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Breath (Breaking Benjamin song)
| "Breath" | ||||
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Single by Breaking Benjamin | ||||
| from the album Phobia | ||||
| Released | January 21, 2007 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
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| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
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| Producer(s) | David Bendeth | |||
Breaking Benjamin singles chronology | ||||
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"Breath" is a song by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was released in January 2007 as the second single from their third album, Phobia. It was the band's fourth charted song on the US Hot 100 overall, and the second from Phobia. Although "Breath" failed to capture the pop success of "The Diary of Jane" at No. 50 where "Breath" hit No. 84 on the Billboard Hot 100, it was more successful on the rock charts where it hit No. 1 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, making it Breaking Benjamin's first number-one hit, staying there for seven weeks where "The Diary of Jane" hit No. 2 and it also hit No. 3 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart, tying with "So Cold" as their highest-charting single on the chart where "The Diary of Jane" hit No. 4. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2015.[1]
Contents
1 Versions
2 Track listing
3 Critical reception
4 Charts
5 References
6 External links
Versions
The original version is the "Breath" off Phobia, which is 3:38 long. "Breath" also has a radio edit, which can be heard over public radio. The edit was mixed by Ian van Dahl. "Breath" was No. 6 on the top 40 mix edit charts of May 2008, it is 3:13 long. Generally, most active rock, mainstream rock and alternative rock stations still play the original version as of today. There is also another version of "Breath", but in a classical version. It is a cover song by Vitamin String Quartet and it's on the album Strung Out – The String Quartet Tribute to Hard Rock Hits, Vol. 4, which can be found on iTunes.
Track listing
All tracks written by Benjamin Burnley and Mark Klepaski.
| Promotional single No. 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Breath" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Breath" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Breath" | 3:38 |
| Promotional single No. 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Breath (top 40 mix, radio edit)" | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Breath (top 40 mix, full-length version)" | 3:38 |
| Promotional single No. 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Breath (pop mix)" | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Breath (album version)" | 3:38 |
Critical reception
Chuck Taylor of Billboard reviewed the song favorably, stating that its "foot-tapping beats and accessible melody are better appreciated when separated from its closely related siblings." He went on to say that the song has a "solid midtempo pace that peaks with another one of the band's climactic choruses."[2]
Charts
| Chart (2007) |
Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] |
87 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] |
84 |
| US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5] |
3 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] |
1 |
References
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^ Taylor, Chuck (January 20, 2007). "Reviews - Singles". Billboard.
^ "Breaking Benjamin Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
^ "Breaking Benjamin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
^ "Breaking Benjamin Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
^ "Breaking Benjamin Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
External links
Breaking Benjamin's music video for "Breath", recorded at Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, February 11, 2007. on YouTube
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