I Breathe Again

"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^[3] and stayed on the chart for 10 weeks. Outside the United Kingdom, "I Breathe Again" peaked at number nine in Hungary and number 16 in Ireland.

"I Breathe Again"
Single by Adam Rickitt
from the album Good Times
B-side	"Stars Are Falling"
Released	14 June 1999 (1999-06-14)[1]
Genre	Hi-NRG[2]
Length	3:46
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Jewels & Stone
Producer(s)	Jewels & Stone
Adam Rickitt singles chronology
"I Breathe Again" (1999) "Everything My Heart Desires" (1999)

A music video for the song, was released to promote the single.^[4] 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!"^[5]

Track listings

UK CD1[6] "I Breathe Again" "Stars Are Falling" "The True Confessions of Adam Rickitt" (interview) "I Breathe Again" (video) UK CD2[7] "I Breathe Again" (radio edit) "I Breathe Again" (Amen extended mix) "I Breathe Again" (The Sharp Boys extended remix)

UK cassette single[8] "I Breathe Again" "I Breathe Again" (Jewels & Stone extended mix) Japanese CD single[9] "I Breathe Again" "I Breathe Again" (Amen extended mix) "I Breathe Again" (The Sharp Boys extended remix) "I Breathe Again" (Jewels & Stone extended mix)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 22 Hungary (Mahasz)[11] 9 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 16 Scotland (OCC)[13] 6 UK Singles (OCC)[14] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position UK Singles (OCC)[15] 86

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16]	Silver	200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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

External links

• Music video on YouTube