For the 1973 Pink Floyd song, see Breathe (Pink Floyd song)

For the 2004 Erasure song, see Breathe (Erasure song)

"Breathe" is an pop–dance song written by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, Dave Ball and Ingo Vauk for Minogue's sixth album Impossible Princess (1997). The song was produced by Ball and Vauk and received a mixed reception from music critics. The song was released as the third single in the first quarter of 1998 (see 1998 in music) and reached the top twenty in the United Kingdom, where it became Minogue's twenty-eighth consecutive top forty hit. It reached the top twenty in Russia and South Africa and the top thirty in Australia. The single was Minogue's final international release on Deconstruction Records.

Formats and track listings

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These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Breathe".

CD single one

1. "Breathe" (Radio edit) — 3:39
2. "Breathe" (Tee's Freeze mix) — 6:59
3. "Breathe" (Nalin & Kane remix) — 10:11
4. "Breathe" (Album mix) — 4:38

CD single two

1. "Breathe" (Radio edit) — 3:39
2. "Breathe" (Sash! Club mix) — 5:20
3. "Breathe" (Tee's Radio edit) — 3:29
4. "Did It Again" music video — 4:15

Cassette single

1. "Breathe" (Radio edit) — 3:39
2. "Breathe" (Sash! Club mix edit) — 3:43

Chart performance

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In February 1998, "Breathe" was released in the United Kingdom. The song became Minogue's twenty-eighth consecutive top forty single when it debuted at number fourteen on the singles chart, and spent a total of four weeks in the top seventy-five.

Outside of the UK, the song was also a modest success. It reached number one in Israel and number three in Russia. However, airplay was limited. In Australia, the song was released on March 9 1998, and it debuted at number twenty-three on the singles chart before quickly falling off the chart.

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australia ARIA Singles Chart	23
Eurochart Hot 100	72
Greece Singles Chart	9
Israel Singles Chart	1
Russia Singles Chart	3
Slovakia Singles Chart	11
Slovenia Singles Chart	11
South Africa Singles Chart	9
Spain Singles Chart	13
UK Singles Chart	14

Chart trajectories

Australian ARIA Singles Chart
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13
Position	23	27	28	28	30	32	27	26	30	36	42	46	48

UK Singles chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04
Chart position	14	33	42	69

Kylie Minogue songs | 1998 singles