"Breathe" is a song by Scottish singer Midge Ure released on 22 March 1996 as the first single from his album Breathe.
| "Breathe" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Midge Ure | ||||
| from the album Breathe | ||||
| Released | 22 March 1996 | |||
| Length | 4:06 (Radio version) 4:28 (Album version) | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Midge Ure | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Feldman | |||
| Midge Ure singles chronology | ||||
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The song was written by Midge Ure and produced by Richard Feldman.
It was made famous by its use in a popular television advertising campaign of the Swatch, two years after its actual publication, which has revived the fortunes of both the commercial track of the disc in which was contained.[1]
Three music videos have been recorded for this song. The main music video sees Midge Ure sing the song next to Westbury White Horse. The other two are a first and a second part. The first part shows references to the 1997 Swatch's commercial which featured this song. The second one shows a wedding and was filmed in Budapest.[2][3][4]
Tracks
editCD-Maxi Arista (74321 54277 2 (BMG) / EAN 004)[5]
- "Breathe" (radio edit) – 4:06
- "Breathe" (live) – 3:58
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1997–1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart[6] | 1 |
| French Singles Chart[7] | 24 |
| German Singles Chart[8] | 12 |
| Italian Singles Chart[9] | 1 |
| Spanish Singles Chart[10] | 2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[11] | 17 |
| UK Singles Chart[12] | 70 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| Germany (Official German Charts)[13] | 63 |
References
edit- ^ Midge Ure, "If I Was...", Virgin, 2005, p.222–229
- ^ "Swatch commercial featuring Midge Ure's Breathe (1997) (in French)". YouTube.
- ^ "Swatch's 1997 commercial - "How Long is a Swatch Minute?" (in English, low definition)". YouTube.
- ^ "First part, including Swatch commercial references". YouTube.
- ^ "Breathe su italiancharts.com". Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Midge Ure - Breathe". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Midge Ure - Breathe". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Ure,Midge / Single". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 52. 27 December 1997. p. 19. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Midge Ure - Breathe". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2018-04-18.