It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing

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"It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing"
adult contemporary
  • world
    • Length3:20
    LabelMercury Nashville
    Songwriter(s)
    Producer(s)Robert John "Mutt" Lange
    Shania Twain singles chronology
    "When You Kiss Me"
    (2003)     		"It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing"
    (2004)     		"Party for Two"
    (2004)

    "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" is a song recorded by Canadian singer

    ballad that Twain labeled to be the sole heartbreak song on the album. Musically, it lies within the country pop genre while its lyrics speak of misery. The song was not included in any of Twain's tours, but she performed the song for the Up! Live in Chicago
    video special in 2003. The performance was also used as a promotional music video for the single.

    "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" received mixed reviews from music critics. Commercially, the single performed well in Canada, where it peaked at number four. It was also a minor hit in the

    ninth season
    of the show.

    Background

    After collaborating on her great successes

    7" singles were later issued by Mercury Nashville Records on March 30, 2004.[6][7]

    Music video

    "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing" is one of two music videos shot from Twain's Up! Live in Chicago special, the other being "She's Not Just a Pretty Face".

    Composition

    "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing" is a ballad that lies within a fine line of

    common time and has a slow tempo of 76 beats per minute. Written in the key of D♭ major, "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing" follows the chord progression G–Am7–F9. Twain's vocals span two octaves, from A♭3 to D5.[10] Its lyrics reflect misery and burden.[11]

    Reception

    Critical reception

    "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" received mixed reviews from music critics. Ron Rollins of

    Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI).[16] The song was nominated for "Song of the Year" at the 2004 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, but lost to Carolyn Dawn Johnson's "Die of a Broken Heart".[17]

    Chart performance

    "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" debuted at number fifty-seven in mid-March 2004,[18] and eventually peaked at number four in mid-April 2004 on the Canadian Singles Chart.[19] On the week ending May 8, 2004, "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing" debuted at number seventy-six on the United States' main singles chart, the Billboard Hot 100.[20] In the succeeding week, the track jumped to its peak position at number seventy-one.[21] It spent a total of seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.[21] On the week ending February 21, 2004, "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing" entered the US Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart at number fifty.[22] The following week, the track ascended to number forty-three,[23] and, after thirteen weeks on the chart, on the week ending May 15, 2004, it reached its peak at number eighteen, where it remained for three consecutive weeks.[21] In all, the single managed to remain aboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for twenty weeks.[21] "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing" also charted on the US Adult Contemporary chart, where it peaked at number sixteen on the week ending May 29, 2004.[21]

    Live performances

    Twain first performed the song as part of her setlist for an outdoor concert on July 5, 2003 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, Ireland.[24] She then performed it at another concert on July 12, 2003 at Hyde Park in London, England.[11] The singer last performed "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing" on July 27, 2003 at a free outdoor concert held in Grant Park in Chicago, filmed for the Up! Live in Chicago (2003) concert film.[25] The singer donned a tan, multi-patterned halter top and black, sequined wide leg trousers, and performed sitting on a stool placed at the end of the runaway.[2] The recording of the performance at Grant Park was used as a promotional music video for the single.[26] The song was not included on Twain's Up! Tour.

    Cover version

    Contestant

    ninth season of the singing competition American Idol, aired on April 27, 2010.[27] Lynche performed the contemporary R&B-oriented rendition of the song sitting on the staircase of the show's stage. His performance was received well by judges Ellen DeGeneres (who compared Lynche's delivery to that of Luther Vandross), Kara DioGuardi, and Randy Jackson; judge Simon Cowell felt Lynche's song selection was poor, deeming it too feminine for him.[28]
    Sitting in the audience after serving as a guest mentor, Twain herself was moved to tears listening to Lynche's rendition. Eric Ditzian of
    R&B and soul music roots further and concluded, "Last night's performance was hardly the stuff of Luther Vandross, as Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell maintained, but it's a comparison that Mike should take to heart."[27] Leslie Grey Steeler of The Palm Beach Post acknowledged Lynche was usually cheesy in his performances, but favored his rendition of "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing", saying, "I loved it" and calling it "awesome".[29] Mary T. Kelly of Salon.com commented, "Big Mike went back to good, ole country basics and sang the song sweet, simple and pure. Tammy Tyree would have been proud."[28] Lynche was placed in the bottom three that week, and later eliminated.[30]

    Track listings
    1. "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" (Live from Up! Live in Chicago) – 3:42
    1. "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" (Green Version) – 3:20
    2. "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" (Red Version) – 3:19

    Charts

    Release history

    Release dates and format(s) for "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing"
    Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
    United States February 9, 2004 country radio
    Mercury Nashville
    		 [38]
    March 22, 2004
    		[39][40]

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