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Be Without You

January 19, 2024

"Be Without You" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige. It was written by Johnta Austin, Bryan Michael Cox, Jason Perry, and Blige for her seventh studio album, The Breakthrough (2005). Production was helmed by Cox and Young Smoke, while vocal production was overseen by Ron Fair and Blige. It was released as the album's first official single on November 14, 2005.

"Be Without You"
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album The Breakthrough
ReleasedNovember 14, 2005 (2005-11-14)
GenreR&B
Length4:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ron Fair
  • B. Cox
  • Young Smoke
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"MJB da MVP"
(2005) 		"Be Without You"
(2005) 		"One"
(2006)
Music video
"Be Without You" on YouTube

Ranking among the most played songs on US radio in the year 2006, the single was certified double-platinum by the RIAA in 2007. In March 2017, Billboard ranked "Be Without You" as the most successful R&B/Hip-Hop Song of all time. "Be Without You" is also one of Mary J. Blige's most successful singles to date, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year and won the Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance categories at the 2007 Grammy Awards.

Background edit

 
"Be Without You"
Mary J. Blige's "Be Without You" from The Breakthrough
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"Be Without You" is a contemporary R&B and hip hop soul song written in the key of D minor with a tempo of 73 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of Dm – B♭maj7 – C – Dm – Gm7 – C – A7, and Blige's vocals span from F3 to D5.[1] It was co-written by Blige along with Bryan-Michael Cox, Jason Perry and Johnta Austin, and co-produced by Cox and Young Smoke.[2] Cox played all instruments, helped by Young Smoke, as well as Ron Fair, who also did the additional vocal arrangements and string arrangements. Additionally, the song features three engineers and was mixed by David Pensado.[2] Cox commented on the production of "Be Without You": "I did the whole track and Jason co-composed the bridge with me, and Johnta wrote the lyrics and the melody. Mary came in and she and I tweaked some of the lines and tightened the record up lyrically to fit her. We threw ideas around, we talked about the track and we came up with concepts."[2]

Music video edit

The accompanying music video for "Be Without You" was directed by Matthew Rolston and was shot in various New York City locations in October 2005.

Starring Oscar-nominated actor Terrence Howard in the role of Blige's boyfriend the video first aired on November 28, 2005. It peaked on AOL Videos Top 11 on the tenth spot on the January 21, 2006, entering the chart the first time and also the LAUNCH Music Videos Top 100 at the sixth position the same week. There's also a "Live At Launch Exclusive Performance" available for download from January 2006, which peaked seventieth on the same chart. It won the "Video of the Year" award at the 2006 BET Awards on June 27, 2006, and was nominated for "Best R&B Video" at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards.

Synopsis edit

The video begins with a black and white cityscape with Blige standing on top of a building as the song starts playing. Then, the video shifts into a bathroom scene with Blige cleaning out her medicine cabinet. In the first scene, Blige is typing the lyrics on her laptop. The next scene shown in color appears with Blige falling in love with her boyfriend and sleeping with him. Then, the next scene takes place in a kitchen where Blige and her love interest are celebrating dinner with her family. Meanwhile, she is seen in a color scene standing next to a group of candles with the next scene showing her at a red carpet premiere walking out of a limo. Then, Blige and her boyfriend break up after having a fight (as seen in the events at the beginning of the video). After 2 candles begin to melt, the final scene in black and white changes to color with a knock on Blige's door. She opens the door to find her boyfriend on the other side. They embrace at the close of the song.

Chart performance edit

The single debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number three in February 2006, Blige's third highest peak of her career after 2001's "Family Affair" and 1996's "Not Gon' Cry." Moreover, the song became the most successful release in the history of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (until 2013) when it spent a record 15 consecutive weeks at number one. "Be Without You" topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for nine weeks, and the dance remix has also topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song broke the record for the longest-running single in the existence of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, where it spent a grand total of 75 weeks on that chart. After its run on the main R&B chart, it moved to the Recurrent R&B Airplay chart.

In the UK, the single only peaked at number 32 on the UK singles chart; however, with the Moto Blanco remix of the song becoming a large club hit in the UK, the song actually managed to hold (to that time) the record for the most weeks on the UK top 75 for a Mary J. Blige single (18 in total). Having proved very popular, the Moto Blanco remix was featured as a B-side in the UK on subsequent singles "MJB Da MVP" and "Enough Cryin'."

Remixes edit

The official remix was also produced by Bryan-Michael Cox and features former Shady Records rapper Stat Quo.

Covers edit

Track listings and formats edit

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for "Be Without You"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[38] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Release history and formats for "Be Without You"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States November 14, 2005
[39]
United Kingdom December 19, 2005
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [40]
Various January 20, 2006 Digital download [41][42][43]
United States January 30, 2006 Contemporary hit radio [44]

References edit

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  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mary J Blige" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
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  26. ^ "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
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  29. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2006". swisscharts.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
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January 19, 2024
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Be Without You is a song by American recording artist Mary J Blige It was written by Johnta Austin Bryan Michael Cox Jason Perry and Blige for her seventh studio album The Breakthrough 2005 Production was helmed by Cox and Young Smoke while vocal production was overseen by Ron Fair and Blige It was released as the album s first official single on November 14 2005 Be Without You Single by Mary J Bligefrom the album The BreakthroughReleasedNovember 14 2005 2005 11 14 GenreR amp BLength4 09LabelMatriarch GeffenSongwriter s Mary J BligeJohnta AustinBryan Michael CoxJason PerryProducer s Ron FairB CoxYoung SmokeMary J Blige singles chronology MJB da MVP 2005 Be Without You 2005 One 2006 Music video Be Without You on YouTubeRanking among the most played songs on US radio in the year 2006 the single was certified double platinum by the RIAA in 2007 In March 2017 Billboard ranked Be Without You as the most successful R amp B Hip Hop Song of all time Be Without You is also one of Mary J Blige s most successful singles to date peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 The song was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year and won the Best R amp B Song and Best Female R amp B Vocal Performance categories at the 2007 Grammy Awards Contents 1 Background 2 Music video 2 1 Synopsis 3 Chart performance 4 Remixes 5 Covers 6 Track listings and formats 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certifications 9 Release history 10 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp Be Without You source source Mary J Blige s Be Without You from The Breakthrough Problems playing this file See media help Be Without You is a contemporary R amp B and hip hop soul song written in the key of D minor with a tempo of 73 beats per minute The song follows a chord progression of Dm B maj7 C Dm Gm7 C A7 and Blige s vocals span from F3 to D5 1 It was co written by Blige along with Bryan Michael Cox Jason Perry and Johnta Austin and co produced by Cox and Young Smoke 2 Cox played all instruments helped by Young Smoke as well as Ron Fair who also did the additional vocal arrangements and string arrangements Additionally the song features three engineers and was mixed by David Pensado 2 Cox commented on the production of Be Without You I did the whole track and Jason co composed the bridge with me and Johnta wrote the lyrics and the melody Mary came in and she and I tweaked some of the lines and tightened the record up lyrically to fit her We threw ideas around we talked about the track and we came up with concepts 2 Music video editThe accompanying music video for Be Without You was directed by Matthew Rolston and was shot in various New York City locations in October 2005 Starring Oscar nominated actor Terrence Howard in the role of Blige s boyfriend the video first aired on November 28 2005 It peaked on AOL Videos Top 11 on the tenth spot on the January 21 2006 entering the chart the first time and also the LAUNCH Music Videos Top 100 at the sixth position the same week There s also a Live At Launch Exclusive Performance available for download from January 2006 which peaked seventieth on the same chart It won the Video of the Year award at the 2006 BET Awards on June 27 2006 and was nominated for Best R amp B Video at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards Synopsis edit The video begins with a black and white cityscape with Blige standing on top of a building as the song starts playing Then the video shifts into a bathroom scene with Blige cleaning out her medicine cabinet In the first scene Blige is typing the lyrics on her laptop The next scene shown in color appears with Blige falling in love with her boyfriend and sleeping with him Then the next scene takes place in a kitchen where Blige and her love interest are celebrating dinner with her family Meanwhile she is seen in a color scene standing next to a group of candles with the next scene showing her at a red carpet premiere walking out of a limo Then Blige and her boyfriend break up after having a fight as seen in the events at the beginning of the video After 2 candles begin to melt the final scene in black and white changes to color with a knock on Blige s door She opens the door to find her boyfriend on the other side They embrace at the close of the song Chart performance editThe single debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number three in February 2006 Blige s third highest peak of her career after 2001 s Family Affair and 1996 s Not Gon Cry Moreover the song became the most successful release in the history of the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart until 2013 when it spent a record 15 consecutive weeks at number one Be Without You topped the U S Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for nine weeks and the dance remix has also topped the U S Hot Dance Club Play chart The song broke the record for the longest running single in the existence of the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs where it spent a grand total of 75 weeks on that chart After its run on the main R amp B chart it moved to the Recurrent R amp B Airplay chart In the UK the single only peaked at number 32 on the UK singles chart however with the Moto Blanco remix of the song becoming a large club hit in the UK the song actually managed to hold to that time the record for the most weeks on the UK top 75 for a Mary J Blige single 18 in total Having proved very popular the Moto Blanco remix was featured as a B side in the UK on subsequent singles MJB Da MVP and Enough Cryin Remixes editThe official remix was also produced by Bryan Michael Cox and features former Shady Records rapper Stat Quo Covers editParis Bennett covered the song as a finalist in the Top 5 week of the fifth season of American Idol Lil Rounds covered the song in the semifinals for the eighth season of American Idol English dance group Booty Luv covered the song for their debut album Boogie 2Nite Smooth jazz saxophonist and musician Eric Darius covered the song from his 2008 album Goin All Out A cover of the Moto Blanco remix by Wi Fi featuring Melanie M was released in the UK by record label All Around The World in March 2007 Track listings and formats editUS CD single Be Without You Kendu Mix Show Love Be Without You Moto Blanco Vocal Mix Be Without You video UK CD single Be Without You Kendu Mix Be Without You Moto Blanco Vocal Mix Be Without You instrumental Be Without You video 12 inch single Be Without You Kendu Mix Be Without You Moto Blanco Vocal Mix Be Without You Moto Blanco Dub Be Without You instrumental Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Be Without You Chart 2005 2006 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 3 30Australian Urban ARIA 4 8Austria O3 Austria Top 40 5 23Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 6 42Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 7 1Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 8 49Finland Suomen virallinen lista 9 13France SNEP 10 22Germany Official German Charts 11 12Netherlands Dutch Top 40 12 6Netherlands Single Top 100 13 6New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 14 9Scotland OCC 15 48Sweden Sverigetopplistan 16 34Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 17 5UK Singles OCC 18 32UK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 19 4US Billboard Hot 100 20 3US Adult Top 40 Billboard 21 34US Dance Club Songs Billboard 22 1US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 23 1US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 24 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 25 1US Rhythmic Billboard 26 1 Year end charts edit 2006 year end chart performance for Be Without You Chart 2006 PositionNetherlands Dutch Top 40 27 73Netherlands Single Top 100 28 87Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 29 53UK Singles OCC 30 156US Billboard Hot 100 31 11US Dance Club Songs Billboard 32 20US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 33 3US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 34 1US Rhythmic Billboard 35 72007 year end chart performance for Be Without You Chart 2007 PositionUS Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 36 94Certifications editCertifications for Be Without You Region Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 37 Silver 200 000 United States RIAA 38 2 Platinum 2 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease history and formats for Be Without You Region Date Format s Label s Ref s United States November 14 2005 Rhythmic contemporaryurban AC radio MatriarchGeffen 39 United Kingdom December 19 2005 12 inch vinylCD 40 Various January 20 2006 Digital download 41 42 43 United States January 30 2006 Contemporary hit radio 44 References edit Cox Bryan Michael April 18 2006 Mary J Blige Be Without You Sheet Music in D Minor Download amp Print Musicnotes com Retrieved March 26 2016 a b c Tingen Paul Writing amp Producing R amp B soundonsound com Retrieved July 28 2020 Mary J Blige Be Without You ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved January 4 2013 Issue 874 ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles National Library of Australia Retrieved May 25 2022 Mary J Blige Be Without You in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved January 4 2013 Mary J Blige Be Without You in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved 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