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| album = [[Impossible Princess]]
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"'''Breathe'''" is a song by Australian singer [[Kylie Minogue]], from her sixth studio album, ''[[Impossible Princess]]'' (1997). It was released on 16 March 1998 as the third single from the album, and her final one for the [[Deconstruction Records]] label. "Breathe" was co-written by Minogue with Ball and Vauk and produced by [[David Ball (electronic musician)|Dave Ball]] and Ingo Vauk. Backed by synthesisers and keyboards, it is an [[electronica]] track. The lyrics revolve around [[contemplation]] and [[calmness]]. "Breathe" received mostly positive reviews from music critics, some of whom highlighted the track as an album stand-out and commended the lyrical and vocal delivery.
Released in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, it peaked at number{{nbsp}}twenty-three and fourteen on the [[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart]] and the [[UK Singles Chart]], respectively. This was her last charting single in the UK until her 2000 single "[[Spinning Around]]"
==Background and composition==
"Breathe" is about contemplation and holding back emotions. The lyrics were written by Minogue in [[Tokyo]] during her trips with her boyfriend, [[Stéphane Sednaoui]], in late 1995.<ref name="breathe"/> She explained the idea came to mind when her friends were worried about her being silent: "My girlfriend told me 'You don't realize how loud you are when you are quiet'."<ref name="breathe"/> She felt that it was "typical" of her to be thinking and "deciding what was wrong" because she felt that things in her head "were not clear."<ref name="breathe">{{harvnb|Deconstruction Records|1997|loc=Question 32: 'Breathe'}}</ref>
Written by Minogue, [[David Ball (electronic musician)|Dave Ball]] and Ingo Vauk,<ref name="notes"/> "Breathe" lasts a duration of four minutes and thirty-eight seconds in its original album version. The radio edit is not only notably shorter, at three minutes and thirty-nine seconds, it is also faster – at 105 [[beats per minute]] as opposed to the original's BPM of 90.<ref name="nicklevine">{{cite web| first=Nick | last=Levine | url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound/a223660/kylie-revisited-6-impossible-princess.html|title=Kylie Revisited: Album 6 – ''Impossible Princess'' |work=[[Digital Spy]] | access-date=6 June 2010| date=20 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930110337/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a223660/kylie-revisited-6-impossible-princess/|archive-date=30 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Minogue composed the bridge section using a [[synthesizer|synthesiser]] and [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]].<ref name="notes"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/breathe-mt0032103585 |title=Breathe – Kylie Minogue |work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[RhythmOne]]|access-date=8 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402074846/https://www.allmusic.com/song/breathe-mt0032103585|archive-date=2 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Minogue said on ''An Interview with Kylie Minogue'' that she co-produced and co-composed "Breathe", "Say Hey" and "Too Far"
"Breathe" is an [[electronica]] song that was noted for its sonic comparison with album track, "Say Hey".<ref name="nicklevine"/> According to Tom Parker, who provided the special edition album notes for ''Impossible Princess'', "['Breathe'] is a seductive electronic groove, with a hypnotic subtlety and timelessness befitting the theme inward contemplating and resolve."<ref name="notes"/> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' said that "Breathe" is a "user-friendly jam" which is "largely due to its big-beat electronic groove and ear-tickling pop chorus."<ref>{{cite
==Release==
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[[File:Kylie Minogue - Kiss Me Once Tour - Manchester - 26.09.14. - 002 (15372943616).jpg|thumb|A remixed version of "Breathe" was used as an introduction for Minogue's 2014 [[Kiss Me Once Tour]].]]
"Breathe" received mostly positive commentary from music critics. Michael R. Smith from ''Daily Vault'' said "Breathe" and "Did It Again" are "most notable for the videos that went along with them and are fair representations of the album at large (which should be the purpose of singles), though there are many more undiscovered gems here."<ref>{{cite web| first=Michael R. | last=Smith | work=The Daily Vault |url=http://dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=4566 |title=''Impossible Princess'' – Kylie Minogue |date=11 May 2006 | access-date=20 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818214820/http://dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=4566|archive-date=18 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Nick Levine from ''[[Digital Spy]]'' selected the song as the album's best track by writing "Truth be told, this album lacks an absolute classic to match 'Confide in Me', but 'Breathe' – subtle but sneakily catchy with it – could be one of [Minogue]'s most underrated singles."<ref name="nicklevine"/> A reviewer from ''[[Music Week]]'' gave it three out of five, vieweing it as a "soothing dance track which, despite gently working its magic, is too subtle to return her to the big league."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-02-21.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|work=[[Music Week]]|date=21 February 1998|page=10|access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref> While reviewing Minogue's 2004 compilation, ''[[Ultimate Kylie]]'', Jaime Gill from [[Yahoo! Music]] gave it a mixed review by writing "Beginning in 1994 with the gorgeously glacial, slinkily synthetic '[[Confide In Me]]', Kylie enjoyed brief success before fans fled in droves from awkward faux-rock like '[[Some Kind of Bliss]]' (not included) and flimsy house like 'Breathe'."<ref>{{cite web |last=Gill |first=Jaime |title=Yahoo! Music Review – ''Ultimate Kylie'' by Kylie Minogue |url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/041116/33/1xaag.html |work=[[Yahoo! Music]] |date=16 November 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007131801/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/041116/33/1xaag.html |archive-date=7 October 2008 |access-date=20 March 2015}}</ref> Reviewing her 2002 compilation, ''[[Hits+]]'', Mackenzie Wilson from [[AllMusic]] commended Minogue's "seductive vocals" on "Breathe", "Automatic Love" and "Confide in Me".<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=MacKenzie|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hits--mw0000659317|title=''Hits+'' – Kylie Minogue|access-date=17 September 2013|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[RhythmOne]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404055945/https://www.allmusic.com/album/hits--mw0000659317|archive-date=4 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
Chris True, also from AllMusic, selected the song as a standout track on her ''[[Greatest Hits 87-97]]'' album.<ref>{{cite web|last=True|first=Chris|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-87-97-mw0000693625|title=''Greatest Hits 87–97'' – Kylie Minogue|access-date=6 May 2015|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[RhythmOne]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007073824/https://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-87-97-mw0000693625|archive-date=7 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Jason Lipshutz from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' listed "Breathe" at four on their "Kylie Minogue Primer: The Top 10 Past Hits You Need to Know" stating "'Breathe' is the obvious stand out, sounding almost like a [[Nine Inch Nails]] throwaway in its opening seconds and morphing into a silky, sexy defence of Minogue's experimental side."<ref>{{cite
==Promotion==
===Music video===
An accompanying [[music video]] was directed by Welsh film director [[Kieran Evans]].<ref name="cd"/> "Breathe" was Evan's directional debut and he went on to work for Heavenly Films, a sister project of British record label [[Heavenly Recordings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://heavenlyfilms.net/index.php?section=about|title=About Heavenly Films|access-date=23 February 2014|publisher=[[Martin Kelly (Heavenly)|Martin Kelly]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219005656/http://www.heavenlyfilms.net/index.php?section=about|archive-date=19 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> It opens with close-up shots of Minogue's body parts. Throughout the video, a giant glass [[Sphere|orb]] is seen on the screen and a mysterious light is shown.<ref name="youtube">{{cite
One of the shots of the video was used as the album cover for her 2002 greatest hits compilation, ''[[Confide in Me (2001 album)|Confide in Me]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Confide in Me|others=Kylie Minogue|publisher=[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] / Camden|year=2002|id=74321 895762|location=United Kingdom & Europe}}</ref> The music video is featured on other of Minogue's releases including ''[[The Kylie Tapes 94–98]]'',<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Kylie Tapes 94–98|others=Kylie Minogue|publisher=Roadshow|year=1998|id=101623|location=Australia|version=VHS}}</ref> ''[[Greatest Hits 1987–1999]]'',<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Greatest Hits 1987–1999|others=Kylie Minogue|publisher=Festival Mushroom|year=2004|id=337492|location=Australia}}</ref> ''[[Kylie Minogue: Artist Collection]]''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Artist Collection|others=Kylie Minogue|publisher=BMG|year=2004|location=United Kingdom|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-artist-collection-kylie-minogue-uk-dvd-mw0001628375|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128232631/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-artist-collection-kylie-minogue-uk-dvd-mw0001628375|archive-date=28 January 2016|url-status=live|via=''[[AllMusic]]''}}</ref> and her 2004 DVD, ''[[Ultimate Kylie]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Ultimate Kylie|others=Kylie Minogue|publisher=Warner|year=2006|location=Australia|id=5101169092|edition=Special}}</ref>
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[[File:P1240644 (42973930472).jpg|thumb|left|Minogue performing "Breathe" at [[New York City]]'s [[Bowery Ballroom]] on 25 June 2018, as part of her [[Kylie Presents Golden]] promotional tour.]]
Minogue performed "Breathe" in April 1998 on ''[[The Ben Elton Show]]'',<ref>{{cite episode|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00glzwb|title=Episode 3|series=The Ben Elton Show|series-link=The Ben Elton Show|network=[[BBC One]]|date=30 April 1998|publication-date=28 July 1998|access-date=28 December 2016|season=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327194923/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00glzwb|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live|location=United Kingdom}}</ref> and on the Australian evening TV series, ''[[Hey Hey It's Saturday]]''.<ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04xJTTskkPU|title=Breathe|others=Kylie Minogue|work=[[Hey Hey It's Saturday]]|publisher=[[Nine Network]]|year=1998|publication-date=24 September 2018|access-date=24 September 2018|via=[[YouTube]]|location=Australia}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> The song was included on several live shows including the ''[[Top of the Pops]]'',<ref>{{cite episode|title=Top of the Pops 1998|series=Top of the Pops|series-link=Top of the Pops|network=[[BBC Four]]|date=20 March 1998|location=United Kingdom}}</ref> and ''[[The National Lottery Draws|The National Lottery Live]]''.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The National Lottery Live 1998|series=The National Lottery Live|series-link=The National Lottery Live|network=[[BBC One]]|date=4 March 1998|location=[[Television Centre, London]]}}</ref> She appeared as a lead guest and performed the song in an episode of the ''[[Live & Kicking]]'' music show, which attracted 38 percent in rating, double the audience of any show that week.<ref>{{cite episode|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/live-and-kicking/l-626990/|title=L&K Friday Episode 9|series=Live & Kicking|series-link=Live & Kicking|via=[[TV.com]]|season=5|date=6 March 1998|network=[[BBC]]|access-date=31 May 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827200130/http://www.tv.com/shows/live-and-kicking/l-626990/|archive-date=27 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Bodey|2015|page=49}}</ref> "Breathe" was included on the [[Intimate and Live Tour]], it was part of second segment for which Minogue wore a black, long-collared shirt and three-quarter pants.<ref>{{harvnb|Baker|Minogue|2002|page=129}}</ref> The performance was recorded on 30 June and 1 July at [[Capitol Theatre, Sydney|Capitol Theatre]] in Sydney, and appeared on [[Intimate and Live (album)|the related CD and DVD]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes|others=Kylie Minogue|title=[[Intimate and Live (album)|Intimate and Live]]|date=30 November 1998|id=MUSH33183.2|location=Australia|publisher=Mushroom}}</ref>
"Breathe" was performed by Minogue on [[Money Can't Buy]], a one-off concert show held on 15 November 2003 at [[Hammersmith Apollo]], London, to promote her ninth studio album ''[[Body Language (Kylie Minogue album)|Body Language]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kylie to treat fans to free concert|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/20/1066502115490.html?from=storyrhs|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=3 July 2014|date=20 October 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724032148/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/kylie-to-treat-fans-to-free-concert-20031020-gdhmff.html|archive-date=24 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The "[[Bardello]]" act of the concert commenced with a mashup of "Breathe" and "[[Je t'aime... moi non plus]]", a 1969 French duet between [[Serge Gainsbourg]] and [[Jane Birkin]].<ref name=steveandersomwork>{{cite web|last = Anderson | first = Steve | title=Kylie – Money Can't Buy |author-link=Steve Anderson (musician)|url=http://steveandersonproductions.com/kylie-money-cant-buy-body-language-live/|publisher = Steve Anderson Productions.|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630092900/http://steveandersonproductions.com/kylie-money-cant-buy-body-language-live/|archive-date=30 June 2014}}</ref> Craig McLean from ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' described the backup dancers during this segment as "[[Tour de France]] cyclists moonlighting as [[Moulin Rouge]] hostesses."<ref name=reviewtelegraph>{{cite news|last1=McLean|first1=Craig|title=A real tour de force|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3606754/A-real-tour-de-force.html|work=[[Telegraph Media Group]]|access-date=3 July 2014|date=17 November 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042741/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3606754/A-real-tour-de-force.html|archive-date=31 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The performance was later added to Minogue's ''[[Money Can't Buy#Broadcasts and live recording|Body Language Live]]'' DVD from the concert.<ref name=dvdkylie.com>{{cite web|title=Body Language Live|url=http://stage.kylie.com/discography/dvdvideo/body-language-live/|publisher=Kylie.com|access-date=4 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227144230/http://stage.kylie.com/discography/dvdvideo/body-language-live/|archive-date=27 February 2014}}</ref> In 2012, the orchestral version of the song didn't make the track list of ''[[The Abbey Road Sessions (Kylie Minogue album)|The Abbey Road Sessions]]'' but was uploaded on Minogue's official [[YouTube]] account.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a446809/kylie-minogue-debuts-breathe-abbey-road-performance-video/|title=Kylie Minogue debuts 'Breathe' Abbey Road performance – video|access-date=21 December 2012|date=21 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526061001/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a446809/kylie-minogue-debuts-breathe-abbey-road-performance-video/|archive-date=26 May 2019|url-status=live|first=Sam|last=Rigby|website=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> In 2014 and 2015, Minogue sampled the song as an introduction for her [[Kiss Me Once Tour|Kiss Me Once]] and [[Kylie Summer 2015|
==Track listings==
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'''Australian and UK CD1'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Breathe|others=Kylie Minogue|year=1998|type=Australian CD1 liner notes|publisher=Mushroom|id=MUSH01739.2}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Breathe|others=Kylie Minogue|year=1998|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Deconstruction|id=74321 570132}}</ref>
# "Breathe" (radio edit) – 3:39
# "Breathe" ([[Todd Terry|Tee]]'s Freeze Mix) – 6:59
# "Breathe" (Nalin & Kane Remix) – 10:11
# "Breathe" (album mix) – 4:38
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==Personnel==
===Song credits===
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* Livingstone Brown – [[bass guitar]]
* Steve Sidelnyk – drums, percussion
* Richard Lowe – [[Audio engineer|
* Sunny Lizic –
===Cover credits===
* Kylie Minogue – [[Model (person)|model]]
* [[Stephane Sednaoui]] – [[photographer|photography]],
* Farrow Design – cover sleeve
==Charts==
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* {{cite book |last=Smith |first=Sean |date=13 March 2014 |title=Kylie |url=http://www.seansmithceleb.com/kylie-minogue.htm |location=London, United Kingdom |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |isbn=978-147-113-5804 |access-date=3 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406064851/http://www.seansmithceleb.com/kylie-minogue.htm |archive-date=6 April 2015 |df=dmy-all}}
{{refend}}
{{Kylie Minogue songs}}
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