Simply Red - The Air That I Breathe (The Hollies) Official video for Simply Red's cover of "The Air That I Breathe" - a ballad written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, initially recorded by Albert Hammond on his 1972 album It Never Rains in Southern California. The video was shot in LA. An interesting and surprising take on the song's lyrics. This version was released in 1998 and appeared on their album, Blue. The Simply Red cover version peaked at number 6 in the UK. Subscribe now to the Official Simply Red YouTube Channel, where you'll find music videos for classics such as Holding Back The Years, Come To My Aid and Sunrise, as well as ground-breaking Live Performances and interviews with Mick Hucknall, new and old. For the latest tours dates and new music from Simply Red go to www.simplyred.com Follow Simply Red: https://twitter.com/SimplyRedHQ https://www.facebook.com/simplyred/ https://www.instagram.com/simplyredofficial/ Simply Red have over a billion hits on YouTube, have sold over 60 million albums worldwide, 5 going to number one in the UK. Their 1991 classic Stars was the best-selling album for two years running in Britain and Europe. They have had two US Billboard chart toppers with classic singles Holding Back The Years and If You Don’t Know Me By Now. Every Simply Red studio album has been a UK top ten (with previous release Big Love reaching number 4 in 2015). Hucknall has been the songwriter and bandleader since the beginning in 1985. #SimplyRed #TheAirThatIBreathe #TheHollies