"Breathe" is the first single by Norwegian electronic dance music record production trio Seeb, with vocals by Portuguese singer Bernardo Neves, known by his stage name Neev.[2]

"Breathe"
Single by Seeb featuring Neev
from the EP Intro to Seeb
Released11 March 2016 (2016-03-11)
GenreTropical house[1]
Length4:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Espen Berg
  • Tiago Carvalho
  • Simen Eriksrud
  • Bernardo Neves
Producer(s)
  • Espen Berg
  • Simen Eriksrud
Seeb singles chronology
"Simple Life"
(2015)
"Breathe"
(2016)
"What Do You Love"
(2016)
Neev singles chronology
"Breathe"
(2016)
Music video
"Breathe" on YouTube

Background edit

The song was written by Tiago Carvalho, Bernardo Neves, Espen Berg and Simen Eriksrud, with the latter two producing the song.[3] It was made available for digital download on 11 March 2016 through Seeb Music, Island Records, Virgin Records and Universal Music Group.[4] In May 2016, the song was incorporated into the official soundtrack album for MTV's Scream Season 2, appearing throughout the season, and re-released with Scream: Music from Season Two on July 29, 2016, under Island Records.[5]

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 49
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] 33
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 48
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 27
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 27
France (SNEP)[11] 54
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 43
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 30
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 72
Norway (VG-lista)[15] 7
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[16] 63
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[17] 92
Slovenia (SloTop50)[18] 19
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 13
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[20] 28

Year-end charts edit

Chart (2016) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 81

Certifications edit

‹See Tfd›
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[22] Gold 45,000
Germany (BVMI)[23] Gold 200,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[24] 3× Platinum 120,000
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[25] 2× Platinum 16,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various 11 March 2016 Digital download [26]
Italy 25 March 2016 Contemporary hit radio Universal [27]

References edit

  1. ^ Broide, El (8 April 2016). "Jam of the Day: Seeb – Breathe (Feat. Neev)". People Magazine. Caxton Magazines Digital. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Neev". SoundCloud. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
    - "Seeb premiere brand new original "Breathe (ft. NEEV)"". Island Records. Universal Music Group. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Breathe - SeeB (Credits)". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Breathe - SeeB (Releases)". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
    - "Breathe (feat. Neev)". iTunes. Apple Music. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Music from MTV's 'Scream' Season 2 Released". Film Music Reporter. July 29, 2016. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "Seeb feat. Neev – Breathe" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Seeb feat. Neev – Breathe" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Seeb feat. Neev – Breathe" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Seeb feat. Neev – Breathe" (in French). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Seeb feat. Neev: Breathe" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Seeb feat. Neev – Breathe" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Seeb feat. Neev – Breathe" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 34, 2016" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Seeb feat. Neev – Breathe" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Topp 20 Single uke 15, 2016 – VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  16. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201650 into search. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  17. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201643 into search. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  18. ^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart". SloTop50. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  19. ^ "Seeb feat. Neev – Breathe". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  20. ^ "SeeB Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  22. ^ "Danish single certifications – Seeb – Breathe". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Seeb feat. Neev; 'Breathe')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  24. ^ "Norwegian single certifications – Seeb – Breathe" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  25. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Seeb" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  26. ^ Worldwide releases for digital single of "Breathe":
  27. ^ "SEEB "Breathe (feat. Neev)" (Radio Date: 25/03/2016)". radiodate.it. Retrieved 5 November 2016.