Breathe (Kylie Minogue song)
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Single by Kylie Minogue | ||||
from the album Impossible Princess | ||||
Released | 16 March 1998 | |||
Studio | Mayfair (London, England) | |||
Genre | Electronica | |||
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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 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 twenty-three and fourteen on the
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.[1] 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'."[1] 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."[1]
Written by Minogue,
"Breathe" is an electronica song that was noted for its sonic comparison with album track, "Say Hey".[3] 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."[2] Larry Flick from Billboard said that "Breathe" is a "user-friendly jam" which is "largely due to its big-beat electronic groove and ear-tickling pop chorus."[5]
Release
"Breathe" was released on 16 March 1998 as the third single from Impossible Princess.
"Breathe" debuted at number 14 on the
Critical reception
"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."
Chris True, also from AllMusic, selected the song as a standout track on her
Promotion
Music video
An accompanying
One of the shots of the video was used as the album cover for her 2002 greatest hits compilation,
Live performances
Minogue performed "Breathe" in April 1998 on
"Breathe" was performed by Minogue on
Track listings
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European CD single and UK cassette single[49][50]
European maxi-CD single[51]
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Personnel
Personnel are adapted from both maxi-single liner notes.[2]
Song credits
- songwriting, synthesiser, keyboards
- Dave Ball – songwriting, production, other instruments
- Ingo Vauk – songwriting, production, other instruments
- Livingstone Brown – bass guitar
- Steve Sidelnyk – drums, percussion
- Richard Lowe – engineering, mixing
- Sunny Lizic – engineering, mixing
Cover credits
- Kylie Minogue – model
- Stephane Sednaoui – photography, design
- Farrow Design – cover sleeve programming
Charts
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[15] | 23 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[52] | 70 |
14 | |
14 |
Notes
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d Deconstruction Records 1997, Question 32: 'Breathe'
- ^ a b c d e f g h Impossible Princess (Media notes). Kylie Minogue (Special / Reissue ed.). United Kingdom & Ireland: Deconstruction / BMG. 2003. 82876511152.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c Levine, Nick (20 March 2015). "Kylie Revisited: Album 6 – Impossible Princess". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Breathe – Kylie Minogue". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
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- ^ Smith 2014, pp. 138–139
- ^ Smith 2014, pp. 141–142
- ^ Breathe (Media notes). CD single 1. Kylie Minogue. Australia: Deconstruction / BMG / Mushroom. March 1998. MUSH01739.2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Breathe (Media notes). CD single 2. Kylie Minogue. Australia: Deconstruction / BMG / Mushroom. March 1998. MUSH01739.5.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Breathe (Media notes). Promotional CD. Kylie Minogue. United Kingdom: Deconstruction. February 1998. Breathe 02 (Product number).
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Breathe (Media notes). Cassette. Kylie Minogue. United Kingdom: Deconstruction / BMG / Mushroom. February 1998. 74321 570134.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Breathe (Media notes). Promotional vinyl. Kylie Minogue. Spain: Deconstruction / BMG / Mushroom. February 1998. 74321 57834 1.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Kylie Minogue". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Kylie Minogue – Breathe". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Smith, Michael R. (11 May 2006). "Impossible Princess – Kylie Minogue". The Daily Vault. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 21 February 1998. p. 10. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Gill, Jaime (16 November 2004). "Yahoo! Music Review – Ultimate Kylie by Kylie Minogue". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Hits+ – Kylie Minogue". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ True, Chris. "Greatest Hits 87–97 – Kylie Minogue". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason (20 March 2015). "Kylie Minogue Primer: The Top 10 Past Hits You Need To Know". Billboard. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Virtel, Louis (20 March 2015). "The Top 50 Best Kylie Minogue Songs in Honor of her Birthday!". Logo TV. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- Martin Kelly. Archived from the originalon 19 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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- ^ Confide in Me (Media notes). Kylie Minogue. United Kingdom & Europe: BMG / Camden. 2002. 74321 895762.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Artist Collection (Media notes). Kylie Minogue. United Kingdom: BMG. 2004. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016 – via AllMusic.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Ultimate Kylie (Media notes). Kylie Minogue (Special ed.). Australia: Warner. 2006. 5101169092.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Episode 3". The Ben Elton Show. Season 1. United Kingdom (published 28 July 1998). 30 April 1998. BBC One. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ Breathe. Hey Hey It's Saturday. Kylie Minogue. Australia: Nine Network (published 24 September 2018). 1998. Retrieved 24 September 2018 – via YouTube.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)[dead YouTube link] - ^ "Top of the Pops 1998". Top of the Pops. United Kingdom. 20 March 1998. BBC Four.
- The National Lottery Live. Television Centre, London. 4 March 1998. BBC One.
- ^ "L&K Friday Episode 9". Live & Kicking. Season 5. 6 March 1998. BBC. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2019 – via TV.com.
- ^ Bodey 2015, p. 49
- ^ Baker & Minogue 2002, p. 129
- ^ Intimate and Live (Media notes). Kylie Minogue. Australia: Mushroom. 30 November 1998. MUSH33183.2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Kylie to treat fans to free concert". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 October 2003. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ Anderson, Steve. "Kylie – Money Can't Buy". Steve Anderson Productions. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ McLean, Craig (17 November 2003). "A real tour de force". Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Body Language Live". Kylie.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ Rigby, Sam (21 December 2012). "Kylie Minogue debuts 'Breathe' Abbey Road performance – video". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Connor, Lewis (25 September 2014). "Kylie Minogue launches 'Kiss Me Once' tour, setlist revealed". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Katie (14 March 2018). "Review: Kylie Minogue's Golden Gorilla gig is a hoedown success". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Breathe (Australian CD1 liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Mushroom. 1998. MUSH01739.2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Breathe (UK CD1 liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Deconstruction. 1998. 74321 570132.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Breathe (Australian CD2 liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Mushroom. 1998. MUSH01739.5.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Breathe (UK CD2 liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Deconstruction. 1998. 74321 570142.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Breathe (European CD single liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Deconstruction. 1998. 74321 569962.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Breathe (UK cassette single sleeve). Kylie Minogue. Deconstruction. 1998. 74321 570134.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Breathe (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Deconstruction. 1998. 74321 569972.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 13. 28 March 1998. p. 13. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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- An Interview with Kylie Minogue (Promo CD) (Media notes). Kylie Minogue. United Kingdom: Deconstruction Records. 1997. KM002 (Product number). Archived from the original on 25 September 2018 – via 991.com.
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- Baker, William; Minogue, Kylie (7 November 2002). Kylie: La La La. London, United Kingdom: ISBN 0-340-73439-6 – via Google Books.
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