"Suffocate" is a song by American

United States

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 R&B singer J. Holiday

J. Holiday

Nahum Grymes better known by his stage name J. Holiday, is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He came into prominence in 2007 with his breakthrough hit "Bed" peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Discography:...

. It is the third single released from his debut album Back of My Lac'

Back of My Lac'

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. The song was released as a digital download and sent to mainly urban radio stations. "Suffocate" debuted on 106 & Park Live: BET's Top 10 Video Countdown on November 23, 2007 at #10 on the countdown. "Suffocate" has since reached #2 and has been on the countdown for 30 days total.

Charts

"Suffocate" first appeared on the 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...

 chart on the charting week of November 7, 2007, debuting at number 96. It has since ascended to number 18. It reached #2 on the Billboard

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 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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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,...

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