The Air That I Breathe
| "The Air That I Breathe" | ||||
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Side A of UK single | ||||
| Single by the Hollies | ||||
| from the album Hollies | ||||
| B-side | "No More Riders" | |||
| Released | January 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 15 and 22 November 1973 | |||
| Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:13 (album version) 3:45 (single version) | |||
| Label | UK: Polydor US: Epic | |||
| Songwriters | Albert Hammond, Michael Hazlewood | |||
| Producers | Ron Richards and the Hollies | |||
| The Hollies singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative release | ||||
Side A of US single (Epic) | ||||
"The Air That I Breathe" is a song written by the British-Gibraltarian singer-songwriter Albert Hammond and the English songwriter Mike Hazlewood. The ballad was initially recorded by Hammond on his debut album, It Never Rains in Southern California (1972), and then by Phil Everly in 1973.
In early 1974, a version by the Hollies reached number two on the UK singles chart. It was the Hollies' last major hit. The English rock band Radiohead reused the chord progression and melody of "The Air That I Breathe" for their 1992 song "Creep".