Breathe (Moist song)

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"Breathe"
Moist Breathe.jpg
Single by Moist
from the album Mercedes 5 and Dime
ReleasedMay 1999
Genre Alternative rock
Length4:46
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Mark Makoway, Jeff Pearce, David Usher, Paul Wilcox, Kevin Young
Producer(s) David Leonard
Moist singles chronology
"Gasoline"
(1997)
"Breathe"
(1999)
"Underground"
(1999)

"Breathe" is a song by Canadian alternative rock group Moist. It was released in May 1999 as the lead single from their third studio album, Mercedes 5 and Dime . The song peaked at number 28 on the Canadian RPM Singles Chart. [1] The song is featured on the soundtrack of the 1999 film, Stir of Echoes .

Contents

Tom Lord-Alge Mix

In 1999, the song was mixed by Tom Lord-Alge and released as a single. The TLA Mixed version is featured on the MuchMusic compilation album, Big Shiny Tunes 4 .

Music video

The music video for "Breathe" was directed by Phil Harder and reached #1 on MuchMusic Countdown.

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart [1] 28
Canadian RPM Rock Chart [2] 5
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Chart [3] 22

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