Fresh Air: Breathe It

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Fresh A!r: Breathe !t
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Mixtape by
ReleasedMay 16, 2012 (2012-05-16)
Recorded2012
Genre
Length19:56
LanguageEnglish
Producer
Jay Park chronology
New Breed
(2012)
Fresh A!r: Breathe !t
(2012)
Evolution
(2014)
Singles from Fresh A!r: Breathe !t
  1. "BODY2BODY"
    Released: May 16, 2012

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]

Contents

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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."You Know How We Do" (featuring Dumbfoundead )
  • Jay Park
  • Jonathan Park
LODEF2:37
2."BODY2BODY"Park Cha Cha Malone 3:15
3."Do What We Do"ParkCha Cha Malone4:02
4."Be With Me 2Night"ParkCha Cha Malone4:19
5."William Hung"ParkLODEF3:34
6."Hopeless Love" (featuring Cha Cha Malone)
  • Park
  • Chase Malone
LODEF2:10

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