Breathe (Erasure song)

"Breathe" is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure. It was released by Mute Records in the UK and the U.S. as the first single from the band's eleventh studio album Nightbird.

"Breathe"
Single by Erasure
from the album Nightbird
B-side"Gone Crazy"
Released3 January 2005
FormatCD single
DVD single
Digital download
Recorded2004
GenreSynthpop
Length3:49
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Vince Clarke,
Andy Bell
Producer(s)Erasure
Erasure singles chronology
"Oh L'amour (August Mix)"
(2004)		 "Breathe"
(2005)		 "Don't Say You Love Me"
(2005)

Written and produced by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, the track is a mid-tempo love song similar in musical style to their 1994 hit "Always", albeit with more uplifting lyrical content. "Breathe" was remixed slightly for its radio version — most notably in the song's introduction. The UK compact disc single included CD-ROM information that allowed buyers to download the Digipro software package and use isolated musical tracks of "Breathe" to create their own remixes. For a time fans were able to upload their finished "Breathe" remixes to Erasure's website to share with others.

The single was widely regarded as a major return to form by critics and fans alike, leading to comparisons to Erasure's glory days of the late 1980s and early 1990s, when The Innocents and Chorus both topped the UK album charts.

"Breathe" also resonated with the record-buying public and hit number four on the UK singles chart, Erasure's highest-charting UK single since "Always" a decade earlier. In the United States, Erasure entered the Hot Dance Club Play chart for the first time in eight years and scored their second U.S. dance chart-topper — the first being "Victim of Love" in 1987. In Germany, "Breathe" was Erasure's twentieth Top 40 single, peaking at number thirty-five. It topped the singles chart in Denmark. On the Top 60 chats in Sweden it peaked at 33.

Track listings

CD single 1 (CDMUTE330)

  1. "Breathe" (Album Version)
  2. "Gone Crazy"

CD single 2 (LCDMUTE330)

  1. "Breathe" (LMC Extended Club Mix)
  2. "Breathe" (When Andy Bell Met Manhattan Clique Extended Remix)
  3. "Breathe" (Acoustic Version)
  4. CD-ROM - *Video*: "Breathe"

US CD Maxi Single (Catalog #9259-2)

  1. "Breathe" (Radio Version)
  2. "Breathe" (Album Version)
  3. "Gone Crazy"
  4. "Mr. Gribber and His Amazing Cat"
  5. "Breathe" (Acoustic Version)
  6. "Breathe" (Pete Heller's Phela Mix)
  7. "Breathe" (LMC Extended Club Mix)
  8. "Breathe" (When Andy Bell Met Manhattan Clique Extended Remix)
  9. Enhanced CD - Music Video: "Breathe"

DVD single (DVDMUTE330)

  1. "Breathe" (Radio Version)
  2. "Mr. Gribber and His Amazing Cat"
  3. DVD Music Video: "Breathe"

Digital download (iMUTE330)

  1. "Breathe" (Radio Version)

Charts
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[1] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2] 13
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 35
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 30
Italy (FIMI)[5] 44
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[6] 43
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[7] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 33
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] 4
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10] 1

See also

References
  1. "Danishcharts.com – Erasure – Breathe". Tracklisten. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117 no. 4. 22 January 2005. p. 41. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Erasure – Breathe". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Breathe". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  5. "Italiancharts.com – Erasure – Breathe". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. Romanian peak
  7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  8. "Swedishcharts.com – Erasure – Breathe". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  10. "Erasure Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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