Barely Breathing
"Barely Breathing" | ||||
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Single by Duncan Sheik | ||||
from the album Duncan Sheik | ||||
B-side | "Home" | |||
Released | November 12, 1996 | |||
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Length |
4:15 (album version) 3:56 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Duncan Sheik | |||
Producer(s) | Rupert Hine | |||
Duncan Sheik singles chronology | ||||
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Audio sample | ||||
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.
Details
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:
- "Barely Breathing" – 4:15
- "Home" – 4:48
- UK CD Single:
- "Barely Breathing (Radio Edit)" – 3:57
- "The End of Outside (Live)" – 5:02
- "Rubbed Out" – 5:19
- Alternate CD Single:
- "Barely Breathing (Radio Edit)" – 3:56
- "Barely Breathing (Album Version)" – 4:15
Chart performance
Chart (1996–97) | Peak position |
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Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[5] | 20 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] | 12 |
US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 16 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] | 19 |
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[9] | 2 |
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[10] | 10 |
Year-end
Chart (1997) | Position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] | 18 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 220.
- ↑ "Hip Online: Artists: Duncan Sheik". Archived from the original on 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
- ↑ "Duncan Sheik: CV". Archived from the original on 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
- ↑ "Barely Breathing (Glee Cast Version)". Amazon.com. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
- ↑ Canadian Adult Contemporary peak Collections Canada
- ↑ Canadian Top Singles peak Collections Canada
- ↑ "Duncan Sheik – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Duncan Sheik. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Duncan Sheik – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Duncan Sheik. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Duncan Sheik – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Duncan Sheik. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Duncan Sheik – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Duncan Sheik. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2010-08-28.