“Breathe” is a song by English electronic duo The Prodigy. It was released in November 1996 as the second single from the album The Fat of the Land. The song became the group’s second consecutive number-one on both the Official UK and Finnish Singles Chart. An edited version of the song is featured as the opening track on MuchMusic’s Diamond-Certified compilation album, Big Shiny Tunes 2. The song also featured in a 2012 television commercial for Tooheys Extra Dry. The Prodigy performed “Breathe” at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, and won the Viewer’s Choice Award.
Category: 1996
Midge Ure – Breathe
“Breathe” is a song by Scottish singer Midge Ure released March 22, 1996, as the first single from his album Breathe. The song was written by Midge Ure and produced by Richard Feldman. It was made particularly famous by its use in a popular television advertising campaign of the Swatch, two years after its actual publication, which has revived the fortunes of both the commercial track of the disc in which was contained
Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger
“Don’t Look Back in Anger” is a song by English rock band Oasis, released in 1996 as the fifth single from their hit second album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?. The song was written by the band’s guitarist and main songwriter, Noel Gallagher. The song became the band’s second single to reach #1 in the UK Singles Chart, where it also went platinum. It is one of the band’s signature songs, and was played at almost every single live show from its release to the dissolution of the band. It was ranked number one on a list of the ’50 Most Explosive Choruses’ by the NME, and was voted as the fourth most popular single of the last 60 years in the UK by the public in conjunction with The Official Charts Company’s 60th anniversary.
No Doubt – Don’t Speak
“Don’t Speak” is a song by the American rock band No Doubt. It was released in 1996 as the third single from the band’s third studio album, Tragic Kingdom (1995). Vocalist Gwen Stefani wrote the song about her bandmate and ex-boyfriend Tony Kanal shortly after he ended their seven-year relationship together.
Spice Girls – Wannabe
“Wannabe” is the debut song by British pop group Spice Girls. Written by the group members with Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard during the group’s first professional songwriting session, it was produced by Rowe and Stannard for the group’s debut album Spice, released in November 1996. The song was written and recorded very quickly; the result was considered lackluster by their label, and was sent to be mixed by Dave Way. The group was not pleased with the result, and the recording was mixed again, this time by Mark “Spike” Stent.