1974: The Hollies: The Air That I Breathe

The Hollies

• Disregarding re-releases The Air That I Breathe was The Hollies’ final UK Top 10 hit. 
• The song reached Number 2 in March 1974.
• It was kept from Number 1 by Paper Lace’s Billy, Don’t Be A Hero.
• It became a Top 10 hit across Europe, as well as peaking at Number 6 in the US and Number 5 in Canada.
• The song was written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood.
• It’s included on Hammond’s 1972 album, It Never Rains in Southern California.
• The writers won a lawsuit for plagiarism against English rock band Radiohead for similarities of the track Creep to The Air That I Breathe.
• Simply Red covered the song and took it into the UK Top 10 in August 1998.
• The Hollies’ version was re-released in the UK in 1988, peaking at Number 60.