Barely Breathing
"Barely Breathing" | ||||||||
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Single by Duncan Sheik | ||||||||
from the album Duncan Sheik | ||||||||
B-side | "Home" | |||||||
Released | November 12, 1996 | |||||||
Format | CD single, Cassette single | |||||||
Genre | Alternative rock, pop rock, soft rock | |||||||
Length | 4:15 (Album version) 3:56 (Radio edit) |
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Label | Atlantic | |||||||
Writer(s) | Duncan Sheik | |||||||
Duncan Sheik singles chronology | ||||||||
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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,[citation needed] the song became Sheik's breakout hit, entering the top 20 of the U.S. Billboard charts, peaking at #16, and holding steady 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 most recently covered in the 4th episode of the 4th season of the American musical comedy-drama television series, Glee [4] by the late Cory Monteith and Darren Criss as the characters Finn Hudson and Blaine Anderson respectively.
Track listing
- US 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 |
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- ↑ "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.
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