"Breathe" | ||||
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Single by Télépopmusik featuring Angela McCluskey | ||||
from the album Genetic World | ||||
Released | 2002 | |||
Format | CD Single | |||
Recorded | 2001 | |||
Genre | Electronica, house | |||
Length | 4:38 | |||
Label | Capitol (US) | |||
Writer(s) | Angela McCluskey, Stephan Haeri, Fabrice Dumont | |||
Télépopmusik singles chronology | ||||
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"Breathe" is the title of the debut single by the French dance music group Télépopmusik. It features guest vocals by singer Angela McCluskey and appears on the group's 2001 album Genetic World.
Released as a single in 2002, "Breathe" reached #42 on the UK Singles Chart in March of that year. The single was released late in the year in the US, and it reached its peak chart positions on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart (#9) and the Hot 100 chart (#78) in February 2003.
The song was reviewed favorably by Chris Long at the BBC, who described McCluskey's vocals as "breathless" and said the single was "a deliciously silky track that lolls by a holiday pool and enjoys the sunshine."AllMusic felt that the song was one of the highlights of "Genetic World," the song's parent album.
The song was the group's commercial breakthrough, charting in both the UK and the US. "Breathe" reached number 42 on the UK Singles Chart dated 2 March 2002. The song peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending two months on the tally. On the Hot Dance Club Play chart, the song was a Top 10 hit, peaking at number 9. The song also reached number 31 on the Rhythmic Songs chart.
"Breathe" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Dance Recording at the ceremony held in February 2004, eventually losing out to "Come into My World" by Kylie Minogue.