Song · Collective Soul
“Breathe” by Collective Soul
From the album Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid (1993)
“Breathe” by Collective Soul appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2002. It was first released in 1993 on the album Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid. Its best result is #671 on The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,040 alternative song of all time.
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"Breathe" sits on Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid, Collective Soul's 1993 debut, a record that was never meant to be one. Ed Roland taped it in a basement in 1992 as a demo, figuring he'd sell the songs to a publisher rather than front a band, and "Breathe" is his from top to bottom: he wrote it, arranged it, sings it, and produced, engineered and mixed it with Matt Serletic. His brother Dean, Ross Childress and Ed himself play the guitars, with Will Turpin on bass and Shane Evans on drums.
The band only happened because an Atlanta college station got hooked on another demo track, "Shine," and asked for some shows. The album first appeared on the group's own Rising Storm Records and was reissued by Atlantic in 1994.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 671 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 2002 | 1560 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
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