Breathe (Fabolous song)

"Breathe" is the first single of Fabolous' album Real Talk. It reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 2004.[1] The song utilizes a sample of Supertramp's "Crime of the Century". 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.

"Breathe"
Single by Fabolous
from the album Real Talk
ReleasedAugust 31, 2004
Recorded2004
GenreEast coast hip hop, gangsta rap
Length4:28 (album version)
3:32 (radio edit)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)John Jackson, Justin Smith, Roger Hodgson, Richard Davies
Producer(s)Just Blaze
Fabolous singles chronology
"Badaboom"
(2004)		 "Breathe"
(2004)		 "Baby"
(2005)
Audio
"Breathe" on YouTube

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."

The song was also listed by Pitchfork Media as the 288th best song of the 2000s. 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.

Charts
Chart (2004/2005) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] 36
Dutch Top 40[3] 37
German Singles Chart[3] 65
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[3] 21
Swedish Singles Chart[3] 32
Swiss Singles Chart[3] 46
UK Singles Chart[3] 28
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 10
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[5] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks[6] 2
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[7] 12

References
  1. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1958-12-15. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  2. Complex (18 April 2012). "The 100 Best Songs of The Complex Decade". Complex. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  3. Fabolous - Breathe - Music Charts αCharts. Accessed August 27, 2008.
  4. The Billboard Hot 100 - Breathe - Fabolous Billboard. Accessed August 27, 2008.
  5. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Breathe - Fabolous Billboard. Accessed August 27, 2008.
  6. Hot Rap Tracks - Breathe - Fabolous Billboard. Accessed August 27, 2008.
  7. Rhythmic Top 40 - Breathe - Fabolous Billboard. Accessed August 27, 2008.
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