Breathe (Greenwheel song)

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"Breathe"
Single by Greenwheel
from the album Soma Holiday
ReleasedJuly 29, 2002 (2002-07-29)
Length3:19
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Greenwheel[1]
Producer(s)Malcolm Springer[1]
Greenwheel singles chronology
"Shelter"
(2002) 		"Breathe"
(2002)
Music video
"Breathe" on
YouTube

"Breathe" is a song by American

Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song experienced renewed popularity in 2004 when American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge covered the track for her eighth studio album, Lucky
(2004).

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[2] 37

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 29, 2002
  • alternative radio
 Island [3]
September 23, 2002
[4]

Melissa Etheridge version

"Breathe"
Henson (Hollywood, California)
Length3:15
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
  • Ryan Jordan
  • Marc Wanninger
  • Andrew Dwiggins
  • Douglas Randall
  • Brandon Armstrong
Producer(s)John Shanks
Melissa Etheridge singles chronology
"I Want to Be in Love"
(2001) 		"Breathe"
(2004) 		"This Moment"
(2004)
Music video
"Breathe" on
YouTube

Melissa Etheridge covered "Breathe" for her eighth studio album, Lucky. Her version was produced by John Shanks and was released as the album's lead single on January 12, 2004. Although the song did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, stalling at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, it became Etheridge's second number-one single on the Billboard Triple-A chart, staying at the top for two weeks.[5][6] It also became a top-10 hit on the Billboard Adult Top 40 and briefly charted in the Netherlands, where it reached number 96.[7][8]

Background and release

"Breathe" is the only song from Lucky that Etheridge did not write.

B-side "Kiss Me".[12] Lucky was released on February 10, 2004, with "Breathe" appearing as the fourth track.[11][13]

Critical reception

Reviewing "Breathe" for the January 24, 2004, issue of Billboard, Keith Caulfield noted Etheridge's "warm and familiar" voice and "gutsy" vocals, calling the track "solid" and "rocking" with a "killer" chorus.

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, losing to "Code of Silence" by Bruce Springsteen.[15]

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Lucky Me liner notes.[9]

Studios

  • Recorded at
    Henson Recording
    (Hollywood, California)
  • Mixed at Image Recording Inc. (Hollywood, California)

Personnel

  • Ryan Jordan – writing
  • Marc Wanninger – writing
  • Andrew Dwiggins – writing
  • Douglas Randall – writing
  • Brandon Armstrong – writing
  • Melissa Etheridge – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • John Shanks – acoustic and electric guitars, production
  • Paul Bushnell – bass
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Jeff Rothschild – engineering
  • Marc Valentine – additional engineering
  • Jaime Sickora – assistant engineering
  • Keith Armstrong – assistant engineering
  • Shari Sutcliffe – contract coordination

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b Greenwheel (2002). Breathe (US promo CD liner notes). Island Records. ISLR 15597-2.
  2. ^ "Greenwheel Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1463. July 26, 2002. p. 29.
  4. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1471. September 20, 2002. p. 33.
  5. ^ a b "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Melissa Etheridge – Breathe" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Melissa Etheridge (2004). Lucky Me (US CD album liner notes). Island Records. B0001822-02.
  10. ^ "News". melissaetheridge.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c Caulfield, Keith (January 24, 2004). Paoletta, Michael (ed.). "Billboard Picks: Singles". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 4. p. 32.
  12. ^ Melissa Etheridge (2004). Breathe (Dutch CD single liner notes). Island Records. 0602498617939.
  13. ^ a b "Lucky: Melissa Etheridge". AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  14. ^ Paoletta, Michael (February 21, 2004). Paoletta, Michael (ed.). "Billboard Picks: Albums". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 8. p. 37.
  15. ^ "2004 Grammy Winners". Grammy Awards. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  16. ^ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  17. ^ "2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 26.
  18. ^ "2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Triple-A Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 54.
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