Breathe

by Prodigy

Breathe cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 11 November 1996
  • Label: XL
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 19:09
  • Community rating: 3.91/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Anchored by an iconic, clanging sword-slash sample lifted from the Wu-Tang Clan, 'Breathe' stands as a titan of the late-90s big beat era. The track features a frantic vocal interplay between Keith Flint and Maxim Reality, perfectly mirroring the aggressive, high-BPM industrial percussion programmed by Liam Howlett. It scored the group a consecutive UK number one, cementing their status as the preeminent crossover act between rave culture and alternative rock.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, sampling, noisy, punchy, electronic

Tracklist

  1. Breathe - Edit (4:00)
  2. Their Law - Live @ Phoenix Festival '96 (5:25)
  3. Poison - Live @ The Tour Hout & Werchter Festival '96 (5:17)
  4. The Trick (4:25)

Credits

  • The Prodigy - primary artist
  • Mike Marsh - lacquer cut by
  • Jim Davies - guitar
  • Keef Skint - written-by
  • Liam Howlett - written-by
  • Maxim - written-by
  • Graham Butt - guitar
  • Pop Will Eat Itself - featuring, written-by

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