Breakdown (Mariah Carey song)

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"Breakdown"
"Breakdown" CD cover showing Mariah Carey in a feather headdress standing in front of a picture of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony on a wall
Single by Mariah Carey featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
from the album Butterfly
A-side"My All"
ReleasedJanuary 1998
Recorded1997
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 4:44 (album)
  • 4:15 (single)
LabelColumbia
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mariah Carey
  • Stevie J
  • Sean "Puffy" Combs
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"Butterfly"
(1997) 		"Breakdown"
(1998) 		"The Roof (Back in Time)"
(1998)
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony singles chronology
"If I Could Teach the World"
(1997) 		"Breakdown"
(1998) 		"Ghetto Cowboy"
(1999)
Music video
"Breakdown" on
YouTube

"Breakdown" is a song recorded by American singer

rhythmic contemporary radio
stations in January 1998 as the third single from Butterfly.

Critics judged "Breakdown" in relation to Carey's previous work and considered the collaboration with Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony successful. Some perceived it to be about the recent separation from her husband

Hot R&B Airplay
until 2005. Elsewhere, "Breakdown" peaked at number four in New Zealand and number thirty-eight in Australia.

Carey directed the music video with previous collaborator Diane Martel. It presents her in various roles at a casino such as a showgirl and cabaret performer; the latter received comparisons to Liza Minnelli. "Breakdown" received heavy rotation on the television channels BET and MTV and was issued as a video single. Clips accompanied Carey's live performances of the song during the 1998 Butterfly World Tour. Retrospectively, "Breakdown" is regarded as a turning point in Carey's musical direction toward hip hop and as one of the best songs of her career.

Background

In the early 1990s, American singer

hip hop.[3] After receiving the best critical reviews of her career up to that point[4] and separating from her husband Tommy Mottola,[b] the head of her record label Columbia,[7] Carey felt confident to incorporate hip hop overtly in her follow-up album Butterfly (1997).[8]

Experiencing creative freedom,

Sean "Puffy" Combs.[12] Carey expressed interest in collaborating with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony to Stevie J, and they began studying the rap group's discography.[13] He and Combs had already worked with Carey on another Butterfly track, "Honey".[13][14] In 1995, Combs had produced the hip hop remix of Carey's song "Fantasy" featuring Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard.[15][16]

Composition

Krazyie Bone performing on stage
Wish Bone performing on stage
"Breakdown" features rapping by two members of the group Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony, Krayzie Bone (left) and Wish Bone.
"Breakdown"
A sample of the last chorus, featuring the song's instrumentation and vocal arrangement
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Situated among ballads (e.g. "

hip hop,[18] and hip hop soul song[19] driven by a slow groove.[20] The album version lasts four minutes and forty-four seconds[21] and the single is four minutes and fifteen seconds long.[22] Carey wrote her lyrics after the composing with Stevie J, who played keyboards and programmed additional keyboard and drum sounds electronically.[13][23] She recorded her vocals before Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony members Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone did:[13] "I wanted to do a song in their style, so that when they came into the studio to hear it, they would know immediately that I had been totally influenced by them."[24] After Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony's manager informed them that Carey was interested in collaborating, the group was reluctant as they did not comprehend her level of fame.[25]

Columbia chartered a plane to

Cleveland, Ohio, to bring the group members to record in New York City.[26] Upon their arrival, Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone were given cannabis which they passed out from after becoming intoxicated.[27] Awakened by their manager, the group members were receptive to "Breakdown" because it sounded similar to their previous work.[13] According to Wish Bone, "She had a blueprint laid out for us, and then me and Krayzie started coming up with little things to add to the hook. It really wasn't nothing for us to do our verses because that's what we do."[26] Layzie Bone initially stayed back, but joined the session at Carey's request after the record label sent a second plane.[27] Carey, Stevie J, and Combs produced "Breakdown"; Dana Jon Chappelle and Ian Dalsemer conducted engineering at The Hit Factory and Daddy's House[c] studios.[23] Tony Maserati managed the mixing at The Hit Factory and Herb Powers Jr. mastered it at Powers House of Sound in New York.[23] She was initially apprehensive about the outcome: "After I did it, I was like 'Wow, this sounds really different for me. What did I just do?' And I was like, 'Did I do wrong?'"[29]

"Breakdown" concerns concealing heartbreak after a romantic relationship ended due to rejection.[30][31][32] Some of Carey's lyrics, such as "Well I guess I'm trying to be nonchalant about it / And I'm going to extremes to prove I'm fine without you", are directed at the former partner.[33] Others posit questions about how to move on: "So what do you do when / Somebody you're so devoted to / Suddenly just stops loving you?"[34] The lyrics have a dark tone,[35] and chirping birds in the background elicit an optimistic aura.[31] Some critics thought the song detailed the end of Carey's marriage with Mottola.[d] Others felt the perceived references were not as clear.[38][39] Carey told The Boston Globe it is a representation of her admiration for Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony's rapping style.[24]

The

vamps.[22][45] At times half-whispering,[46] she adopts a restrained delivery until belting near the end of the song to express her true emotional state.[47][48] Departing from her practice of having a male singer like Trey Lorenz add background vocals in a low register that complement the lead, Carey provides them herself on "Breakdown".[49] They are featured prominently throughout the track and, according to Grey Cavitt of the Waco Tribune-Herald, "threaten to bring about the psychological break promised by the title".[50]

Release

"Breakdown" is the sixth track on Butterfly, which Sony Music issued on September 10, 1997.[51] Upon the album's release, American newspaper critics deemed "Breakdown" a potentially successful single.[e] R&B radio stations in the country began playing it in late 1997 amid a lukewarm response to the album's second single, "Butterfly".[f] After "Breakdown" received over 600 spins without promotion,[59] Columbia released the song to American rhythmic contemporary radio stations in January 1998.[22][57] It was the third single from Butterfly, following "Honey" and "Butterfly".[55]

After "Breakdown" failed to garner crossover success on contemporary hit radio, Columbia did not release it for sale in the United States.[57] At the time, Billboard Hot 100 chart rules stipulated that songs required retail releases to appear and that airplay from R&B radio stations was not a factor.[60] During an interview in late 1998, Carey said Columbia had a peculiar pattern of not releasing her heavily R&B material as commercial singles since her 1990 debut: "I'll always be upset 'Breakdown' never got its shot."[61]

Columbia released "Breakdown" in the United States as a

MC30 campaign marking three decades of Carey's career on August 28, 2020.[70][71]

Critical reception

Critics evaluated the effectiveness of "Breakdown" as a departure from Carey's previous work. Billy Tyus described it as innovative in the Herald & Review,[72] and Daily Herald writer Mark Guarino considered the lyrics surprisingly serious.[73] Paul Willistein of The Morning Call and author Chris Nickson believed "Breakdown" demonstrated artistic freedom successfully.[74][75] Carey's restrained vocals made the song as high-quality as her traditional ballads according to Vulture's Lindsey Weber.[76] In contrast, several critics thought the composition lacked cohesiveness.[h] Writing in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dave Tianen said Carey's "vocals get smothered beneath a rancid glop of synths, samples, raps and choruses".[80] Nicole M. Campbell of The Santa Clarita Valley Signal credited these sentiments to the number of producers, which she considered excessive.[81]

The song received comparisons to others in its genre. According to

hi-hats and bassline are repetitive to the point of laziness.[83] For Philadelphia Daily News writer Jonathan Takiff, its hip hop aspects acted as "freshening the soul-diva formula".[32] Others likened "Breakdown" to the music of En Vogue,[38] Mary J. Blige,[19] and Janet Jackson.[84]

Critics praised the pairing of Carey and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.[k] Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani thought Carey wholly embraced her collaborators' appearance on the track.[48] According to Sonia Murray of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, she adopted their cadence without losing authenticity.[90] For New York Daily News writer Jim Farber, "instead of just co-opting their sound, her sweet tones give Bone Thugs' sound a new fluidity."[41] In contrast, The Scotsman's Sarah Dempster considered the collaboration confounding.[91] Richard Harrington of The Washington Post thought Bone Thugs-n-Harmony overshadowed Carey;[39] J. D. Considine of The Baltimore Sun said she adopted their style so effectively that the group's presence was almost unnecessary.[36]

Commercial performance

"Breakdown" experienced success on American

Rhythmic Top 40, her lowest peak on that chart at the time.[94] Billboard originally listed Bone Thugs-n-Harmony as a featured artist, but credits Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone individually on their website.[56][95]

After the double A-side release with "My All", "Breakdown" debuted and peaked at number four on the

Hot 100 Airplay at the time,[62] having peaked at number fifty-three in March 1998.[99] In 2022, the Recording Industry Association of America awarded "Breakdown" a gold certification, which denotes 500,000 units based on digital downloads and on-demand streams.[100][101]

The song's performance varied in other countries. "Breakdown" peaked at number four on the

UK Singles Chart at number ninety-eight.[104]

Music video

Carey and

halter top on a bentwood chair.[109][107] Writers for The New York Times and Ottawa Citizen felt this paid homage to Liza Minnelli as Sally Bowles in Cabaret (1972).[109][110] In the academic journal Gender & Society, Rana A. Emerson cited the camera's focus on Carey's showgirl outfit in arguing that social standards regarding the attractiveness of female R&B singers are implied.[106]

The "Breakdown" music video was issued in late 1997.

Around the World.[115] The video was shown during Carey's live performances of "Breakdown" on the Butterfly World Tour so Bone Thugs-n-Harmony could appear by proxy.[116] Carey again performed with a chair while singing the song on the first date of her 2006 concert tour The Adventures of Mimi.[117]

Legacy

Critics judge "Breakdown" as a turning point in Carey's musical direction toward hip hop.

flow of rappers.[125]

Retrospectively, Carey and her fans consider "Breakdown" one of the best songs in her catalog.

Gold Derby, and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser considered "Breakdown" one of her best tracks that did not reach number one on the Hot 100.[18][126][127] In 2007, Carey and Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony collaborated again for the group's song "Lil' L.O.V.E.".[128]

Retrospective rankings of "Breakdown"
Publication List Year Rank Ref.
Billboard 100 Greatest Mariah Carey Songs 2020 18 [47]
Butterfly Tracklist Ranked 2022 5 [19]
Mariah Carey's 56 Best Collaborations with Rappers 2019 6 [129]
Cleveland.com
 All 76 Mariah Carey Singles Ranked 2020 11 [88]
Complex
 		Stevie J's 10 Greatest Music Contributions 2014 Placed [130]
Dazed Mariah Carey's 10 Greatest Hip Hop Collaborations 2015 Placed [131]
Revolt Stevie J's 11 Most Classic Beats 2019 3 [132]
Vibe Butterfly Tracklist Ranked 2017 2 [40]
Vulture Mariah Carey's 25 Best Singles 2014 11 [76]

Credits and personnel

  • Mariah Carey – background vocals, composer, lyrics, producer, vocals
  • Dana Jon Chappelle – engineering
  • Sean "Puffy" Combs
    – producer
  • Ian Dalsemer – assistant engineering
  • Anthony Henderson – background vocals, lyrics, vocals
  • Steven Jordan – composer, keyboards, keyboard and drum programming, producer
  • Tony Maserati – mixing
  • Herb Powers Jr. – mastering
  • Charles Scruggs – background vocals, lyrics, vocals[23]

Charts and certifications

Notes

  1. ^ According to Norman Abjorensen, "middle of the road" is a radio format focusing on songs that are "generally strongly melodic and often features vocal harmony technique and light orchestral arrangements".[1]
  2. ^ Their separation occurred in late 1996,[5] and was disclosed publicly on May 30, 1997.[6]
  3. ^ Daddy's House was a recording studio owned by Sean Combs[28]
  4. ^ Such as J. D. Considine of The Baltimore Sun,[36] Michael Corcoran of the Austin American-Statesman,[35] and David Thigpen of Time[37]
  5. ^ Such as those from USA Today,[52] The Philadelphia Inquirer,[53] and the Springfield News-Leader[54]
  6. radio programmer told Billboard that they added "Breakdown" to their playlist instead of "Butterfly" to avoid playing multiple slow songs in a row.[58]
  7. ^ For comparison, when "Breakdown" debuted on the Hot R&B Singles chart dated May 9, 1998, none of the other ninety-nine songs on the chart had as many formats available.[63]
  8. ^ Such as Gary Graff of the San Francisco Chronicle,[77] Chuck Campbell of the Knoxville News Sentinel,[78] and Dave Ferman of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram[79]
  9. ^ Ferman felt that unlike R&B collaborations before the 1990s, in which "individual styles and good material blended to produce something that neither artist could have managed alone," the new "sound is an often unsatisfying fusion of slow to medium beats, with traces of '70s funk and a more streetwise sensibility than much ultra-successful '80s urban music had".[82]
  10. ^ Such as Jon O'Brien and Christine Werthman of Billboard[19][47]
  11. Cleveland.com,[88] and Vincent Stephens in Popular Music and Society[89]
  12. ^ The release was credited to "My All"/"Breakdown" by the next week[98]
  13. ^ "Butterfly" peaked at number fifteen[66]
  14. ^ "The Roof (Back in Time)" was chosen as the third single from Butterfly in the United Kingdom in lieu of "Breakdown", but its release was ultimately cancelled. "My All" was issued independently of "Breakdown".[103]
  15. ^ Such as writers for NPR,[118] Slant Magazine,[119] and Vibe[40]
  16. ^ Such as those from Billboard,[47] Cleveland.com,[88] and Vulture[76]

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