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Breathe Easy

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2004 single by Blue
For the Cal Tjader album, seeBreathe Easy (album).

"Breathe Easy"
Single byBlue
from the albumGuilty
B-side
  • "Taste It"
  • "Whatever Happens"
Released22 March 2004 (2004-3-22)
StudioDeeKay (Copenhagen, Denmark)
GenrePop
Length
  • 4:35 (album version)
  • 3:40 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lars Halvor Jensen
  • Martin Michael Larsson
Blue singles chronology
"Signed, Seals, Delivered I'm Yours"
(2003)		"Breathe Easy"
(2004)		"Bubblin'"
(2004)
Music videos

"Breathe Easy" is a song written byLars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson andLee Ryan and released by the Britishboy bandBlue. The song was included on their third studio album,Guilty (2003). It was released as a single on 22 March 2004 in the United Kingdom and reached number four on theUK Singles Chart.

An Italian version of the song, entitled "A chi mi dice" (English: "To Those Who Tell Me"), was released as a single in France and Italy, with lyrics written byTiziano Ferro.[1] This version topped theItalian Singles Chart for eight weeks was Italy's best-selling single of 2004. It also charted in France, where it peaked at number 15.

Critical reception

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The song received mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics.Tiscali Music's review said of band-member and song co-writer "Lee Ryan proves to be more than just a pretty face with his co-written ballad 'Breathe Easy'", while they wrote about the song "'Breathe Easy' is a hauntingly beautiful track" and "[Blue] are fast becoming one of the biggest bands in Britain and with this majestic song they've just taken another step towards the pop summit".[2] In an album review byThe Guardian's Betty Clarke, "Breathe Easy" was described as a "Westlife-ish horror".[3]

Track listings

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"Breathe Easy"

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UK CD1 and European CD single[4][5]

  1. "Breathe Easy" (album edit)
  2. "Breathe Easy" (Love 4 Music Remix featuring Jaime Summaz)

UK CD2[6]

  1. "Breathe Easy" (album edit)
  2. "Taste It" (live from the tour)
  3. "Whatever Happens"
  4. Enhanced section
    1. "Breathe Easy" (video)
    2. Opening footage from tour
    3. Live performance of "Guilty"
    4. Behind the scenes and audience footage
    5. Tour footage and interview with band

Japanese CD single[7]

  1. "Breathe Easy" (album edit)
  2. "Breathe Easy" (Love 4 Music Remix featuring Jaime Summaz)
  3. "Taste It" (live from the tour)
  4. "Whatever Happens"

"A chi mi dice"

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Italian CD single[8]

  1. "A chi mi dice"
  2. "Breathe Easy" (album edit)
  3. "Taste It" (live from the tour)
  4. "Whatever Happens"

French CD single[9]

  1. "A chi mi dice" – 4:34
  2. "Breathe Easy" – 4:41
  3. "A chi mi dice" (video) – 4:34
  4. "Breathe Easy" (video) – 4:41

Credits and personnel

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Credits for "Breathe Easy" are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes.[4] Additional personnel for "A chi mi dice" are lifted from the Italian CD single liner notes.[8]

Studio

  • Recorded at DeeKay Studios (Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Additional vocals recorded atMetropolis Studios (London, England) and Sanctuary Studios (Watford, England)
  • Strings recorded atPolar Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Mixed at the White Room (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Personnel

  • Lee Ryan – writing
  • Lars Halvor Jensen – writing, all other instruments, production, vocal production, arrangement
  • Martin Michael Larsson – writing, all other instruments, programming, production, arrangement, mixing ("A chi mi dice")
  • Tiziano Ferro – lyrics ("A chi mi dice")
  • Josh – guitars
  • Stockholm Session Strings – strings
  • Ulf Forsberg –concertmaster
  • Henrik Janson – string arrangement, conducting
  • Ulf Janson – string arrangement, conducting
  • Mads Nilsson – mixing
  • Håkan Wollgård – engineering
  • Andrew Murabito – sleeve artwork
  • Max Dodson – photography

Charts

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"Breathe Easy"

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2004)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10]7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11]28
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[12]16
Croatia (HRT)[13]6
Denmark (Tracklisten)[14]12
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15]10
Germany (GfK)[16]7
Hungary (Single Top 40)[17]7
Ireland (IRMA)[18]4
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[19]26
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20]13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21]21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22]29
Norway (VG-lista)[23]12
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[24]51
Scotland (OCC)[25]4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26]8
UK Singles (OCC)[27]4

Year-end charts

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Chart (2004)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[28]32
Germany (Official German Charts)[29]43
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30]28
UK Singles (OCC)[31]46

"A chi mi dice"

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2004–2005)Peak
position
France (SNEP)[32]15
Italy (FIMI)[33]1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2004)Position
Italy (FIMI)[34]1

Certifications

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RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[35]Gold150,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[36]Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom22 March 2004CD[37]
Japan31 March 2004[38]

References

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  2. ^"Blue – 'Breathe Easy' review".Tiscali Music.Tiscali. 22 March 2004. Archived fromthe original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved3 May 2009.
  3. ^Clarke, Betty (31 October 2003)."Blue: Guilty – Guardian review".The Guardian. London. Retrieved3 May 2009.
  4. ^abBreathe Easy (UK CD1 liner notes).Blue.Innocent Records,Virgin Records. 2004. SINCD58, 0724354794124.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^Breathe Easy (European CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. 0724354851926.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^Breathe Easy (UK CD2 liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. SINDX58, 0724354851407.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^Breathe Easy (Japanese CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. VJCP-12178.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^abA chi mi dice (Italian CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. 724354867620.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^A chi mi dice (French CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. 724387060401.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^"Blue – Breathe Easy" (in German).Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  11. ^"Blue – Breathe Easy" (in Dutch).Ultratop 50. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  12. ^"Blue – Breathe Easy" (in French).Ultratip. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  13. ^"Top Lista Hrvatskog Radija".Croatian Radiotelevision. Archived fromthe original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved14 April 2023.
  14. ^"Blue – Breathe Easy".Tracklisten. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  15. ^"Hits of the World – Eurochart Hot 100".Billboard.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 10 April 2004. p. 55. Retrieved21 July 2012.
  16. ^"Blue – Breathe Easy" (in German).GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  17. ^"Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian).Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  18. ^"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Breathe Easy".Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  19. ^"The most popular songs in Latvia" (in Latvian). Lanet.lv. 30 May 2004. Retrieved3 September 2024.
  20. ^"Nederlandse Top 40 – Blue" (in Dutch).Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  21. ^"Blue – Breathe Easy" (in Dutch).Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  22. ^"Blue – Breathe Easy".Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  23. ^"Blue – Breathe Easy".VG-lista. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  24. ^"Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 34, saptamina 23.08 – 29.08, 2004" (in Romanian).Romanian Top 100. Archived fromthe original on 18 January 2005. Retrieved16 May 2020.See LWposition.
  25. ^"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.
  26. ^"Blue – Breathe Easy".Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  27. ^"Official Singles Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.
  28. ^"Jahreshitparade Singles 2004" (in German). Retrieved29 September 2018.
  29. ^"Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2004" (in German).GfK Entertainment. Retrieved29 September 2018.
  30. ^"Swiss Year-End Charts 2004" (in German). Retrieved29 September 2018.
  31. ^"The Official UK Singles Chart 2004"(PDF).UKChartsPlus. Retrieved29 September 2018.
  32. ^"Blue – A chi mi dice" (in French).Les classement single. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  33. ^"Blue – A chi mi dice".Top Digital Download. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  34. ^"Mix e singoli"(PDF) (in Italian).FIMI. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 10 May 2006. Retrieved17 December 2020.
  35. ^"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Blue; 'Breathe Easy')" (in German).Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved4 May 2018.
  36. ^"British single certifications – Blue – Breathe Easy".British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved18 November 2022.
  37. ^"New Releases: Singles".Music Week. 20 March 2004. p. 29.
  38. ^"CDリリース" [CD Releases] (in Japanese).Oricon. Archived fromthe original on 2 April 2004. Retrieved23 August 2023.
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