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"Breathe and Stop"
Single by Q-Tip
from the album Amplified
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2000
Recorded1999
GenreHip hop
Length4:03
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jay Dee[1]
Q-Tip singles chronology
"Hot Boyz"
(1999)
"Breathe and Stop"
(2000)
"Galvanize"
(2005)

"Breathe and Stop" is the second single released by Q-Tip from his debut album Amplified, produced by Jay Dee.[1] The video to this single featured Q-Tip in unusual attire dancing with girls.

The song charted at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The looping instrumental has been used as background music for some segments of Billy Bush's nationally syndicated radio show.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[2] 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[3] 20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 76
Scotland (OCC)[5] 26
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 12
UK Dance (OCC)[7] 1
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[8] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 71
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 21

Year-end charts

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Chart (2000) Position
UK Urban (Music Week)[11] 29
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 92

References

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  1. ^ a b Exclusive: Q-Tip Interview. MOOVMNT.com. Retrieved on December 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "Chart Track: Week 6, 2000". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 15, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Q-Tip – Breathe and Stop" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  7. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "Q-Tip Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  10. ^ "Q-Tip Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  11. ^ "Top 40 Urban Tracks Of 2000" (PDF). Music Week. January 13, 2001. p. 20. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2021.