Breath of Life (Erasure song)

"Breath of Life"
Single by Erasure
from the album Chorus
B-side
  • "Waiting for Sex"
  • "Carry On Clangers"
Released16 March 1992 (1992-03-16)
Genre
Length
  • 3:56 (single mix)
  • 4:07 (album version)
LabelMute
Songwriters
ProducerMartyn Phillips
Erasure singles chronology
"Am I Right?"
(1991)
"Breath of Life"
(1992)
"Take a Chance on Me"
(1992)
Music video
"Breath of Life" on YouTube

"Breath of Life" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released in March 1992 by Mute Records as the fourth and final single from their fifth studio album Chorus (1991). It was written by Erasure members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell and produced by Martyn Phillips. An uptempo synth-pop song, its dance music elements were strongly accentuated for the club remixes. For the single release, it was remixed slightly, including a shortened intro. In the United States it was the third single released from the album.

The music video makes references to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (Alice moving through a looking-glass, the Queen of Hearts, the Caterpillar, the Mock Turtle, and Oysters from The Walrus and the Carpenter) and contains underwater imagery ("now I'm coming up for air").