This song is about a dying relationship. It was produced by R&B/pop production duo The Underdogs. They are best known for producing the soundtrack for the musical Dreamgirls.
"No Air" is a duet with Sparks' label mate Chris Brown. They originally met at the 2007 BET Awards when the former American Idol winner suggested that they work together. Sparks admitted to Live Daily that she recorded her vocal separately to Brown: "Unfortunately I didn't actually get to work with him, which was really sad. I was supposed to be there. We had set the whole thing up. But there was a mix-up and I was at another studio recording a different song. And he was across town recording 'No Air,' so it was really sad. But I got to see him at the American Music Awards and that was the first time I saw him since he laid his vocal down. I got to tell him thank you and all that good stuff. He's a really cool kid. It's very nice. He's very sweet. He talked to my parents and my brother and made everybody feel really welcome."
This was the first ever single by an American Idol winner to reach the Top 3 of the UK singles chart. The previous best placing had been Sparks' reality show contemporary Kelly Clarkson, who peaked at #5 with "Since U Been Gone."
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