Breathe Easy

"Breathe Easy"
Single by Blue
from the album Guilty
B-side	"Taste It" "Whatever Happens"
Released	22 March 2004
Format	CD single
Recorded	2003
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	4:15
Label	Innocent
Writer(s)	Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson & Lee Ryan
Producer	DEEKAY
Blue singles chronology
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (2003) "Breathe Easy" (2004) "Bubblin'" (2004)

"Breathe Easy" is a song written by Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson and Lee Ryan and released by the British boyband Blue. The song was included on their third studio album, Guilty. It was released as a single on 22 March 2004 in both the United Kingdom and the United States. An Italian version of the song, entitled "A Chi Mi Dice", was released as a single in Italy, the lyric was written by Tiziano Ferro.

Tracklisting

UK CD1

1. "Breathe Easy" (Album Version) - 4:15
2. "Breathe Easy" (Love 4 Music Remix) - 3:30

UK CD2

1. "Breathe Easy" (Album Version) - 4:15
2. "Taste It" (Live From The Tour) - 3:42
3. "Whatever Happens" - 3:45
4. "Breathe Easy" (Video) - 4:30

A Chi Mi Dice

1. "A Chi Mi Dice" - 4:15
2. "Breathe Easy" (Album Edit) - 3:42
3. "Taste It" (Live From The Tour) - 3:42
4. "Whatever Happens" - 3:45

A Chi Mi Dice Enhanced Single

1. "A Chi Mi Dice" - 4:15
2. "Breathe Easy" (Album Edit) - 3:42
3. "A Chi Mi Dice" (Video) - 4:15
4. "Breathe Easy" (Video) - 3:42

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	7
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)	28
Danish Singles Chart	12
Dutch Singles Chart	21
French Singles Chart	15
German Singles Chart	7
Irish Singles Chart	4
Italian Singles Chart	1
New Zealand Singles Chart	29
Norwegian Singles Chart	12
Swiss Singles Chart	8
UK Singles Chart	4

Preceded by "Left Outside Alone" by Anastacia

Italian Singles Chart 29 April 2004 - 24 June 2004 (8 weeks)

Succeeded by "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" by Eamon

Reception

The song received mixed reviews from contemporary pop music critics. Tiscali Music's review said of band-member and song co-writer "Lee Ryan proves to be more than just a pretty face with his co-written ballad 'Breathe Easy'", while they wrote about the song "'Breathe Easy' is a hauntingly beautiful track" and "[Blue] are fast becoming one of the biggest bands in Britain and with this majestic song they've just taken another step towards the pop summit". In an average album review by The Guardian's Betty Clarke, Breathe Easy was described as a "Westlife-ish horror".