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| "Breathe" | ||||
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| Single byErasure | ||||
| from the albumNightbird | ||||
| B-side | "Gone Crazy" | |||
| Released | 3 January 2005 (2005-01-03) | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Erasure | |||
| Erasure singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Breathe" onYouTube | ||||
"Breathe" is a song by Englishsynth-pop duoErasure. It was released byMute Records in the UK and the US as the first single from the band's 11th studio album,Nightbird (2005). Written and produced by Erasure membersVince Clarke andAndy Bell, the song wasremixed slightly for its radio version. The UKCD single includes CD-ROM information that allowed buyers to download the Digipro software package and use isolated musical tracks of "Breathe" to create their ownremixes. For a short time, fans were able to upload their finished "Breathe" remixes to Erasure's website to share with others.
"Breathe" is widely regarded as a major return to form by critics and fans alike, who compared the tracks to Erasure's work from the late 1980s and early 1990s. Breathe became their last top 10 hit. In the United States, "Breathe" became Erasure's second chart-topper on theBillboardDance Club Play chart. In Denmark, the song reached number one, while in Germany, it was Erasure's 20th top-40 single, peaking at number 35.
UK CD1 (CDMute330)[1]
UK CD2 (LCDMute330)[2]
UK DVD single (DVDMute330)[3]
| UK and US digital download[4][5]
US CD single (9259-2)[6]
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| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 3 January 2005 (2005-01-03) | CD | Mute | [20] |
| 24 January 2005 (2005-01-24) | Digital download | [4] | ||
| United States | [5] | |||
| 18 April 2005 (2005-04-18) | [21] |
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