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Breathe (Faith Hill song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Breathe
| cover = Faith Breathe.png
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| type = single
| artist = Faith Hill
| album = Breathe
| B-side = It All Comes Down to Love
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| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country pop
| length = 4:09
| label = Warner Bros. Nashville
| writer =
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| prev_title = The Secret of Life
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = The Way You Love Me
| next_year = 2000
| misc =
}}
"'Breathe'" is a song written by Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar and recorded by American country music artist Faith Hill. Warner Bros. Records released it on October 4, 1999, as the first single from Hill's fourth album of the same name (1999). The song was produced by Byron Gallimore and Hill. "Breathe" became Hill's seventh number one on the Hot Country Songs chart in the United States, spending six weeks at number one. It also peaked at number two on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart in April 2000. Despite not peaking at number one, it was the number-one pop single of 2000.
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". In 2005, 'Blender' ranked it at number 167 in their list of "Greatest Songs Since You Were Born". 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.)"
Chart performance
On October 4, 1999, "Breathe" was released US radio, and on February 8, 2000, it was issued as a physical single. The song spent six weeks at number one on the US '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'
In 2009, the single was named the 27th-most-successful song of the 2000s, on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. The song was released in the United Kingdom in May 2000 and reached number 33.
Track listings
'US CD single'
# "Breathe" 4:10
# "It All Comes Down to Love" 4:16
'US Promo The Hex Hector Remixes'
# "Breathe" 3:55
# "Breathe" 4:04
# "Breathe" 4:04
# "Breathe" 3:44
# "Breathe" 3:58
# "Breathe" 3:58
# "Breathe" 3:58
# "Breathe" 10:10
# "Breathe" 10:10
# "Breathe" 8:55
'UK CD single'
# "Breathe" 4:09
# "This Kiss" 3:16
# "What's In it For Me" 5:36
'Europe promo'
# "Breathe" 4:10
# "Breathe" 5:55
'Europe maxi-CD'
# "Breathe" 3:57
# "Breathe" 4:08
# "Breathe" 10:10
'Other versions'
* "Breathe" 2010 3:12
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
All-time charts
Certifications
Release history
Covers and parodies
* Brazilian singer Wanessa Camargo made a cover in Portuguese named "Eu Posso Te Sentir (I Can Feel You)".[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwR16F04Z5g ]
* Smartbomb has covered "Breathe" on their CD 'Yeah. Well, anyway ...'
* American singer and voice actress E.G. Daily auditioned with this song for the fifth season of the reality show 'The Voice'.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lZdRdcLVgU E.G. Daily: "Breathe" - The Voice Highlight]
* 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
Category:1990s ballads
Category:1999 singles
Category:1999 songs
Category:Country ballads
Category:Faith Hill songs
Category:Pop ballads
Category:Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore
Category:Songs written by Holly Lamar
Category:Songs written by Stephanie Bentley
Category:Warner Records singles
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