"Breathe You in" a song by

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. It was written by

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, Rodney Mark Davies, and

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and recorded by Monrose for their fourth studio album ''

Ladylike ''Ladylike'' is the fourth and final studio album by German pop trio Monrose. It was released by Starwatch Music in association with Cheyenne Records and the Warner Music Group on 11 June 2010 in German-speaking Europe. Conceived during a hiat ...

'' (2010), while production was helmed by frequent collaborators

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as well as Andrew Murray and Christian Ballard from production duo Snowflakers. An uplifting

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-led ballad with minor

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elements, "Breathe You In" is built upon a

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motif. Lyically, it chronicles a woman's love for a man. Released as the album's third single on 3 December 2010, "Breathe You In" also served as the group's farewell single following the announcement of their disbandment on 25 November 2010. Commercially, it peaked at number 60 on the

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, becoming their least successful single. Monrose performed "Breathe You In" at '' The Dome 56'' on 26 November 2010 in front of an audience of 10.000 people. They also performed the song at the '' Popstars: Girls forever'' final on 9 December 2010.

Composition

"Breathe You In" is a

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. Vocally, the song follows the typical ballad style of Monrose. The song contains

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and

. About the song, Monrose stated "We knew from the beginning that "Breathe You In" has to be on our album! The text affects! The song makes your skin crawl – and our fans love it!"

Critical reception

LetMeEntertainYou.de gave the song a positive review, stating that "In the ballad, the girls show what they have vocal within." Laut.de stated that the song is too similar to their past ballads. Albert Ranner from CDSTARTS.de wrote that ""Breathe You In" starts like a trashy Whitney Houston clipping, but raises, despite randomness, in the song structure.

Music video

The music video for "Breathe You In" premiered on 25 November 2010 on the group's official

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channel, and on 26 November 2010 on

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. The video shows a footage of the group and contains pictures of their casting, pictures from their childhood, concert cuttings and home videos.

B-side

The

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of the single will be the song "Endlich Seh' Ich Das Licht". The song is the German version of "I See The Light" and is featured on the German edition of the film "

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", where it will be played during the end credits. The song also appears on the German soundtrack release of "Tangled".Monrose singen Titelsong zu “Rapunzel – Neu Verföhnt” , BAHAR KIZIL ::: Official Website
. ::: (2010-11-10). Retrieved on 2010-12-03.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Ladylike''. *Christian Ballard – drums, production *

– writing *

Mandy Capristo Mandy Grace Capristo (born 21 March 1990), also known mononymously as Mandy, is a German singer and songwriter. Born in Mannheim and raised in Bürstadt, Capristo was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions in 2001, when she won ''Ki ...

– vocals *Rodney Mark Davies – writing *

Senna Gammour Senna Gammour ( Guemmour; born 28 December 1979), also known mononymously as Senna, is a German singer, television personality and presenter. She was a member of the girl group Monrose. Early life Gammour was born in Frankfurt to a Moroccan m ...

– vocals *

Jonas Jeberg Jonas Jeberg (born January 28, 1975), is a Danish songwriter and music producer residing in Los Angeles. He has written and produced hit songs including Panic! at the Disco's " High Hopes", Selena Gomez's " Fetish" featuring Gucci Mane, Fifth Har ...

– writing *Neil Jones – guitar *

– bass, production *

Bahar Kızıl Bahar Kizil (Turkish: ''Bahar Kızıl''; born 5 October 1988) is a German singer and songwriter of Turkish descent, best known as one of the founding members of the girl group Monrose, which won the fifth season of the German version of ''Pop ...

– vocals *Andrew Murray – keyboards, production *

– writing *Jackie Rawe –

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*Ren Swan – mixing *Jonas Zadow –

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Charts

Release history

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Breathe You In (Monrose Song) 2010 singles Monrose songs 2010 songs Songs written by Gary Pinto EMI Records singles