Breathe (The Prodigy song)

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"Breathe"
Single by The Prodigy
from the album The Fat of the Land
Released 11 November 1996
Format
Recorded Essex, England
Length 5:35 (album version)
3:59 (edit)
Label XL
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Liam Howlett
Certification 2× Platinum (AUS) Platinum (UK, SWE)
The Prodigy singles chronology
"Firestarter"
(1996)		 "Breathe"
(1996)		 "Serial Thrilla"
(1997)

"Breathe" is a song by English band The Prodigy. It was released in November 1996 as the second single from the album The Fat of the Land. The song became the group's second consecutive number-one on both the UK and Finnish singles charts. An edited version of the song is featured as the opening track on MuchMusic's Diamond-Certified compilation album, Big Shiny Tunes 2. The song also featured in a 2012 television commercial for Tooheys Extra Dry.[1] The Prodigy performed "Breathe" at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, and won the Viewer's Choice Award.[2][3]

Track listing

12" vinyl record

  1. "Breathe" (Edit) – 3:59
  2. "The Trick" – 4:25
  3. "Breathe" (Instrumental) – 5:35
  4. "Their Law" (Live at Phoenix Festival '96) – 5:24

CD single

  1. "Breathe" (Edit) – 3:59
  2. "Their Law" (Live at Phoenix Festival '96) – 5:24
  3. "Poison" (Live at Torhout & Werchter Festival '96) – 5:17
  4. "The Trick" – 4:25

Cassette Single XLC 80

  1. "Breathe" (Edit) – 3:59
  2. "The Trick" – 4:25

Music video

The music video was directed by Walter Stern and took place in what resembled an abandoned, decrepit apartment building, with the band members and various animals, like a crocodile, millipedes and cockroaches, as its inhabitants.

Chart performances

The song was a major worldwide hit, reaching the top 10 in several countries such as Australia, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland. "Breathe" was a number-one hit in Finland, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The song was also a hit in France, reaching number 26.[4]

In the United States, the song reached number 18 on the US Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.[5]

Popular culture

Up until the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship, Dutch darts player Michael van Gerwen used the song as his walk-on theme.[6]

Charts and certifications

References

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  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Prodigy – Breathe" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
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  13. ↑ "The Prodigy: Breathe" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Prodigy – Breathe" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
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  18. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 48, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved July 18, 2012.
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  20. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Prodigy – Breathe". VG-lista. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
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  24. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1996-11-23" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
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External links

Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single
November 17, 1996 for 2 weeks		 Succeeded by
"I Feel You" by Peter André
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