Breather (Marshmello and Neriah Fisher song)

"Breather" is a song by American music producer Marshmello and American singer-songwriter Neriah Fisher. Written and produced by Marshmello, with lyrics from Fisher, it was released by Astralwerks on October 4, 2020. The song reached number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three in the United Kingdom. The song reached number one in Canada and New Zealand. The song logged 16 weeks in the top ten of the Hot 100 and became Marshmello's biggest hit since "Happier". It was also Fisher's seventh top ten in the US.

Background
During an interview on the Zach Sang Show, Fisher teased a collaboration with Marshmello. A couple months later, during her a question-and-answers session on her Twitter, a fan asked her about the collaboration to which she responded "10/4", referring to the release date of the song.

Composition
"Breather" is an upbeat electropop song that draws elements from pop rock. Lyrically, the song tells the story of a woman who desperately wants to get out of a relationship, at least temporarily, and "take a breather". Fisher explained that she was drawn to the song due to how different it was from her usual music and that she felt it would be fun to do a "fun, casual pop song".

Music video
On October 6, Marshmello released the official music video through YouTube Premiere. The video featured Fisher at her ex-boyfriend's wedding with her current boyfriend whom she despises as he is physically abusive. She is seen crying in the bathroom by her ex-boyfriend before running away with him at the end.

Track listing

 * Digital download
 * 1) "Breather" – 3:17
 * Digital download – acoustic
 * 1) "Breather" (stripped) – 4:08
 * CD single[13]
 * 1) "Breather" – 3:17
 * 2) "Breather" (Wow & Flutter remix) – 4:38
 * Digital download – remixes EP
 * 1) "Breather" (Rain or Shine remix) – 3:39
 * 2) "Breather" (R3hab remix) – 3:14
 * 3) "Breather" (Wow & Flutter remix) – 4:38
 * 4) "Breather" (Zedd remix) – 3:35
 * Digital download – alternate versions EP
 * 1) "Breather" – 3:17
 * 2) "Breather" (Orchestra Mix) – 3:19
 * 3) "Breather" (Piano Mix) – 3:24
 * 4) "Breather" (Club Mix) – 2:50

Charts
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