It was written by Thanh Bui, Rodney Mark Davies, and Gary Pinto and recorded by Monrose for their fourth studio album Ladylike (2010), while production was helmed by frequent collaborators Pete Kirtley as well as Andrew Murray and Christian Ballard from production duo Snowflakers.

An uplifting piano-led ballad with minor contemporary R&B elements, "Breathe You In" is built upon a harp motif.

LetMeEntertainYou.de gave the song a positive review, stating that "In the ballad, the girls show what they have vocal within.

[4] Albert Ranner from CDSTARTS.de wrote that ""Breathe You In" starts like a trashy Whitney Houston clipping, but raises, despite it's [sic] randomness, in the song structure.

The b-side of the single will be the song "Endlich Seh' Ich Das Licht".