Breathe Me
"Breathe Me" | ||||
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File:Breathe Me.jpg | ||||
Single by Sia | ||||
from the album Colour the Small One | ||||
B-side | "Sea Shells" | |||
Released | 19 April 2004 | |||
Recorded | Heliocentric Studios Rye, England | |||
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Length | 4:32 | |||
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Producer(s) | Jimmy Hogarth | |||
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"Breathe Me" is a 2004 single by Australian singer Sia featured on the album Colour the Small One. The single has sold over 1.2 million copies in the United States.[1] The song became popular on alternative radio and has been used in many different forms of media.
Critical reception
Rolling Stone called the song "delicate and haunting".[2]
Chart performance
In the United Kingdom, "Breathe Me" peaked at number 71 on 1 May 2004.[3] The single also reached number 19 in Denmark in 2011 and number 81 in France in 2012.[4][5] In the United States, the track charted at number 24 on the Rock Digital Songs, a component chart on the Billboard magazine.[6]
Music video
The official music video was directed by Daniel Askill. It was shot over three days in a themed hotel in London and it is constructed with over 2,500 individual polaroid stills.[7]
Track listings
- Maxi CD Pt.1
- "Breathe Me" – 4:32
- "Sea Shells" – 4:52
- Maxi CD Pt.2
- "Breathe Me" – 4:34
- "Breathe Me (Four Tet remix)" – 5:01
- "Breathe Me (Ulrich Schnauss remix)" – 4:57
- "Breathe Me (Mylo remix)" – 6:22
- "Breathe Me (Mr. Dan remix)" – 4:38
- 10" Pt.1[8]
- A: "Breathe Me (Four Tet remix)" – 5:01
- B: "Where I Belong (Hot Chip remix)" – 5:03
- 10" Pt.2
- A: "Breathe Me (Ulrich Schnauss remix)" – 4:57
- B: "Numb (Leila remix)" – 4:14
- 12" Single[8]
- A1 "Breathe Me (Mylo remix)" – 6:22
- A2 "Breathe Me (Ulrich Schnauss remix)" – 4:57
- B1 "Breathe Me (Four Tet remix)" – 5:01
- B2 "Breathe Me (Mr. Dan remix)" – 4:38
Usage in media
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"Breathe Me" and its remixes have been featured in many TV shows and movie soundtracks, most notably "Everyone's Waiting", the series finale of the HBO drama series Six Feet Under.[9] Appearances of the song in media include:
- 2004: CSI: Miami (Season 2, Episode 24) - "Breathe Me"
- 2004: Life As We Know It (Season 1, Episode 4) - "Breathe Me"
- 2005: Six Feet Under (Season 5, Episode 12) - "Breathe Me"
- 2005: E-Ring (Season 1, Episode 6) - "Breathe Me"
- 2006: The Ultimate Gift
- 2006: Veronica Mars (Season 2, Episode 18) – "Breathe Me (Four Tet remix)"
- 2006: Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2006 - "Breathe Me"
- 2007: Fallen – "Breathe Me"
- 2007: Bionic Woman (Season 1, Episode 1) – "Breathe Me"
- 2008: Intervention – "Breathe Me"
- 2008: Prince of Persia (2008 video game) TGS Trailer – "Breathe Me"
- 2008: Verbotene Liebe – "Breathe Me"
- 2008: CNBC Markets in Turmoil – "Breathe Me (Mylo Remix)"
- 2009: MTV Australia Promotion – "Breathe Me"
- 2009: The Hills – "Breathe Me"
- 2009: Holby City – "Breathe Me"
- 2010: Te presnto a laura – "Breathe Me"
- 2010: Misfits – "Breathe Me"
- 2010: Remember Me – "Breathe Me"
- 2010: Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Season 3, Episode 4) – "Breathe Me"
- 2010: Luther (Season 1, Episode 5) – "Breathe Me"
- 2010: The Oprah Winfrey Show (Season 25, The Farewell Season) – "Breathe Me"
- 2011: Cyberbully – "Breathe Me"
- 2011: Gucci Cosmetics - "Stolen Moments" advertisement featuring Charlotte Casiraghi (member of the royal family of Monaco)
- 2012: Hollyoaks – "Breathe Me"
- 2012: Demi Lovato: Stay Strong – "Breathe Me"
- 2012: Saving Hope (Season 1, Episode 2) – "Breathe Me"
- 2012: Leonardo
- 2013: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Season 01, Episode 08) – "Breathe Me"
- 2013: Orange Is the New Black (Season 1, Episode 7)
- 2018: The Simpsons (Season 29, Episode 21)
Remixes and covers
- Aiden Grimshaw covered "Breathe Me" on his debut album Misty Eye.
- Kelly Clarkson covered "Breathe Me" on her Stronger Tour in 2012.
- Mutya Keisha Siobhan recorded cover "Breathe Me" in 2012 for their unreleased album and leaked in 2018.
- Sarah Brightman covered "Breathe Me" on her eleventh studio album Dreamchaser.
- The mashup album B.I.M.A., featuring mashups of songs by Bon Iver, contains a mashup of "Breathe Me" with the latter's "Calgary" called "Calgary Me".
Charts and certifications
Charts
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Certifications
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Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Canada | 19 April 2004 | CD single (part 1)[13] | Go! Beat |
CD single (part 2)[14] | |||
Germany | CD single (part 1)[15] | Go! Beat | |
CD single (part 2)[16] | |||
Vinyl single[17] | |||
United Kingdom | 12"[18] | ||
United States | 20 April 2004 | CD single (part 1)[19] | Go! Beat |
3 January 2006 | Digital download[20] | Astralwerks |
References
- ^ Knopper, Steve (20 April 2014). "Sia Furler, the Socially Phobic Pop Star". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ Walters, Barry (12 January 2006). "Sia: Colour the Small One : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Sia". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Sia – Breathe Me". Tracklisten. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Sia – Breathe Me" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Sia – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ Breathe Me music video Archived 29 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, commentary by Daniel Askill.
- ^ a b "Breathe Me Release".
- ^ Alan Ball (writer); Alan Ball (director) (21 August 2005). "Everyone's Waiting". Six Feet Under. Season 5. Episode 12. HBO.
- ^ "Danish single certifications – Breath me". IFPI Danmark. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2016 to obtain certification.
- ^ "British single certifications – Breath me". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Breath me in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ Knopper, Steve (20 April 2014). "Sia Furler, the Socially Phobic Pop Star". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Breathe Me Pt. 1: CD". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Breathe Me Pt. 2: CD". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Breathe Me: CD" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Breathe Me: CD" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Breathe Me: Vinyl" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Breathe Me: 12" Vinyl". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Breathe Me: CD". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Breathe Me – Single". iTunes (US). Archived from the original on 10 January 2015.