"Breathe" is a song by Australian singer

Ricki-Lee Coulter Ricki-Lee Dawn Coulter (born 10 November 1985), also known mononymously as Ricki-Lee, is a New Zealand-born Australian singer, songwriter, television, and radio presenter. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, grew up on the Gold Coast, Que ...

from her self-titled debut album, '' Ricki-Lee'' (2005). It was released both physically and digitally on 9 January 2006 as the third and final single from the album. "Breathe" peaked at number 14 on the

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. The

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was directed by Bart Borghesi and filmed in

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Background and release

"Breathe" was written by

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, Christian Ballard, Sara Eker, Lucy Abbott, Dawn Joseph and Andrew Murray, while the production was helmed by

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. The song was released as a

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and digital extended play (EP) on 9 January 2006 as the third and final single from Coulter's self-titled debut album, '' Ricki-Lee''. "Breathe" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 17 on 16 January 2006 and peaked at number 14 the following week.

Track listings

* CD single # "Breathe" (radio edit) – 3:32 # "

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remix radio edit) – 3:34 # "Sunshine" (Cabin Crew remix extended mix) – 5:19 # "Breathe" (instrumental) – 3:32 * Digital EP # "Breathe" (radio edit) – 3:32 # "Sunshine" (Cabin Crew remix radio edit) – 3:34 # "Sunshine" (Cabin Crew remix extended mix) – 5:19 # "Breathe" (instrumental) – 3:32 # "Breathe" (Killer Kitty remix) – 3:41 * Limited-edition digital EP # "Breathe" (radio edit) – 3:32 # "Sunshine" (acoustic) – 3:43 # "

Hell No! "Hell No!" is the debut single of Australian singer Ricki-Lee Coulter. It was released on 13 June 2005 as the lead single from her self-titled debut album, ''Ricki-Lee (album), Ricki-Lee'' (2005). "Hell No!" debuted and peaked at number five on ...

" (acoustic) – 3:36 # "Breathe" (acoustic) – 3:50

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Ricki-Lee: The Singles''. Locations * Mixed at Sing Sing Studios * Mastered at Crystal Mastering Personnel * Songwriting –

, Christian Ballard, Sara Eker, Lucy Abbott, Dawn Joseph, Andrew Murray * Production –

* Mixing – Andy Baldwin * Mastering – John Ruberto

Charts

Weekly chart

Year-end chart

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Breathe (Ricki-Lee Song) 2005 songs 2006 singles Ricki-Lee Coulter songs Shock Records singles Song recordings produced by Audius Mtawarira Songs written by Christian Ballard (songwriter) Songs written by Russ Ballard