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

Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. is a 1993 single by British rapper, actress and radio personality Monie Love. It was written by Love with Prince and Levi Seacer Jr., and was released as the second release from her second album, In a Word or 2. B.R.E.E.D. is an acronym for "Build Relationships where Education and Enlightenment Dominate". A remix produced by Steve "Silk" Hurley was also included on the album. In her native UK, the single went to #18, as well as charting on the Dutch and German music charts. On the US charts, "Born 2 B.R.E.E.D." only peaked at #56 on the soul chart and #89 on the Hot 100.[1] On the US dance chart, "Born 2 B.R.E.E.D." was Monie Love's most successful of four releases, reaching #1 for one week.[2] In Australia, "Born 2 B.R.E.E.D." peaked at #98 on the ARIA singles chart in May 1993.[3]

"Born 2 B.R.E.E.D."
Single by Monie Love
ReleasedFebruary 9, 1993
Length3:53
LabelChrysalis Records
Songwriter(s)Monie Love, Prince, Levi Seacer Jr.
Monie Love singles chronology
"It's a Shame (My Sister)"
(1990)		 "Born 2 B.R.E.E.D."
(1993)		 "In a Word or 2"
(1993)

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Add a female rap to the classic Chic sound of the '70s, and you got it. We love it. Period."[4]

Charts
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 98
Europe Dance (Music & Media)[6] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) 7
Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip)[7] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 35
UK Singles (OCC) 18
US Billboard Hot 100 89
US Dance Music/Club Play Singles (Billboard) 1

See also

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 362.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 159.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 6 March 1993. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. "Monie Love – Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 10 April 1993. p. 9. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. "MONIE LOVE - BORN 2 B.R.E.E.D." (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. "Monie Love – Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. "Monie Love – Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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