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Cover of The Fat of the Land by The Prodigy
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“Breathe” by The Prodigy

From the album The Fat of the Land (1997)

“Breathe” by The Prodigy appears on 40 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 1996 and 2026. It was first released in 1997 on the album The Fat of the Land. Its best result is #2 on the X103.9 Top 103.9 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #18 alternative song of 1997, #1,363 alternative song of all time and #88 of the '90s.

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23stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1996–2026years charted

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The Prodigy - Breathe (Official Video)

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"Breathe" was the Prodigy's second single from The Fat of the Land, their third album, released on XL in November 1996, months ahead of the record itself. Liam Howlett, Keith Flint and Maxim wrote it, Flint and Maxim trade snarls on vocals, and Howlett produced and mixed a monster: a drum break lifted from Thin Lizzy's "Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed", a swishing blade sound borrowed from Wu-Tang Clan's "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'", and Jim Davies' guitar grinding away, just as it had on "Firestarter".

It made it two UK number ones in a row for the band and went to the top in Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Greece, Hungary and the Czech Republic too. Walter Stern's video trapped them in a rotting, abandoned apartment block, and Melody Maker put it at number 29 among the year's best singles.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 7 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 100
1997 11 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 107
1997 14 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997 91
1997 15 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 105
1997 43 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997 101
1997 14 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 100
1997 23 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1997 107
1997 94 KNRK Portland, OR KNRK Top 94 Songs of 1997 94
1997 65 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997 106
1997 7 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 1997 99
1997 56 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997 103
1997 2 X103.9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA X103.9 Top 103.9 Songs of 1997 104
1997 56 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997 97

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1998 95 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
1999 114 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 78 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 387 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 115 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 230 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 833 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 96 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
2001 413 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 480 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1875 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 426 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2004 377 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2005 372 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 72 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 361 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 247 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 239 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2009 70 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2013 15 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2020 284 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2021 315 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 274 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2022 276 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2022 212 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 278 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2026 273 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 1997

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  2. 2Walkin' On The SunSmash Mouth
  3. 3TubthumpingChumbawamba
  4. 4FlySugar Ray
  5. 5The Impression That I GetThe Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  6. 6Semi-Charmed LifeThird Eye Blind

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