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"'''''Breathe Slow'''''" is the confirmed fourth single from [[Alesha Dixon]] and the second from her second album, ''[[The Alesha Show (album)|The Alesha Show]]'', released on [[Asylum Records]], an offshoot of [[Atlantic Records]]. The song has been added to the prestigious [[BBC Radio 1]] A-list.
"'''''Breathe Slow'''''" is the second single from [[Alesha Dixon|Alesha Dixon's]] second album, ''[[The Alesha Show (album)|The Alesha Show]]'', released by [[Asylum Records]], an offshoot of [[Atlantic Records]]. The song has been added to [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]]'s A-list.


== Music video ==
== Music video ==
The video is about breaking up with a boy, and Dixon going out to try and forget about it. The video shows Dixon in a cafe, leaving her ring, then walking down a busy street in a show-girl outfit. As well as this, Dixon is seen dancing alone in studio. The video ends with her entering the stage door of a show with an Elvis impersonator and two other show-girls stood outside.
The video is about Dixon breaking up with her husband, and her going out to try and forget about it. She goes to a cafe, leaving her wedding ring, then walking down a busy street in a show-girl outfit. Meanwhile, Dixon is seen dancing alone in studio. The video ends with her entering the stage door of a show with an Elvis impersonator and two other show-girls stood outside.


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
Revies of the song have so far been mixed.

Popular blog [[Popjustice]] made the single their Song of the Day on December 30th 2008, saying "Everyone loves Alesha Dixon. Most people are quite indifferent about purchasing her musical releases. As time goes by we probably have to accept this as fact, but songs like 'Breathe Slow' do offer some hope that she might 'hit the mark' and have a big proper hit one day."<ref>[http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3306&Itemid=243 Popjustice Song of the Day]</ref>
Popular blog [[Popjustice]] made the single their Song of the Day on December 30th 2008, saying "Everyone loves Alesha Dixon. Most people are quite indifferent about purchasing her musical releases. As time goes by we probably have to accept this as fact, but songs like 'Breathe Slow' do offer some hope that she might 'hit the mark' and have a big proper hit one day."<ref>[http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3306&Itemid=243 Popjustice Song of the Day]</ref>


''Trash Lounge'' said "It's nowhere near the same league as '[[The Boy Does Nothing]]', but 'Breathe Slow' is still a pretty decent offering from its hit-and-miss parent album." The song entered the ''Trash Lounge'' Absolute Tunes Top 10 on week commencing 5 January 2009 at #9,<ref>http://trashlounge.blogspot.com/2009/01/this-weeks-tl-absolute-tunes-top-10.html</ref> rising over the subsequent weeks to reach an eventual peak of #2.<ref>http://trashlounge.blogspot.com/2009/01/this-weeks-absolute-tunes-top-10_27.html</ref>
''Trash Lounge'' commented "It's nowhere near the same league as '[[The Boy Does Nothing]]', but 'Breathe Slow' is still a pretty decent offering from its hit-and-miss parent album." The song entered the ''Trash Lounge'' Absolute Tunes Top 10 on week commencing 5 January 2009 at #9,<ref>http://trashlounge.blogspot.com/2009/01/this-weeks-tl-absolute-tunes-top-10.html</ref> rising over the subsequent weeks to reach an eventual peak of #2.<ref>http://trashlounge.blogspot.com/2009/01/this-weeks-absolute-tunes-top-10_27.html</ref>


==Track list==
==CD Single listing==
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# "Breathe Slow" (Single Version)
# "Breathe Slow" (Single Version)
# "Breathe Slow" (Piano Mix)
# "Breathe Slow" (Piano Mix)
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== Charts ==
== Charts ==


In the [[UK]], ''Breathe Slow'' debuted at #163 and entered the UK top 100 the following week at #92. On February 1st, 2009 the song entered the top 10 at #6, one week before the physical release.
In the [[UK Singles Chart]], ''Breathe Slow'' debuted at #163 and entered the UK top 100 the following week at #92. On February 1st, 2009 the song entered the top 10 at #6, one week before the physical release.


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"Breathe Slow"
Song

"Breathe Slow" is the second single from Alesha Dixon's second album, The Alesha Show, released by Asylum Records, an offshoot of Atlantic Records. The song has been added to Radio 1's A-list.

Music video

The video is about Dixon breaking up with her husband, and her going out to try and forget about it. She goes to a cafe, leaving her wedding ring, then walking down a busy street in a show-girl outfit. Meanwhile, Dixon is seen dancing alone in studio. The video ends with her entering the stage door of a show with an Elvis impersonator and two other show-girls stood outside.

Reception

Revies of the song have so far been mixed.

Popular blog Popjustice made the single their Song of the Day on December 30th 2008, saying "Everyone loves Alesha Dixon. Most people are quite indifferent about purchasing her musical releases. As time goes by we probably have to accept this as fact, but songs like 'Breathe Slow' do offer some hope that she might 'hit the mark' and have a big proper hit one day."[1]

Trash Lounge commented "It's nowhere near the same league as 'The Boy Does Nothing', but 'Breathe Slow' is still a pretty decent offering from its hit-and-miss parent album." The song entered the Trash Lounge Absolute Tunes Top 10 on week commencing 5 January 2009 at #9,[2] rising over the subsequent weeks to reach an eventual peak of #2.[3]

CD Single listing

UK
  1. "Breathe Slow" (Single Version)
  2. "Breathe Slow" (Piano Mix)

Charts

In the UK Singles Chart, Breathe Slow debuted at #163 and entered the UK top 100 the following week at #92. On February 1st, 2009 the song entered the top 10 at #6, one week before the physical release.

Chart (2009) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 6
Irish Singles Chart 48

References