Breath (Breaking Benjamin song)

"Breath"
Single by Breaking Benjamin
from the album Phobia
Released	January 21, 2007
Recorded	2006
Genre	Post-grunge, alternative metal
Length	3:38 (album version) 3:13 (radio edit)
Label	Hollywood
Writer(s)	Benjamin Burnley, Mark Klepaski
Breaking Benjamin singles chronology
"The Diary of Jane" (2006) "Breath" (2007) "Until the End" (2007)

"Breath" is the second single and the third track from post-grunge/alternative metal band Breaking Benjamin's third album, Phobia. It was the band's fourth charted song on the U.S. Hot 100 overall, and the second from Phobia. It hit #1 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, making it Breaking Benjamin's first number-one hit. The song stayed at number one for seven weeks. It is also #3 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart, and has reached #84 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

A contest was held in which fans create a music video for "Breath", called the Breath Fan Video Contest, and the band and label selected 4 videos as finalists. The winning video was officially released March 30, 2007 on YouTube. The video can also be seen at the band's official site.

Versions

The original version is the "Breath" off Phobia, which is 3:38 long. "Breath" also has a radio edit, which can be heard over public radio. The edit was mixed by Ian Van Dahl. "Breath" was #6 on the Top 40 Mix Edit charts of May 2007, it is 3:13 long. There is also another version of "Breath", but in a classical version. It is a cover song by The String Quartet and is on the album Strung Out - The String Quartet Tribute to Hard Rock Hits, Vol.4, which can be found on iTunes.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Benjamin Burnley, Mark Klepaski. 

Promotional single #1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Breath"	3:38
2.	"Breath"	3:38
3.	"Breath"	3:38

Promotional single #2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Breath (Top 40 mix, radio edit)"	3:13
2.	"Breath (Top 40 mix, full length version)"	3:38

Promotional single #3
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Breath (Pop mix)"	3:16
2.	"Breath (Album version)"	3:38

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	87
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	84
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	3
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	1

External links

• Breaking Benjamin's music video for "Breath", recorded at Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, February 11, 2007.

Preceded by "Pain" by Three Days Grace

Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single March 24, 2007 – May 5, 2007

Succeeded by "What I've Done" by Linkin Park

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics