Barely Breathing

"Barely Breathing"
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)
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Duncan Sheik
Producer(s)	Rupert Hine
Duncan Sheik singles chronology
"Barely Breathing" (1996) "She Runs Away" (1997)
Music sample "Barely Breathing" A sample from "Barely Breathing" by Duncan Sheik

"Barely Breathing" is the first single from the Gold-plus debut album of American singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik.

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. At the time, it was the fourth longest-running single in the Hot 100. 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.

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