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1993 single by Toni Braxton

"Exhale Again"
Toni Braxton - Breathe Again.jpg
Single by Toni Braxton
from the album Toni Braxton
Released August vi, 1993
Recorded 1992
Length four:29
Characterization LaFace
Songwriter(due south) Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
Producer(south)
  • Babyface
  • Daryl Simmons
  • 50.A. Reid
Toni Braxton singles chronology
"Another Deplorable Love Song"
(1993) 		"Breathe Over again"
(1993) 		"Vii Whole Days"
(1993)
Music video
"Breathe Again" on YouTube

"Exhale Again" is a song by American R&B vocalizer Toni Braxton. It was written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and produced by Edmonds, L.A. Reid, and Daryl Simmons for Braxton'south self-titled debut album (1993). Its lyrics evokes a sense of nostalgia from a relationship that has run its grade. The ballad was released as the album'due south second single on Baronial six, 1993 by LaFace and Arista Records.

The single peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles and Developed Contemporary charts. "Breathe Once more" became one of Braxton's most successful international hits, reaching number ii in Commonwealth of australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom and peaking inside the pinnacle 10 in several European countries and Canada. The song earned Braxton her second consecutive Grammy Laurels for All-time Female R&B Vocal Performance in 1995.

"Breathe Again" was included in all of the greatest hits collections released past Braxton, including Ultimate Toni Braxton (2003), Platinum & Gold Collection (2004), The Essential Toni Braxton (2007), Playlist: The Very Best of Toni Braxton (2008) and Exhale Once again: The Best of Toni Braxton (2009).[1]

Background and composition [edit]

Later on the success of the previous single, "Some other Sad Dearest Song", "Exhale Once more" was released as the 2d official single from Toni Braxton's self-titled album, on August half dozen, 1993. "Breathe Again" was written and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, with co-product being handled by Daryl Simmons and L.A. Reid.[1] Lyrically, in "Exhale Again", Braxton would crumble and have a nervous breakdown if her boyfriend were to break up with her, singing, "If I never feel you in my arms again/If I never feel your tender kiss again/If I never hear I dear you now and so/Will I never make dearest to yous once once again/Please empathize/If love ends/Then I promise you lot, I promise y'all, that/That I shall never exhale again."[2]

Critical reception [edit]

"Breathe Over again" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Ron Wynn of AllMusic picked the song every bit a highlight from the album, writing that "Braxton's husky, enticing voice sounds hypnotic on the track."[3] According to Daryl Easlea of BBC Music, the song "fully established Braxton," calling it "a fragile carol that refused to resort wholly to cliché, information technology is brought to life by Braxton's dreamy, breathy commitment."[four] Larry Picture show from Billboard described it every bit "a yearning, R&B-framed ballad." He added, "Once again, her vocal is expressive and moving—mostly due to an unusual willingness to let some rough-edged notes mingle with the sweet diva-like tones. Braxton's earthy personality makes her seem more accessible than a lot of other chest-pounding singers."[five] Also Mitchell May of Chicago Tribune was very positive, writing that "the way her voice throbs when she sings, 'I can't stop thinking nigh you,' conveys a sense of despair and longing that is rare."[half dozen] John Martinucci from the Gavin Study described information technology as "melancholy".[7]

Alan Jones from Music Week accounted it "pretty and radio friendly", calculation that "this seems certain to launch Braxton here [in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland], though it will struggle to repeat its Top 10 placing."[8] A reviewer from People magazine chosen the song "haunting", writing that "the quaver in her vocalization says more about beloved'south promise and deceit than many singers manage in a career."[nine] John McAlley of Rolling Stone called it "the album'southward best material", writing that "Braxton'southward love hangover has reached ludicrously epic proportions."[10] Steve Pick from St. Louis Post-Dispatch noted that "here's another sad love song from a sultry alto vocaliser who seems to be getting the best of the LaFace product team's work this twelvemonth. This pretty tune benefits greatly from Braxton's ability to hint at the over-the-pinnacle histrionics she never quite falls into. As a result, it's both smooth and edgy."[11] James Hunter from Vibe said that Babyface's writing on "Exhale Again" "gives the deserving future star melodic peaks and valleys to explore with her gorgeously detailed, unconceited phonation."[12]

Chart performance [edit]

"Breathe Once again" was Braxton's offset worldwide striking. In the United States, the song was a success, reaching number three for iii not-consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.[xiii] It spent 17 weeks in the acme x. On the Billboard genre charts, "Breathe Again" also reached high positions, peaking at number ii on the Mainstream Height 40[14] and number four on both the Developed Contemporary and Hot R&B Singles charts.[15] [16] It sold 500,000 copies domestically, earning a aureate certification from the Recording Industry Clan of America.[17] In the Great britain, "Breathe Again" debuted and peaked at number two on January xv, 1994, becoming her best charting-single in the Great britain forth with "Un-Break My Center".[18]

In Australia, the song debuted at number 47 on the ARIA Singles Nautical chart on March 20, 1994, and reached number 2 on May ane, 1994, remaining at the same position for two further weeks.[19] Information technology spent 17 weeks on the ARIA Singles Chart and ranked at number 20 on ARIA'due south year-end chart for 1994.[xx] In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 20 on the RIANZ chart on December 12, 1993. In its eighth calendar week, the song climbed to number two, its acme position. It spent four not-sequent weeks at the position and 21 weeks on the RIANZ chart, becoming Braxton's best-performing single in New Zealand.[21] The vocal earned a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Song Performance in 1995, becoming Braxton's second consecutive Grammy Award in the aforementioned category.

Music video [edit]

Braxton in the video, wearing a "17th-century" clothes, running through a maze.

The accompanying music video for "Exhale Once again" was directed past Randee St. Nicholas. It was filmed in England and is set in black-and-white format. The concept was Braxton running through a maze, clearing her thoughts of a special kind of honey. On her DVD, From Toni with Love... The Video Collection, two other versions of the video are likewise featured: the "European version" and the "Spanish version".[22] On the same DVD, Braxton commented virtually the video, proverb, "This video was originally filmed in color and Randee St. Nicholas, the director, didn't like the maze part, she said it looked like piles of dirt, instead of these beautiful greenish [...], she said information technology looked similar chunks of rock, so she put information technology in blackness and white."[22] About her look, she said, "I remember my stylist was going crazy, trying to find a 17th-century wearing apparel, and my hair was short, and I didn't want to wear wigs and my stylist put these little extensions in my hair and Information technology was and so common cold and the apparel was so heavy."[22]

The video for "Breathe Over again" was later published on Braxton'due south official YouTube channel in October 2009. It has amassed more than than 56 million views as of September 2021.[23]

Rails listings and formats [edit]

  • US CD single
  1. "Breathe Over again" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Breathe Again" (Extended Mix)
  3. "Exhale Again" (Breathless Mix)
  4. "Breathe Again" (Lodge Mix)
  5. "Breathe Again" (Spanish Version)
  • UK and German CD unmarried
  1. "Breathe Again" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Exhale Once more" (D'Jeep Mix)
  3. "Breathe Once again" (Extended Club Mix)
  4. "Breathe Over again" (D'Moody Mix)
  5. "Breathe Again" (Breathless Mix)
  6. "Breathe Again" (Spanish Version)
  • Castilian CD unmarried
  1. "Breathe Again" (Versión en Castellano)
  2. "Another Sad Beloved Vocal" (Album Version)

Charts and certifications [edit]

Cover versions [edit]

  • In 1996, contemporary jazz guitarist Chuck Loeb presented his version from the album The Music Inside. [55]
  • In 2002, Jazz trumpeter Greg Adams covered the vocal on his album "Midnight Morning".[56]
  • In 2004, Sweet Tea covered the song on the compilation anthology Reggae Aureate 1994.[57]
  • In 2006, R&B singer Margot B. covered the song on her album Margot B. Inspired.[58]

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