"Breathe Me" is a 2004

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by Australian singer

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featured on the album ''

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.'' The single has sold over 1.2 million copies in the United States. The song became popular on

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radio and has been used in many different forms of media.

Critical reception

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'' called the song "delicate and haunting". The song has received increasingly positive reviews in years since its release, being described as "beautiful and moving."

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, "Breathe Me" peaked at number 71 on 1 May 2004. The single also reached number 19 in Denmark in 2011 and number 81 in France in 2012. In the United States, the track charted at number 24 on the

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, a component chart on the ''

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'' magazine.

Music video

The official music video was directed by

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. It was shot over three days in a themed hotel in London and it is constructed with over 2,500 individual polaroid stills.Breathe Me music video
, commentary by Daniel Askill.

Track listings

*Maxi CD Pt.1 #"Breathe Me" – 4:32 #"Sea Shells" – 4:52 *Maxi CD Pt.2 #"Breathe Me" – 4:34 #"Breathe Me (

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remix)" – 5:01 #"Breathe Me (

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remix)" – 4:57 #"Breathe Me (

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remix)" – 6:22 #"Breathe Me ( Mr. Dan remix)" – 4:38 *10" Pt.1 #A: "Breathe Me (Four Tet remix)" – 5:01 #B: "Where I Belong (

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remix)" – 5:03 *10" Pt.2 #A: "Breathe Me (Ulrich Schnauss remix)" – 4:57 #B: "Numb ( Leila remix)" – 4:14 *12" Single #A1 "Breathe Me (Mylo remix)" – 6:22 #A2 "Breathe Me (Ulrich Schnauss remix)" – 4:57 #B1 "Breathe Me (Four Tet remix)" – 5:01 #B2 "Breathe Me (Mr. Dan remix)" – 4:38

Charts and certifications

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Release history

References

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