"Unbreakable"
Single byAlicia Keys
from the albumUnplugged
Released	September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06)
Recorded	July 4, 2005
Studio	Brooklyn Academy of Music (New York,New York)
Genre	R&B
Length	4:34 (Album version) 4:14 (Radio edit)
Label	J
Songwriters	Alicia Keys Kanye West Harold Lilly Garry Glenn
Producers	Alex Coletti West (uncredited)[1]
Alicia Keys singles chronology
"Karma" (2004) "Unbreakable" (2005) "Don't Give Up (Africa)" (2005)
Music video
"Unbreakable" onYouTube
Music video
"Unbreakable (Live)" onYouTube

"Unbreakable" is a song by AmericanR&B-soul singerAlicia Keys, released byJ Records on September 6, 2005 as thelead single from her live album,Unplugged (2005). Written by Keys,Kanye West, andHarold Lilly, the track features aWurlitzerriff, and is built around asample ofEddie Kendricks' 1977 song "Intimate Friends", written byGarry Glenn. Due to its inclusion on alive album, album producerAlex Coletti is credited with the song's production, although thebeat composition was helmed by West.

Lyrically, the song finds Keys comparing herself and her suitor to variouscelebrity couples, namelyIke andTina Turner,Bill andCamille Cosby,Oprah Winfrey andStedman Graham,Florida andJames Evans,Will andJada Pinkett Smith,Kimora Lee andRussell Simmons, andJoe andKatherine Jackson, as well asThe Jackson 5. Written in 2003, it was to be included onThe Diary of Alicia Keys, but was omitted in favor of "Diary", and nearly missed the album of which it was included. She said, "The song was always one of my favorites, but I did not think it would fit well into my second album".

"Unbreakable" peaked at number 34 on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100, becoming Keys' first single to miss the top 20 since 2002's "How Come You Don't Call Me". However, it found success on theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where it peaked at number four. The song received nominations forBest Female R&B Vocal Performance andBest R&B Song at the48th Grammy Awards, but lost both to "We Belong Together" byMariah Carey. It also won twoNAACP Image Award, forOutstanding Song andOutstanding Music Video.

Jon Pareles ofThe New York Times wrote that the song "doesn't aim for timelessness" as "it's as full of topical references as a hip-hop song".^[2]

Two music videos were produced for the song:

• Unplugged Version, directed by Alex Coletti
• BET Version, directed byJustin Francis

• US 12" single^[3]

A. "Unbreakable" (Radio Mix) – 4:14

B. "Unbreakable" (Radio Mix) – 4:14

• US promotional CD single^[4]

1. "Unbreakable" (Radio Edit) – 4:14
2. "Unbreakable" (Call Out Hook) – 0:10
3. "Unbreakable" (Radio Edit) (MP3 format) – 4:14

• US promotional DVD single^[5]

1. "Unbreakable" (BET Video)

• Unbreakable atDiscogs

• 2005 singles
• Alicia Keys songs
• Song recordings produced by Kanye West
• Songs written by Alicia Keys
• Songs written by Kanye West
• Songs written by Harold Lilly (songwriter)
• 2005 songs
• J Records singles

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