"Breathe Me"
Single by Sia
from the album Colour the Small One
B-side"Sea Shells"
Released19 April 2004
Recorded2003
StudioHeliocentric Studios (Rye, England)
GenreIndie pop
Length4:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
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

Charts and certifications

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Canada 19 April 2004 CD single (part 1)[13] Go! Beat
CD single (part 2)[14]
Germany CD single (part 1)[15] Go! Beat
CD single (part 2)[16]
Vinyl single[17]
United Kingdom 12"[18]
United States 20 April 2004 CD single (part 1)[19] Go! Beat
3 January 2006 Digital download[20] 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. 1 2 "Sia". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Sia – Breathe Me". Tracklisten. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Sia – Breathe Me" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  7. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Breathe Me Release".
  10. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Breathe Me". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "British single certifications – Breathe Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  12. ↑ Knopper, Steve (20 April 2014). "Sia Furler, the Socially Phobic Pop Star". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Breathe Me Pt. 1: CD". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Breathe Me Pt. 2: CD". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Breathe Me: CD" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "Breathe Me: CD" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Breathe Me: Vinyl" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Breathe Me: 12" Vinyl". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "Breathe Me: CD". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Breathe Me – Single". iTunes (US). Archived from the original on 3 March 2015.
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