Breathing transports oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out of the body. Aerobic organisms require oxygen to create energy via respiration, in the form of energy-rich molecules such as glucose. The medical term for normal relaxed breathing is eupnoea.

"Breathe" is a pop-dance song written by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, Dave Ball and Ingo Vauk for Minogue's sixth album Impossible Princess (1997). The song was produced by Ball and Vauk and received a mixed reception from music critics. The song was released as the third single in the first quarter of 1998 (see 1998 in music) and reached the top twenty in the United Kingdom, where it became Minogue's twenty-eighth consecutive top forty hit. The radio edit, also used for the video of the song, has been sped up from the original album version. It reached the top twenty in Russia and South Africa and the top thirty in Australia. The single was Minogue's final international release on Deconstruction Records.

"Breathe" is the second track from British progressive rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon.

Part of the Dark Side of The Moon album, "Breathe (Reprise)" is a recapitulation, with different lyrics, of the song "Breathe" by Pink Floyd. Lasting just over one minute, the reprise is merged with the song "Time" to which it serves as a coda. During recording, it was called "Home Again".

"Breathe" was the twelfth single released by the British act The Prodigy on November 11 1996. It was the second single from the album The Fat of the Land. The song became the group's second consecutive #1 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Breathe" is an hip hop song by American singer Blu Cantrell, taken from her second album Bittersweet. A remix version featuring Sean Paul was released as a single in 2003.

"Breathe" is a song by British synth pop duo Erasure. It was released by Mute Records in the UK and the U.S. as the first single from the band's eleventh studio album Nightbird.

Written and produced by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, the track is a mid-tempo love song similar in musical style to their 1994 hit "Always", albeit with more uplifting lyrical content. "Breathe" was remixed slightly for its radio version — most notably in the song's introduction. The UK compact disc single included CD-ROM information that allowed buyers to download the Digipro software package and use isolated musical tracks of "Breathe" to create their own remixes. For a time fans were able to upload their finished "Breathe" remixes to Erasure's website to share with others.

The single was widely regarded as a major return to form by critics and fans alike, leading to comparisons to Erasure's glory days of the late 1980's and early 1990's, when The Innocents and Chorus both topped the UK album charts.

"Breathe" also resonated with the record-buying public and hit number four on the UK singles chart, Erasure's highest-charting UK single since "Always" a decade earlier. In the United States, Erasure entered the Hot Dance Club Play chart for the first time in eight years and scored their second U.S. dance chart-topper — the first being "Victim of Love" in 1987. In Germany, "Breathe" was Erasure's twentieth Top 40 single, peaking at number thirty-five. It topped the singles chart in Denmark.

Breathe is the first single of Fabolous' album "Real Talk". Having the feel of the New York's five boroughs at its core and named to exhale the old music, "Breathe" was eventually released as an official single. The music has a big sound, especially due to the piano samples from Supertramp's "Crime of the Century". The single acquired remixes; one featuring 50 Cent and Mase; another with Noztra. The music video features cameos by The Game and DJ Clue.

Pitchforkmedia.com named "Breathe" the number nine song of the year for 2004, stating "'Breathe' sounds like the track Fab was always meant to rap over".

Bay Area rappers Yukmouth and Gonzoe recorded a "Breathe" video using the instrumental track to diss Compton-based rapper The Game.

"Breathe" is the second single from Collective Soul's first album Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid. The song became a moderate radio hit, and peaked at #12 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

"Breathe (2 AM)" is a 2005 single from singer-songwriter Anna Nalick. The single was re-released in 2006, has been certified Gold by RIAA, and was featured prominently in the Grey's Anatomy episode "As We Know It".

The track has recently been heard on the Catch and Release (with Jennifer Garner) trailer. The track does not appear on the movie's soundtrack, however, and it is unknown if it appears in the film at this time.

"Breathe" was the first single off of Faith Hill's 1999 album, Breathe. The song was extremely successful in the United States, and became Hill's signature song.

"Breathe" is a song by Christian pop and rock artist Rebecca St. James, who sings her own version of the song written by Marie Barnett.

"Breathe" is a pop song by Australian Idol contestant Ricki-Lee Coulter. The song was released on 9th January, 2006 in Australasian markets only. The single went to #14 on the ARIA singles chart. The song was #39 on the Australasian ARIA End Of Year Charts.

The music video shows a man like the people described in the song, on the beach seemingly contemplating life.

Breathe was the third single from British based Blues-rock trio Winterville. It was released on March 20, 2006 through the band's own imprint, Toxxic Records. The single was available on 7" Vinyl and as a download from the iTunes store. It was the band's last release before their split in early 2007.

Breathe is the third single from the album The State by Canadian rock band Nickelback.

"Breathe" is a song by Michelle Branch, released as the second single from her 2003 album, Hotel Paper. It hit the number-one spot in Indonesia and the Philippines. It peaked at number thirty-six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, a lower position than that of the album's previous single, "Are You Happy Now?". "Breathe" appeared on other Billboard charts and was covered for the Kidz Bop album series.

The song can be heard on a trailer for the 2007 movie, P.S. I Love You.