Breathe and Stop

"Breathe & Stop"
Single by Q-Tip
from the album Amplified
Released	January 25, 2000
Format	CD single
Recorded	1999
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	4:03
Label	Arista
Writer(s)	Fareed, Yancey Bell, Brown, Handy, Mickens, Redd, Smith, Thomas, Westfield
Producer(s)	Jay Dee, Q-Tip
Q-Tip singles chronology
"Hot Boyz" (1999) "Breathe & Stop" (2000) "Galvanize" (2005)

"Breathe & Stop" is the second single released by Q-Tip on his debut album Amplified. The video to this single featured Q-tip in unusual attire dancing with girls.

The song charted at #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

Chart (2000)	Peak position
scope="row"	Ireland (IRMA)[1]	18
scope="row"	Netherlands (Single Top 100)[2]	76
scope="row"	UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3]	12
scope="row"	US Billboard Hot 100[4]	71
scope="row"	US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5]	21

References

1. "Chart Track: Week 6, 2000". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
2. "Dutchcharts.nl – Q-Tip – Breathe and Stop" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
3. "Archive Chart: 2000-02-12" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
4. "Q-Tip – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Q-Tip. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
5. "Q-Tip – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Q-Tip. Retrieved July 14, 2012.