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This article is about the Alesha Dixon song. For the Mars ILL song, see Breathe Slow (Mars ILL song).
"Breathe Slow"
Song

"Breathe Slow" is the second single from Alesha Dixon's second album, The Alesha Show, released by Asylum Records, a part of Atlantic Records, on February 9, 2009. The song has been added to Radio 1's A-list. The song is now Dixon's most successful single to date in UK, peaking at number three. The song was nominated at the BRIT awards 2010 in the Best British single category.

Reception

Reviews of the song have been generally positive.

Popular blog Popjustice made the single their Song of the Day on December 30th 2008, saying "Everyone loves Alesha Dixon. Most people are quite indifferent about purchasing her musical releases. As time goes by we probably have to accept this as fact, but songs like 'Breathe Slow' do offer some hope that she might 'hit the mark' and have a big proper hit one day."[1]

Trash Lounge commented "It's nowhere near the same league as 'The Boy Does Nothing', but 'Breathe Slow' is still a pretty decent offering from its hit-and-miss parent album."

Music video

The video, directed by Max & Dania was shot entirely in black and white, tells the story of Dixon breaking up with her husband, and her trying to regain composure and forget about it. She is seen entering a quiet café, upon leaving she takes off her coat revealing a show-girl outfit and leaves behind her wedding ring, then walks down a busy Las Vegas street. Meanwhile, Dixon is seen dancing alone in studio. The video ends with her entering the stage door of a show with an Elvis impersonator and two other show-girls stood outside. The video, filmed on location in Las Vegas, clashed with the Ricky Hatton vs. Paulie Malignaggi boxing match and caused shooting problems as many English Hatton supporters recognised Dixon, and subsequently crowds gathered in the street.[2][3] The video has gained over 10 million hits on YouTube.[4]

Track listings

  • UK CD Single
  1. "Breathe Slow" (Single Version) – 3:40
  2. "Breathe Slow" (Piano Mix) - 3:41
  • iTunes EP
  1. "Breathe Slow" (Piano Mix)
  2. "Breathe Slow" (Cahill Radio Edit) - 6:51
  3. "Breathe Slow" (Blackout Entertainment Edit) (featuring Scottie B)
  • Amazon.co.uk[5] / 7Digital EP[6]
  1. "Breathe Slow" (Single Version)
  2. "Breathe Slow" (Cahill Radio Edit)
  3. "Breathe Slow" (Ali Payami Remix)

Chart performance

In the UK Singles Chart, "Breathe Slow" debuted at number 163 and entered the top 100 the following week at number 92. On February 1, 2009, the song rose into the top ten at number 6, climbed to number 5 the following and managed to peak at number 3 after being released physically on February 9, 2009.

On the Irish Singles Chart, the single debuted at number 48. The song has so far peaked at number 18, becoming Dixon's most successful single there.

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Belgium Singles Chart[7] 12
Czech Singles Chart[8] 12
Irish Singles Chart 18
Slovak Singles Chart[9] 34
UK Singles Chart 3

Year End Charts

Chart (2009) Position 1
United Kingdom[10] 44

Release history

Country Release Date Format Label
United Kingdom February 16, 2009 CD Single, Digital download Asylum Records
Ireland
Italy April 7, 2009 Digital Download[11] Warner Music
Spain July 21, 2009 Digital Download

References

  1. ^ Popjustice Song of the Day
  2. ^ "Alesha Dixon poses for sexy pics ahead of the release of her new single Breathe Slow". The Sun. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  3. ^ Monday, January 26 2009, 06:06 GMT (2009-01-26). "Music - Interview - Alesha Dixon". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2010-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ “” (2008-12-11). "Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Breathe Slow: Alesha Dixon: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  6. ^ "Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow MP3 Downloads". 7digital. 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  7. ^ Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow ultratop.be
  8. ^ "Ifpi ::". Ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  9. ^ "Slovakian IFPI Singles Chart". Ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  10. ^ http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf
  11. ^ "iTunes Store - Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow (Single Version) - Single". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
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