Breathe (Michelle Branch song) explained

Breathe
Cover:	Breathe_European_Cover.jpg
Caption:	US maxi single artwork
Type:	single
Artist:	Michelle Branch
Album:	Hotel Paper
B-Side:	"'Till I Get Over You" (acoustic live) "Desperately" (acoustic live)
Length:	3:32
Label:	Maverick
Producer:	John Shanks
Prev Title:	Are You Happy Now?
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	'Til I Get Over You
Next Year:	2004

"Breathe" is a song by American singer Michelle Branch. It was released on September 22, 2003, in the United States as the second single from her second studio album, Hotel Paper (2003). The song peaked at 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 2003 and reached number 45 in Australia.

Chart performance

"Breathe" peaked at number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending December 13, 2003. The song stayed on the chart for 18 weeks and became Branch's sixth top-40 hit.

Music video

Directed by Marc Klasfeld, the video shows Branch playing with her band inside a house. Bit by bit, the house, as well as everything in it, begins to dissolve, revealing a sunny beach outside. Eventually, Branch tosses her guitar out to sea and she and her band finish playing at the beach.

Track listings

• US CD maxi-single^[1]

1. "Breathe" (album version) – 3:31
2. "Breathe" (The Passengers Tuff Club) – 8:03
3. "Breathe" (Chris Cox Penetrating club mix) – 8:56
4. "Breathe" (Sean Konnery Resportator club mix) - 6:57
5. "Breathe" (Dave Hernandez club mix) – 7:26
6. "Breathe" (High Bias radio mix) – 3:46
7. "Breathe" (The Passengerz Tuff Radio) – 3:59
8. "Breathe" (Sean Konnery Resportator radio edit) – 4:10

• Australian CD single^[2]

1. "Breathe"
2. "'Till I Get Over You" (acoustic live)
3. "Desperately" (acoustic live)

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[4]	43
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)^[5]	10
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[6]	86

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	September 22, 2003		Maverick	^[7]
Australia	November 10, 2003	CD		^[8]
United States	November 25, 2003			^[9]

In popular culture

• "Breathe" is featured in the trailers for P.S. I Love You, Sex and the City, The Prince and Me, and 13 Going on 30.
• "Breathe" is featured on an episode of MTV's The Girls of Hedsor Hall and the Sex and the City episode, "The Catch".

Notes and References

1. Breathe. Michelle Branch. 2003. US maxi-CD single liner notes. Maverick Records. 42689-2.
2. Breathe. Michelle Branch. 2003. Australian CD single liner notes. Maverick Records. 9362426782.
3. The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs. Airplay Monitor. 11. 51. 22. December 19, 2003.
4. 2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs. Billboard Radio Monitor. 12. 51. 26. December 17, 2004.
5. Year in Music & Touring: Hot Dance Singles Sales. Billboard. 116. 52. YE-60. December 25, 2004.
6. 2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs. Billboard Radio Monitor. 12. 51. 22. December 17, 2004.
7. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1522. 24. September 19, 2003. May 16, 2021.
8. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 10th November 2003. ARIA. 25. November 10, 2003. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20031206130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20031207-0000/Issue716.pdf. December 6, 2003. May 16, 2021.
9. Web site: Breathe X8. Amazon. 2003.