Breathe (Michelle Branch song)

"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 No. 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 2003 and reached number 45 in Australia.

"Breathe"
US maxi single artwork
Single by Michelle Branch
from the album Hotel Paper
B-side	"'Till I Get Over You" (acoustic live) "Desperately" (acoustic live)
Released	September 22, 2003 (2003-09-22)
Studio	Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA)[1]
Length	3:32
Label	Maverick
Songwriter(s)	Michelle Branch John Shanks
Producer(s)	John Shanks
Michelle Branch singles chronology
"Are You Happy Now?" (2003) "Breathe" (2003) "'Til I Get Over You" (2004)

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.^[2]

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^[3]

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^[4]

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003–2004) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 45 US Billboard Hot 100[2] 36 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 27 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[7] 13 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8] Remixes 3 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[9] Remixes 2 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[10] 18

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[11] 79 Chart (2004) Position US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 43 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[13] 10 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 86

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	September 22, 2003	Contemporary hit hot adult contemporary radio	Maverick	[15]
Australia	November 10, 2003	CD		[16]
United States	November 25, 2003			[17]

In popular culture

• "Breathe" is featured in the trailers for P.S. I Love You,^[18] Sex and the City, The Prince and Me,^[19] and 13 Going on 30.^[20]
• "Breathe" is featured on an episode of MTV's The Girls of Hedsor Hall and the Sex and the City episode, "The Catch".^[21]