New Song: Nicole Scherzinger – ‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’

Published: Thursday 13th Jan 2011 by Trent

Nicole Scherzinger’s 2nd single was released moment ago. ‘Don’t Heard Your Breath’ will follow ‘Poison’ which peaked at #3 on the Official UK Singles Chart. Check out the song below:

This song follows a similar formula to Katy Perry’s ‘Teenage Dream’ – a drifting vocal, mild melodies and radio-friendly beats – which will almost guarrantee it heavy airplay. The question remains, however, if Scherzinger will be releasing any material in the US. Until she manages to conquer the charts in that territory, she will risk always being known as ‘that girl from the Pussycat Dolls who doesn’t let anybody else sing’.

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  1. mb January 13, 2011

    Great album track, not a single.

  2. Aryo January 13, 2011

    awwwwwweee, im so obsessed with dont hold your breath, unlike poison that i didnt like @ first, i LOVE dont hold your breath!

  3. Dunster January 13, 2011

    Kinda weak. She’s a grown ass woman, sing something that wasn’t written for a 20 year old.

  4. FUTURESTARdelux January 13, 2011

    I agree with @MB this is an album track not single worthy at all, if she wants to get a (second) hit she needs to release annother uptempo, If even Cheryl Cole is flopping here in the UK with a ballad what makes Nicole think she can get a hit?
    This is gonna flop and i’m not even throwing shade, just being honest.

  5. Aryo January 13, 2011

    funny to see even trent thinking that nicole was the one who didnt let the other girls sing!
    IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH NICOLE, it was all up to their fckin label and their manager robin antin! GET IT

  6. Royalkev January 13, 2011

    You know what, I kind of like it… I like the verses and the chorus is catchy. This is finally her first “real” song. I still want her to nail it more with the next one, but this is an improvement! …and a step in the right direction.

  7. Aryo January 13, 2011

    @futurestardelux
    i agree but this is WAYYY better than that stupid the flood! isnt it?

  8. TwistedFiction January 13, 2011

    For some reason…I can hear Kid Cudi as a feature on this song. Or maybe its just me?

  9. TJ January 13, 2011

    this is not as good as the crystal johnson demo that leaked earlier.

  10. CHECKMATE January 13, 2011

    She’s done in the US. She’s now an official UK artist. Keep her there. Thank goodness for the Atlantic Ocean. Nowhere to be found on US itunes charts – YESSS!

  11. Nichole January 13, 2011

    Nicole doesn’t have the star quality to hold a solo career in the US, which is one of the reasons why her last album was scrapped.

    Stick to releasing material in the UK.

  12. Aryo January 13, 2011

    she does have the potential to crack the US charts , but she needs huge promotion to let everyone know that she deserves success! her new songs R at least better than bruno mars’ and so many others

  13. robbie dawson January 13, 2011

    this is a old keri hilson hook ft. timberland could dont hold ur breath

  14. Poisonous January 13, 2011

    rather make it internationally than in the US alone… Many artists do well in the US, but flop hard elsewhere…. So WATEVA H***.. I luv that track…

  15. Poisonous January 13, 2011

    @NICHOLE. What do u know about star quality hun??

    STAY MAD coz no1 is looking out for you..

  16. Dave January 13, 2011

    She has star quality, & the talent I just think nobody care’s. & I think the fact that her rep with PCD rubbed everyone the wrong way, wish made it worse for her.

  17. bryxxx January 13, 2011

    song written by Keri Hilson… The song leaked a long time ago, it was produced by Timbaland.

  18. wateva January 13, 2011

    Nicole Sureamoverherassinger or whatever the damn ass hell your name is… take heed to your own advice.. “if you think you’re coming back, don’t hold your breath…”

  19. Roab January 13, 2011

    PERSONALITY! UNIQNESS! …none…Nicole is drop dead gorgeous and she has vocals talent all day but she sounds like…NO ONE! BBe honest if you heard this on the radio, you wouldn’t know who in the hell it was..just another pop vocalist. Sorry it’s true, as much as f’ing hate Rihanna and Ciara …when you hear them you know it’s Ciara or Rihanna. Sorry, she was great in a group because the other girls made her look even better…note ahhhh Supremes, Destiny’s Child….and on and on.

  20. Rick January 13, 2011

    This sounds exactly like “higher” by the saturdays

  21. Nichole January 13, 2011

    @ Poisonous. I know Nicole doesn’t have it. There I said it.

  22. Giovanni Dayevid January 13, 2011

    Mediocre.

    This song is what is referred to as an “Album Filler”

    To be honest, I don’t know why the Pussycat Dolls disbanded, that was a horrible idea on Robin Antin, Jimmy Iovine, and the Pussycat Dolls to just give up. . .

    Nicole is Gorgeous. Nicole is a talented singer and dancer. . .but this music does not showcase her talent AT ALL. . .

    On top of that I don’t know why she would release less than stellar music in the UK, I think that UK fans are just as important as US fans in regard to album sales. . .this music I’m hearing sounds like it would be a hit in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, South Africa, and Japan. . . HOWEVER her US, UK, and French fans deserve MUCH more than these dismal tracks!

  23. GangsterA January 13, 2011

    i love it its catchy

  24. Robert Dixon January 13, 2011

    Keri Hilson’s version is so much better/

  25. WorldWideWaddie.com January 13, 2011

    I think I’m hearing Britney Spears, not Nicole Scherzinger.

  26. Graham January 13, 2011

    I think it’s a great song!!
    Definitely a number one…

  27. CURLY SUE January 13, 2011

    SHE ISN’T A GOOD SOLO ARTIST. NO ONE IS CHECKING FOR YOU DEAR. GO BACK TO PCD. TOODLES.

  28. gabrielle nyla January 13, 2011

    totally agree with MB good for an album not a single definitely not. secondly unfortunately it doesnt work ! something’s going wrong with her she is great at leading in a group not at doing a solo career. she hasn’t found her style yet! it may be because she doesn’t have her own style. Songs don’t fit to her ! she is beautiful she has evrything but everybody is not made for solo career!

  29. Lewis92 January 13, 2011

    @Nichole

    She’s very popular in the US, mainly since she won in Dancing With The Stars, 22 million people watched her every week. So I think she’ll be a huge superstar in the US, too.

  30. hunni2nice January 13, 2011

    i prefer the demo singers version that was released couple days ago..more energy to it whereas nicoles just sucks it right out, not feeling it! should of kept the demo version!

  31. WonderLand19 January 13, 2011

    Prefer the Keri hilson version. This one is watered down. Capital fm will play this to DEATH because its radio friendly. BORING.com

    Sleep time

  32. WonderLand19 January 13, 2011

    @hunni2nice, Yeah, Keri’s version had more energy.

  33. DontHoldYourBreath January 13, 2011

    This is another DEMO, it’s NOT the final version.

  34. Poisonous January 14, 2011

    its not the final version morons…. Popjustice heard it… Now stop making fools out of yourselves.. H***

  35. YOZAH ! January 14, 2011

    couldve done better , but its okay ! still love her !

  36. Basic January 14, 2011

    Nicole without the rest of the PCD girls is just trash! She should get back together and make an album. This Sucks!

  37. lola January 14, 2011

    OMG wtf is this? I don’t know what’s worse, this or “Poison!” This track is seriously one of the weakest songs I’ve ever heard. The melodies suck and are so outdated and the song lyrics are cliche. The beat is outdated as well. It sounds like a beat that the Backstreet Boys would’ve used back in the early 00s. This sound is definitely not “in” and isn’t unique or gets your attention. Nicole needs to give it up. Even with all of the promotion, she wouldn’t be a star. You wanna know why, because her music sucks! Karma has came to kick her in her flat ass! That’s what she gets for being such a damn diva in PCD. I read an article a week ago about how she said she didn’t wanna hear any PCD songs at one of her parties in a club she was at. How rude? Frankly, I think she’s ugly without all the airbrushing photos (she looks like an old ostrich) and can’t sing for s***. She sounds like a damn grandma singing. Her voice is so weak and raspy. Even Miss Skeri Baabay can sing better than she can. Plus, she doesn’t have an image that stands out.

    Beyonce- Miss diva who can “sang” and “dance” and is glamorous, s***, and powerful

    Rihanna- the “fun” party girl who loves s** and is into fashion, wild hair, s** appeal, and catchy tunes

    Lady Gaga- the “unique” and kooky amazing “talent” who sings, “dances,” plays the piano, and dares to be different with catchy tunes

    Taylor Swift- the innocent, all American country star who has little girls look up to her

    Nicole Scherzinger??? Whos that? So what if 20 million + people watched dancing with the stars. The majority of them were elderly people and they don’t buy today’s music.

  38. DUMMIES January 14, 2011

    ….Uhhhhh…Keri’s Version is A Million times better…This one is TOO POPPY even for me…..

  39. ky-ky January 14, 2011

    I wish Nicole would’ve kept it like it was with Keri. It was so much better as an urban track….

  40. Carlson January 14, 2011

    It is quite good,different from previous songs that she made…Keep going!

  41. Aryo January 14, 2011

    @LOLA u seem to be a 6, 7 year old kid!

  42. mindgames January 14, 2011

    Once again, Keri outshines Nicole XD first she did it during Timbo’s Scream song and video. and now THIS!! HAHAHHAHAH!!!!

  43. Aryo January 14, 2011

    keri outshined nicole in scream video???? funniest thing ever!

  44. TaNicole January 14, 2011

    LOLA! u SOUND LIKE KANYE WEST ! HAHAHA U ARE CRAZY!
    THIS IS TRACK IS HOTT – IM OBSESSED

  45. TaNicole January 14, 2011

    Nicole is going to make is big! @LOLA you seem to be really jealous of Nicole ! its a shame!! i love Nicole and i look up to her – @ARYO – thanks for stickin up for Nicole! u rule!!!

  46. Aryo January 14, 2011

    @tanicole
    thanks 😉 , u too

  47. steph January 14, 2011

    Thank you Aryo for the 3rd version without Nicole’s vocals. I feel much better cause it sounds better. Hope this version will be closer to the single.

    Because the poppish-cheesy version is like 10 steps back from Poison that was taking her to the next level as an artist.

  48. Aryo January 14, 2011

    welcome

  49. Dude January 14, 2011

    The New version of this on Perez is amazing!!!! worthy of number one this old demo version soounds like an album filler, the new version has new verses and new vocals plus better production

  50. Chris January 14, 2011

    Boring! The demo was way way better IMO

  51. jabz January 14, 2011

    @LOLA who the f*** are you??? you said something that is too long that an uninterested listener wouldn’t do..as you claim..if you dont want the song why bother listen to her and compare her…. youre so jealous of her because you know that she has a bigger career ahead..

  52. karen24 January 14, 2011

    Love it… i cant take it off of my mind… Nicole rocks…

  53. Aryo January 14, 2011

    well said jabz

  54. kemi January 14, 2011

    She needs 2 stick wit modellin cos her singin is not goin 2 cut it at all. But, she did really try wit dis! Nonetheless, i prefer Keri’s version better

  55. Zh January 15, 2011

    Amazing! She has outdone herself! Poison was average but this is just good! Hope it will be a hit!! She should have showed her vocal range more though.

  56. Siavash January 15, 2011

    Nicole is beautiful, talented and a true musician. don’t forget most of the hits on the two PCD’s albums such as Buttons, When I Grow Up, Hate This Part, I don’t Need a Man … were created/written by Nicole alone and none of those snobbish plastic dolls had to do anything with the music! If you think that she can’t sing just watch her interview with George Lopez on Lopez’s Show!

  57. Carlson January 18, 2011

    ARYO…I am definately agree with you!!…

  58. Carlson January 18, 2011

    Siavash,I also agree with you…

  59. Carlson January 18, 2011

    JABZ, Good! Same as i thought to LOLA…

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