8 years ago today, Ariana Grande released “breathin.” Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh, and Ariana Grande worked together on 'breathin,' one of the standout deep cuts from her fourth studio album, 'Sweetener,' which Republic Records eventually pushed out as the record's third and final single. The song had actually built a devoted following well before its official single release, already climbing to number one on the US iTunes chart and cracking the Billboard Hot 100 at number 22 purely off album streams and downloads. Grande has spoken openly about how the track reflects her own experience processing anxiety and panic, channeling breathing exercises as a grounding tool during overwhelming moments, giving the song's steady, meditative chorus a genuinely personal weight beneath its glossy pop-R&B production. Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, the accompanying video leaned into a surreal, time-bending visual concept, showing Grande manipulating clocks and drifting through a smoky room and a fl...