, where it spent four weeks at the top spot in August 2003, knocking Daniel Bedingfield
's "Never Gonna Leave Your Side
" off of the top position, and then being knocked off by the 2003 remix of Elton John
's "Are You Ready for Love
".
UK CD 2 and European CD maxi single
French CD single
U.S. 12" single (2002)
Blu Cantrell
Blu Cantrell is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.-Biography:Tiffany Cobb was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1976. Her father was a Narragansett Native American and Cape Verdean, and played in the National Basketball Association...
from her second studio album, Bittersweet
Bittersweet (album)
Bittersweet is the second studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Blu Cantrell, released in the United States on June 24, 2003 by Arista Records. It debuted at number thirty-seven on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart selling 29,000 units in its opening week and spawned the international hit...
(2003). A remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
ed version featuring Sean Paul
Sean Paul
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:...
was released as a single in 2003.
Song information
Released in July 2003, the album's lead singleLead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
became a smash hit in Europe and a modest success in the United States. The song uses a slightly altered instrumental of Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
's 1999 song "What's the Difference" featuring Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
and Xzibit
Xzibit
Alvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an American rapper, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, which brought him mainstream success...
, which revolved around a sample
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
from Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world...
's 1966 song "Parce Que Tu Crois
Parce Que Tu Crois
"Parce que tu crois" is a song by Armenian-French singer Charles Aznavour. It was released on his 1966 album Chante Paris au mois d'août....
". The song was originally recorded for the Bittersweet
Bittersweet (album)
Bittersweet is the second studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Blu Cantrell, released in the United States on June 24, 2003 by Arista Records. It debuted at number thirty-seven on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart selling 29,000 units in its opening week and spawned the international hit...
album without Sean Paul
Sean Paul
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:...
, but his vocals were added for the single release.
Chart performance
The song was particularly successful in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, where it debuted at number one on the UK Official Download Chart
UK Official Download Chart
The UK Official Download Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the music industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being published on a Wednesday afternoon, so as to not to clash with the release of the main UK Singles Chart...
on August 4, 2003, and topped the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
the week dating August 9, 2003, where it spent four weeks at the top spot in August 2003, knocking Daniel Bedingfield
Daniel Bedingfield
Daniel John Bedingfield is a British singer-songwriter. He is the brother of pop singers Natasha Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle.-Music career:...
's "Never Gonna Leave Your Side
Never Gonna Leave Your Side
"Never Gonna Leave Your Side" is the fifth single of Daniel Bedingfield's first album, Gotta Get thru This. It became his third #1 hit on the UK Singles Chart in August 2003...
" off of the top position, and then being knocked off by the 2003 remix of Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
's "Are You Ready for Love
Are You Ready for Love
"Are You Ready for Love" is a song recorded by Elton John in 1977, and was first released in the UK in 1979 on the EP The Thom Bell Sessions. It was written by Leroy Bell, Thom Bell and Casey James, and was originally produced in Philadelphia by Thom Bell...
".
Track listings
UK CD 1 and European CD single- "Breathe" (Rap Version featuring Sean PaulSean PaulSean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:...
) – 3:48 - "Breathe" (Radio Mix) – 3:25
- "Breathe" (Ed Funk & D Rok Remix) – 5:31
UK CD 2 and European CD maxi single
- "Breathe" (Rap Version - Radio Mix featuring Sean Paul) – 3:49
- "Breathe" (No Rap Version - Radio Mix) – 3:21
- "Breathe" (Andy & The Lamboy Radio Edit) – 3:46
- "Breathe" (Instrumental) – 3:45
French CD single
- "Breathe" (Rap Version - Radio Mix featuring Sean Paul) – 3:51
- "Breathe" (No Rap Version - Radio Mix) – 3:21
U.S. 12" single (2002)
- A1. "Breathe" (Rap Version featuring Sean Paul) – 3:48
- A2. "Breathe" (Instrumental) – 3:45
- A3. "Breathe" (Rap Version Acappella featuring Sean Paul) – 3:48
- B1. "Breathe" (Rap Version featuring E-40) – 3:45
- B2. "Breathe" (Instrumental) – 3:40
- B3. "Breathe" (Rap Version Acappella) – 3:43
Official versions and remixes
- Rap Version – 3:48
- Rap Version - Radio Mix featuring Sean Paul – 3:51
- Album Version – 3:25
- Ed Funk & D Rok Remix (Garage Mix)
- Andy & The Lamboy Radio Mix – 3:47
- Andy & The Lamboy Club Mix – 8:44
- Instrumental – 3:46
Chart positions
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 17 |
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
| Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
8 |
| Austrian Singles Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
11 |
| Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... (Flanders) |
22 |
| Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop 40 Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization... (Wallonia) |
15 |
| Danish Singles Chart Tracklisten Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl... |
7 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
4 |
| European Hot 100 Singles | 1 |
| French Singles Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
13 |
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
7 |
| Hungarian Singles Chart Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
8 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
1 |
| Italian Singles Chart Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... |
28 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
6 |
| Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
14 |
| Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
5 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
70 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
83 |
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
| Romanian Top 100 Romanian Top 100 The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media.... |
1 |
Year-end charts
2003 year-end chart positions for "Breathe".| Country/Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| Austria | 65 |
| Denmark | 26 |
| European Hot 100 Singles | 20 |
| France | 59 |
| Ireland | 15 |
| Netherlands | 52 |
| Norway | 18 |
| Sweden | 35 |
| Switzerland | 15 |
| UK | 6 |