Breathe (Faith Hill song)

"Breathe" is a song written by Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar and recorded by American country music artist Faith Hill. It was released on October 4, 1999, as the first single by Warner Bros. Records from her fourth album of the same name. The song was produced by Byron Gallimore and Hill. "Breathe" became her seventh number one on the Hot Country Songs chart in the US. The song spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in December 1999 and January 2000. It also peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April 2000. Despite not peaking at number one, it was the number-one pop single of 2000, becoming only the second single at the time to top the year end charts despite never spending a week at the top of the weekly charts and marking the first time this had happened in 35 years.

"Breathe"
Single by Faith Hill
from the album Breathe
B-side"It All Comes Down to Love"
ReleasedOctober 4, 1999
GenreCountry pop
Length4:09
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Faith Hill singles chronology
"The Secret of Life"
(1999)		 "Breathe"
(1999)		 "The Way You Love Me"
(2000)
Music video
"Breathe" on YouTube

Critical reception

Bill Lamb from About.com said that country singer Faith Hill "leaned heavily in a pop direction" on "Breathe". He described it as "a classic power ballad".[1] In 2005, Blender ranked it at number 167 in their list of "Greatest Songs Since You Were Born".[2] They described it as a "swooning ballad [that] turns country gal into Mississippi queen." The Daily Vault's Alfredo Narvaez said it is a "great song", adding, "if it is not a single already, it must be soon. This song is destined for the prom night halls and the wedding receptions of tomorrow. (Yeah, it's that good and strong.)"[3]

Chart performance

"Breathe" was released on October 4, 1999. It spent six weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, seventeen weeks at number one on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, and one week at number one on the Adult Top 40 chart. The song also reached a peak of number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five non-consecutive weeks starting with the week ending April 22, 2000. It was kept off the top position by Santana's "Maria Maria" featuring The Product G&B and "Try Again" by Aaliyah.

Even though "Breathe" never made it to number one on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart, it was on the chart for 53 weeks and named the number one single of 2000 on Billboard's year-end countdown. It was one of only three songs in the history of the Hot 100 to be named the number one single of the year without making it to the top of the chart on any of the weekly surveys. (The first was "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs in 1965, and the third was "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse in 2001.)

In 2009, the single was named the twenty-seventh most-successful song of the 2000s, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.[4] The song was released in the United Kingdom in May 2000 and reached number 33.

Music video

"Breathe'"s music video was ranked number 4 on CMT's 100 Greatest Videos in 2008.[5] Directed by Lili Fini Zanuck,[6] Faith revealed a more sultry side to herself in what would become one of the most controversial videos of her career. The video was shot in the desert and featured scenes of Faith writhing in a bed on the sand, covered only by a sheet.

Track listings

US CD single

  1. "Breathe" [Pop Version] – 4:10
  2. "It All Comes Down to Love" – 4:16

US Promo The Hex Hector Remixes

  1. "Breathe" [Main 7" Mix – Recall] – 3:55
  2. "Breathe" [Main 7" TV – Recall] – 4:04
  3. "Breathe" [Main 7" Instrumental – Recall] – 4:04
  4. "Breathe" [Main 7" Acapella – Recall] – 3:44
  5. "Breathe" [Main Radio Edit] – 3:58
  6. "Breathe" [Main Radio Edit TV track] – 3:58
  7. "Breathe" [Main Radio Edit Instrumental] – 3:58
  8. "Breathe" [Main Club Mix Vocal up] – 10:10
  9. "Breathe" [Main Club Mix Instrumental] – 10:10
  10. "Breathe" [Main Club Dub] – 8:55

UK CD single

  1. "Breathe" [Pop Version] – 4:09
  2. "This Kiss" [Pop Radio Version] – 3:16
  3. "What's In it For Me" – 5:36

Europe promo

  1. "Breathe" [Pop Remix] – 4:10
  2. "Breathe" [Hex Hector Radio Edit] – 5:55

Europe maxi-CD

  1. "Breathe" [Tin Tin Out Radio Mix] – 3:57
  2. "Breathe" [Radio Version] – 4:08
  3. "Breathe" [Main Club Mix] – 10:10

Other versions

Awards and accolades
  • 2000 Billboard Music Awards: Hot 100 Single of the Year won
  • 2000 Billboard Music Awards: Hot 100 Airplay Track of the Year won
  • 2000 Grammy Awards: Best Female Country Vocal Performance won
  • 2000 Grammy Awards: Best Country Song nominated
  • 2000 Grammy Awards: Song of the Year nominated

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[29]
(physical) 		Gold 800,000[30]
United States (RIAA)[29]
(digital) 		Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Covers
  • The Brazilian singer Wanessa Camargo made a cover in Portuguese named "Eu Posso Te Sentir (I Can Feel You)".[31]
  • Smartbomb has covered "Breathe" on their CD Yeah. Well, anyway ...[32]
  • American singer and voice actress E.G. Daily auditioned with this song for the fifth season of the reality show The Voice.[33]

Parodies
  • Country music parodist Cledus T. Judd recorded a parody of the song, called "Breath" (about a person with bad breath), on his 2002 album, Cledus Envy.

Use in other recordings

The Enemy, a member of the drum and bass trio Evol Intent, sampled "Breathe" in his track "Swept Away".

References
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  32. "Yeah. Well, Anyway... | Smartbomb Album | Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  33. E.G. Daily: "Breathe" - The Voice Highlight
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