"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 | UK: January 1974 US: March 1974 | |||
Recorded | 15 & 22 November 1973[1] | |||
Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:13 (album version) 3:45 (single version) | |||
Label | UK: Polydor 2058435 US: Epic 5-11100 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Albert Hammond, Michael Hazlewood | |||
Producer(s) | 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 ballad written by the British-Gibraltarian singer-songwriter Albert Hammond and the English songwriter Mike Hazlewood. It was initially recorded by Hammond on his debut album, It Never Rains in Southern California (1972).[3] After being covered by Phil Everly in 1973, it was a major hit for the Hollies in early 1974, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart. It was the Hollies' last major hit.[4] The English rock band Radiohead reused the chord progression and melody of "The Air That I Breathe" for their 1992 song "Creep".