"Breathe Slow" is a song performed by British singer-songwriter
Alesha Dixon
Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, rapper, dancer, television personality, and author. She gained recognition in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B, garage and hip hop group Mis-Teeq. The group disbanded i ...
. It is the second single from her second studio album, ''
The Alesha Show
''The Alesha Show'' is the second studio album by English singer Alesha Dixon. It was released by Asylum Records on 24 November 2008 in the United Kingdom. Her first album to be released domestically following the cancellation of her debut album ...
'', released by
Asylum Records
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, a part of
Atlantic Records
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, on 9 February 2009. The song peaked at number three on the
UK Singles Chart
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. The song was nominated at the
BRIT Awards
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2010 in the Best British single category.
Reception
Popular blog
Popjustice
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made the single their Song of the Day on 30 December 2008, saying "Everyone loves Alesha Dixon. Most people are quite indifferent about purchasing her musical releases. As time goes by we probably have to accept this as fact, but songs like 'Breathe Slow' do offer some hope that she might 'hit the mark' and have a big proper hit one day."
''Trash Lounge'' commented "It's nowhere near the same league as '
The Boy Does Nothing
"The Boy Does Nothing" is a song performed by British singer-songwriter Alesha Dixon. It is the lead single from her second studio album, ''The Alesha Show'' (2008). The song was written by Alesha along with the help of Brian Higgins, Miranda C ...
', but 'Breathe Slow' is still a pretty decent offering from its hit-and-miss parent album."
Chart performance
In the United Kingdom, "Breathe Slow" debuted at number 163 on the
UK Singles Chart
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and entered the top 100 the following week at number 92. On 1 February 2009, the song rose into the top 10 at number six, climbed to number five the following week, and peaked at number three after being released physically on 9 February 2009. On the
Irish Singles Chart
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, the single debuted at number 48 and peaked at number 18.
Music video
The video, directed by Max & Dania was shot entirely in
black and white
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, tells the story of Dixon breaking up with her husband, and her trying to regain composure and forget about it. She is seen entering a quiet café, upon leaving she takes off her coat revealing a show-girl outfit and leaves behind her wedding ring, then walks down a busy
Las Vegas
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street. Meanwhile, Dixon is seen dancing alone in studio. The video ends with her entering the stage door of a show with an
Elvis
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impersonator and two other show-girls stood outside. The video, filmed on location in Las Vegas, clashed with the
Ricky Hatton vs. Paulie Malignaggi boxing match and caused shooting problems as many British Hatton supporters recognised Dixon, and subsequently crowds gathered in the street. The video has gained over 10 million hits on
YouTube
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.
Track listings
*UK CD single
# "Breathe Slow"
(Single Version) – 3:40
# "Breathe Slow"
(Piano Mix) - 3:41
*UK 1-Track Promo
(Card sleeve)
# "Breathe Slow"
(Piano Mix) - 3:41
*UK 1-Track Promo
(Blue jewel case)
# "Breathe Slow"
(Single Version) – 3:40
*UK 4-Track Promo (White jewel case)
# "Breathe Slow"
(Single Version) – 3:40
# "Breathe Slow"
(Ali Payami Remix) - 6:50
# "Breathe Slow"
(Cahill Club Mix) - 6:59
# "Breathe Slow"
(Cahill Radio Edit) - 3:33
*iTunes EP
# "Breathe Slow"
(Piano Mix) - 3:41
# "Breathe Slow"
(Cahill
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"Cathal" consists of two parts: "cath" means battle; the second could be "val" (rule), so that the name as a who ...
Radio Edit) - 3:31
# "Breathe Slow"
(Blackout Entertainment Edit) eaturing Scottie B/small> - 4:19
*Amazon.co.uk / 7Digital EP
# "Breathe Slow" (Single Version) – 3:40
# "Breathe Slow" (Cahill Radio Edit) - 3:33
# "Breathe Slow" (Ali Payami Remix) - 6:50
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Sales and certifications
Release history
References
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Alesha Dixon songs
2008 songs
2009 singles
Asylum Records singles
Black-and-white music videos
Music videos directed by Max & Dania
Song recordings produced by Soulshock and Karlin
Songs written by Harold Lilly (songwriter)
Songs written by Kenneth Karlin
Songs written by Soulshock