Breathe (The Prodigy song) also a hit in France, reaching number 26. In the United States, the song reached number 18 on the US Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. Breathe (The Prodigy song) "Breathe" is a song by English band The Prodigy. It was released in November 1996 as the second single from the album "The Fat of the Land". The song became the group's second consecutive number-one in the UK and several other countries singles charts. The first ever performance of the song was held at a concert at the Pionir hall in Belgrade, Serbia, on December 8th, 1995, 11 months prior to
Firestarter (The Prodigy song) their violent nature. The music video further boosted these controversies. In 2004, the song was covered by Gene Simmons of KISS and in 2012 by De Staat. The songwriting credits include Kim Deal of alt-rock group The Breeders. The looped wah-wah guitar riff in "Firestarter" was sampled from The Breeders' track "S.O.S." from the album "Last Splash". The drums are sampled from a remix of the song "Devotion" of the group Ten City. The ""Hey Hey Hey"" sample came from 1984 single "Close (to the Edit)" by Art of Noise. Then-members: Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, J. J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan