Song · Nickelback
“Breathe” by Nickelback
From the album The State (1998)
“Breathe” by Nickelback appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2000 and 2010. It was first released in 1998 on the album The State. Its best result is #55 on the WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2000. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #446 alternative song of 2000.
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"Breathe" kicks the door open on The State, the second studio album by Canada's Nickelback, and it's post-grunge built on pressure and release. Singer and guitarist Chad Kroeger wrote it with guitarist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger, and the whole thing seems geared toward the moment the hook finally breaks loose.
Roadrunner sent it out as the album's third single in July 2000, and it was a slow burner. It climbed to number 16 on Canada's RPM rock chart, spent 17 weeks in the top 40 of Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks on its way to number 10, and was still crawling up the Modern Rock list in early 2001, where it topped out at 21. The single that came next was "How You Remind Me".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2000 | 106 |
| 2000 | 98 | 103.3 The Edge Buffalo, NY | 103.3 The Edge Top 103 of 2000 | 103 |
| 2001 | 68 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 185 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) | 200 |
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