Harder to Breathe

Infobox Single
Name = Harder to Breathe


Artist = Maroon 5
from Album = Songs About Jane
Released = August 12, 2003
Format = CD single
Recorded = 2002
Genre = Rock, Funk-rock
Length = 2:53
Label = A&M/Octone Records
Writer = Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael
Producer = Matt Wallace
Certification = Gold (Australia)
Gold (RIAA)
Chart position =
* #13 (UK)
* #18 (USA)
* #28 (Italy)
* #33 (New Zealand)
* #37 (Australia)
Last single =
This single = "Harder to Breathe"
(2002)
Next single = "This Love"
(2004)
Misc =

"Harder to Breathe" was the first single from Maroon 5's debut album, "Songs About Jane". Released in 2002 [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1459387/bio Harder To Breathe - release day] ] , 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.

Track listing

tracklist
collapsed =
headline = CD single
total_length =

all_writing =

title1 = Harder to Breathe
note1 = Album version
length1 =

title2 = Ragdoll
note2 =
length2 =

title3 = Secret
note3 =
length3 =

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.

Chart performance

Peak positions

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.

References