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{{Infobox song | name = Breathe Deeper | cover = Breathe Deeper Lil Yachty Remix.jpg | caption = Lil Yachty remix cover | type = single | artist = Tame Impala | album = The Slow Rush | released = 14 February 2020<ref name="STR">{{cite web |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/issues/1276/1276-singles-to-radio/ |title=Singles To Radio Issue #1276 |work=The Music Network |date=14 February 2020 |access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref> | genre = {{Hlist|Disco<ref name="AvClub">{{Cite web |date=2020-02-13 |title=Tame Impala has nothing left to hide behind on The Slow Rush |url=https://www.avclub.com/tame-impala-has-nothing-left-to-hide-behind-on-the-slow-1841357531 |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}</ref> |psychedelic rock<ref name= "Tomlin 2023">{{cite web|last= Tomlin |first= Edward |title= 10 Best Tame Impala Songs of All Time|website= Singersroom |date= April 14, 2023 |url= https://singersroom.com/w3/10-best-tame-impala-songs-of-all-time/|accessdate= April 23, 2023}}</ref>|boogie<ref name="NME">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Thomas |date=2020-02-06 |title=Tame Impala – 'The Slow Rush' review: a 57-minute flex of every musical muscle in Kevin Parker's body |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/tame-impala-the-slow-rush-review-2605780 |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>|funk<ref name= "Tomlin 2023">{{cite web|last= Tomlin |first= Edward |title= 10 Best Tame Impala Songs of All Time|website= Singersroom |date= April 14, 2023 |url= https://singersroom.com/w3/10-best-tame-impala-songs-of-all-time/|accessdate= April 23, 2023}}</ref>|R&B|psychedelia }} | length = 6:13<br />4:48 (Lil Yachty remix) | label = Modular Recordings | writer = Kevin Parker | producer = Kevin Parker | prev_title = Lost in Yesterday | prev_year = 2020 | next_title = Is It True | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{External music video| {{YouTube|UTwlmgV3pEI|"Breathe Deeper"}}}} }}
"'''Breathe Deeper'''" is a song by Australian music project Tame Impala, released as the fifth single from the project's fourth studio album ''The Slow Rush'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Skinner |first=Tom |date=2020-12-15 |title=Tame Impala share trippy, bug-filled video for 'Breathe Deeper' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tame-impala-share-trippy-bug-filled-video-for-breathe-deeper-2839682 |access-date=2026-05-01 |magazine=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="STR"/>
The song was remixed by Lil Yachty for the deluxe edition of the album called ''The Slow Rush – B-Sides and Remixes''.
The United Kingdom based Butt Studio directed the music video for "Breathe Deeper", which was released on 15 December 2020. It a dragonfly. Tame Impala performed the song on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' and included it in the set list of the Slow Rush Tour between 2020 and 2021.
== Background and composition == "Breathe Deeper" is a 1970's R&B<ref name="PF">{{Cite magazine |last=Mapes |first=Jill |title=Tame Impala: The Slow Rush |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tame-impala-the-slow-rush/ |access-date=2026-05-01 |magazine=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>/psychedelia<ref name="RS">{{Cite magazine |date=2020-12-15 |title=Tame Impala Release Insect-Filled Animated Video for "Breathe Deeper" |magazine=Rolling Stone |last=Shaffer |first=Chris |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tame-impala-breathe-deeper-video-1104332/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215205102/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tame-impala-breathe-deeper-video-1104332/ |archive-date=2020-12-15}}</ref> track in which Kevin Parker sings about staying calm in stressful situations.<ref name="UDiscoverMusic">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Sophie |title=Take A Psychedelic Trip With A Dragonfly In Tame Impala's "Breathe Deeper" Video |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/tame-impala-breathe-deeper-video/ |access-date=1 May 2026 |date=15 December 2020}}</ref> Parker himself has stated it was inspired by an experience he had with 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a drug often called ecstacy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Yoo |first=Noah |date=2020-12-07 |title=The 100 Best Songs of 2020 |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-songs-2020/ |access-date=2026-05-01 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Release and promotion == The track was released through Modular Recordings on 14 February 2020, as the fifth single from the project's fourth studio album, ''The Slow Rush'' (2020). It served as a follow-up to the singles "Borderline", "It Might Be Time", "Posthumous Forgiveness", and "Lost In Yesterday". On 2 March 2020, Tame Impala debuted "Breathe Deeper" on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', alongside a performance of other album track, "Lost In Yesterday".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Minsker|first1=Evan|date=3 March 2020|title=Watch Tame Impala Perform "Lost in Yesterday" and "Breathe Deeper" on Kimmel|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-tame-impala-perform-lost-in-yesterday-and-breathe-deeper-on-kimmel/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121140554/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-tame-impala-perform-lost-in-yesterday-and-breathe-deeper-on-kimmel/|archive-date=21 January 2024|access-date=4 January 2025|website=Pitchfork}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=4 January 2025|last1=Moore|first1=Sam|date=3 March 2020|title=Watch Tame Impala debut 'Breathe Deeper' and 'Lost In Yesterday' on 'Kimmel'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tame-impala-breathe-deeper-lost-in-yesterday-jimmy-kimmel-live-2619679|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207101646/https://www.nme.com/news/music/tame-impala-breathe-deeper-lost-in-yesterday-jimmy-kimmel-live-2619679|archive-date=7 December 2021|website=NME}}</ref> The track was added to the set list of the project's Slow Rush Tour,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moore|first1=Sam|date=10 March 2020|title=Watch Tame Impala cover Lady Gaga on the opening night of 'The Slow Rush' tour|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tame-impala-cover-lady-gaga-opening-night-of-the-slow-rush-tour-san-diego-video-setlist-2623028|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329155516/https://www.nme.com/news/music/tame-impala-cover-lady-gaga-opening-night-of-the-slow-rush-tour-san-diego-video-setlist-2623028|archive-date=29 March 2023|access-date=4 January 2025|website=NME}}</ref> which was then delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resumed in the following year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones|first1=Abby|date=22 June 2021|title=Tame Impala Announce Rescheduled 2021 North American Tour Dates|url=https://consequence.net/2021/06/tame-impala-rescheduled-2021-tour-dates/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126090351/https://consequence.net/2021/06/tame-impala-rescheduled-2021-tour-dates/|archive-date=26 November 2022|access-date=4 January 2025|website=Consequence}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Young|first1=David James|date=9 September 2021|title=Watch Tame Impala play their first full-band live show in 18 months in Chicago|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-tame-impala-play-their-first-full-band-live-show-in-18-months-in-chicago-3041275|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107043227/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-tame-impala-play-their-first-full-band-live-show-in-18-months-in-chicago-3041275|archive-date=7 January 2024|access-date=4 January 2025|website=NME}}</ref> In December 2020, Kevin Parker performed the song on Australia’s Triple J Radio, along with a cover of Edwyn Collins’ 1994 hit, “A Girl Like You”. A music video directed by the UK based Butt Studio was released on on 15 December 2020, and features life from the eyes of a dragonfly.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Sophie |date=2020-12-15 |title=Take A Psychedelic Trip With A Dragonfly In Tame Impala’s ‘Breathe Deeper’ Video |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/tame-impala-breathe-deeper-video/ |access-date=2026-05-10 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Remix == On 6 October 2021, a remix of the track by American rapper Lil Yachty was released to promote the deluxe edition of ''The Slow Rush''..<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=2021-10-06 |title=Tame Impala announce 'The Slow Rush' deluxe box set and share Lil Yachty remix of 'Breathe Deeper' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tame-impala-announce-the-slow-rush-deluxe-box-set-and-share-lil-yachty-remix-of-breathe-deeper-3064112 |access-date=2026-05-01 |magazine=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> Lil Yachty stated on the remix that "It was so amazing to work with Kevin [Parker] as I've been a big fan since high school so it was a pleasant surprise and honor to be a part of such an incredible song."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ruiz |first=Matthew Ismael |date=2021-10-06 |title=Tame Impala Announce The Slow Rush Deluxe Edition, Share New Video |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tame-impala-announce-the-slow-rush-deluxe-edition-share-new-video-watch/ |access-date=2026-05-01 |magazine=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Reception == In a review for ''The Slow Rush'', Tim Sendra called it a "kind of languorous twilight groove".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sendra |first=Tim |title=The Slow Ride Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-slow-rush-mw0003330476 |access-date=1 May 2026 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> PopMatters Jacob Uitti opined that it "would be a top pick for any breakdancer. It’s rigid in the best of ways, popping and locking like a subway artisan on a big square of well-worn cardboard. But it also provides, yes, a deep breath after the very personal song preceding it. Its melody is like a melty pink marshmallow."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Uitti |first=Jacob |date=2020-02-12 |title=Tame Impala's 'The Slow Rush' Is an Open Diary Set to Perfect Music |url=https://www.popmatters.com/tame-impala-slow-rush-review-2644861261.html |access-date=2026-05-01 |website=PopMatters |language=en-US}}</ref> The Line of Best Fit critic Christopher Hamilton-Peach noted it "basks in '90s house piano chords".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Parker doubles down on transcendent pop songwriting on new Tame Impala album |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/tame-impala-the-slow-rush-album-review |access-date=2026-05-01 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}</ref> Jason Anderson believed that it "is propelled by Frankie Knuckles-style piano figures, stuffed with swirling synths and topped with Parker’s most exuberant vocal performance"<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Anderson |first=Jason |date=14 February 2020 |title=Tame Impala – The Slow Rush |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/tame-impala-the-slow-rush-123276/ |access-date=1 May 2026 |magazine=Uncut}}</ref> Sam Moore placed it at number 29 in a ranking of every Tame Impala song in 2020, stating that "Expressive percussion and a slinking bassline lead the way on this sleek R&B ‘Slow Rush’ cut before a bright, up-tempo piano line takes control."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=2020-04-06 |title=Every Tame Impala song ranked in order of greatness |url=https://www.nme.com/features/every-tame-impala-song-ranked-in-order-of-greatness-2634732 |access-date=2026-05-01 |magazine=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> Pitchfork placed it at number 86 in their ranking of the 100 best songs of 2020, stating that "you can hear Mariah Carey in the syrupy verse, the Neptunes in every raw drum hit, early Daft Punk in the finale’s acid house groove, and yet there’s no mistaking this for anything but a Tame Impala song."<ref name=":0" />
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row" | Australia (ARIA)<ref name="australia">{{cite magazine |date=24 February 2020 |title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 24 February 2020 |magazine=Australian Recording Industry Association |publisher= |issue=1564}}</ref> | 55 |- {{Single chart|Ireland3|51|artist=Tame Impala|rowheader=true|access-date=1 May 2026}} |- ! scope="row"| Lithuania (AGATA)<ref name="lithuania">{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-2020w3/|title=2020 3-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100) - Agata|language=lt|publisher=AGATA|access-date=12 December 2023|archive-date=28 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128053751/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-2020w3/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 84 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2019-04-19|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=22 April 2019|access-date=1 May 2026}}</ref> | 9 |- {{Single chart|Portugal|95|artist=Tame Impala|song=Breathe Deeper|rowheader=true|access-date=1 May 2026}} |- {{Single chart|UK|55|date=20200221|rowheader=true|access-date=1 May 2026}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|2|artist=Tame Impala|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 May 2026}} |- |}
== Certifications and sales == {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=2020|access-date=15 October 2022|refname="aria"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Tame Impala|title=Breathe Deeper|award=Gold|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=12 January 2025|refname="rmnz"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Tame Impala|title=Breathe Deeper|award=Gold|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|access-date=16 March 2022|refname="riaa"}} {{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
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