In Australia, the song reached number one in its fifth week on the chart. It also reached number three on the Canadian Hot 100. In its sixth week on the chart, "No Air" reached its peak position of number three on the chart. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number fifty-eight on the UK Singles Chart on Ap– for the week ending date Ap– before dropping twenty-seven places to number eighty-five the next week. It has sold 3,596,000 copies in the US as of April 2014. It also became Brown's first single to reach three million. The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), making Sparks the first American Idol contestant to reach the three million mark. "No Air" peaked the highest on the Pop Songs airplay chart, where it reached number two. It also became her first single to enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where it peaked at number four. After weeks of climbing the chart, the song reached a peak of number three, becoming Sparks' highest-charting single to date. In the United States, "No Air" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number thirty-two on the week dated February 23, 2008. In 2008, Billboard ranked the song twenty-seventh on a special The 40 Biggest Duets of All Time listing.
It also garnered two nominations at the 35th People's Choice Awards for "Favorite Pop Song" and "Favorite Combined Forces", winning the second award. More nominations included Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 51st Grammy Awards, a nomination for the "Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration Award" at the 40th NAACP Image Awards and a nomination for "Best Collaboration" at the 2009 MTV Australia Awards. The song was nominated at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards, in the categories of "Choice Love Song" and "Choice Hook-Up", winning the second award. Steve Perkins of BBC Music awarded the song five stars and said "by the time hits the final stretch, the title actually seems rather prophetic, since Jordin and Chris are yodelling away at the tops of their voices to the extent that you wonder how they're concealing their need to gasp for big lung bucketfuls of precious oxygen every thirty seconds." Nick Levine of Digital Spy called the song "an R&B power ballad" and said it makes "full use of her impressive set of pipes." Bill Lamb of wrote "from the kickoff of Jordin's echoey vocals it sounds like "No Air" is so light and weepy it needs special effects and production tricks to cover up the fact that there really is not much of a song here. Both Sparks' and Brown's vocals range from the note of F ♯ 3 to the note of F ♯ 5. Having the chord progression of F ♯-E-G ♯m-B, the song is written in the key of F# Mixolydian. The song was originally written for a male singer, but after Jordin Sparks heard the song and expressed interest in the song, Mason agreed to give it to Sparks on the condition that they make it an event duet record, and suggested Chris Brown as a singing partner. "No Air" is a pop and R&B song written by James Fauntleroy II, Steven Russell, Erik “Blu2th” Griggs, Harvey Mason Jr., and Damon Thomas. Problems playing this file? See media help. "No Air" was covered by American band, Boyce Avenue and country singer Rissi Palmer in 2008 and also on the television show Glee in 2009.Ī sample of the song, featuring both Sparks's and Brown's vocals during the chorus. Its accompanying music video directed by Chris Robinson won "Best Heartbreak Video" at the 2008 BET Pre-Awards and was also nominated for "Best Female Video" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. The song also earned Sparks her first Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 51st Grammy Awards. "No Air" won "Favorite Combined Forces" at the 35th People's Choice Awards, where it was also nominated for "Favorite Pop Song". The single is certified Platinum or higher in eight countries. Also in New Zealand, the song was the most commercially successful song of 2008. Also in the U.S, the song has sold 3,596,000 copies, making Sparks first American Idol alumnus to reach the three million mark. The song reached number one in New Zealand, number three in the United States, and number one in Australia. "No Air" received mixed to positive reviews from critics. It was released in the United States on February 11, 2008, and serves as the second single from Sparks' self-titled debut album. The song was written by James Fauntleroy II, Harvey Mason Jr., Steve Russell, Erik Griggs and Damon Thomas.
" No Air" is a song by American singers Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown. Jordin Sparks European singles chronology
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