Daylight (Duncan Sheik album)
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Daylight is the fourth studio album
Studio album
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 by singer-songwriter
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 Duncan Sheik
Duncan Sheik
Duncan Scott Sheik is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik initially found success as a singer, most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing". He later expanded his work to include compositions for motion pictures and the Broadway stage, leading him to involvement in the...

. The album, his last for Atlantic Records
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, was released in 2002 as an attempt at a pure pop
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 album and included the singles "On a High" and "Half-Life".

Track listing

  1. "Genius" – 3:43
  2. "Half-Life" – 3:59
  3. "Start Again" – 3:55
  4. "On Her Mind" – 4:11
  5. "Such Reveries" – 5:00
  6. "On a High
    On a High
    "On a High" is a song written and recorded by singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik and released as the first single from his album Daylight.A female cover of "On a High" can be heard in the commercials for the TV movie Queen Sized, sung by Nikki Blonsky....

    " – 3:36
  7. "Magazines" – 3:47
  8. "For You" – 2:11
  9. "Good Morning!" – 4:04
  10. "Memento" – 3:47
  11. "Shine Inside" – 10:19


Note: The American
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 version of the album features the song "Chimera" after "Shine Inside" as part of the final track (6 minutes and 28 seconds into the track), similar to the appearance of "Foreshadowing" on Humming
Humming (album)
Humming is the second album by Duncan Sheik. Released by Atlantic Records in 1998, it was the follow-up to his self-titled debut album. More understated than his first album, it did not include any major singles, but featured the London Session Orchestra on some tracks.Two of the album's songs,...



The Japan
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ese version included the song "Lost On The Moon" as a bonus track

A special tour version was also released in 2004 with a bonus disc, which included the following tracklisting:
  1. Barely Breathing
    Barely Breathing
    "Barely Breathing" is the first single from singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik's self-titled debut album. Originally intended as a "throwaway" track written to complete the album, the song catapulted Sheik to fame as his breakout hit, entering the top 20 of the U.S. Billboard charts, peaking at #16,...

     (Live)
  2. Half-Life (Live)
  3. Bite Your Tongue (Alternate Version)
  4. On A High (Alternate Version)
  5. Reasons For Living
    Reasons for Living
    "Reasons for Living" is a song written and performed by Duncan Sheik. It was the third and final single from his 1996 Atlantic Records debut. While the album version of the song did not fare well at radio, the club remixes helped the single reach number three on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play...

    (Remix)
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