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2005 single by Mary J. Blige

"Be Without You" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige. It was written by Johntá Austin, Bryan Michael Cox, Jason Perry, and Blige for her seventh studio album, The Breakthrough (2005). Production was helmed by Cox, with additional production from Young Smoke and vocal production from Ron Fair and Blige. A piano tinkling downtempo R&B song, the song examines a relationship where the couple is trying to decide if they want to stay together, with Blige urging them to appreciate their blessings. "Be Without You" was released as the album's first official single on November 14, 2005. Ranking among the most played songs on US radio in the year 2006, it was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (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. It 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.

"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 – Bmaj7 – C – Dm – Gm7 – C – A7, and Blige's vocals span from F3 to D5. It was co written by Blige along with Bryan Michael Cox, Jason Perry and Johnta Austin, and co produced by Cox and Young Smoke. 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. while Alexis Petridis from The Guardian called it a "wonderful song: luscious, dramatic, with Blige bringing her patent edge." Billboard described the song a "tale of real love" and called it "signature Blige," with Thomas Inskeep, writing for Stylus Magazine, calling the song a "slammer of a single, a midtempo love song that gets all the hands in the air (lighters cum cell phones, too)." The Sun Sentinel wrote: On "Be Without You, "Blige pours out all her emotion as she talks about the feeling of being with that person you cannot live without. Antwane Folk from Rated R&B noted that "this power ballad hears Blige inarguably in love, proving her commitment to her man in an arresting singing style that made you believe every word." Da'Shan Smith from uDiscoverMusic found that the song "remains one her most powerful performances, with vocal runs for days before she brings it home towards the end." Tareck Ghoneim from Contactmusic. com found that "Be Without You" continues "to show Blige's unique, soulful and powerful singing style with the all the pain of a sensitive diva that we've become used to with her [ ] Blige at this point in her career could easily turn cheesy and cater to a pop market. However even though this track doesn't quite have the youthful exuberance of What's the 411?, it still has the angst and quality of a lady who is still striving and most definitely has her name carved in the music hall of fame." BET. com wrote of the song: "With a beautiful piano melody and Mary in top notch, gut wrenching form, it's easy to see why this is one of the biggest songs of Mary's legendary career."

+Awards and nominations for "Be Without You" Organization Year Category ResultRef. (References) ASCAP Pop Awards 2007 Pop Music Award Song of the Year BET Awards 2006 Video of the Year Billboard Awards 2006 Hot 100 Airplay of the Year Hot 100 Airplay of the Year R&B/Hip Hop Song Airplay of the Year R&B/Hip Hop Song of the Year Grammy Awards 2007 Best R&B Song Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Song of the Year Record of the Year International Dance Music Awards 2007 Best R&B/Urban Dance Track MOBO Awards 2006 Best Song MTV Video Music Awards 2006 Best R&B Video NAACP Image Awards 2007 Outstanding Music Video

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'."

+Release history and formats for "Be Without You"RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s). (Reference(s))United StatesNovember 14, 2005Rhythmic contemporary, urban AC radioMatriarch Records, Matriarch, Geffen Records, GeffenUnited KingdomDecember 19, 200512 inch vinyl, CDVariousJanuary 20, 2006Digital downloadUnited StatesJanuary 30, 2006Contemporary hit radio

English dance group Booty Luv covered the song for their debut album, Boogie 2Nite (2007). Smooth jazz saxophonist and musician Eric Darius covered the song on 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 All Around the World in March 2007.