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"Breathin"
Single by Ariana Grande
from the album Sweetener
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2018 (2018-09-18)
Studio
GenreDance-pop[1]
Length3:18
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ilya
Ariana Grande singles chronology
"God Is a Woman"
(2018) 		"Breathin"
(2018)

"Breathin" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American singer Ariana Grande from her fourth studio album Sweetener (2018). It was written by Grande, Savan Kotecha, Peter Svensson, and its producer Ilya Salmanzadeh. The song was sent to US contemporary hit radio on September 18, 2018, serving as the album's third single.[2] Lyrically, the song speaks about how breathing is affected when suffering from anxiety and is based on Grande's own experience.

Recording and release

Peter Svensson (pictured) contributed to songwriting.

"Breathin" was written by Grande, Savan Kotecha, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Peter Svensson, with Ilya handling the production. Grande's vocals were recorded by Sam Holland and Noah Passovoy at MXM Studios in Los Angeles, California and Wolf Cousins Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, with Cory Bice and Jeremy Lertola providing recording engineer assistance.[3] Serban Ghenea, assisted by John Hanes, then mixed the song at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Randy Merrill later mastered the song at Sterling Sound in New York City, New York.[3]

The song was first teased in the "No Tears Left to Cry" music video.[4][5]

Composition and lyrics

"Breathin" is a dance-pop song that runs for three minutes and eighteen seconds.[1][6] Grande performs the song in the key of F minor and her vocals span from F3 to F5.[7] During her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Grande described the song:

'Breathin' is about breathing...when you're anxious. It's about anxiety and feeling like you can't get a full breath. It's like the worst feeling in the whole world. It's a song about that feeling...I was having lots of [anxiety attacks]. We were in the studio, we were writing and I was like, 'Ugh I can't breathe.' And they were like, 'We're going to write this song.' And I was like, 'Okay, I still can't breathe, but we'll write it.'"

— Ariana Grande, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon[8]

Critical reception

Jillian Mapes from Pitchfork said that Grande turned "the melancholy of Drake into a meditation on anxiety with 'Breathin'".[9] Variety's Chris Willman said that she "gets personal to just the right degree" with this song.[10] Brittany Spanos from Rolling Stone called it an "exceptional exploration of anxiety".[11] Taylor Weatherby from Billboard said that "Grande addresses the anxiety she experienced as a result of the Manchester Arena bombing on May 22, 2017 in 'Breathin'".[12]

Kate Soloman from The Independent called the song a "emotional highlight" and that it is a "mental health bop over a good, solid pop beat."[13]

Commercial performance

As an album track, "Breathin" entered several charts worldwide upon the release of Sweetener. In the United States, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 22 on the issue dated September 1, 2018, earning Grande her fourteenth top-forty entry and marked the highest debut of nine entries from the album of which debuted on the Hot 100 during its first week of release.[14] The track sold 27,800 digital downloads in its opening week, allowing it to also enter the Digital Songs chart at number four.[15] The following week, "Breathin" dropped fifteen positions to number 37 on the Hot 100. As the song began to build in radio support, "Breathin" officially entered Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart at number 38 for the issue dated September 18, 2018.[16] It has since climbed up to number 21 there.[17]

Internationally, "Breathin" debuted at number 8 as the highest entry of the week on both the Australian ARIA Charts and the UK Singles Chart, becoming her eighth top-ten hit in both countries.[18][19] The song has debuted within the top-ten in the Czech Republic, Ireland, Hungary, Portugal, Greece and Slovakia, as well as reached the top-twenty in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Live performances

Grande has performed the song live at The Sweetener Sessions in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles.[20]

Music video

Grande released a music video of the song on October 10, 2018, starring her pet piglet, Piggy Smallz, curiously approaching the camera and walking around on a bed with a plush cover.[21] Grande shot the footage.[22] Grande posted on Instagram that she hoped the video would make fans laugh while they await the "real" music video.[23]

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from the liner notes of Sweetener.[3]

Recording and management

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[24] 8
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[25] 19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[26] 21
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[27] 9
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[28] 16
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[29] 34
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[30] 9
Denmark (Tracklisten)[31] 19
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[32] 14
France (SNEP)[33] 70
Invalid chart entered Germany2 35
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[34] 1
Hungary (Single Top 40)[35] 6
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[36] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[37] 5
Italy (FIMI)[38] 33
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[39] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[40] 23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[41] 11
Norway (VG-lista)[42] 18
Portugal (AFP)[43] 6
Scotland (OCC)[44] 17
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[45] 7
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[46] 45
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[47] 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[48] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[49] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[50] 22
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[51] 26
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[17] 21

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States September 18, 2018 Contemporary hit radio Republic [52]
Italy September 21, 2018 Universal Music Italy [53]
United States September 24, 2018 Hot adult contemporary Republic [54]

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