Breathe (The Prodigy song)

"Breathe"
Single by The Prodigy
from the album The Fat of the Land
Released	11 November 1996
Format	12 inch vinyl record CD single
Recorded	Essex, England
Genre	Oldskool jungle, big beat
Length	5:35 (album version) 3:59 (Edit)
Label	XL Recordings
Writer(s)	Liam Howlett, Keith Flint, Maxim Reality
Producer	Liam Howlett
Certification	2x Platinum (AUS) Platinum (UK, SWE)
The Prodigy singles chronology
"Firestarter" (1996) "Breathe" (1996) "Smack My Bitch Up" (1997)

"Breathe" is a song by The Prodigy, released as the group's eleventh single on November 11, 1996. It was the second single from the album The Fat of the Land. The song became the group's second consecutive #1 on both the Finnish and the Official UK Singles Chart. An edited version of the song is featured as the opening track on MuchMusic's Diamond-Certifed compilation album, Big Shiny Tunes 2.

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

• Track 1 written Liam Howlett, Keith Flint and Maxim Reality
• Tracks 2-3 written by Liam Howlett & Laurence Donaldson

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

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 #26.^[1]

In the United States, the song reached #18 on the US Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.^[2]

References

1. ^ The charts - australian-charts.com
2. ^ Allmusic - US Charts

External links

• Breathe single at MusicBrainz
• "Breathe" music video on YouTube
• Music video screenshots gallery

Preceded by "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" / "Saturday Night at the Movies" / "You'll Never Walk Alone" by Robson & Jerome

UK Singles Chart Number 1 single November 17, 1996 for 2 weeks

Succeeded by "I Feel You" by Peter André