The Corrs тобының "Breathless" әні

2000 single by the Corrs

"Breathless" is a song by Irish pop rock family group the Corrs. It was released in June 2000 as the first single from their third studio album, In Blue (2000). "Breathless" was co written and produced by famed music producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who produced for Shania Twain, Bryan Adams and Def Leppard, among others. "Breathless" is a pop song with lyrics about seduction. "Breathless" reached number one in the Czech Republic, Poland and the United Kingdom—their only British chart topper to date. It was the 33rd highest selling single in the United Kingdom in 2000. It also reached the top five in Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, and Sweden, as well as number seven in Australia. In the United States, it peaked at number 34 in March 2001, giving the Corrs their only US top forty hit. In 2001, the song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. A music video was filmed in the Mojave Desert at the Trona Airport (TRH) in Inyo County, California, on 24 May 2000 and was directed by Nigel Dick.

"Breathless", a pop song, was written by the Corrs (Andrea, Caroline, Sharon and Jim) and Robert "Mutt" Lange, who also produced the track. The song was released as In Blues first single in June 2000. The CD single includes "Breathless" and two new tracks: "Head in the Air" and "Judy". In the United Kingdom, a CD and cassette single were distributed on 3 July 2000. Speaking of working with Lange, Andrea said: "We happened to meet up [with Lange], and we both liked what each other does, so we decided to try and write a song together. So we did, and the first song we wrote together was 'Breathless.' It was a beautiful, sunny day when we wrote it," she continued, "and I think that's very much in the song, because it's kind of high impact and driven and sunny and summery and it's a love song. It's about seduction and how when you're falling in love, you're just enticing that person to go one step further. It's good, good fun."

Critics were divided over "Breathless". Steven McDonald of AllMusic picked the song as one of the best tracks on the album. Mel Roberts of Amazon. com called it "one of the standout tracks" on the album. For Chris Charles of BBC News, the song "chugs along at Blondie pace before petering out into a wailing imitation of Dolores O'Riordan." Entertainment. ie review was mixed, writing that "Even half decent efforts such as current single 'Breathless' are ruined by the MOR production." Jane Stevenson of Canadian website Jam! considered "Breathless" "one of the album's weaker songs". Steven Wells of NME was positive, praising "the incredibly beautiful Andrea basically begging you to get on with it and shag her 'breathless'," writing that "Andrea does a fantastic yodel type thing with her voice." The reviewers from People magazine called the song "saccharine", while Jake C. Taylor of Sputnikmusic named it a "poppy hit". "Breathless" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals but lost to Steely Dan's "Cousin Dupree".

The song became a mainstream success, topping the charts in three countries, while peaking inside the top ten in many other countries. In Europe, the song became a large success. In the UK, the song topped the UK Singles Chart, becoming their only number one single there, and also their best charting single since "Runaway", which peaked at number two.

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s). (Reference(s))IrelandJune 2000143 Records, 143, Atlantic Records, Atlantic, Lava Records, LavaJapan12 July 2000CDEast West Records, EastWest Japan, 143, Atlantic, LavaUnited States7 August 2000Adult contemporary, hot adult contemporary, modern adult contemporary radio143, Atlantic, Lava8 August 2000Contemporary hit radio