Breathe

This article is about the song 'Breathe' written by Martin L. Gore for the 2001 Depeche Mode album Exciter. For the song 'Breathe' written by Dave Gahan for the 2003 album Paper Monsters, see Breathe (Dave Gahan song).

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Breathe
Song	Breathe
By	Depeche Mode
Songwriter	Martin L. Gore
Produced by	Depeche Mode Mark Bell
Recorded at	RAK and Sarm West (London) Sound Design (Santa Barbara) Electric Lady Sony (New York City)
Length (mm:ss)	5:17
Tempo	97 BPM
Time signature	3 4
Key	D Minor
Engineered by	Gareth Jones
Engineering assistance	Boris Aldridge Andrew Davies Andrew Griffiths Nick Sevilla Lisa Butterworth Jonathan Adler Alissa Myhowich James Chang
Pre-production	Gareth Jones
Additional production	Gareth Jones
Mixed by	Steve Fitzmaurice
Mastered by	Mike Marsh
Art direction	Anton Corbijn
Photography	Anton Corbijn
Sleeve design	Form
Recorded	June 2000 - February 2001
Originally released	May 14, 2001
Live performances as Depeche Mode	86 times *
Total live performances	86 times *

'Breathe' is a song from the 2001 album Exciter by Depeche Mode.

Notes

In Magic! Magazine, Martin Gore says (translated from French):

For 'Breathe', I think it was Mark Bell who decided [that I should sing it]. He particularly liked the demo."

Lyrics

Breathe

I heard a rumour

They travel far

You know what it's like

The way people are

They talk and they talk

Though they don't understand

They'll whisper and whisper

And lie on demand

Please tell me now

I want to know

I have to hear it from your lips

Say it's not so

I heard it on Monday

And I laughed a while

I heard it on Tuesday

I managed to smile

I heard it on Wednesday

My patience was tried

I heard it on Thursday

And I hurt inside

I want to know

The depths of your mind

Tell me this whole thing is madness

And we're doing fine

Put your little hand in mine

And believe in love

Put your head on my chest

And breathe love

Breathe love

Breathe love

Breathe love

I heard it from Peter

Who heard it from Paul

Who heard it from someone

I don't know at all

I heard it from Mary

Who heard it from Ruth

Who swore on the bible

She's telling the truth

I heard it from Simon

Who heard it from James

Confirming with Sarah

That I was to blame

I heard it from Joseph

Who heard it from John

Who said with conviction

That all hope was gone

So I need to know

Your alibis

I need to hear that you love me

Before you say goodbye

Before you say goodbye

Before you say goodbye

Before you say goodbye

Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©2001 EMI Music Publishing Ltd. London WC2H 0EA. Assigned by Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. All rights Reserved.

Dates with available recordings of Breathe

There are currently 107 recordings of Breathe available.

• 2001-06-11 Colisee Pepsi Arena, Quebec City, QC, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-06-13 Corel Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-06-15 Molson Centre, Montréal, PQ, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-06-16 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-06-16 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada/Source 2
• 2001-06-19 XCEL Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-20 Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-22 World Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-23 DTE Energy Music Theater, Detroit, MI, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-23 DTE Energy Music Theater, Detroit, MI, USA/Source 2
• 2001-06-24 Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 2
• 2001-06-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 2
• 2001-06-30 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-30 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA/Source 2
• 2001-06-30 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA/Source 3
• 2001-07-01 Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, Boston, MA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-01 Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, Boston, MA, USA/Source 2
• 2001-07-03 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-05 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-07 National Car Rental Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-07 National Car Rental Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA/Source 2
• 2001-07-08 Ice Palace, Tampa, FL, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-13 UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-14 Cynthia Wood Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-15 South Texas Amphitheatre, San Antonio, TX, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-17 Smirnoff Music Center, Dallas, TX, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-21 Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-23 E Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-27 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, OR, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-28 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-07-29 Gorge Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-29 Gorge Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA, USA/Source 2
• 2001-08-01 Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-03 Chronicle Pavilion, Concord, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-04 Shoreline Amphitheatre, San Francisco, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-05 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-05 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA/Source 2
• 2001-08-08 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-10 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-11 Coors Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-14 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-15 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-18 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-19 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-19 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA/Source 2
• 2001-08-28 Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn, Estonia/Source 1
• 2001-08-29 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia/Source 1
• 2001-08-31 Vingis Park, Vilnius, Lithuania/Source 1
• 2001-09-02 Horse Race Track, Warsaw, Poland/Source 1
• 2001-09-04 Paegas Arena, Prague, Czech Republic/Source 1
• 2001-09-05 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-06 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-08 Trabrennbahn, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-09 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-11 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria/Source 1
• 2001-09-12 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary/Source 1
• 2001-09-12 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary/Source 2
• 2001-09-16 Olympiski, Moscow, Russia/Source 1
• 2001-09-18 SKK Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia/Source 1
• 2001-09-19 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland/Source 1
• 2001-09-21 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
• 2001-09-21 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 2
• 2001-09-21 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 3
• 2001-09-22 Spektrum, Oslo, Norway/Source 1
• 2001-09-23 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
• 2001-09-23 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 2
• 2001-09-25 Galaxy, Amneville, France/Source 1
• 2001-09-25 Galaxy, Amneville, France/Source 2
• 2001-09-26 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-26 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-09-27 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-27 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-09-29 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-29 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-09-29 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 3
• 2001-09-30 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-02 Eishalle, Nürnberg, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-02 Eishalle, Nürnberg, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-10-03 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-04 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland/Source 1
• 2001-10-06 Arena, Oberhausen, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-06 Arena, Oberhausen, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-10-06 Arena, Oberhausen, Germany/Source 3
• 2001-10-07 Sport Paleis, Antwerp, Belgium/Source 1
• 2001-10-09 Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
• 2001-10-10 Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
• 2001-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 3
• 2001-10-13 Palau Saint Jordi, Barcelona, Spain/Source 1
• 2001-10-13 Palau Saint Jordi, Barcelona, Spain/Source 2
• 2001-10-14 Palacio De Vistalegre (Plaza De Toros De Vistalegre), Madrid, Spain/Source 1
• 2001-10-17 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 2001-10-18 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 2001-10-20 MEN Arena, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
• 2001-10-21 NEC, Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1
• 2001-10-23 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France/Source 1
• 2001-10-24 Forum, Milan, Italy/Source 1
• 2001-10-25 Palamalaguti, Bologna, Italy/Source 1
• 2001-10-28 Basket Ball Arena, Athens, Greece/Source 1
• 2001-10-30 Abdi Ipekci Arena, Istanbul, Turkey/Source 1
• 2001-11-03 Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia/Source 1
• 2001-11-05 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-11-05 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany/Source 2

Dates where Breathe was played

2001 Exciter Tour

Breathe was played 86 times during this tour.

• 2001-05-30 Exciter Tour Rehearsals, Sound Design Studios, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
• 2001-06-01 Exciter Tour Rehearsals, Sound Design Studios, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
• 2001-06-04 The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2001-06-11 Colisee Pepsi Arena, Quebec City, QC, Canada
• 2001-06-13 Corel Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
• 2001-06-15 Molson Centre, Montréal, PQ, Canada
• 2001-06-16 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2001-06-19 XCEL Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, USA
• 2001-06-20 Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA
• 2001-06-22 World Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
• 2001-06-23 DTE Energy Music Theater, Detroit, MI, USA
• 2001-06-24 Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
• 2001-06-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA
• 2001-06-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA
• 2001-06-30 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
• 2001-07-01 Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, Boston, MA, USA
• 2001-07-03 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY, USA
• 2001-07-05 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA
• 2001-07-07 National Car Rental Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
• 2001-07-08 Ice Palace, Tampa, FL, USA
• 2001-07-09 Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA, USA
• 2001-07-13 UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA, USA
• 2001-07-14 Cynthia Wood Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA
• 2001-07-15 South Texas Amphitheatre, San Antonio, TX, USA
• 2001-07-17 Smirnoff Music Center, Dallas, TX, USA
• 2001-07-19 Pan American Center, Las Cruces, NM, USA
• 2001-07-20 Journal Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM, USA
• 2001-07-21 Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, USA
• 2001-07-23 E Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
• 2001-07-27 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, OR, USA
• 2001-07-28 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• 2001-07-29 Gorge Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA, USA
• 2001-08-01 Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA, USA
• 2001-08-03 Chronicle Pavilion, Concord, CA, USA
• 2001-08-04 Shoreline Amphitheatre, San Francisco, CA, USA
• 2001-08-05 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
• 2001-08-08 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, USA
• 2001-08-10 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ, USA
• 2001-08-11 Coors Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA, USA
• 2001-08-14 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2001-08-15 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2001-08-18 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA
• 2001-08-19 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA
• 2001-08-28 Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn, Estonia
• 2001-08-29 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia
• 2001-08-31 Vingis Park, Vilnius, Lithuania
• 2001-09-02 Horse Race Track, Warsaw, Poland
• 2001-09-04 Paegas Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
• 2001-09-05 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
• 2001-09-06 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
• 2001-09-08 Trabrennbahn, Hamburg, Germany
• 2001-09-09 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany
• 2001-09-11 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
• 2001-09-12 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary
• 2001-09-16 Olympiski, Moscow, Russia
• 2001-09-18 SKK Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia
• 2001-09-19 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
• 2001-09-21 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden
• 2001-09-22 Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
• 2001-09-23 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2001-09-25 Galaxy, Amneville, France
• 2001-09-26 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
• 2001-09-27 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
• 2001-09-29 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
• 2001-09-30 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
• 2001-10-02 Eishalle, Nürnberg, Germany
• 2001-10-03 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
• 2001-10-04 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
• 2001-10-06 Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
• 2001-10-07 Sport Paleis, Antwerp, Belgium
• 2001-10-09 Bercy, Paris, France
• 2001-10-10 Bercy, Paris, France
• 2001-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
• 2001-10-13 Palau Saint Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
• 2001-10-14 Palacio De Vistalegre (Plaza De Toros De Vistalegre), Madrid, Spain
• 2001-10-17 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK
• 2001-10-18 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK
• 2001-10-20 MEN Arena, Manchester, England, UK
• 2001-10-21 NEC, Birmingham, England, UK
• 2001-10-23 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France
• 2001-10-24 Forum, Milan, Italy
• 2001-10-25 Palamalaguti, Bologna, Italy
• 2001-10-28 Basket Ball Arena, Athens, Greece
• 2001-10-30 Abdi Ipekci Arena, Istanbul, Turkey
• 2001-11-03 Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia
• 2001-11-05 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

• Breathe was not played during this tour.

2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo)

• Breathe was not played during this tour.

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

• Breathe was not played during this tour.

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

• Breathe was not played during this tour.

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

• Breathe was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

• Breathe was not played during this tour.