Single: Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.

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

Single details Released: 11 February 1993 (USA) 1 March 1993 (UK) Related album: In A Word Or 2 Label(s): Cooltempo (UK); Warner Bros. (USA) Non-Album track(s): 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) Charts, Certifications & Awards Charts Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart USA:Billboard Hot Dance Music - Club Play Chart 27 Feb. 1993 1 (1) 13 USA: Billboard R&B Chart 6 Mar. 1993 56 10 UK: Gallup Singles Chart 13 Mar. 1993 18 5 USA: Billboard Hot 100 Chart 13 Mar. 1993 89 6 Certifications This single has not received any certifications in the USA or elsewhere Awards This single has not received any awards in the USA or elsewhere See also Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (music video) In A Word Or 2 (album)

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" 12" A. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Radio Mix) (4:07) B. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Born 2 Funk Mix) (5:17) Cat #: UK: Chrysalis 7COOL269 Cassette A. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Radio Mix) (4:07) B. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Version) (3:51) Cat #: USA: 9 18691-4 A1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Radio Mix) (3:53) A2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Born 2 Funk Mix) (5:17) B1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Radio Mix) (3:53) B2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Born 2 Funk Mix) (5:17) Cat #: UK: TC-COOL 269 3239534 A1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Hip-Hop Mix) (4:12) A2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Born To Funk 12" Mix) (5:56) A3. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Funkstrumental) (5:55) B1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Silky/Jazz Mix) (7:52) B2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Jazzstrumental) (3:00) B3. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (The Freedom Mix) (3:57) Cat #: USA: 9 40641-4 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) Cat #: UK:Chrysalis 12COOL269 / 0-9463-23953-6-8 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) Cat #: USA:Warner 0-9362-40641-0-7 See individual tracks and related albums for credits. Other Formats 5" CD 12" Promo 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) Cat #: EUR: 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. (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) Cat #: UK: Chrysalis CDCOOL269 / 9463-23953-2 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) Cat #: USA: Warner 9 40641-2 3" CD 1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Radio Mix)(3:53) 2. Full Term Love (Club Mix Edit) Cat #: JAP: TODP-2377 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) Cat #: UK: 12COOLDJ 269 5" CD Promo 1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Straight Intro) 2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Baby Intro) Cat #: UK: CDCOOLDJ269 1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Version) (3:53) 2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Radio Mix) (4:07) 3. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Hip Hop Mix) (4:12) Cat #: USA:PRO CD 5801

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Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 USA 5" CD 9 40641-2 Variants, Special Editions and Reissues Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 None

Additional Information Promotion (at time of release) Triva References Discogs Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 by Joel Withburn. (ISBN 0-89820-156-X)

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