
The camera then panned to the guitarist, who started riffing an impressive solo. “But I ain’t nobody’s angel, what can I say, I’m just that way.” She then continued the verse, singing back and forth between her backup singers in a feisty, raspy tone. “Don’t make no difference if I’m wrong or I’m right, I got the feeling that I’m winning tonight,” Clarkson sang with grit while gripping the microphone. Then, after Clarkson sang the lyric, “'Cause I’m the queen of the night,” she belted out a show-stopping note and the epic upbeat guitars kicked in while bright lights flashed around onstage. “I’ve got the stuff that you want, I’ve got the things that you need, I’ve got more than enough to make you drop to your knees,” Clarkson crooned gently while her backup singers echoed. The song started out with a slow, steady melody and some '80s-inspired synth accompaniment. On The Kelly Clarkson Show's October 13th episode, Clarkson performed a rendition of Whitney Houston’s dance hit “Queen of the Night” and totally made it her own. But if anyone can do them justice, it's Kelly Clarkson. Anna Friel) – Breathe".Its no secret that Whitney Houston songs aren’t easy to cover.

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^ Narvaez, Alfredo (December 15, 1999).^ "Blender Magazine: Greatest Songs Since You Were Born".^ a b c "Carlos Santana and Faith Hill – "Breathe" Live".* Sales figures based on certification alone. 2000 Grammy Awards: Song of the Year nominatedĭecade-end charts Chart (2000–2009)Īll-time charts Chart (1958–2018).2000 Grammy Awards: Best Country Song nominated.2000 Grammy Awards: Best Female Country Vocal Performance won.2000 Billboard Music Awards: Hot 100 Airplay Track of the Year won.2000 Billboard Music Awards: Hot 100 Single of the Year won.The song was released in the United Kingdom in May 2000 and reached number 33. In 2009, the single was named the 27th-most-successful song of the 2000s, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. (The first was " Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs in 1965, the third was " Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse in 2001, and the fourth was " Levitating" by Dua Lipa in 2021.

It was one of only four songs in the history of the Hot 100 to be named the number one single of the year without making it to the top of the chart on any of the weekly surveys. It was kept off the top position by Santana's " Maria Maria" featuring The Product G&B and " Try Again" by Aaliyah.Įven though "Breathe" never made it to number one on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart, it was on the chart for 53 weeks and named the number one single of 2000 on Billboard's year-end countdown. The song also reached a peak of number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five non-consecutive weeks starting with the week ending April 22, 2000. The song spent six weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, seventeen weeks at number one on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, and one week at number one on the Adult Top 40 chart. On October 4, 1999, "Breathe" was released US radio, and on February 8, 2000, it was issued as a physical single. (Yeah, it's that good and strong.)" Chart performance This song is destined for the prom night halls and the wedding receptions of tomorrow. They described it as a "swooning ballad turns country gal into Mississippi queen." The Daily Vault's Alfredo Narvaez said it is a "great song", adding, "if it is not a single already, it must be soon. In 2005, Blender ranked it at number 167 in their list of "Greatest Songs Since You Were Born". He described it as "a classic power ballad". Bill Lamb from said that country singer Faith Hill "leaned heavily in a pop direction" on "Breathe".
