“Breathless” by The Corrs

by Amanda London·October 16, 2020

In “Breathless”, the singers address a yearning desire to experience an overwhelming emotion from their love interest. In literal terms, asking someone to cease your breath may leave you dead, but here the singer beckons their partner to leave them out of breath. This signifies how they want to yield to them and be overtaken by their love.

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The verses capture the state of the Speaker as she reveals that whenever she is with her lover, time stands still and she feels weak at the slightest touch. The narrator continues to portray a lot of vulnerability as she admits that she cannot hide her true feelings from this person. Apparently, she is not really concerned about the future. Once she is with her lover, she is more than satisfied. Like she reveals in the second pre-chorus, she doesn’t want to experience reality if her interactions with her lover are all but dreams. Luckily for the singer, her love interest is around. Hence her plea for her to tease, tempt and do whatever he wishes to her, until she can’t breathe.

Summary: “Breathless” expresses the narrator’s expectation to be dazzled by the attention and love from their significant other.

“Breathless” Facts

The Corrs released “Breathless” in July of 2000. And by the way, The Corrs is an Irish band which consists the following singers:

• Sharon
• Jim
• Andrea
• Caroline

It was the first track that the group released off their third album entitled “In Blue”. The song was written by members of the band with support from Robert John “Mutt” Lange, who also doubled as the producer.

The song became an instant hit, especially in the United Kingdom where it topped the singles chart. It was also ranked number one in a number of European countries such as Poland.

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In the United States, the song peaked at the seventh position on the US Adult Top 40.  

At the Grammy Awards in 2001, the song was nominated for the “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals”.

During the shooting of the music video, which was shot on the Mojave Desert, two members of the group, Sharon and Andrea, were rushed to the hospital after suffering from heat exhaustion.

The song has also been used in some movies and television series including “The Wedding Date” and “Charmed”.

In 2002, the group released the acoustic edition of the song which was included in their live album entitled “VH1 Presents: The Corrs, Live in Dublin”.