"Breathe" is the first single of Fabolous' album Real Talk.
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"Breathe" | ||||
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Single by Fabolous | ||||
from the album Real Talk | ||||
Released | August 31, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | East Coast hip hop, gangsta rap | |||
Length | 4:28 (album version) 3:32 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Jackson, Justin Smith, Roger Hodgson, Richard Davies | |||
Producer(s) | Just Blaze | |||
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"Breathe" on YouTube | ||||
The song utilizes a sample of Supertramp's "Crime of the Century", with the latter taking 100 percent of the track's publishing. The single acquired two remixes; one featuring 50 Cent and Mase; another with Noztra. The music video features cameos by The Game, Just Blaze, J. D. Williams, and DJ Clue.
It reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 2004.[1]
Pitchfork Media named "Breathe" the number nine song of the year for 2004, stating "'Breathe' sounds like the track Fab was always meant to rap over."[citation needed]
The song was also listed by Pitchfork Media as the 288th best song of the 2000s.[citation needed] Complex named it number 60 on best songs of the decade.[2]
The Beastie Boys performed their song "So What'cha Want" over the beat of "Breathe" on Late Show with David Letterman in 2006.[3]
Chart (2004–2005) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[4] | 36 |
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[5] | 18 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 65 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 37 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 34 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] | 21 |
Scotland (OCC)[10] | 36 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 32 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 46 |
UK Singles (OCC)[13] | 28 |
US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 10 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] | 4 |
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[16] | 2 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[17] | 12 |
Chart (2004) | Position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] | 72 |
Chart (2005) | Position |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] | 86 |
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