"Breathing" is a song by American
alternative rock band
Lifehouse. It is the third single released from their debut studio album ''
No Name Face
''No Name Face'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Lifehouse. It was released on October 31, 2000, by DreamWorks Records and it produced the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" which went on to be the most played song on radio the fo ...
'' (2000).
Background, release and composition
The song was written by Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade and produced by American record producer Ron Aniello.
When asked about his expectations of writings songs in an interview with
''Billboard'', Wade said, "My ultimate goal in writing songs is to connect with people. In the lyrics, you don't tell the whole picture: You give a road to start on that people can relate to. We're honest, nice guys and I hope that comes across in everything we do."
The song was released on March 19, 2002 by DreamWorks Records.
"Breathing" was described as a pop rock song that contains adult alternative.
According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in
common time with a slow tempo of 76
beats per minute.
It is composed in the key of
D minor
D minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature has one flat. Its relative major is F major and its parallel major is D major.
The D natural minor scale is:
Changes needed for t ...
with Wade's vocal range spanning from the low-note of A
3 to the high-note of E
5.
The song has a basic
chord progression of Am–G
2–F
2–G
2.
Dave Urbanski of Today's Christian Music questioned whether the lyrics "I’m trying to identify the voices in my head / God, which one’s you..." were about God or a girl, but applauded their "skillful musicianship" and "poetic insight".
John DiBiase of Jesus Freak Hideout said that the song has catchy rock, but noted how it "tends to find itself getting a little monotonous at times."
Chart performance
"Breathing" had limited commercial success and debuted on the ''Billboard''
Adult Pop Songs
The Adult Pop Airplay (formerly known as Adult Pop Songs and Adult Top 40) chart is published weekly by Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' magazine and ranks "the most popular adult top 40 as based on radio airplay detections measured by Nielsen B ...
chart at number 39 for the week of November 10, 2001.
It stayed at number 39 the following week,
and went up to 37 during the week of November 24, 2001.
In its fourth week on the chart, the track climbed to number 36,
while it went up to 35 for the week of December 8, 2001.
The track then climbed to number 35 and 32 for the weeks of December 15, 2001, and December 22, 2001, respectively.
The song then finished 2001 at number 27 for the week of December 29, 2001.
For the week of January 12, 2002, the song went up the chart to number 25,
while it went up to 24 the following week.
"Breathing" then went up to 23 during the week of January 26, 2002
and up to 21 for the week of February 9, 2002.
It eventually peaked at number 19 on the chart during the week of February 23, 2002.
Credits and personnel
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Songwriting –
Jason Wade
Jason Michael Wade (born July 5, 1980) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Lifehouse.
Career
Lifehouse
At the age of 15, Wade co-founded Lifehouse (originally called Blyss) wit ...
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Production –
Ron Aniello
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Mixing –
Brendan O'Brien
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Engineering – Bob Kearny, Marc Green, Paul Hayden
Credits and personnel adapted from
Allmusic.
Track listing
#"Breathing" (Rock Remix) - 4:11
(Jason Wade)
*Australian CD-Single
# LP Radio Edit - 4:09
# Radio Remix - 4:11
Charts
References
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2001 singles
Lifehouse (band) songs
Songs written by Jason Wade
Song recordings produced by Ron Aniello
2000 songs
DreamWorks Records singles
Alternative rock ballads