"Lose My Breath" is a song recorded by American group

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for their fourth and last studio album ''

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'' (2004). It was written by

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Kelly Rowland Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling girl ...

, Michelle Williams,

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LaShawn Daniels LaShawn Ameen Daniels (December 28, 1977 – September 3, 2019) was an American songwriter, vocal producer and arranger known for his songwriting credits on songs by artists such as Brandy, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Destiny’s Child, Michael Jacks ...

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and

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. The song was partially developed by Jerkins before being presented to Destiny's Child; its chorus was afterwards rewritten by Jay-Z. An uptempo R&B and

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song, "Lose My Breath" has a marching, military

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-led instrumentation with different sound effects in its

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released the song as the

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from ''Destiny Fulfilled'' on September 9, 2004. "Lose My Breath" received positive reviews from

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, who generally praised its melody and instrumentation. The song further received a

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nomination in the category for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. "Lose My Breath" was commercially successful, peaking at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reaching the top spot on numerous international charts, as well as appearing within the top ten in almost every country it charted in. The song's accompanying

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was directed by

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and filmed in Los Angeles, California. It featured Destiny's Child performing dance choreographies portraying three different sets of characters. The song was performed during the group's tour Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It (2005) and on numerous televised appearances and awards ceremonies in 2004 and 2005. The

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(ABC) used "Lose My Breath" as the official song for the NBA playoffs in 2004 and 2005.

Writing and production

"Lose My Breath" was written by

, Michelle Williams,

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, Fred Jerkins,

and

. The production of the song was handled by Jerkins, Beyoncé, Rowland and Garrett. Record producer Jerkins, who had previously collaborated with the group for "

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" (2000), had worked on "Lose My Breath" without informing

. Beyoncé and Williams heard the drum instrumentation of the track and they enjoyed it with the latter feeling that the song was nothing like the mainstream radio sound. They went to their bandmate

presenting the song. Alongside Jerkins, the group asked for help from American rapper Jay-Z who immediately created a chorus including the lines "Can you keep up" without hearing the track. The group took his chorus and wrote the verses and

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around it. During an interview with ''

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'', Garrett recalled the time he worked with Williams on the song, saying: "There was so much magic going on in the studio. We probably recorded all the songs in about a month and every day it was a new song coming out. 'Lose My Breath' was towards the latter part of the album and that was an amazing song that we felt could not only be big on the radio but big with bands and marching bands. I was on a natural high after that."

Music and lyrics

"Lose My Breath" is an uptempo R&B and

song with elements of

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music. It is performed with a brightdance beat and a

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of 120 beats per minute. The song is set in

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, composed in the

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of C minor, not

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with the vocal elements spanning from the low note of C₄ to the high note of D₅. The band members' vocals in "Lose My Breath" were described as "breathy". The song features fast

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sequences, choppy beats with hand-clappy

, cymbal crashes, and itchy

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, creating a military sound reminiscent to a drumline of a marching band. The opening drum sequence is sampled from the drumline of "Taps" performed by the

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. Synthesizer blips are also utilized in the song's melody. Along with those instruments, the complex

of the song uses various sound effects such as ripple of claps, stomps, thumps, snare rolls, and

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s. Lyrically, the female protagonists challenge their male "suitors" to keep up instead of being full of empty promises; the women further feel that "He's not fulfilling you like he says". Williams further explained the meaning of the song during an interview with

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, "We've had experiences with men doing a lot of talking but they can’t back it up. You said you could do this, but you can't, whether that's on the dance floor or wherever else. He said what he could do for you, but..." The lyrics are constructed in the chorus-verse pattern. The song opens with the lines "Hit me" and the first verses sung by Beyoncé follow: "I put it right there made it easy for you to get to / Now you want to act like you don't know what to do". The chorus follows during which the group repeatedly sings the lines "Can you keep up?". Rowland's second verses follow where she sings the lines "Put it on me deep in the right direction". The chorus is repeated twice before the bridge by Williams. After the bridge, the group sings the lines "Here's your papers, baby you are dismissed" letting their man know that he is not good enough for them. Rowland sings a short ad lib, and then the trio ends with a repeated chorus. Nick Reynolds from

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'' writer Natalie Nichols deemed its production "nifty" with a "rat-a-tat drum line percussion propelling" but felt that it contained a single

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expanded into an entire song. Lindsey Weber from

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criticized Williams' contribution to the bridge, describing it as "weak".

Accolades

In 2005, "Lose My Breath" was nominated in the category for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo Or Group at the

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. At the 23rd Annual

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Pop Music Awards, "Lose My Breath" was recognized as one of the Most Performed Songs in 2005 along with the group's other song "Soldier". Sean Garrett won a BMI Urban Award at the 2006 BMI Awards for the song. Clem Bastow from Stylus Magazine put "Lose My Breath" at number ten on his list "Top Ten Drum Beats You Are Powerless to Resist". He wrote: "Rodney Jerkins's masterstroke of a production technique... propels this... penultimate... Destiny's Child gem into the stratosphere." The song was ranked at number 39 in the annual

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mass critics poll of the year's best in music in 2004. In 2013, Weber from Vulture included "Lose My Breath" at number 19 on her list of the 25 best songs by the group. ''

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''s Joey Guerra also included the song in his list of the group's best songs, writing that it gave a chance to Rowland and Williams to "shine vocally". The same year, Erika Ramirez and Jason Lipshutz of ''Billboard'' magazine put it at number nine on their list of "Beyonce's 30 Biggest ''Billboard'' Hits". In 2014,

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(OCC) writer Justin Myers listed the song as one of the essential "pop gems" in the UK, praising the group for coming back in 2004 with "classic DC lements super-speedy singing, a frantic beat and dramatic melody".

Commercial performance

"Lose My Breath" entered the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 prior to its physical release, debuting at number 30 for the week ending October 2, 2004. The next week, it ascended to number 12 due to being the fastest-growing song on the radio. After its commercial release as a single, "Lose My Breath" moved from number four to number three on November 6, which also became its peak position, making it Destiny's Child's ninth top-ten single. Staying at number three for four weeks, the single enjoyed a total of 23 weeks charting. Similarly, "Lose My Breath" performed well on other ''Billboard'' charts in the United States; it peaked at number one on the

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chart for the week ending January 8, 2005, and numbers three and ten on the

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and

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, respectively. On the latter chart, it became the band's ninth top-ten entry. It was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) on April 28, 2005, for shipments of 500,000 copies in the US. "Lose My Breath" was also commercially successful in Europe. On the

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, the song debuted and peaked at number two on November 13, 2004. The single was held from the top by

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" which sold only 2,000 copies more than "Lose My Breath". The following week, it again stayed at number two, held off by U2's "

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" and went on to spend the next two weeks at number two, held off by "

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" by

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. It stayed within the top ten for seven consecutive weeks and spent a total of 11 weeks on the chart. As of September 2014, "Lose My Breath" is the group's third best-selling single in the country, with 340,000 copies sold. The single reached number one in Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, and the Belgian region Flanders. It was certified gold by the

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(BEA) and the

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(IFPI) in Switzerland for sales of 25,000 and 20,000 copies in the countries, respectively. "Lose My Breath" also entered the top ten in ten other countries across Europe. In Germany, it became the band's best-charting single, reaching number three on the singles chart. "Lose My Breath" further peaked at number one on the

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chart for the week ending December 4, 2004, spending four consecutive weeks on top until the end of 2004. Across Oceania, the single had similar reception, debuting at number five on the

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in Australia on November 15, 2004. It peaked at number three, three weeks after its debut, and stayed at that position for another week. "Lose My Breath" remained on the chart for a total of 17 weeks, being seen for the last time at number 43 on March 6, 2005. The

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(ARIA) awarded the single with a platinum certification for shipments of 70,000 copies in the country. On the

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, the single debuted at number 16 on November 15, 2004. It spent seven weeks there, peaking at number four in its fourth week on November 29.

Music video

Background and synopsis

The music video for "Lose My Breath" was directed by

(under the pseudonym of

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) and was shot in

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on October 8, 2004. Destiny's Child had dance rehearsals for the video in late September and continued the following month. During the rehearsals, Beyoncé tore her right

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, while overdoing the choreography. Following the injury, she was advised by a specialist to avoid dancing and other physical activities for a week; MTV News further reported that the injury could further postpone the filming of the video. However, the next week, the group revealed in an interview with the publication that the video would be filmed as originally planned as Beyoncé's leg healed fast. She said, "My leg was actually a blessing in disguise because it gave us more time to prepare for the video". Speaking about the concept of the video, Beyoncé revealed

It's really a dance-off between a more sophisticated 'in-fashion' Destiny's Child versus a more 'street' Destiny's Child. And in the end a third Destiny's Child even more fierce takes over. It's a lot of hard work for us because we have to learn three routines for the same song. People will be shocked because it's different for us. They've never seen us really dance.

The video mainly takes place in an alleyway, where the members of Destiny's Child are having a dance-off. As the song opens, it begins with Beyoncé, Williams and Rowland walking, representing the "fierce Destiny's Child" dressed in stilettos and fur. It transitions to the group being dressed in-fashion with red burgundy suits as they meet their identical street-styled, hip hop copies with hoodies and Timberland boots, starting to perform a dance-off; the camera focuses on each member of the group performing a separate choreography with their rival in front of them during their solo lines. As the song progresses, Beyoncé, Williams and Rowland are joined by other male and female dancers at the start of the song's chorus. During her lines, Rowland performs a dance sequence with two male dancers. Following the song's bridge, the two different groups head towards another place where they are welcomed by more dancers and their third "fierce" rivals appear for the final chorus. The video ends in the same way it opened, with the "fierce" group members walking.

Release and reception

The music video of "Lose My Breath" premiered on

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's ''

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'' (''TRL''). It debuted on the video program on October 26, 2004, at number eight remaining for 36 days. On

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's Top 30 countdown, the video debuted on November 6, 2004, at number 26. It peaked at number seven on January 15, 2005, stayed there for another week, and charted for a total of twelve weeks. The music video was featured on the DualDisc editions of the albums ''#1's'' and ''Destiny Fulfilled'' as well as on the bonus DVD of the ''Destiny Fulfilled'' Tour edition. It was also included on the '' Destiny's Child Video Anthology'', a video anthology album released in 2013. Erika Ramirez and Jason Lipshutz writing on behalf of ''Billboard'' magazine felt that Destiny's Child "came back strong after a three-year hiatus, showing off their dance skills in the video" for "Lose My Breath". Jess Harvell of the website Pitchfork Media criticized the "weird mink stole" Beyoncé wore in the clip. A writer of ''

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'' felt that the group borrowed from their old looks for their outfits in the video "glammed up in stilettos and fur". Justin Myers from the Official Charts Company considered it to be a proof that the group was back in 2004, and showed them being "totally kick-ass – so pretty autobiographical". The music video was nominated for the

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category at the

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, but lost to

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's " Lose Control" (2005). In 2014, ''The Guardian'' editor Michael Cragg ranked the video for "Lose My Breath" in his list of the ten best videos by Beyoncé. He remarked that the clip featured bigger budget than the group's previous visual efforts and praised the concept, saying, "It's a simple idea executed perfectly, especially when Beyoncé gives herself side-eye, flicks her hair and then watches while one of the other Beyoncé's dances like a creature possessed."

Live performances

The first live performance of "Lose My Breath" was during the opening of the

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on September 9 for which Destiny's Child was surrounded by smoke from fog machines. ''

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'' writer Chris Malcolm reported, "I think what I love most is the blank look on some of the hard-core Boston football fans who showed up early to watch kickers practice and instead got a live version of 'Lose My Breath.'" On October 25, 2004, the group performed "Lose My Breath" during the

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in Las Vegas, Nevada starting with an

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harmony. Destiny's Child appeared on ''

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'' in November 2004 where they closed their performance with a rendition of the song. On November 8, 2004, the trio appeared on ''Total Request Live'' (''TRL'') and performed the song along with "

". They went to the German entertainment TV show '' Wetten, dass..?'' on November 13, 2004, performing "Lose My Breath". The group "Soldier" and "Lose My Breath" at the 2005 NBA All-Star Game on February 20, 2005. They performed the song again at the 2005 ESPY Awards on July 13 with the ceremony being aired on

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four days later. Destiny's Child performed "Lose My Breath" at the

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benefit concert at New York's

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in February 2006 which marked their last televised appearance as a group. In 2005, the song was part of the

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of the group's tour Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It where it was performed during the concert's encore. The singers wore white T-shirts and jeans and during the end of the performance went under cascading water on stage. While reviewing a show by the group in the UK, Adenike Adenitire writing for MTV News found the performance to be somehow casual: "It was like watching three young girls and their friends practicing their moves at a slumber party. It was a perfect note of DC harmony to end a night that celebrated both the group and the individuals within it." Barbara Ellen from ''The Observer'' felt that the song worked as a "stupendous encore". The song was included on the track listing of the group's

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'' (2006) chronicling a concert from the tour. Beyoncé performed "Lose My Breath" at the 2007

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on March 15 as part of a Destiny's Child medley during the concert.

Cover versions and usage in media

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and

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performed "Lose My Breath" at the 2005 World Music Awards on August 31 as a tribute to Destiny's Child. Starting with the Christmas Day 2004

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telecast, the

(ABC) used the song as the music for their introductory montage for the 2004 NBA Playoffs. The song was used through the rest of the regular season, and through the first few weeks of the

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. During that time, it also served as part of many commercials until the playoffs. In February 2015 the song was performed by one of the ''

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'' characters.

Formats and track listings

UK CD single 1 # "Lose My Breath" (Album Version) – 4:02 # "Why You Actin'" – 4:29 UK CD single 2 # "Lose My Breath" (Album Version) – 4:02 # "Lose My Breath" (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix) – 5:54 # "Lose My Breath" (Paul Johnson's Club Mix) – 6:07 Maxi CD single # "Lose My Breath" (Album Version) – 4:02 # "Lose My Breath" (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix) – 5:54 # "Lose My Breath" (Paul Johnson's Club Mix) – 6:07 # "Why You Actin'" – 4:29 US CD single # "Lose My Breath" (Album Version) – 4:02 # "Game Over" – 4:05 German Pock It-CD (3-inch) # "Lose My Breath" (Album Version) – 4:02 # "Lose My Breath" (Paul Johnson's Club Mix) – 6:07

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Destiny Fulfilled''. *

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, Michelle Williams * Vocal production: Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland,

* Recorded by: Jeff Villanueva, Jim Caruna at

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by: Tony Maserati * Master recording by: Tom Coyne * Introduction by:

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Drumline

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2004 singles Destiny's Child songs European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in Switzerland Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld Song recordings produced by Rodney Jerkins Song recordings produced by Beyoncé Songs written by Sean Garrett Songs written by Beyoncé Songs written by Kelly Rowland Songs written by Rodney Jerkins ABC Sports Dance-pop songs Songs written by LaShawn Daniels Songs written by Fred Jerkins III Music videos credited to Alan Smithee 2004 songs Songs written by Michelle Williams (singer)