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B-side
  
"Sea Shells"

Length
  
4:32

Released
  
19 April 2004 (2004-04-19)

Format
  
12-inch single CD single digital download

Recorded
  
Heliocentric Studios Rye, England

Genre
  
Indie Pop, Easy Listening

"Breathe Me" is a 2004 single by Australian singer Sia Furler featured on the album Colour the Small One. The single has sold over 1.2 million copies in the United States.

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Critical reception

Rolling Stone called the song "delicate and haunting".

Charts

In the United Kingdom, "Breathe Me" peaked at number 71 on 1 May 2004. The single also reached number 19 in Denmark in 2011 and number 81 in France in 2012. In the United States, the track charted at number 24 on the Rock Digital Songs, a component chart on the Billboard magazine.

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
  • 10" Pt.1
    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
  • 12" Single
    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

    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.

    Remixes and covers

  • Aiden Grimshaw covered "Breathe Me" on his debut album Misty Eye.
  • Kelly Clarkson covered "Breathe Me" on her Stronger Tour in 2012.
  • Sarah Brightman covered "Breathe Me" on her eleventh studio album Dreamchaser.
  • The mashup album B.I.M.A., featuring mashups of songs by Bon Iver, contains a mashup of "Breathe Me" with the latter's "Calgary" called "Calgary Me".
  • "Breathe Me" in the media

    "Breathe Me" and its remixes have been featured in many TV shows and movie soundtracks, most notably "Everyone's Waiting", the series finale of the HBO drama series Six Feet Under. "Breathe Me"'s appearances in media include:

  • 2004: Life As We Know It (Season 1, Episode 4) - "Breathe Me"
  • 2005: Six Feet Under (Season 5, Episode 12) - "Breathe Me"
  • 2005: E-Ring (Season 1, Episode 6) - "Breathe Me"
  • 2006: The Ultimate Gift
  • 2006: Veronica Mars (Season 2, Episode 18) – "Breathe Me (Four Tet remix)"
  • 2006: Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2006 - "Breathe Me"
  • 2007: Fallen – "Breathe Me"
  • 2007: Bionic Woman (Season 1, Episode 1) – "Breathe Me"
  • 2008: Intervention (2008 Preview Song) – "Breathe Me"
  • 2008: Prince of Persia (2008 video game) TGS Trailer – "Breathe Me"
  • 2008: Verbotene Liebe – "Breathe Me"
  • 2008: CNBC Markets in Turmoil – "Breathe Me (Mylo Remix)"
  • 2009: MTV Australia Promotion – "Breathe Me"
  • 2009: The Hills – "Breathe Me"
  • 2009: Holby City – "Breathe Me"
  • 2010: Te presnto a laura – "Breathe Me"
  • 2010: Misfits – "Breathe Me"
  • 2010: Remember Me – "Breathe Me"
  • 2010: The Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Season 3, Episode 4) – "Breathe Me"
  • 2010: Luther (Season 1, Episode 5) – "Breathe Me"
  • 2010: The Oprah Winfrey Show (Season 25, The Farewell Season) – "Breathe Me"
  • 2011: Cyberbully – "Breathe Me"
  • 2011: Gucci Cosmetics - "Stolen Moments" advertisement featuring Charlotte Casiraghi (member of the royalty family of Monaco)
  • 2012: Hollyoaks – "Breathe Me"
  • 2012: Demi Lovato: Stay Strong – "Breathe Me"
  • 2012: Saving Hope (Season 1, Episode 2) – "Breathe Me"
  • 2012: Leonardo
  • 2012: "Breathe Me" was used for one of the songs in a YouTube video by Amanda Todd, describing her life and struggles, just a month before her suicide on 10 October 2012.
  • 2013: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Season 01, Episode 08) – "Breathe Me"
  • 2013: Orange Is the New Black (Season 1, Episode 7)
  • References

    Breathe Me Wikipedia