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"Breathe Easy" is a song written by Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson and Lee Ryan and released by the British boy band Blue. The song was included on their third studio album, Guilty (2003). It was released as a single on 22 March 2004 in the United Kingdom and reached number four on the UK Singles Chart.

For the Cal Tjader album, see Breathe Easy (album).

"Breathe Easy"
Single by Blue
from the album Guilty
B-side
  • "Taste It"
  • "Whatever Happens"
Released22 March 2004 (2004-03-22)[1]
StudioDeeKay (Copenhagen, Denmark)
GenrePop
Length
  • 4:35 (album version)
  • 3:40 (radio edit)
Label
  • Innocent
  • Virgin
Songwriter(s)
  • Lee Ryan
  • Lars Halvor Jensen
  • Martin Michael Larsson
Producer(s)
  • Lars Halvor Jensen
  • Martin Michael Larsson
Blue singles chronology
"Signed, Seals, Delivered I'm Yours"
(2003)		 "Breathe Easy"
(2004)		 "Bubblin'"
(2004)
Music video
"Breathe Easy" on YouTube

An Italian version of the song, entitled "A chi mi dice" (English: "To Those Who Tell Me"), was released as a single in France and Italy, with lyrics written by Tiziano Ferro.[2] This version topped the Italian Singles Chart for eight weeks was Italy's best-selling single of 2004. It also charted in France, where it peaked at number 15.


Critical reception


The song received mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics. Tiscali Music's review said of band-member and song co-writer "Lee Ryan proves to be more than just a pretty face with his co-written ballad 'Breathe Easy'", while they wrote about the song "'Breathe Easy' is a hauntingly beautiful track" and "[Blue] are fast becoming one of the biggest bands in Britain and with this majestic song they've just taken another step towards the pop summit".[3] In an album review by The Guardian's Betty Clarke, "Breathe Easy" was described as a "Westlife-ish horror".[4]


Track listings



Credits and personnel


Credits for "Breathe Easy" are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes.[5] Additional personnel for "A chi mi dice" are lifted from the Italian CD single liner notes.[9]

Studio

Personnel


Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[32] Gold 150,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 20 March 2004. p. 29.
  2. "Blue (00s) A Chi Mi Dice Europe 5" CD SINGLE (320764)". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  3. "Blue – 'Breathe Easy' review". Tiscali Music. Tiscali. 22 March 2004. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  4. Clarke, Betty (31 October 2003). "Blue: Guilty – Guardian review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  5. Breathe Easy (UK CD1 liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. SINCD58, 0724354794124.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Breathe Easy (European CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. 0724354851926.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. Breathe Easy (UK CD2 liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. SINDX58, 0724354851407.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. Breathe Easy (Japanese CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. VJCP-12178.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. A chi mi dice (Italian CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. 724354867620.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. A chi mi dice (French CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. 724387060401.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. "Blue – Breathe Easy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  12. "Blue – Breathe Easy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  13. "Blue – Breathe Easy" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  14. "Blue – Breathe Easy". Tracklisten. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  15. "Hits of the World – Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 10 April 2004. p. 55. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  16. "Blue – Breathe Easy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  17. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  18. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Breathe Easy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  19. "Blue – Breathe Easy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  20. "Blue – Breathe Easy". VG-lista. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  21. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 34, saptamina 23.08 – 29.08, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 18 January 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2020. See LW position.
  22. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  23. "Blue – Breathe Easy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  24. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  25. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2004" (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  26. "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2004" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  27. "Swiss Year-End Charts 2004" (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  28. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  29. "Blue – A chi mi dice" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  30. "Blue – A chi mi dice". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  31. "Mix e singoli" (PDF) (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  32. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Blue; 'Breathe Easy')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 4 May 2018.


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