"Breathe Easy" is a song written by

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, Martin Michael Larsson and

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and released by the British

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. 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. 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

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. This version topped the

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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.

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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 " lueare fast becoming one of the biggest bands in Britain and with this majestic song they've just taken another step towards the pop summit". In an album review by ''

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''s Betty Clarke, "Breathe Easy" was described as a "

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-ish horror".

Track listings

"Breathe Easy"

UK CD1 and European CD single # "Breathe Easy" (album edit) # "Breathe Easy" (Love 4 Music Remix featuring Jaime Summaz) UK CD2 # "Breathe Easy" (album edit) # "Taste It" (live from the tour) # "Whatever Happens" # Enhanced section ## "Breathe Easy" (video) ## Opening footage from tour ## Live performance of " Guilty" ## Behind the scenes and audience footage ## Tour footage and interview with band Japanese CD single # "Breathe Easy" (album edit) # "Breathe Easy" (Love 4 Music Remix featuring Jaime Summaz) # "Taste It" (live from the tour) # "Whatever Happens"

"A chi mi dice"

Italian CD single # "A chi mi dice" # "Breathe Easy" (album edit) # "Taste It" (live from the tour) # "Whatever Happens" French CD single # "A chi mi dice" – 4:34 # "Breathe Easy" – 4:41 # "A chi mi dice" (video) – 4:34 # "Breathe Easy" (video) – 4:41

Credits and personnel

Credits for "Breathe Easy" are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes. Additional personnel for "A chi mi dice" are lifted from the Italian CD single liner notes. Studio * Recorded at DeeKay Studios (Copenhagen, Denmark) * Additional vocals recorded at

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(London, England) and Sanctuary Studios (

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, England) * Strings recorded at

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(Stockholm, Sweden) * Mixed at the White Room (Copenhagen, Denmark) Personnel *

– writing *

– writing, all other instruments, production, vocal production, arrangement * Martin Michael Larsson – writing, all other instruments, programming, production, arrangement, mixing ("A chi mi dice") *

– lyrics ("A chi mi dice") * Josh – guitars * Stockholm Session Strings – strings * Ulf Forsberg –

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* Henrik Janson – string arrangement, conducting * Ulf Janson – string arrangement, conducting * Mads Nilsson – mixing * Håkan Wollgård – engineering * Andrew Murabito – sleeve artwork * Max Dodson – photography

Charts

"Breathe Easy"

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

"A chi mi dice"

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2000s ballads 2003 songs 2004 singles Blue (English band) songs Innocent Records singles Number-one singles in Italy Pop ballads Songs written by Lars Halvor Jensen Songs written by Lee Ryan Songs written by Martin M. Larsson Virgin Records singles