Breath (Breaking Benjamin song)

"Breath"
Single by Breaking Benjamin
from the album Phobia
Released	March 21, 2007
Recorded	2006
Genre	Post-grunge,Alternative metal
Length	3:38
Label	Hollywood
Writer(s)	Benjamin Burnley, Mark Klepaski
Certification	Platinum (US)
Breaking Benjamin singles chronology
"The Diary of Jane" (2006) "Breath" (2007) "Until the End" (2007)

"Breath" is the second single and the third track from post-grunge/alternative metal band Breaking Benjamin's third album, Phobia. It was the band's fourth charted song on the U.S. Hot 100 overall, and the second from Phobia. Although "Breath" failed to capture the pop success of The Diary of Jane at #50 where "Breath" hit #84 on the Billboard Hot 100, it was more successful on the rock charts where it hit #1 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, making it Breaking Benjamin's first number-one hit staying there for seven weeks where "The Diary of Jane" hit #2 and it also hit #3 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart tying with So Cold as their highest-charting single on the chart where "The Diary of Jane" hit #4.

A contest was held in which fans create a music video for "Breath", called the Breath Fan Video Contest, and the band and label selected 4 videos as finalists. The winning video was officially released March 30, 2008 on YouTube. The video can also be seen at the band's official site. The single was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA in 2015.^[1]

Versions

The original version is the "Breath" off Phobia, which is 3:38 long. "Breath" also has a radio edit, which can be heard over public radio. The edit was mixed by Ian Van Dahl. "Breath" was #6 on the Top 40 Mix Edit charts of May 2008, it is 3:13 long. Generally, most active rock, mainstream rock and alternative rock stations still play the original version as of today. There is also another version of "Breath", but in a classical version. It is a cover song by Vitamin String Quartet and it's on the album Strung Out - The String Quartet Tribute to Hard Rock Hits, Vol.4, which can be found on iTunes.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Benjamin Burnley and Mark Klepaski. 

Promotional single #1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Breath"	3:38
2.	"Breath"	3:38
3.	"Breath"	3:38

Promotional single #2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Breath (Top 40 mix, radio edit)"	3:13
2.	"Breath (Top 40 mix, full length version)"	3:38

Promotional single #3
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Breath (Pop mix)"	3:16
2.	"Breath (Album version)"	3:38

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	87
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	84
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	3
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	1

References

1. https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database

External links

• Breaking Benjamin's music video for "Breath", recorded at Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, February 11, 200 on YouTube 8.