Barely Breathing

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"Barely Breathing" is a song by American singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik from his eponymous debut studio album (1996). It was serviced to US modern rock and triple A radio on May 3, 1996, by Atlantic Records. Sheik is the sole writer of the song, while production was helmed by Rupert Hine. The song became a chart hit in North America in early 1997, receiving several accolades in the years following its release.

Critical reception

Larry Flick of Billboard magazine called the song's hook "breezy and memorable" and its lyrics "intelligent".[1]

Chart performance

"Barely Breathing" peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on May 10, 1997, and remained on the chart for 55 weeks.[2] At the time, it was the fourth-longest-running single on the Hot 100.[3] It also reached number one on the Billboard Triple-A chart and number two on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.[4][5] In Canada, the song peaked at number 12 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart and number 20 on the RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.[6][7] "Barely Breathing" also found success in Iceland, peaking at number 40 on the Íslenski Listinn Topp 40.[8]

Accolades

"Barely Breathing" was ranked number 88 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s".[9]Template:Better source needed and number eight on their 40 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 90s list.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Additionally, "Barely Breathing" earned Sheik a Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance[10] and a BMI Award for Most Played Song of the Year in 1997.[11]Template:Better source needed

Music video

The music video was directed by Tom Oliphant in Brooklyn, New York, in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.[12]

Track listings and formats

  1. "Barely Breathing" – 4:15
  2. "Home" – 4:48
  • European CD single[15]
  1. "Barely Breathing" (radio edit) – 3:57
  2. "The End of Outside" (live) – 5:02
  3. "Rubbed Out" (live) – 5:19

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel are adapted from the Duncan Sheik album liner notes.[16]

Charts

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Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States May 3, 1996 Template:Hlist Atlantic [26]
October 29, 1996 Contemporary hit radio [27]
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Cover versions

"Barely Breathing" was one of the songs covered by the cast of Glee during the October 12, 2012, episode "The Break Up".[28]

References

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  2. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/HSI "Duncan Sheik Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
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  4. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/AAA "Duncan Sheik Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/ATF "Duncan Sheik Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  6. ↑ a b "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3176." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  7. ↑ a b "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 3197." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
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  17. ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/ASI "Duncan Sheik Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/TFM "Duncan Sheik Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
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