Barely Breathing

"Barely Breathing"
Single by Duncan Sheik
from the album Duncan Sheik
B-side "Home"
Released November 12, 1996
Format
Genre
Length 4:15 (album version)
3:56 (radio edit)
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Duncan Sheik
Producer(s) Rupert Hine
Duncan Sheik singles chronology
"Barely Breathing"
(1996)		 "She Runs Away"
(1997)

"Barely Breathing"
(1996)		 "She Runs Away"
(1997)
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A sample from "Barely Breathing" by Duncan Sheik
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"Barely Breathing" is the first single from the Gold-plus debut album of American singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik.

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Originally intended as a "throwaway" track written to complete the album, the song became Sheik's breakout hit, entering the top 20 of the U.S. Billboard charts, peaking at #16, and remaining on the chart for 55 weeks. "Barely Breathing" also hit #19 on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart.[1] At the time, it was the fourth–longest–running single in the Hot 100.[2] It ranked #88 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s, and #8 on their 40 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 90s list.

Additionally, "Barely Breathing" earned Sheik a BMI Award for Most Played Song of the Year in 1997 and a Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1998.[3]

The song was covered in a 2012 episode of the American television series, Glee.[4]

Track listing

  • U.S. CD Single:
  1. "Barely Breathing" – 4:15
  2. "Home" – 4:48
  • UK CD Single:
  1. "Barely Breathing (Radio Edit)" – 3:57
  2. "The End of Outside (Live)" – 5:02
  3. "Rubbed Out" – 5:19
  • Alternate CD Single:
  1. "Barely Breathing (Radio Edit)" – 3:56
  2. "Barely Breathing (Album Version)" – 4:15

Chart performance

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 220.
  2. ↑ "Hip Online: Artists: Duncan Sheik". Archived from the original on 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
  3. ↑ "Duncan Sheik: CV". Archived from the original on 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
  4. ↑ "Barely Breathing (Glee Cast Version)". Amazon.com. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  5. ↑ Canadian Adult Contemporary peak Collections Canada
  6. ↑ Canadian Top Singles peak Collections Canada
  7. ↑ "Duncan Sheik Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Duncan Sheik Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Duncan Sheik Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Duncan Sheik Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  11. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1997". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
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