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Breathe (Greenwheel song)#Melissa Etheridge version

{{Short description|2002 single by Greenwheel}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Breathe

| cover = Breathe Greenwheel cover.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Greenwheel

| album = Soma Holiday

| released = {{start date|2002|7|29}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 3:19

| label = Island

| writer = Greenwheel{{cite AV media notes|title=Breathe|author=Greenwheel|year=2002|type=US promo CD liner notes|publisher=Island Records|id=ISLR 15597-2}}

| producer = Malcolm Springer

| prev_title = Shelter

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|5ZRmBPXVUl8|"Breathe"}}}}

}}

"Breathe" is a song by American alternative rock band Greenwheel, written by members Ryan Jordan, Marc Wanninger, Andrew Dwiggins, Douglas Randall, and Brandon Armstrong. Produced by Malcolm Springer, it was released as the second single from the band's first full-length album, Soma Holiday (2002), in July 2002 and peaked at number 37 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song experienced renewed popularity in 2004 when American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge covered the track for her eighth studio album, Lucky (2004).

Charts

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!Chart (2002)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|37|artist=Greenwheel|rowheader=true|access-date=February 1, 2024}}

Release history

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scope="row" rowspan="2"|United States

|July 29, 2002

|{{hlist|Mainstream rock|active rock|alternative radio}}

|rowspan="2"|Island

|{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1463|page=29|date=July 26, 2002}}

September 23, 2002

|{{hlist|Hot adult contemporary|contemporary hit radio}}

|{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1471|page=33|date=September 20, 2002}}

Melissa Etheridge version

{{Infobox song

| name = Breathe

| cover = Breathe Melissa Etheridge cover.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Melissa Etheridge

| album = Lucky

| B-side = "Kiss Me"

| released = {{start date|2004|1|12}}

| recorded =

| studio = Henson (Hollywood, California)

| genre =

| length = 3:15

| label = Island

| writer =

  • Ryan Jordan
  • Marc Wanninger
  • Andrew Dwiggins
  • Douglas Randall
  • Brandon Armstrong

| producer = John Shanks

| prev_title = I Want to Be in Love

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = This Moment

| next_year = 2004

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|inA6iPVY_S8|"Breathe"}}}}

}}

Melissa Etheridge covered "Breathe" for her eighth studio album, Lucky. Her version was produced by John Shanks and was released as the album's lead single on January 12, 2004. Although the song did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, stalling at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, it became Etheridge's second number-one single on the Billboard Triple-A chart, staying at the top for two weeks. It also became a top-10 hit on the Billboard Adult Top 40 and briefly charted in the Netherlands, where it reached number 96.

=Background and release=

"Breathe" is the only song from Lucky that Etheridge did not write. John Shanks produced the track while Paul Bushnell from American rock band Ednaswap plays bass guitar on the song. Etheridge recorded the song at Henson Recording in Hollywood, California.{{cite AV media notes|title=Lucky|title-link=Lucky (Melissa Etheridge album)|author=Melissa Etheridge|year=2004|type=US CD album liner notes|publisher=Island Records|id=B0001822-02}} In the United States, AOL Music made "Breathe" available for streaming on December 1, 2003, and it was officially sent to radio on January 12, 2004, as the album's lead single.{{cite web|url=http://www.melissaetheridge.com/news/|title=News|website=melissaetheridge.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204030545/http://www.melissaetheridge.com/news/|archive-date=December 4, 2003|access-date=February 1, 2024}}{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Picks: Singles|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|editor-last=Paoletta|editor-first=Michael|magazine=Billboard|volume=116|issue=4|page=32|date=January 24, 2004}} The same year, the song was released physically in the Netherlands, issued as a CD single with the B-side "Kiss Me".{{cite AV media notes|title=Breathe|author=Melissa Etheridge|year=2004|type=Dutch CD single liner notes|publisher=Island Records|id=0602498617939}} Lucky was released on February 10, 2004, with "Breathe" appearing as the fourth track.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lucky-mw0000332502|title=Lucky: Melissa Etheridge|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=February 1, 2024}}

=Critical reception=

Reviewing "Breathe" for the January 24, 2004, issue of Billboard, Keith Caulfield noted Etheridge's "warm and familiar" voice and "gutsy" vocals, calling the track "solid" and "rocking" with a "killer" chorus. During an album review for the same publication, Michael Paoletta wrote that "Breathe" does not have the same charm as Etheridge's previous hits such as "Come to My Window" and "I'm the Only One".{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Picks: Albums|last=Paoletta|first=Michael|editor-last=Paoletta|editor-first=Michael|magazine=Billboard|volume=116|issue=8|page=37|date=February 21, 2004}} Johnny Loftus of AllMusic was also indifferent to the track, calling it "sappy". In 2005, at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, the song was nominated for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, losing to "Code of Silence" by Bruce Springsteen.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/47th-annual-grammy-awards|title=2004 Grammy Winners|publisher=Grammy Awards|access-date=February 1, 2024}}

=Credits and personnel=

Credits are taken from the Lucky liner notes.

Studios

  • Recorded at Henson Recording (Hollywood, California)
  • Mixed at Image Recording Inc. (Hollywood, California)

Personnel

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  • Ryan Jordan – writing
  • Marc Wanninger – writing
  • Andrew Dwiggins – writing
  • Douglas Randall – writing
  • Brandon Armstrong – writing
  • Melissa Etheridge – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • John Shanks – acoustic and electric guitars, production
  • Paul Bushnell – bass
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Jeff Rothschild – engineering
  • Marc Valentine – additional engineering
  • Jaime Sickora – assistant engineering
  • Keith Armstrong – assistant engineering
  • Shari Sutcliffe – contract coordination

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=Charts=

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==Weekly charts==

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!Chart (2004)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Dutch100|96|artist=Melissa Etheridge|song=Breathe|rowheader=true|access-date=February 1, 2024|refname="d100"}}
scope="row" |Quebec (ADISQ){{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129063315/http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|url=http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|title=Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec|publisher=BAnQ|date=27 December 2003|access-date=22 June 2025|archive-date=29 November 2015|language=fr|url-status=dead}}

|align="center"|19

{{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|6|artist=Melissa Etheridge|rowheader=true|access-date=February 1, 2024|refname="usbub"}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|1|artist=Melissa Etheridge|rowheader=true|access-date=February 1, 2024|refname="usaas"}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|22|artist=Melissa Etheridge|rowheader=true|access-date=February 1, 2024}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|9|artist=Melissa Etheridge|rowheader=true|access-date=February 1, 2024|refname="usaps"}}

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==Year-end charts==

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!Chart (2004)

!Position

scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor|volume=12|issue=51|page=26|date=December 17, 2004}}

|22

scope="row"|US Triple-A (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Triple-A Songs|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor|volume=12|issue=51|page=54|date=December 17, 2004}}

|15

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References

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Category:2002 songs

Category:2002 singles

Category:2004 singles

Category:Island Records singles

Category:Melissa Etheridge songs

Category:Song recordings produced by John Shanks