Breathe Me

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"Breathe Me"
Breathe Me.jpg
Single by Sia
from the album Colour the Small One
B-side"Sea Shells"
Released19 April 2004 (2004-04-19)
RecordedHeliocentric Studios
Rye, England
Genre
Length4:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Sia Furler
  • Dan Carey
Producer(s)Jimmy Hogarth
Sia singles chronology
"Don't Bring Me Down"
(2003) 		"Breathe Me"
(2004) 		"Somersault"
(2004)

"Breathe Me" is a 2004 single by Australian singer Sia featured on the album Colour the Small One. The single has sold over 1.2 million copies in the United States.[1] The song became popular on alternative radio and has been used in many different forms of media.

Critical reception[]

Rolling Stone called the song "delicate and haunting".[2] The song has received increasingly positive reviews in years since its release, being described as "beautiful and moving."[3]

Chart performance[]

In the United Kingdom, "Breathe Me" peaked at number 71 on 1 May 2004.[4] The single also reached number 19 in Denmark in 2011 and number 81 in France in 2012.[5][6] In the United States, the track charted at number 24 on the Rock Digital Songs, a component chart on the Billboard magazine.[7]

Music video[]

The official music video was directed by Daniel Askill. It was shot over three days in a themed hotel in London and it is constructed with over 2,500 individual polaroid stills.[8]

Track listings[]

  • Maxi CD Pt.1
  1. "Breathe Me" – 4:32
  2. "Sea Shells" – 4:52
  • Maxi CD Pt.2
  1. "Breathe Me" – 4:34
  2. "Breathe Me (Four Tet remix)" – 5:01
  3. "Breathe Me (Ulrich Schnauss remix)" – 4:57
  4. "Breathe Me (Mylo remix)" – 6:22
  5. "Breathe Me (Mr. Dan remix)" – 4:38
  1. A: "Breathe Me (Four Tet remix)" – 5:01
  2. B: "Where I Belong (Hot Chip remix)" – 5:03
  • 10" Pt.2
  1. A: "Breathe Me (Ulrich Schnauss remix)" – 4:57
  2. B: "Numb (Leila remix)" – 4:14
  1. A1 "Breathe Me (Mylo remix)" – 6:22
  2. A2 "Breathe Me (Ulrich Schnauss remix)" – 4:57
  3. B1 "Breathe Me (Four Tet remix)" – 5:01
  4. B2 "Breathe Me (Mr. Dan remix)" – 4:38

Usage in media[]

"Breathe Me" and its remixes have been featured in many TV shows and movie soundtracks, most notably "Everyone's Waiting", the series finale of the HBO drama series Six Feet Under.[10] Appearances of the song in media include:

Remixes and covers[]

  • Aiden Grimshaw covered "Breathe Me" on his debut album Misty Eye, released in 2012.
  • Kelly Clarkson covered "Breathe Me" on her Stronger Tour in 2012 and again on The Kelly Clarkson Show in 2021.
  • Mutya Keisha Siobhan recorded cover "Breathe Me" in 2012 for their unreleased album and it was leaked in 2018.
  • Sarah Brightman covered "Breathe Me" on her eleventh studio album Dreamchaser, released in 2013.
  • The mashup album B.I.M.A., released in 2013 and featuring mashups of songs by Bon Iver, contains a mashup of "Breathe Me" with the latter's "Calgary" called "Calgary Me".
  • Stavesacre covered "Breathe Me" on their sixth studio album "MCMXCV", released in 2017.
  • Grace Vanderwaal Covered the song in 2015

Charts and certifications[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label
Canada 19 April 2004 CD single (part 1)[14] Go! Beat
CD single (part 2)[15]
Germany CD single (part 1)[16] Go! Beat
CD single (part 2)[17]
Vinyl single[18]
United Kingdom 12"[19]
United States 20 April 2004 CD single (part 1)[20] Go! Beat
3 January 2006 Digital download[21] Astralwerks

References[]

  1. ^ Knopper, Steve (20 April 2014). "Sia Furler, the Socially Phobic Pop Star". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. ^ Walters, Barry (12 January 2006). "Sia: Colour the Small One : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Sia's "Breathe Me": An analysis of one of my favorite songs". PianoTV.net. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sia". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Danishcharts.com – Sia – Breathe Me". Tracklisten. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lescharts.com – Sia – Breathe Me" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sia – Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  8. ^ Breathe Me music video Archived 29 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, commentary by Daniel Askill.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Breathe Me Release".
  10. ^ Alan Ball (writer); Alan Ball (director) (21 August 2005). "Everyone's Waiting". Six Feet Under. Season 5. Episode 12. HBO.
  11. ^ "Danish single certifications – Breathe Me". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  12. ^ "British single certifications – Breathe Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  13. ^ Knopper, Steve (20 April 2014). "Sia Furler, the Socially Phobic Pop Star". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Breathe Me Pt. 1: CD". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  15. ^ "Breathe Me Pt. 2: CD". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Breathe Me: CD" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  17. ^ "Breathe Me: CD" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  18. ^ "Breathe Me: Vinyl" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  19. ^ "Breathe Me: 12" Vinyl". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  20. ^ "Breathe Me: CD". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  21. ^ "Breathe Me – Single". iTunes (US). Archived from the original on 10 January 2015.
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