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On “breathin”, Ariana opens up about her anxiety.
She revealed to Vogue that she’d “always had anxiety,” but that the events of the Manchester bombing gave her post-traumatic stress disorder.
I think a lot of people have anxiety, especially right now. My anxiety has anxiety… [but] I’ve never reall...
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Some days, things just take
Way too much of my energy
I look up and the whole room's spinning
You take my cares away
I can so over-complicate, people tell me to medicate
[Pre-Chorus]
Feel my blood runnin', swear the sky's fallin'
I know that all this shit's fabricated, mmm
Time goes by and I can't control my mind
Don't know what else to try, but you tell me every time
[Chorus]
Just keep breathin' and breathin' and breathin' and breathin'
And oh, I gotta keep, keep on breathin'
Just keep breathin' and breathin' and breathin' and breathin'
And oh, I gotta keep, keep on breathin', mmm-mmm
[Verse 2]
Sometimes it's hard to find
Find my way up into the clouds
Tune it out, they can be so loud
You remind me of a time
When things weren't so complicated
All I need is to see your face
[Pre-Chorus]
Feel my blood runnin', swear the sky's fallin'
I know that all this shit's fabricated, mmm
Time goes by and I can't control my mind
Don't know what else to try, but you tell me every time
[Chorus]
Just keep breathin' and breathin' and breathin' and breathin'
And oh, I gotta keep, I keep on breathin'
Just keep breathin' and breathin' and breathin' and breathin'
And oh, I gotta keep, I keep on breathin', mmm, yeah
[Bridge]
My, my air, my, my air
My, my air, my air
My, my air, my, my air
My, my air, yeah
[Chorus]
Just keep breathin' and breathin' and breathin' and breathin'
And oh, I gotta keep, I keep on breathin'
Just keep breathin' and breathin' and breathin' and breathin'
And oh, I gotta keep, I keep on breathin', mmm, yeah
[Outro]
Feel my blood runnin', swear the sky's fallin', oh, woah
I keep on breathin', oh yeah
Time goes by and I can't control my mind
I keep on breathin', mmm, yeah
breathin was written by ILYA & Peter Svensson & Savan Kotecha & Ariana Grande.
breathin was produced by ILYA.
Ariana Grande released breathin on Fri Aug 17 2018.
‘breathin’ is about breathing… like, when you’re anxious. It’s about anxiety and feeling like you can’t… you know, when you can’t get a full breath? It’s like the worst feeling in the whole world. It’s a song about that feeling.
I was having lots of [anxiety attacks around the time I recorded this...
We all thought that was a special song when we did it. I think everyone reacted and thought that was, as far as the big pop moment, it felt like something truly special. Again, this is Ariana saying, “Hey, I want to do something like this.” She was having a day and without going into too much of spe...
During the week ending December 15, 2018, “breathin” peaked at #12 on the Hot 100.
Yes, live on Ellen in 2018:
Rolling Stone ranked the track as Ariana’s #11 best song, saying:
Ariana’s music is perhaps most affecting when her lyrics are as diaristic as possible. With ‘Breathin,’ ’ she details the very real effects of battling anxiety (‘Feel my blood runnin’, swear the sky’s fallin’’) and turns them into a...
Yes, “breathin” was certified 3× platinum by the RIAA on August 17, 2023.