I Breathe Again

"I Breathe Again"
Single by Adam Rickitt
from the album Good Times
B-side"Stars Are Falling"
Released14 June 1999 (1999-06-14)
GenreHi-NRG[1]
Length3:46
LabelPolydor
Songwriters
  • Julian Gingell
  • Barry Stone
ProducersJewels & Stone
Adam Rickitt singles chronology
"I Breathe Again"
(1999) 		"Everything My Heart Desires"
(1999)

"I Breathe Again" is the debut single of English singer and former Coronation Street actor Adam Rickitt. The single peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, selling 76,500 copies[2] and staying on the chart for 10 weeks. Outside the United Kingdom, "I Breathe Again" peaked at number nine in Hungary and number 16 in Ireland.

A music video for the song, was released to promote the single.[3] Some scenes in which he appears naked surprised some fans. On his official website he said: "I had boxers on for part of it but in some of the camera angles you could see them. The director asked if I'd go starkers for some of the shots and I agreed. I wasn't getting off the floor for anything after that. I dread to think where the off-shoots went. They're probably with one of those When They Were Famous film companies!"[4]

Track listings

UK CD1[5]

  1. "I Breathe Again"
  2. "Stars Are Falling"
  3. "The True Confessions of Adam Rickitt" (interview)
  4. "I Breathe Again" (video)

UK CD2[6]

  1. "I Breathe Again" (radio edit)
  2. "I Breathe Again" (Amen extended mix)
  3. "I Breathe Again" (The Sharp Boys extended remix)

UK cassette single[7]

  1. "I Breathe Again"
  2. "I Breathe Again" (Jewels & Stone extended mix)

Japanese CD single[8]

  1. "I Breathe Again"
  2. "I Breathe Again" (Amen extended mix)
  3. "I Breathe Again" (The Sharp Boys extended remix)
  4. "I Breathe Again" (Jewels & Stone extended mix)

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 14 June 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
 Polydor [16]
Japan 13 January 2000 CD [17]

References

  1. ^ Jones, Alan (26 June 1999). "Chart Commentary". Music Week. p. 13. Rickitt's single I Breathe Again – an old fashioned hi-NRG track...
  2. ^ Jones, Alan (June 26, 1999). "The official UK charts: singles". Music Week. p. 13. ProQuest 232257297. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Flint, Hanna (20 March 2017). "Remember when Adam Rickitt got COMPLETELY naked for his 'I Breathe Again' music video?". OK!. Northern & Shell. Retrieved 12 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "Life and Times - Good Times?". www.adamrickitt.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 February 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. ^ I Breathe Again (UK CD1 liner notes). Polydor Records. 1999. 561 186-2.
  6. ^ I Breathe Again (UK CD2 liner notes). Polydor Records. 1999. 561 187-2.
  7. ^ I Breathe Again (UK cassette single sleeve). Polydor Records. 1999. 561 186-4.
  8. ^ I Breathe Again (Japanese CD single liner notes). Polydor Records. 2000. POCP-7453.
  9. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 27. 3 July 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 35. 28 August 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Breathe Again". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 26/6/1999 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 26/6/1999 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. 22 January 2000. p. 27.
  15. ^ "British single certifications – Adam Rickitt – I Breathe Again". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 June 2020. Select singles in the Formats field. Type I Breathe Again Adam Rickitt in the "Search:" field.
  16. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 14 June, 1999" (PDF). Music Week. 12 June 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  17. ^ "アダム・リキット | ブリーズ・アゲイン" [Adam Rickitt | I Breathe Again] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
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