Fresh Air: Breathe It

Fresh Air: Breathe It (commonly stylized as Fresh A!r: Breathe !t) is the first official mixtape by Korean-American rapper and singer Jay Park, released on May 16, 2012. The mixtape was released as a free download on various websites, including SoundCloud, Mediafire, DatPiff, Park's official website, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube channel.^[1][2][3]

Fresh A!r: Breathe !t
Mixtape by Jay Park
Released	May 16, 2012 (2012-05-16)
Recorded	2012
Genre	Hip hop R&B pop electronica
Length	19:56
Language	English
Producer	Cha Cha Malone LODEF
Jay Park chronology
New Breed (2012) Fresh A!r: Breathe !t (2012) Evolution (2014)
Singles from Fresh A!r: Breathe !t
"BODY2BODY" Released: May 16, 2012

Background

On April 26, 2012, Park stated on Twitter that he will release a mixtape containing songs he will perform for the 2012 Verizon APAHM Tour. He also shared previews of "BODY2BODY",^[4] "William Hung"^[5] and "Hopeless Love".^[6] Park also warned that some of the tracks would be unsuitable for minors. The titles of the songs were not revealed until the release of the mixtape. On May 4, 2012, Park stated via a video on his YouTube channel that the title of the mixtape was Fresh A!r: Breathe !t, and that it will be released in a couple weeks.^[7]

Cha Cha Malone and LODEF, who worked with Park in the past, produced the mixtape. Malone is featured on the song "Hopeless Love", produced by LODEF, while Korean-American rapper Dumbfoundead is featured on the song "You Know How We Do". Park and Dumbfoundead collaborated previously on the free song "Clouds" alongside Korean-American singer Clara Chung. The track titled "William Hung" makes reference to singer William Hung who gained fame in 2004 for his off-key audition performance of Ricky Martin's hit song "She Bangs" on American Idol. The title song of the mixtape is "BODY2BODY".^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"You Know How We Do" (featuring Dumbfoundead)	Jay Park Jonathan Park	LODEF	2:37
2.	"BODY2BODY"	Park	Cha Cha Malone	3:15
3.	"Do What We Do"	Park	Cha Cha Malone	4:02
4.	"Be With Me 2Night"	Park	Cha Cha Malone	4:19
5.	"William Hung"	Park	LODEF	3:34
6.	"Hopeless Love" (featuring Cha Cha Malone)	Park Chase Malone	LODEF	2:10

References

1. "Free Download: Jay Park releases 'FRESH A!R:BREATHE !T' for his fans!". Allkpop.com. May 16, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
2. "박재범 Jay Park 'FreshA!R : Breathe!T' Mixtape by DFSB_Kollective on SoundCloud". SoundCloud.com. May 16, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
3. "JAY PARK - Fresh A!r:breathe !t // Free Mixtape @ DatPiff.com". datpiff.com. May 16, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
4. [1]. Jay Park Twitter. April 26, 2012.
5. @JAYBUMAOM (April 26, 2012). "- NEW MUSIC coming your way all ENGLISH all FREE D/L gon perform them at the APAHM tour!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
6. @JAYBUMAOM (April 26, 2012). "- New music all in english all Free d/l coming soon, gonna perform them at the APAHM tour!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. "ANNOUNCEMENTS + DUMB SH!T". Jay Park's YouTube. May 4, 2012.
8. . en.korea.com. May 17, 2012. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2012.

External links

• Official website
• at SidusHQ (in Korean)
• Michelle. "The One Shots' Interview With Jay Park". Retrieved 30 May 2013.