Breathe (Midge Ure song)
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| Song |
"Breathe" is a song by Scottish singer Midge Ure released on 22 March 1996 as the first single from his album Breathe.
The song was written by Midge Ure and produced by Richard Feldman.
It was made famous by its use in a popular television advertising campaign of the Swatch, two years after its actual publication, which has revived the fortunes of both the commercial track of the disc in which was contained.[1]
The music video sees Midge Ure sing the song next to Westbury White Horse.
Tracks
CD-Maxi Arista (74321 54277 2 (BMG) / EAN 004)[2]
- "Breathe" (radio edit) – 4:06
- "Breathe" (live) – 3:58
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1997–1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart[3] | 1 |
| French Singles Chart[4] | 24 |
| German Singles Chart[5] | 12 |
| Italian Singles Chart[6] | 1 |
| Spanish Singles Chart[7] | 2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[8] | 17 |
| UK Singles Chart[9] | 70 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| Germany (Official German Charts)[10] | 63 |
References
- ^ Midge Ure, "If I Was...", Virgin, 2005, p.222–229
- ^ "Breathe su italiancharts.com". Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Midge Ure - Breathe". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Midge Ure - Breathe". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Ure,Midge / Single".
- ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: U". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Midge Ure - Breathe". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ "UK Singles Chart". Chartstats.com. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2018-04-18.