Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.

Single details

Released:	11 February 1993 (US release) 1 March 1993 (UK release)
Related album:	In A Word Or 2
Label(s):	Cooltempo (UK); Warner Bros. (USA)
Non-album tracks:	Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Born 2 Funk Mix) (5:17) Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Born 2 Funk 12" Mix) (5:57) Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (C.J.'s 12" Mix) (6:28) Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (The Freedom Mix) (3:56) Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Funkstrumental) (5:50) Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (FXTC Dub) (6:34) Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Hip Hop Version) (4:13) Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Jazzstrumental) (3:13) Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Radio Mix) (3:53) Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Version) (3:53) Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Silky Jazz Mix) (7:53) Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Silky Jazz Mix) (6:37) Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Straight Intro) (4:37)

Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. was the second single to be released from Monie Love's album In A Word Or 2, and was released worldwide a month before the album. The single contained multiple mixes of the track Born 2 B.R.E.E.D., co-written, produced and largely performed by Prince.

The single reached number 89 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 56 on the Billboard R&B Chart. It also reached number 1 in the Billboard Hot Dance Music - Club Play chart, becoming the fifth associated artist single to top this chart, after Nasty Girl, The Glamorous Life, Sugar Walls and A Love Bizarre.

Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. fared quite well in Monie Love's home country of the UK, where it reached number 18 on the Gallup Singles Chart.

Track listing

7"

(UK: Chrysalis 7COOL269)
A. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Radio Mix) (?:??)
B. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Funk Mix) (?:??)

MC

(US: Warner 9 18691-4)
A. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (???) (?:??)
B. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (???) (?:??)

CD

(EU: 0-9463-23955-2-8)
1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Radio Mix) (3:53)
2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (C.J.'s 12" Mix) (6:28)
3. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Silky Jazz Mix) (6:37)

(UK: Chrysalis CDCOOL269 / 9463-23953-2)
1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Radio Mix) (3:53)
2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Born 2 Funk Mix) (5:17)
3. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (C.J.'s 12" Mix) (6:28)
4. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Silky Jazz Mix) (6:37)

(US: Warner 9 40641-2)
1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Radio Mix) (4:07)
2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Version) (3:53)
3. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Hip Hop Mix) (4:13)
4. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Silky Jazz Mix) (7:53)
5. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Born 2 Funk 12" Mix) (5:57)
6. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (The Freedom Mix) (3:57)

12"

(UK: Chrysalis 12COOL269 / 0-9463-23953-6-8)
A1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Silky Jazz Mix) (7:53)
A2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Born 2 Funk Mix) (5:17)
A3. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Hip Hop Mix) (4:13)
AA1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (C.J.'s 12" Mix) (6:28)
AA2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (FXTC Dub) (6:34)
AA3. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Radio Mix) (3:53)

(USA: Warner 0-9362-40641-0-7)
A1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Hip Hop Mix) (4:13)
A2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Born 2 Funk 12" Mix) (5:57)
A3. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Funkstrumental) (5:50)
B1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Silky Jazz Mix) (7:53)
B2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Jazzstrumental) (3:00)
B3. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (The Freedom Mix) (3:57)

12" promo

(UK: 12COOLDJ 269)
A1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Silky Jazz Mix) (7:53)
A2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Born 2 Funk Mix) (5:17)
A3. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Hip Hop Mix) (4:13)
AA1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (C.J.'s 12" Mix) (6:28)
AA2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (FXTC Dub) (6:34)
AA3. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Radio Mix) (3:53)

Credits

See individual tracks and related albums for credits.

Charts

Chart, Country	Entry Date	Peak Position	Weeks In Chart
Billboard Hot Dance Music - Club Play Chart, USA	27 Feb. 1993	1 ⁽¹⁾	13
Billboard R&B Chart, USA	6 Mar. 1993	56	10
Gallup Singles Chart, UK	13 Mar. 1993	18	5
Billboard Hot 100 Chart, USA	13 Mar. 1993	89	6

Releases

Formats
Country	Format	Cat. Number	Comments	Front	Back	Label 1	Label 2
USA	5"CD	PRO-CD-5801	promo
USA	Cassette Single	0-5439-18691-4-2
USA	12"	9 40641-0
USA	5"CD	9 40641-2
UK	12"	12COOLDJ 269	promo
UK	7"	7cool269
UK	12"	12cool269
UK	5"CD	CDcool269