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
America
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
USA: Billboard Hot 100 Chart	13 Mar. 1993	89	6

Europe
Country: Chart	Entry Date	Peak Position	Weeks in Chart
The Netherlands: Nederlandse Top 40	3 Apr. 1993	7	4
UK: Gallup Singles Chart	7 Mar. 1993	18	5

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

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

Releases

7", 12", CD, Cassettes and Other versions

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