Harder to Breathe
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| “Harder to Breathe” | |||||
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| Single by Maroon 5 from the album Songs About Jane |
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| Released | 2003 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 2002 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 2:53 | ||||
| Label | A&M/Octone Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael | ||||
| Producer | Matt Wallace | ||||
| Certification | Gold (Australia) Gold (RIAA) |
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"Harder to Breathe" was the first single from Maroon 5's debut album, Songs About Jane. Released in 2003, the single peaked at #18 in the USA and at #13 in the U.K.
According to a magazine interview, the song describes their frustration with their label in the making of the album. The band thought they had enough material for a release, but when the label told them to keep writing, Adam Levine wrote this song in frustration of the pressure.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Harder to Breathe"
- "Secret"
[edit] Music video
The video is centered around the band playing in a dimly-lit house/factory. Throughout the course of the video, items such as darts on a dart board, candles, pictures, and even members of the band with their instruments are shown fading in and out. Towards the end of the video, Adam Levine is seen walking through a narrow corridor dragging a guitar with pictures on both sides of the wall fading in and out. When he reaches the end of the corridor, he is face to face with a wall with a small light coming out of it and then flings his guitar backwards and then pounds on the wall. The camera then quickly moves to a scene of the band playing and the lights suddenly flickering on.
[edit] Chart performance
[edit] Peak positions
| Chart (2003/2004) | Peak position |
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| Australia ARIA Singles Chart | 37 |
| Euro Top 200 | 47 |
| Ireland Singles Chart | 34 |
| Italy Singles Chart | 28 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 33 |
| UK Singles Chart | 13 |
| Polish Charts | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks | 31 |
[edit] Tributes/covers
- Almost Recess, an a cappella group covered the song on their first CD, "Full Speed Ahead".
- Ace Young, an American Idol finalist sang this song on the love tour in 2006.
- The Detroit Pistons made a music video of Small forward Tayshaun Prince using this song.
[edit] References
- ^ "Maroon 5 - Harder To Breathe global chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved 2003.
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