Breathe Easy
2004 single by Blue
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"Breathe Easy" is a song by British boy band Blue. It was written by Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson and band member Lee Ryan for their third studio album, Guilty (2003), while production was overseen by Jensen and Larsson. It was released as the album's third single on 22 March 2004 in the United Kingdom and reached number four on the UK Singles Chart.
- "Taste It"
- "Whatever Happens"
- 4:35 (album version)
- 3:40 (radio edit)
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| Released | 22 March 2004 | |||
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An Italian version of the song, entitled "A chi mi dice" (English: "To Those Who Tell Me"), was released as a single in France and Italy, with lyrics written by Tiziano Ferro.[1] This version topped the Italian Singles Chart for eight weeks was Italy's best-selling single of 2004. It also charted in France, where it peaked at number 15.
Critical reception
The song received mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics. Tiscali Music's review said of band-member and song co-writer "Lee Ryan proves to be more than just a pretty face with his co-written ballad 'Breathe Easy'", while they wrote about the song "'Breathe Easy' is a hauntingly beautiful track" and "[Blue] are fast becoming one of the biggest bands in Britain and with this majestic song they've just taken another step towards the pop summit".[2] In an album review by The Guardian's Betty Clarke, "Breathe Easy" was described as a "Westlife-ish horror".[3]
Music video
A music video for "Breathe Easy" was directed by Cameron Casey and filmed in various locations throughout the Prague metropolitan area.[4] Filming took place, among other locations, at Hlubočepy bridge, Metro station Smíchovské nádraží and Praha hlavní nádraží, the city's largest railway station.[5]
Track listings
"Breathe Easy"UK CD1 and European CD single[6][7]
UK CD2[8]
Japanese CD single[9]
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"A chi mi dice"Italian CD single[10]
French CD single[11]
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Credits and personnel
Credits for "Breathe Easy" are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes.[6] Additional personnel for "A chi mi dice" are lifted from the Italian CD single liner notes.[10]
Studio
- Recorded at DeeKay Studios (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Additional vocals recorded at Metropolis Studios (London, England) and Sanctuary Studios (Watford, England)
- Strings recorded at Polar Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
- Mixed at the White Room (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Personnel
- Lee Ryan – writing
- Lars Halvor Jensen – writing, all other instruments, production, vocal production, arrangement
- Martin Michael Larsson – writing, all other instruments, programming, production, arrangement, mixing ("A chi mi dice")
- Tiziano Ferro – lyrics ("A chi mi dice")
- Josh – guitars
- Stockholm Session Strings – strings
- Ulf Forsberg – concertmaster
- Henrik Janson – string arrangement, conducting
- Ulf Janson – string arrangement, conducting
- Mads Nilsson – mixing
- Håkan Wollgård – engineering
- Andrew Murabito – sleeve artwork
- Max Dodson – photography
Charts
"Breathe Easy"Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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"A chi mi dice"Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Germany (BVMI)[39] | Gold | 150,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[40] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
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