Song · Maroon 5
“Harder to Breathe” by Maroon 5
From the album Songs About Jane (2002)
“Harder to Breathe” by Maroon 5 appears on 7 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 2002 on the album Songs About Jane. Its best result is #8 on the Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #163 alternative song of 2002.
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"Harder to Breathe" introduced Maroon 5 in May 2002, the band's first single and the opening shot from their debut album Songs About Jane. Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael wrote it fast and under pressure, and the strain is baked right in: it's a tense, wound-up kiss-off to a relationship Levine had been through, all nervy swagger and pent-up frustration.
Matt Wallace produced, Michael Barbiero mixed and Ryan Dusick chipped in background vocals. Critics liked it, and before the band went fully mainstream it crossed over to number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 31 on the Alternative Songs chart, and reached 13 in the UK. It came back unplugged on the 2004 EP 1.22.03.Acoustic and live on Live – Friday the 13th.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 79 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 | 91 |
| 2002 | 75 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 | 101 |
| 2002 | 29 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002 | 105 |
| 2002 | 103 | Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT | WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 2002 | 104 |
| 2003 | 83 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 | 99 |
| 2003 | 8 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 | 105 |
| 2003 | 96 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
Also listed as: Harder To Breathe.
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