"Breathe a Sigh"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Slang
ReleasedNovember 1996
Recorded1995 in Spain and Fine Bow Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length4:06
Label
Songwriter(s)Phil Collen
Producer(s)
Def Leppard singles chronology
"All I Want Is Everything"
(1996) 		"Breathe a Sigh"
(1996) 		"Promises"
(1999)
Digipack artwork
LEPCX18
LEPCX18

"Breathe a Sigh" is a 1996 song by English hard rock band Def Leppard from their album Slang. It peaked at #43 on the U.K. Singles Chart. The single was not accompanied with a music video.

Background

In reference to the song, lead singer Joe Elliott said in the album's commentary that Breathe a Sigh is "a massive challenge for [him] to sing" and was "tried a lot of different ways [in the studio], but none of them ever seemed to do it any justice", so Def Leppard "stripped it right back"[2] The song has not been played live since the Slang World Tour in 1997.

Track listing

CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEPCX18( UK) / 578 841-2

  1. "Breathe a Sigh"
  2. "Another Hit & Run" (live)
  3. "All I Want Is Everything" (live)
  4. "Work It Out" (live)

CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEPCD18 (UK) / 578 839-2

  1. "Breathe a Sigh"
  2. "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" (live)
  3. "Deliver Me" (Live)
  4. "Slang" (live)

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[3] 51
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 43
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[5] 1

References

  1. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (6 April 1996). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. p. 12 – via Internet Archive. ((cite book)): |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Elliot, Joe. "Breathe a Sigh - Joe Elliot Commentary". Spotify. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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