The Air That I Breathe
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| “The Air That I Breathe” | |||||
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| Song by Phil Everly | |||||
| Album | Star Spangled Springer[1] | ||||
| Released | June 1973 | ||||
| Recorded | Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA, USA | ||||
| Genre | Pop music | ||||
| Length | 3:40 | ||||
| Label | RCA APL1-0092 | ||||
| Writer | Albert Hammond, Mike Hazelwood | ||||
| Star Spangled Springer[1] track listing | |||||
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| “The Air That I Breathe” | |||||
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| Single by The Hollies | |||||
| B-side | "No More Riders" | ||||
| Released | January 1974 | ||||
| Label | Polydor 2058435 | ||||
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"The Air That I Breathe" is a song written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazelwood, initially recorded by Phil Everly of the famed Everly Brothers.
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[edit] History
It is best remembered as having been a major hit for The Hollies in 1974, reaching No. 2 in the UK - their last major hit single, apart from a reissue of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" in 1988 - and No. 6 in the US. "The Air That I Breathe" was engineered by Alan Parsons.
[edit] Cultural references
This song is currently featured in a commercial for Advance Auto Parts.
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, a 2007 film starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James, features the Hollies' version of the song when Sandler and James are first introduced to their extremely attractive lawyer Alex, played by Jessica Biel.
The May 2003 series finale of WB's teen drama Dawson's Creek, features the Hollies' version of the song when Dawson (James Van Der Beek) and Pacey (Joshua Jackson) are brought together one last time by handwritten wish of Joey (Katie Holmes), as they realize that their competing affections for Joey have forever destroyed their friendship.
The song appears in the season 2 episode "Donut Run" of Veronica Mars, when Veronica is mourning the end of her relationship with Logan.
This song is also played on the 1999 film, The Virgin Suicides.
[edit] Cover versions
- The song was covered by Australian songstress Olivia Newton-John in 1975 on the album Have You Never Been Mellow.
- Hank Williams Jr. covered this song on his 1983 album, Man of Steel.
- Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias offered his version of the song on 1984's 1100 Bel Air Place.
- In the film version of The Little Rascals, released in 1995, the character of Alfalfa sings the song during a contest for his sweetheart, Darla.
- Barry Manilow covered the song on his 1996 album, Summer of '78
- The song was also covered by Simply Red in 1998 on the album Blue.
- kd lang covered the track on her 1997 album Drag.
- Jorge González, former leader of the Chilean band Los Prisioneros, covered it as Necesito poder respirar (Spanish for "I need to breathe") on his 1999 album Mi destino.
- The Mavericks covered the song on their self-titled 2003 album.
- Tom Fuller covers the song on his 2007 soon-to-be-released album Abstract Man.
- This song was covered by the group Semisonic
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.everly.net/file/disco/solo.pdf Phil Everly discography
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