| Breathe | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Midge Ure |
| Album: | Breathe |
| Released: | 22 March 1996 |
| Length: | 4:06 (Radio version) 4:28 (Album version) |
| Label: | Arista |
| Producer: | Richard Feldman |
| Prev Title: | I See Hope (In The Morning Light) |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Guns And Arrows |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
"Breathe" is a song by Scottish singer Midge Ure released on 22 March 1996 as the first single from his album Breathe.
The song was written by Midge Ure and produced by Richard Feldman.
It was made famous by its use in a popular television advertising campaign of the Swatch, two years after its actual publication, which has revived the fortunes of both the commercial track of the disc in which was contained.[1]
Three music videos have been recorded for this song. The main music video sees Midge Ure sing the song next to Westbury White Horse. The other two are a first and a second part. The first part shows references to the 1997 Swatch's commercial which featured this song. The second one shows a wedding and was filmed in Budapest.[2] [3] [4]
CD-Maxi Arista (74321 54277 2 (BMG) / EAN 004)[5]
| Chart (1997–1998) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart[6] | 1 | |
| French Singles Chart[7] | 24 | |
| German Singles Chart[8] | 12 | |
| Italian Singles Chart[9] | 1 | |
| Spanish Singles Chart[10] | 2 | |
| Swiss Singles Chart[11] | 17 | |
| UK Singles Chart[12] | 70 |