Blackout (Breathe Carolina song)

"Blackout"
Single by Breathe Carolina
from the album Hell Is What You Make It
B-side	"Sweat It Out"
Released	June 14, 2011
Recorded	2010
Genre	Synthpop dance-pop
Length	3:30
Label	Columbia Fearless
Songwriter(s)	David Schmitt Kyle Even Luis Bonet Joshua Aragon Eric Armenta Ian Kirkpatrick Simon Wilcox
Producer(s)	Ian Kirkpatrick
Breathe Carolina singles chronology
"Down" (2010) "Blackout" (2011) "Hit and Run" (2012)
Music video
"Blackout" on YouTube

"Blackout" is a song by American electronic rock duo Breathe Carolina. It is the lead single from their third studio album Hell Is What You Make It. It was written by David Schmitt, Kyle Even, Eric Armenta, Joshua Aragon, and Luis Bonet, whilst production was handled by Ian Kirkpatrick. Recorded between late 2010 and early 2011, it was one of the first tracks recorded for the album. On December 22, 2010, a snippet of the song was previewed in a YouTube video by Fearless Records. It premiered via MTV Buzzworthy on June 13, 2011, while it was available for digital download the following day.

The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, with some commending its catchiness.^[1] The song has since become the duo's most successful single to date, peaking within the charts of Canada, New Zealand, Scotland, the United Kingdom and United States. It was also certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling more than 1 million copies. A music video directed by MOTIONarmy premiered via Vevo on September 20, 2011. A remix EP titled Blackout: The Remixes EP was also released on September 27, 2011, featuring remixes done by Big Chocolate, Wideboys, Tommy Noble and Tek-One.^[2] The song has since been performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as well as The Daily Habit.