Single: Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.
 1993: Everybody Get On Up ◄
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Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.
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| 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. 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)
cd promo
(UK: Cooltempo – cdcooldj269 )
1. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Straight Intro)
2. Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Paisley Park Baby Intro)
Credits
- See individual tracks and related albums for credits.
Charts
| Chart, Country | Entry Date | Peak Position | Weeks In Chart |
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| 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
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| Country | Format | Cat. Number | Comments | Front | Back | Label 1 | Label 2 |
| USA | 5"CD | PRO-CD-5801 | promo |  |
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| USA | Cassette Single | 0-5439-18691-4-2 | |
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| USA | 12" | 9 40641-0 | |
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| USA | 5"CD | 9 40641-2 |  |
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| UK | 12" | 12COOLDJ 269 | promo | |
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| UK | 7" | 7cool269 | |
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| UK | 12" | 12cool269 | |
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| UK | 5"CD | CDcool269 | |
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Variants, special editions and re-releases
- See tracklistings above.
See also
- Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. music video
Trivia
- None.
References
- http://www.discogs.com/Monie-Love-Born-2-BREED/master/76513
- Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 by Joel Withburn. (ISBN 0-89820-156-X)
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