"Breathe" is a song by American singer

Michelle Branch Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. During the early 2000s, she released two top-selling albums: '' The Spirit Room'' and '' Hotel Paper.'' She won a Grammy Award for Best Pop C ...

. It was released on September 22, 2003, in the United States as the second single from her second studio album, '' Hotel Paper'' (2003). The song peaked at 36 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in December 2003 and reached number 45 in Australia

Chart performance

"Breathe" peaked at number 36 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the week ending December 13, 2003. The song stayed on the chart for 18 weeks and became Branch's sixth top-40 hit.

Music video

Directed by

Marc Klasfeld Marc Klasfeld is an American music video director. He has directed over two hundred music videos for artists such as Slipknot, Sum 41, Katy Perry, Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Britney Spears, Kid Rock, Michael Bublé, Nelly, Foo Fighters, Kelly ...

, the video shows Branch playing with her band inside a house. Bit by bit, the house, as well as everything in it, begins to dissolve, revealing a sunny beach outside. Eventually, Branch tosses her guitar out to sea and she and her band finish playing at the beach.

Track listings

* US CD maxi-single # "Breathe" (album version) – 3:31 # "Breathe" (The Passengers Tuff Club) – 8:03 # "Breathe" (Chris Cox Penetrating club mix) – 8:56 # "Breathe" (Sean Konnery Resportator club mix) - 6:57 # "Breathe" (Dave Hernandez club mix) – 7:26 # "Breathe" (High Bias radio mix) – 3:46 # "Breathe" (The Passengerz Tuff Radio) – 3:59 # "Breathe" (Sean Konnery Resportator radio edit) – 4:10 * Australian CD single # "Breathe" # "'Till I Get Over You" (acoustic live) # "Desperately" (acoustic live)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

In popular culture

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''. *"Breathe" is featured on an episode of MTV's '' The Girls of Hedsor Hall'' and the ''

'' episode, "The Catch".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Breathe (Michelle Branch Song) 2003 singles 2003 songs Maverick Records singles Michelle Branch songs Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld Song recordings produced by John Shanks Songs written by John Shanks Songs written by Michelle Branch