Breathe (Malcolm Todd song)
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| Single by Malcolm Todd | ||||
| from the album Do That Again | ||||
| Released | March 13, 2026 | |||
| Genre | Alternative R&B | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| "Breathe" on YouTube | ||||
"Breathe" is a single by American singer-songwriter Malcolm Todd, released on March 13, 2026. It served as the lead single for his upcoming second studio album Do That Again, set to be released on June 5, 2026. Todd wrote the song with Jonah Cochran, Charlie Ziman, Jasper Harris, Matthew Castellanos and Blake Slatkin and produced it with all of them except Castellanos.
"Breathe" is an alternative R&B song,[1] considered reminiscent of "golden age N.E.R.D and Justified-era Justin Timberlake".[2] It contains guitar[2][3] and layered vocals, with "whispery doubles" beneath the lead vocal, creating an echoing quality of the chorus. Lyrically, the song is about a situationship in which the protagonist longs for intimacy.[3][1] It opens with Malcolm Todd in a hotel suite with two of his best friends, before centering on him being alone with one of them, whom he is romantically interested in. During the bridge, he conveys his intention to rekindle the connection.[3]
Critical reception
The song received generally positive reviews. Jazmin Kylene of Ones to Watch commented the song "floats by quickly and demands to be looped every time", adding "What makes 'Breathe' so infectious is how much fun Todd is letting himself have, not weighed down by the inevitable pressure of upholding his momentum."[1] Marcus Adetola of Neon called it "a silky R&B track with a guitar groove that sits in the pocket".[3] Sarah Space of Melodic Mag wrote "It oozes style and summer sweetness, with added spicy undertones that all blend into a delightfully devilish minute."[4]