Breathe Me


"Breathe Me" is a song by Australian singer Sia. Released on 19 April 2004, it featured on her third studio album Colour the Small One. The song became popular on alternative radio and has been used in many different forms of media, most notably in the series finale of Six Feet Under in 2005 and the television film Cyberbully in 2011.

Critical reception

Rolling Stone called the song "delicate and haunting". The song has received increasingly positive reviews in years since its release, being described as "beautiful and moving."

Chart performance and sales

In the United Kingdom, "Breathe Me" peaked at number 71 on 1 May 2004. In the United States, the song charted at number 24 on 27 March 2010 on the Rock Digital Songs, a component chart on the Billboard magazine. "Breathe Me" also reached number 19 in Denmark in 2011 and number 81 in France in 2012.
As a single it had sold over 1.2 million copies in the United States by 2014.

Music video

The official music video was directed by Daniel Askill. It was shot over three days in a themed hotel in London and it is constructed with over 2,500 individual polaroid stills.

Track listings

  1. "Breathe Me" – 4:32
  2. "Sea Shells" – 4:52
  • Maxi CD Pt.2
  1. "Breathe Me" – 4:34
  2. "Breathe Me " – 5:01
  3. "Breathe Me " – 4:57
  4. "Breathe Me " – 6:22
  5. "Breathe Me " – 4:38
  • 10" Pt.1
  1. A: "Breathe Me " – 5:01
  2. B: "Where I Belong " – 5:03
  • 10" Pt.2
  1. A: "Breathe Me " – 4:57
  2. B: "Numb " – 4:14
  • 12" Single
  1. A1 "Breathe Me " – 6:22
  2. A2 "Breathe Me " – 4:57
  3. B1 "Breathe Me " – 5:01
  4. B2 "Breathe Me " – 4:38

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