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{{Infobox song
| name       = Breathe
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = G-Dragon
| album      = [[Heartbreaker (G-Dragon album)|Heartbreaker]]
| released   = September 21, 2009
| recorded   = 2009
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Dance-pop]], [[electrohop]], [[post-disco]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| length     = 3:43
| label      = [[YG Entertainment]]
| writer     = G-Dragon, Jimmy Thörnfeldt
| producer   =
| prev_title = [[Heartbreaker (G-Dragon song)|Heartbreaker]]
| prev_year  = 2009
| next_title = Butterfly
| next_year  = 2009
}}
"'''Breathe'''" ({{langx|ko|브리드}}) is a song recorded by [[South Korea|South Korean]] rapper [[G-Dragon]], released as the second single from his debut album, ''[[Heartbreaker (G-Dragon album)|Heartbreaker]]''.  While the single did not chart as high as its [[Heartbreaker (G-Dragon song)|predecessor]], it still reached the top 20 of the Korean music chart.
==Release==
Amid controversy of the singer's previous single being accused of plagiarism, G-Dragon quickly released his follow-up single, "Breathe," to promote his album.<ref name="지드래곤 ‘브리드’ 뮤직비디오 22일 YG 홈피 깜짝공개">{{cite news| title=지드래곤 '브리드' 뮤직비디오 21일 YG 홈피 깜짝공개| date=2009-09-22| url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200909220036021002&search=title&searchstring=YG| work=Newsen| access-date=2010-02-21| archive-date=2012-03-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304062223/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200909220036021002&search=title&searchstring=YG| url-status=live}}</ref> The song managed to chart within the Top 20 of the Korean music chart.<ref name="Heartbreaker top chart">{{cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/include/print.asp?newsIdx=50847|title=G-Dragon Shines on First Album|last=Han Sang|first=Hee|date=October 28, 2009|newspaper=[[Korea Times]]|access-date=November 5, 2009|archive-date=September 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916212743/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/include/print.asp?newsIdx=50847|url-status=live}}</ref>  The lyrics, which portray the singer not wanting to wake up from a dream, was complimented by a writer for the ''Newsen'' as "strong" and "impressive."<ref name="지드래곤 후속곡 ‘브리드’ 활동 스타트 ‘열풍 재점화하나’">{{cite news| title=지드래곤 후속곡 '브리드' 활동 스타트 '열풍 재점화하나'| date=2009-09-27| url=http://event.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200909271709071002&search=title&searchstring=%C1%F6%B5%E5%B7%A1%B0%EF| work=Newsen| access-date=2010-02-21}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Track listing==
#"Breathe"  – 3:43
==Music video==
Similar to "Heartbreaker"{{-'}}s music video, "Breathe" showcased the singer dancing against a white backdrop. The video itself was given a 20-second teaser at the end of "Heartbreaker"{{-'}}s music video before its official release. At the end of the music video, a short teaser of his next song "A Boy" is shown. The video has drawn over 14 million views on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pin-6JrdHY YouTube].
==Controversy==
While performing the song "Breathe" at his Shine a Light concert, G-Dragon was alleged to have "made sexually provocative gestures"<ref name="obscenityprobe">{{cite news|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/12/11/2009121100740.html|title=Singer G-Dragon Faces Obscenity Probe|date=December 11, 2009|newspaper=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|access-date=December 27, 2009|archive-date=January 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105100437/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/12/11/2009121100740.html|url-status=live}}</ref> when he reportedly grinded against his dancer against a propped-up bed. The [[Ministry of Health and Welfare (South Korea)|Korean Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs]] later asked the government prosecutors to investigate if G-Dragon or [[YG Entertainment]] violated laws on obscene performances at his concert.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fans defend G-Dragon against concert controversy |author=Hicap, Jonathan M. |publisher=The Manila Publishing Corporation |date=2009-12-19 |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/234746/fans-defend-gdragon-against-concert-controversy |access-date=2010-01-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231041828/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/234746/fans-defend-gdragon-against-concert-controversy |archive-date=2009-12-31 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=G-Dragon fans file petition over concert fiasco |author=Hicap, Jonathan M. |publisher=The Manila Publishing Corporation |date=2010-01-08 |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/237468/gdragon-fan |access-date=2010-01-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206084443/http://www.mb.com.ph/node/237468/gdragon-fan |archive-date=February 6, 2010 }}</ref> He was found innocent and was cleared of all charges on March 15, 2010.<ref>{{cite web| title = '선정성 재판' G드래곤 콘서트, 영화도 12세可| author = Lee, Jae-hoon| publisher=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]]| date = 2010-04-15| url = http://news.nate.com/view/20100415n20586| access-date = 2010-01-15| language = ko| archive-date = 2016-01-24| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160124193213/http://news.nate.com/view/20100415n20586| url-status = live}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150804095238/http://www.ygbigbang.com/gdragon/ Official Website]
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