How Do I Breathe

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“How Do I Breathe”
Single by Mario from the album Go!
Released	May 15, 2007 (U.S.) August 13, 2007 (UK)
Format	Digital download CD single Vinyl single
Recorded	2006
Genre	R&B
Label	J Records
Writer(s)	Stargate Phil "Taj" Jackson Amber Rives Mario
Producer	Stargate
Mario singles chronology
"Boom" (featuring Juvenile) (2005) "How Do I Breathe" (2007) "Crying Out For Me" (2007)

"How Do I Breathe" is a R&B single by Mario. It is the first single from his third studio album Go!. The single was released on May 15, 2007. It was produced by Stargate. On the issue date of July 7, 2007, the single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 91.^[1]. "How Do I Breathe" also debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 30 on download sales alone, the day before the physical release of the song. The song has also peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart thus far. The official remix of the song features Fabolous and another remix was made which features Cassidy. A rare third one features both artists and switches between beats.The song was co-written by Mario.

Contents 1 Music video 2 Track listing 3 Charts 4 References

[edit] Music video

The video was directed by Melina and premiered on BET's Access Granted on May 23, 2007. One scene where Mario is dressed in a white t-shirt while singing in smoke, is similar to the scene in Kanye West's video "Touch the Sky"^[2].

After its premiere, "How Do I Breathe" received heavy airplay on BET's music video countdown show 106 & Park. It also appeared at number 87 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2007 countdown.

The lyrics for the video version of the song and the version found on file sharing software differ slightly.

In the video version the bridge is:

“I should've brought my love home/Baby, I ain't perfect you know/The grind has got a tight hold/Girl come back to me/Cause girl you made it hard to breathe/”

In the version found on file sharing software the bridge is:

“I can't get over you no/Baby I don't wanna let go/Girl you need to come home/Back to me/Cause girl you made it hard to breathe/”

[edit] Track listing

UK CD:

1. "How Do I Breathe" (radio edit)
2. "How Do I Breathe" (Full Phat remix)

Promo CD:

1. "How Do I Breathe" (radio edit)
2. "How Do I Breathe" (instrumental)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	46
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	18
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	61
UK Singles Chart	21
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	33
NZ Singles Chart	17
GER Singles Chart	49
IRE Singles Chart	45
Swiss Singles Chart	61

[edit] References