Breathe You in (Monrose song)
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"Breathe You in" a song by German
Germany
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 recording group Monrose
Monrose
Monrose was a German pop band, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show Popstars on the ProSieben network, the trio consisted of singers and songwriters Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar...

. It was written by Thanh Bui, Gary Pinto and and Rodney Mark Davies and produced by Pete Kirtley
Pete Kirtley
Pete Kirtley is an English multi-platinum and Ivor Novello Award winning songwriter, record producer and recently established publisher. He has produced over 150 records worldwide with sales exceeding 10 million, including four number one hits worldwide, eight UK top ten hits and twenty top forty...

, Andrew Murray
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 and Christian Ballard for their fourth studio album Ladylike
Ladylike
Ladylike is the fourth and final studio album by German pop trio Monrose, released by Starwatch Music and the Warner Music Group on June 11, 2010 in German-speaking Europe...

(2010).

Released as the album's third single on December 3, 2010, it served as the group's final single.

Composition

"Breathe You In" is a pop ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...

. Vocally, the song follows the typicall ballad style of Monrose. The song contains acoustic guitar
Acoustic guitar
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, strings
String instrument
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 and piano
Piano
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. About the song, Monrose stated "We knew from the beginning that "Breathe You In" has to be on our album! The text affects! The song makes your skin crawl – and our fans love it!"

Critical reception

LetMeEntertainYou.de gave the song a positive review, stating that "In the ballad, the girls show what they have vocal within." Laut.de stated that the song is too similar to their past ballads. Albert Ranner from CDSTARTS.de wrote that ""Breathe You In" starts like a trashy Whitney Huston clipping, but raises, despite it's randomness, in the song structure.

Music video

The music video for "Breathe You In" premiered on November 25, 2010 on the groups official YouTube
YouTube
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 channel and on November 26, 2010 on VIVA Germany. The video shows a footage of the group and contains pictures of their casting, pictures from their childhood, concert cuttings and home viedos.

Live performances

Monrose performed "Breathe You In" at The Dome
The Dome
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 56 on November 26, 2010 in front of an audience of 10.000 people. They also performed the song at the Popstars
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 final on December 9, 2010.

B-Side

The b-side of the single will be the song "Endlich Seh' Ich Das Licht". The song is the German version of "I See The Light" and is featured on the German edition of the film "Tangled", where it will be played during the end credits. The song also appears on the German soundtrack release of "Tangled".


Formats and track listings

  • CD Single
  1. "Breathe You in" — 4:06
  2. "Endlich seh' ich das Licht" — 3:46

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position

Release history

Region Date Format
Austria December 3, 2010 CD Single
CD single
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, Digital download
Music download
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Germany
Switzerland

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