

The song attained moderate chart success, where it peaked inside the top-ten on the singles charts in Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland. "Breathing" garnered positive reviews by many music critics, most of whom praised the production. Lyrical inspiration for the song came from the death of Derulo's cousin, who died in 2011. It samples the song "Pilentze Pee", which is sung by the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir. Musically, "Breathing" is a Eurodance song that displays influences of electro and house, and features " tribal vocal chorales" in the background. It was later released to contemporary hit radio in Australia on October 24, 2011, and elsewhere from January 31, 2012, as the third single from Future History. "Breathing" was initially released as one of four promotional singles for the album in September 2011.

It was written by Jerry Sandusky, Lauren Christy, Julian Bunetta, Krassimir Tsvetanov Kurkchiyski, Shope Trad and Folksong Thrace, while production of the song was helmed by DJ Frank E.

" Breathing" is a song recorded by American recording artist Jason Derulo for his second studio album, Future History (2011).
