Breathe (2 AM)
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| "Breathe (2 AM)" | ||
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| Single by Anna Nalick | ||
| from the album Wreck of the Day | ||
| B-side(s) | "Home" (Acoustic Version), "Catalyst" (Acoustic Version) | |
| Released | 22 December 2005 2006 (re-release) |
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| Format | CD single | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 4:39 (video: 4:16) | |
| Writer(s) | Anna Nalick | |
| Certification | 3x Platinum (RIAA certification) | |
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| Anna Nalick singles chronology | ||
| Breathe (2 AM) (2005) |
In The Rough (2005) |
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[edit] Release
"Breathe (2 AM)" is a 2005 single from singer-songwriter Anna Nalick. The single was re-released in 2006, has been certified 3x platinum by RIAA, and was featured prominently in the Grey's Anatomy epic episode "As We Know It".
| "Breathe (2 am)" is the obvious hit here, keyboards ebbing and flowing, creating a beautiful melancholy as Nalick shows off her smoke-tinged voice and precocious lyrics. "You can tell he's been down for a while/But, my God, it's so beautiful when the boy smiles," she sings as strings swell. "Want to hold him/Maybe I'll just sing about it." She should certainly keep doing the latter. | ||
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—BILL WERDE, Rolling Stone.com[1] |
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[edit] Tracks
"Lifted from Anna's remarkable debut album Wreck Of The Day, the title track is backed with the non-album track 'Home' (acoustic version) & 'Catalyst' (acoustic version)." -www.amazon.com
1. Breathe (2 AM)
2. Home (acoustic version)
3. Catalyst (acoustic version)
The two tracks 'Home' and 'Catalyst' do not appear on the 2006 re-release of Wreck of the Day either.
[edit] Music Video
Anna Nalick's debut music video for the single achieved high video play on VH1 and Canada's Much More Music, with lighter air play on MTV.
The video begins with a shot of a window and white drapes, which fades to Anna. The video itself is simply Anna in an apartment covered wall to wall with various pictures, paintings and sheets of music. When Anna sings in this room she interacts with the environment, holding onto the wire and curtains while ripping down some of the pictures and music around.
The second room we see Anna in is a more mature and sooth purple-grey room where she is sitting/resting on a couch. A third room is the bathroom, where Anna (with a long puffy skirt) sits in an empty bathtub.
Not all the sets are practical sets. A few include Anna in front of a green screen with an altered background, including: Various lyrics and keys from the song as well as Anna standing in a flowing bed of grass while bathed in a peaceful light.
The video includes various art shots of still life, animals, windows and music notes. The video concludes with Anna standing alone in the grass, as the grass shrinks - fading away.
The music video uses an altered track of the song (not used on the CD) which is a bit shorter, coming in at 4: 16.
The video can be seen on her website www.annanalick.com
