We Break the Dawn
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| Single by Michelle Williams | ||||
| from the album Unexpected | ||||
| Released | March 31, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 Waveview Studios Chalice Studios (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Electro-R&B | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
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"We Break the Dawn" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Michelle Williams. It was written by Solange Knowles, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins and produced by Wilkins and Frampton for Williams' third studio album Unexpected (2008). Officially premiering as the album's lead single on the People.com website on March 31, 2008, the single received critical acclaim for its "terrific fusion of European disco and dance-pop" and "irresistible" chorus.
"We Break the Dawn" topped the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart and peaked at number four on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The single became Williams' first song to chart on the UK Singles Chart, where it debuted and peaked at number forty-seven. The song was nominated for "Best R&B Vocal Performance By a Female Artist" in the 2008 NewNowNext Awards.