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'''Duncan Sheik''' (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Sheik is known for his 1996 debut single "]", which earned him a ] nomination for ]. He has composed music for motion pictures and Broadway musicals, winning the 2007 ] for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations for his work on the musical '']''.
'''Duncan Scott Sheik''' (born ], ]) is an ] ] and ].


==Early life== ==Early life==
Sheik is a native of ]. Following his parents' divorce, he split time between his father's house in New Jersey and his mother's home in South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/insidejersey/2010/03/jersey_boy_duncan_sheik.html|title=Duncan Sheik gets his Jersey on in South Orange|first=Lisa|last=Rose|date=March 8, 2010|website=nj.com}}</ref> He is the half-brother of Broadway actress Kacie Sheik.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fox|first=Sandra Diamond|date=November 18, 2015|title=Happy Birthday To Garrison's Duncan Shiek|url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/putnam/news/happy-birthday-to-garrisons-duncan-shiek/587493/|website=Putnam Daily Voice}}</ref> Sheik's ]-trained grandmother introduced him to the piano, and he later took up the electric guitar. By age 12, he was playing guitar with high school students in a cover band.<ref name="latimes.com">{{cite web|last=Matsumoto|first=Jon|date=April 15, 1997|title=Waiting to Exhale : 'Barely Breathing' Singer-Songwriter Duncan Sheik, Busy Touring, Can't Wait to Get Back in the Studio|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-04-15-ca-48742-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621050618/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-04-15-ca-48742-story.html|archive-date=21 June 2019|website=The Los Angeles Times}}</ref> After graduating from ] in 1988,<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Jenn|date=8 April 2015|title=Duncan Sheik to roll out new material at Drury show|url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/duncan-sheik-to-roll-out-new-material-at-drury-show,330133|website=The Berkshire Eagle}}</ref> Sheik studied ] at ];<ref>''Loveline'', September 8, 1996.</ref> while at Brown, he played guitar in a band with fellow Brown student ]. Following his graduation from Brown in 1992, he moved to Los Angeles.<ref name="latimes.com"/>
Born in ], ], Sheik's upbringing was split between his grandparents' home in ] and that of his parents in New Jersey. His grandmother, a piano graduate of ], taught him to play the piano and encouraged his musical development. Sheik graduated from the ] before attending ] in ]. He subsequently studied ] at ].


==Career== ==Career==
Early in his musical career, Sheik played guitar for other artists, including ] (with ] and ]). Sheik also played on ]'s 1993 album through his connections from a fellow Brown alum, ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Price|first=Betsy|date=5 May 2015|title=Duncan Sheik talks about composing for 'Winn-Dixie'|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/entertainment/theater/2015/05/07/duncan-sheik-talks-composing-winn-dixie/26937837/|website=delawareonline}}</ref>
Sheik began his professional musical career playing for other acts, including Liz And Liza (with ] and ]), and played on ]'s 1993 album. Through connections from fellow Brown alum ], Sheik's music and extraordinary good looks gained the attention of executives at ]. Duncan Sheik's eponymous ] for Atlantic was certified Gold and spawned the 1996 hit single "]" in the ], which remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for 55 straight weeks. It also enjoyed lengthy stays on Billboard's Adult Contemporary and Adult Top 40 charts. In ], he was nominated for the ] for "Barely Breathing" but lost to Elton John's 'Candle In The Wind 1997' - the biggest selling US single in history.


===Singer-songwriter===
A lay ], Sheik's involvement with ] has increased steadily over the years. In ], Sheik wrote the foreword to '']'' by Soka Gakkai leader ].
In 1996, Sheik released his self-titled ], which was certified gold.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=duncan+sheik#search_section|access-date=22 January 2021|website=RIAA}}</ref> The album featured the hit single "]", which peaked at number 16<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/duncan-sheik|title=Duncan Sheik Barely Breathing Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and remained on the ] for 55 consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite web|last=Boskamp|first=Elsie|title=Update: East End Favorites Expected To Rock Out During Inaugural Hamptons Music Festival – The Arts – Live Music View|url=https://www.hamptons.com/The-Arts/Live-Music-View/20081/Update-East-End-Favorites-Expected-To-Rock-Out.html#.XQx-jI97lPY|website=www.hamptons.com|date=October 15, 2014 }}</ref> "Barely Breathing" also enjoyed Top 20 success on Adult Contemporary radio,<ref name="billboard.com"/> reached No. 2 on the Adult Top 40 charts,<ref name="billboard.com"/> and garnered Sheik a ] nomination for ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Iwasaki|first=Scott|date=February 1, 2008|title=New awakening spurs 2nd Grammy bid for Sheik|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/695248795/New-awakening-spurs-2nd-Grammy-bid-for-Sheik.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621065747/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/695248795/New-awakening-spurs-2nd-Grammy-bid-for-Sheik.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 21, 2019|website=DeseretNews.com}}</ref>


In 1998, Sheik recorded "Embraceable You" for '']'', a ] tribute to increase AIDS awareness, and also recorded "Songbird" for another tribute, ''Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} Also in 1998, Sheik released '']'', an experimental follow-up with string arrangements.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}
In his second album, 1998's '']'', Sheik experimented in the studio with meticulous string arrangements while keeping the haunted vocal sound of his first album. Additionally, on some tracks Sheik took a step away from his pop roots to address larger social issues. In fact, some songs are laced with biting anger. Some say that Sheik went to greater lengths to reflect his Buddhist faith after reaching certain popular success from his debut.


Sheik sang a duet with singer ] on Jones' 2000 single entitled ''Someone You Need''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Iwasaki|first=Scott|date=July 7, 1999|title=The people have their say: Hojo rocks|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/706201/The-people-have-their-say-Hojo-rocks.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925181207/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/706201/The-people-have-their-say-Hojo-rocks.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2018|website=DeseretNews.com}}</ref>
Sheik's next record, 2001's '']'', was a collaboration with poet and writer ], who Sheik met through his Soka Gakkai involvement. The two collaboratively created the album by each drawing inspiration from other's simultaneous work, with Sheik sending Sater music and Sater sending Sheik words. The album continued the melancholic tone of Sheik's previous work, and displayed his growing prowess as a composer and arranger. Also with Steven Sater, Sheik has written the music for a new musical '']'', which premiered off-Broadway in New York in May 2006 and opened on Broadway to much critical acclaim in December 2006. ''Spring Awakening'' is based on the controversial ] ] play '']'' by ].


In 2002, Sheik made a brief commercial comeback with his album '']'', including success with the tracks "On A High" and "Half Life". Eschewing the ]-like sound of ''Phantom Moon'', ''Daylight'' featured a lighter, more modern sound with production effects and electronic backgrounds. Sheik indicated in interviews that the record was an attempt to create an album of pure pop songs. {{Fact|date=February 2007}} Sheik released '']'', a ]-influenced album on which he collaborated with poet and writer ], in 2001.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} The following year, Sheik released '']'', a brighter, more modern-sounding album which included the singles, "]" and "Half-Life".{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} After a four-year recording break, Sheik released '']'' (2006), an album which included companion software on a ] to remix individual tracks.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} In 2008, Sheik was a judge at the 7th annual Independent Music Awards.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}


In 2009 he released '']'', a concept album which provided the score for the musical of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=8 January 2009|title=Track List Announced for Sheik's 'Whisper House'; Concert Dates Added|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/track-list-announced-for-sheiks-whisper-house-concert-dates-added-com-156748|access-date=23 January 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref> The stage musical premiered at ] in San Diego in January 2010, after a workshop at ], produced by ] in 2009.<ref>Jones, Kenneth (May 3, 2009). . ''Playbill''.</ref><ref name="whisper">Rothstein, Mervyn (January 20, 2010). . ''Playbill''.</ref>
More recently, Sheik wrote the score for the ] film '']'', including two original songs for the film. The score was well received, even though the film was not. {{Fact|date=February 2007}}


In 2011, Sheik released '']'', an album including covers of popular 1980s songs. Concert dates in support of the album were later canceled due to Sheik seeking treatment for alcohol addiction.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Michael H.|date=8 June 2011|title=Duncan Sheik Cancels Tour Dates to Deal with Alcohol-Related Addiction|newspaper=Observer.com|url=https://observer.com/2011/06/duncan-sheik-cancels-tour-dates-to-deal-with-alcohol-related-addiction/|access-date=February 16, 2012}}</ref> A remixed version of the album was released the following year.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kevin Thomas |url=http://www.dallasvoice.com/duncan-chic-10132949.html |title=Duncan, chic |website=Dallasvoice.com |date=November 30, 2012 |access-date=December 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208071424/http://www.dallasvoice.com/duncan-chic-10132949.html |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sheik released a new studio album entitled '']'' in October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|author=Powers|first=Ann|date=October 16, 2014|title=Hear Two Songs From Duncan Sheik's Next Album : The Record|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2014/10/16/356464328/hear-two-songs-from-duncan-sheiks-next-album|access-date=December 4, 2015|website=NPR}}</ref>
Sheik's newest album, '']'', was released on January 24, 2006, on the ] label. The first single released from the album was the title track. Like its predecessor Daylight, subtle electronic influences are a hallmark of Sheik's fifth studio album, as well as many songs that are politically charged. The album is both Sheik's first to be released outside of what is now ], and his first with companion software on a ] to remix individual album tracks.


==Works== ===Composer===
In addition to being a singer-songwriter, Sheik has also composed music for plays, musicals, and movie soundtracks. He composed original music for the 2002 ] production of '']''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02EEDA1631F931A35754C0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink | work=The New York Times | first=Robin | last=Finn | title=PUBLIC LIVES; Decisions, Decisions. Name Recognition or Nirvana? | date=July 2, 2002}}</ref>
===Musicals===
*''Nero (Another Golden Rome)'' - 2006
*'']'' - 2006, 2007&mdash;
*''The Nightingale'' - 2006


In 2004, he composed the score for the film '']''. The ''AllMusic'' reviewer wrote: "...takes the sensitivity and tension of the film's plot and crafts incidental music and new songs that complement the movie well."<ref>Theakston, Rob. allmusic.com, retrieved July 24, 2019</ref> He composed the score for the 2005 film '']'' with Pete Miser.<ref>Catsoulis, Jeanette. ''The New York Times'', February 10, 2006</ref><ref>Scheib, Ronnie (July 14, 2005). . ''Variety''.</ref>
===Discography===
]
====Albums====
*'']'' (CD) - ] - ]
*'']'' (CD) - Atlantic Records - ]
*'']'' (CD) - ] - ]
*'']'' (CD) - Atlantic Records - ]
*'']'' (CD) - ] - ]
*'']'' (CD) - ] - ]


Sheik wrote the music for '']'' (2006) in collaboration with ]. Written over a period of eight years, the musical, which premiered off-Broadway during the summer, opened on Broadway to critical acclaim later in the fall. The musical was based on the controversial German ] play '']'', written by ]. Sheik won the 2006 ] for his work on ''Spring Awakening'',<ref>{{cite web|date=29 April 2011|title=Duncan Sheik In Concert|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/04/29/135808694/live-today-duncan-sheik-in-concert|website=NPR}}</ref> and he and Sater won a ].<ref>{{cite web|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|date=October 18, 2018|title=''Spring Awakening'' Writers Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater at Work on ''Twelfth Night''-Inspired Amazon Musical Series|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/spring-awakening-writers-duncan-sheik-and-steven-sater-at-work-on-twelfth-night-inspired-amazon-musical-series|website=Playbill}}</ref> In addition, ''Spring Awakening'' won the ]<ref>{{cite web|last=Wallenberg|first=Christopher|date=December 10, 2018|title=From the Archives: Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, and John Gallagher Jr. of ''Spring Awakening'' Reflect on 'Surreal' Success|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/from-the-archives-jonathan-groff-lea-michele-and-john-gallagher-jr-of-spring-awakening-reflect-on-surreal-success-com-361392|website=Playbill}}</ref> and a ] for Best Musical Show Album.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=February 10, 2008|title=''Spring Awakening'' Wins 2008 Best Musical Show Album Grammy; Krieger and Dale Also Win|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/spring-awakening-wins-2008-best-musical-show-album-grammy-krieger-and-dale-also-win-com-147531|website=Playbill}}</ref> The guitar that Sheik used to compose songs for ''Spring Awakening'' was displayed at the ] for the Performing Arts at ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Anthony|first=Ellen|title=Hidden Broadway Treasures Revealed|url=http://www.broadway.tv/broadway-features-reviews/Hidden-Broadway-Treasures-Revealed|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923164730/http://www.broadway.tv/broadway-features-reviews/Hidden-Broadway-Treasures-Revealed|archive-date=September 23, 2011|access-date=December 4, 2015|website=Broadway.TV}}</ref> As of 2012, Sheik was composing music for a feature-film adaptation of ''Spring Awakening'', an adaptation almost a decade in the making.<ref>{{cite web|author=Cerasaro|first=Pat|date=16 November 2012|title=BWW EXCLUSIVE SCOOP: Duncan Sheik Teases SPRING AWAKENING Movie; Filming in Spring 2013 & New Cast?|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-EXCLUSIVE-SCOOP-Duncan-Sheik-Teases-SPRING-AWAKENING-Movie-Filming-in-Spring-2013-20121116|access-date=December 4, 2015|website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref>
====Other recordings====

*"Songbird" from '']'' (CD) - Atlantic Records - ]
In 2012, Sheik wrote '']'', an adaptation of ]'s '']'', along with collaborator Sater. Directed by ] with musical direction by Lance Horne, the musical was workshopped at the ] and commissioned by the ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=24 May 2011|title=EXCLUSIVE: Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik Workshopping New 'Alice' Musical at London's National Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/exclusive-steven-sater-and-duncan-sheik-workshopping-new-alice-musical-at-londons-national-theatre-com-179442|access-date=23 January 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref>
*"Embraceable You" from '']'' (CD) - Antilles Records - ]

*''Humming Along'' (EP), released in select stores as a bonus to ''Humming'' in 1998, featuring:
Sheik wrote the music and lyrics to the 2013 musical adaptation of '']'',<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Cox|first=Gordon|date=February 2, 2010|title='American Psycho' musical takes shape|url=https://variety.com/2010/legit/news/american-psycho-musical-takes-shape-1118014592|magazine=Variety|access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref> which opened at the ] in London, and was later staged on Broadway in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Simonson|first=Robert|date=July 17, 2015|title=In Case You Missed It: Duncan Sheik Is Having a Busy Season and Do Critics Have Faith in ''Amazing Grace''?|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/in-case-you-missed-it-duncan-sheik-is-having-a-busy-season-and-do-critics-have-faith-in-amazing-grace-com-353485|access-date=August 2, 2022|website=Playbill}}</ref>
** "River Man" (])

** "Blasphemous Rumors" (])
In 2013, Sheik wrote the music for the musical adaptation of the novel '']'', which premiered at the ].<ref name="dog">{{cite web|last=Purcell|first=Carey|date=July 18, 2013|title=''Because of Winn Dixie'', New Musical by Duncan Sheik and Nell Benjamin, Will Premiere in Arkansas; John Tartaglia Directs|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/because-of-winn-dixie-new-musical-by-duncan-sheik-and-nell-benjamin-will-premiere-in-arkansas-john-tartaglia-directs-com-207660|access-date=August 2, 2022|website=Playbill}}</ref> ''Dixie'' was a collaboration with then-director ] and ], who wrote the book and lyrics.<ref name="dog" /> The musical ran at the ], East Haddam, Connecticut from July 2019 to September 2019, directed by ].<ref>Verini, Bob (July 22, 2019). . ''New York Stage Review''.</ref>
** "Reel Around the Fountain" (])

** "Orpheus" (])
In 2015, Sheik wrote the musical thriller ''Noir'' with ]. It premiered as part of New York Stage and Film's season in July to August 2015 at the ] at Vassar College. Inspired by live radio plays and classic film noir, the musical was directed by Rachel Chavkin.<ref>{{cite web|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|date=July 22, 2015|title=Exclusive: Duncan Sheik on His New Show Noir, American Psycho Casting & Spring Awakening Film's Delay|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/181549/exclusive-duncan-sheik-on-his-new-show-noir-american-psycho-casting-spring-awakening-films-delay/|access-date=December 4, 2015|website=Broadway.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=''Noir''|url=https://powerhouse.vassar.edu/season/2015/musicals/noir.html|access-date=July 24, 2019|website=powerhouse.vassar.edu}}</ref><ref>Viagas, Robert (July 6, 2015). . ''Playbill''.</ref>
*"View From The Other Side" from '']'' (CD) - ]

*"A Purple Trail" from ''Other Songs and Dances, Vol. 1'' (CD) - Backlight Records - ]
In 2016 he prepared the music for the ] (Washington, D.C.) production of '']'', described in ''The Washington Post'' as "an assortment of preexisting songs by singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik".<ref name="marks">Marks, Peter (May 25, 2016). . ''Washington Post''.</ref>

===Other work===
Sheik produced singer-songwriter Micah Green's 2000 debut album<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/micah-green/1195802 |title=The Top 100 Artists on ARTISTdirect – Pop, Rock & Hip Hop Music Styles – Free Music Download, Music Video, MP3 music and Music CD |website=Artistdirect.com |access-date=December 4, 2015}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2019}} as well as his 2012 follow-up.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 28, 2012|title=Duncan Sheik produced Micah Green's latest album I Know, I Know, I Know, due out Tuesday August 28th via MRI/Sneaky Records « Duncan Sheik Duncan Sheik – Official Website|url=http://www.duncansheik.com/duncan-sheik-produced-micah-greens-latest-album-i-know-i-know-i-know-due-out-tuesday-august-28th-via-mrisneaky-records|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014003738/http://www.duncansheik.com/duncan-sheik-produced-micah-greens-latest-album-i-know-i-know-i-know-due-out-tuesday-august-28th-via-mrisneaky-records|archive-date=14 October 2012|access-date=December 4, 2015|website=DuncanSheik.com}}</ref><ref>Farber, Jim (September 2, 2012). . ''New York Daily News''.</ref><ref> ''last.fm''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2019}}

In 2000, Sheik wrote the foreword to ''The Way of Youth: Buddhist Common Sense for Handling Life's Questions'', by ] leader ].{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

In 2006, Sheik recorded the song "A Purple Trail" for ''Other Songs and Dances, Vol. 1''. In 2008, Sheik participated in '']'', an initiative to support ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Finn|first1=Natalie|date=July 22, 2008|title=Sting, Matthews, Mayer Gamer for Tibet Than Beijing|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/3342/sting-matthews-mayer-gamer-for-tibet-than-beijing|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724212652/http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b147502_sting_matthews_mayer_gamer_tibet_beijing.html|archive-date=24 July 2008|access-date=December 5, 2019|website=E! Online}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Concert dates in support of Sheik's 2011 album ''Covers 80's'' were canceled when Sheik sought treatment for alcohol use disorder.<ref name="auto"/> In a message to fans on his ] blog, Sheik noted that he had entered a treatment center on the same day his latest album was released and had told his staff, "My record is coming ''out'' and I’m checking ''in''."<ref>{{cite web |author=Peter Vidani |url=http://dsnews.tumblr.com/post/9345502953/message-song-from-duncan |title=Duncan Sheik News Archive (Message + Song From Duncan) |publisher=Dsnews.tumblr.com |access-date=February 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107204143/http://dsnews.tumblr.com/post/9345502953/message-song-from-duncan |archive-date=January 7, 2016 }}</ref>

Sheik has a daughter with his girlfriend, model ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wong|first=Curtis M.|date=2020-11-19|title=Duncan Sheik Looks Beyond 'Barely Breathing' To Deliver Moody Pop For Chaotic Times|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/duncan-sheik-fake-plastic-trees-cafe-carlyle-album_n_5fb1d3b5c5b6a37e7e331c82|access-date=23 January 2021|website=HuffPost}}</ref><ref name="herworld">{{cite news|last=Cheong|first=Justin|date=3 February 2016|title=Singapore Supermodel Nora Ariffin Talks About Stripping And Surviving In The 80s|url=http://www.herworld.com/fashion/singapore-supermodel-nora-ariffin-talks-stripping-surviving|access-date=March 18, 2018|newspaper=Her World Singapore}}</ref>

Sheik practices ] and is a member of the US branch of the worldwide Buddhist association ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sgi.org/news/events/events2008/events080211.html|title=SGI-USA Arts Division Conference|date=February 8, 2008|work=Soka Gakkai International News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020134207/http://www.sgi.org/news/events/events2008/events080211.html|archive-date=October 20, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result
|-
| rowspan=2|1997
| rowspan=2|]
| Himself
| Top Adult Top 40 Artist
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=3| "]"
| Top Adult Top 40 Track
| {{won}}
|-
| 1998
| ]
| ]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1999
| ]
| Award-Winning Song
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=4|2007
| rowspan=2|]
| rowspan=5|'']''
| ]
| {{won}}
|-
| ]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=2|]
| ]
| {{won}}
|-
| ]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2008
| ]
| ]
| {{won}}
|-
| 2016
| ]s
| '']''
| Outstanding New Score
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

==Discography==
{{Infobox artist discography
| Artist = Duncan Sheik
| Studio = 9
| Live = 1
| Compilation = 2
| EP = 2
| Singles = 23
| Option = 1
| Option name = Remix albums
}}

===Albums===
====Studio albums====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album details
! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| ]<br><small>(])</small>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:30px;"| ]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Duncan Sheik|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=Duncan Sheik Album & Song Chart History (Billboard 200)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref>
! style="width:30px;"| ]<br><ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mw0000184350/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Duncan Sheik > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))|website=Allmusic|access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 1996
| style="text-align:left;"| '']''
* Release date: May 20, 1996
* Label: ], ]
* Formats: ], ], ], ]
| 83
| 1
| style="text-align:left;"|
* ]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Duncan%20Sheik&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50|title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum – August 10, 2014: Duncan Sheik certified albums|publisher=]|access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 1998
| style="text-align:left;"| '']''
* Release date: October 6, 1998
* Label: Atlantic, Rhino
* Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
| 163
| —
|
|-
| 2001
| style="text-align:left;"| '']''
* Release date: February 27, 2001
* Label: ]
* Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
| —
| —
|
|-
| 2002
| style="text-align:left;"| '']''
* Release date: August 22, 2002
* Label: Atlantic, Rhino
* Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
| 110
| —
|
|-
| 2006
| style="text-align:left;"| '']''
* Release date: January 26, 2006
* Label: Zoë
* Formats: CD+], digital download, streaming
| —
| —
|
|-
| 2009
| style="text-align:left;"| '']''
* Release date: January 27, 2009
* Label: ], ], ]
* Formats: ], CD, digital download, streaming
| 181
| —
|
|-
| 2011
| style="text-align:left;"| '']''
* Release date: June 7, 2011
* Label: Sneaky
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
| —
| —
|
|-
| 2015
| style="text-align:left;"| '']''
* Release date: October 9, 2015
* Label: Sneaky
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
| —
| —
|
|-
|2022
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Claptrap''
* Release date: August 26, 2022
* Label: AntiFragile
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
|—
|—
|
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|}

====Live albums====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Album details
|-
|2020
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Live at the Cafe Carlyle (New York, NY / 2017)''
* Release date: December 4, 2020
* Label: Sneaky, Missing Pieces
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
|}

====Remix albums====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Album details
|-
| 2012
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Covers 80s Remixed''
* Release date: November 6, 2012
* Label: Sneaky
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
|}

====Compilation albums====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Album details
|-
| 2006
| style="text-align:left;"| '']''
* Release date: October 23, 2006
* Label: Rhino
* Formats: 2xCD, digital download, streaming
|-
| 2007
| style="text-align:left;"| '']''
* Release date: March 6, 2007
* Label: Rhino
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
|}

===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Album details
|-
| 2005
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Rhino Hi-Five: Duncan Sheik''
* Release date: September 20, 2005
* Label: Rhino, ]
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
|-
| 2011
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Harvest (Music from the Motion Picture)'' {{small|(with David Poe)}}
* Release date: May 3, 2011
* Label: Harvest Film
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Single
! colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:35px;"| ]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3176&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=10stcide1vqvolos2oavd5ohn1 |title=Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=December 4, 2015}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| ]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=duncan sheik|chart=all}}|title=Duncan Sheik Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| ]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=duncan sheik|chart=Adult Contemporary}}|title=Duncan Sheik Album & Song Chart History – Adult Contemporary|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| ]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=duncan sheik|chart=Adult Pop Songs}}|title=Duncan Sheik Album & Song Chart History – Adult Pop Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| ]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=duncan sheik|chart=Dance/Club Play Songs}}|title=Duncan Sheik Album & Song Chart History – Dance/Club Play Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| ]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=duncan sheik|chart=Pop Songs B}}|title=Duncan Sheik Album & Song Chart History – Pop Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1996
! scope="row"| "]"
| 12
| 16
| 19
| 2
| —
| 10
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| ''Duncan Sheik''
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1997
! scope="row"| "]"
| —
| —
| —
| 24
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "]"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 3
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "]"
| —
| 103
| —
| —
| —
| —
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Great Expectations'' <small>(soundtrack)</small>
|-
| 1998
! scope="row"| "]"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| ''Humming''
|-
| 1999
! scope="row"| "That Says It All"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2001
! scope="row"| "A Mirror in the Heart"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Phantom Moon''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2002
! scope="row"| "]"
| —
| —
| —
| 21
| 1
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| ''Daylight''
|-
! scope="row"| "Half-Life"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2005
! scope="row"| "White Limousine"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| ''White Limousine''
|-
! scope="row"| "The Dawn's Request"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2008
! scope="row"| "We're Here to Tell You"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| ''Whisper House''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2009
! scope="row"| "Earthbound Starlight"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Play Your Part"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2012
! scope="row"| "Shout"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Covers Eighties Remixed''
|-
| 2013
! scope="row"| "Lay Down Your Weapons"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3" {{non-album single}}
|-
| 2020
! scope="row"| "Barely Breathing 2020 'Dear 45'"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2021
! scope="row"| "Better Things For Better Living"<br>{{small|(with Simon Kafka)}}
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="5"|2022
! scope="row"| "Experience"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| rowspan="5"|''Claptrap
|-
! scope="row"| "Maybe"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Something Happening Here"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Chimera II"<br>{{small|(featuring Oora)}}
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "There's No Telling"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|}

==Stage credits==
*'']'' – 2002
*''Nero (Another Golden Rome)'' – 2006 (San Francisco)<ref name="play1">Hetrick, Adam (November 15, 2007). . ''Playbill''.</ref><ref>Harvey, Dennis (February 26, 2006). . ''Variety''.</ref>
*'']'' – 2006
*''The Nightingale'' – 2003, 2005 (workshop) 2006 (based on '']'')<ref name=play1/>
*''Whisper House'' – 2010 (], San Diego)<ref name=whisper/>
*''Carson McCullers Talks About Love'' (with ]) — 2011 (Off-Broadway)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Suskin|first=Steven|date=2011-05-06|title=Carson McCullers Talks About Love|url=https://variety.com/2011/legit/reviews/carson-mccullers-talks-about-love-1117945160/|website=Variety}}</ref><ref>Hetrick, Adam (April 20, 2011). . ''Playbill''.</ref>
*'']'' – 2012
*''] — 2013''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=2 February 2010|title=Duncan Sheik and Robert Aguirre-Sacasa Will Make ''American Psycho'' Sing|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/duncan-sheik-and-robert-aguirre-sacasa-will-make-american-psycho-sing-com-165506|access-date=2021-01-23|website=Playbill}}</ref>
*'']'' — 2016 (Washington, DC)<ref name=marks/><ref>{{cite web|title=The Taming of the Shrew|url=http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/the-taming-of-the-shrew/|website=Shakespeare Theatre Company}}</ref>
* '']'' — 2019 (Atlantic Theater Company, New York), 2023 (Almeida Theatre, London)

==Film and television credits==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 1996
|
* "Barely Breathing", '']''
* "Reasons for Living", '']''
|-
! 1997
|
* "In the Absence of Sun", '']''
* "Serena", '']''
|-
! 1998
|
* '']'', onscreen, uncredited, episode "]"
* "Wishful Thinking", '']''
|-
! 1999
|
* "Alibi", '']''
* "That Says It All", '']''
|-
! 2000
|
* "View from the Other Side", '']''
* "A Body Goes Down", ''Jeff Buckley: Goodbye and Hello''
* "Now or Never", '']''
|-
! 2002
|
* "On a High", '']''
|-
! 2003
|
* "Half Life", '']''
* "]" (performed as ]), '']''
|-
! 2004
|
* "Something Somewhere"/"There's a Home", '']''
|-
! 2005
|
* "I Am a Pilgrim", '']''
|-
! 2007
|
* "Barely Breathing", '']''
* "I Wouldn't Mind"/"As Shadows Do", '']''
|-
! 2010
|
* "Mama Who Bore Me", '']''
|-
! 2012
|
* "Barely Breathing", '']''
* "Barely Breathing", '']''
|}


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American singer-songwriter and composer (born 1969)

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Duncan Sheik
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Background information
Born (1969-11-18) November 18, 1969 (age 55)
Montclair, New Jersey, United States
OriginLos Angeles, California
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, composer, actor
Instrument(s)Guitar, piano, vocals, electronics
Years active1993–present
Labels
Websiteduncansheik.com
Musical artist

Duncan Sheik (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Sheik is known for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing", which earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He has composed music for motion pictures and Broadway musicals, winning the 2007 Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations for his work on the musical Spring Awakening.

Early life

Sheik is a native of Montclair, New Jersey. Following his parents' divorce, he split time between his father's house in New Jersey and his mother's home in South Carolina. He is the half-brother of Broadway actress Kacie Sheik. Sheik's Juilliard-trained grandmother introduced him to the piano, and he later took up the electric guitar. By age 12, he was playing guitar with high school students in a cover band. After graduating from Phillips Academy, Andover in 1988, Sheik studied semiotics at Brown University; while at Brown, he played guitar in a band with fellow Brown student Lisa Loeb. Following his graduation from Brown in 1992, he moved to Los Angeles.

Career

Early in his musical career, Sheik played guitar for other artists, including Liz and Lisa (with Elizabeth Mitchell and Lisa Loeb). Sheik also played on His Boy Elroy's 1993 album through his connections from a fellow Brown alum, Tracee Ellis Ross.

Singer-songwriter

In 1996, Sheik released his self-titled debut album, which was certified gold. The album featured the hit single "Barely Breathing", which peaked at number 16 and remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for 55 consecutive weeks. "Barely Breathing" also enjoyed Top 20 success on Adult Contemporary radio, reached No. 2 on the Adult Top 40 charts, and garnered Sheik a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

In 1998, Sheik recorded "Embraceable You" for Red Hot + Rhapsody, a George Gershwin tribute to increase AIDS awareness, and also recorded "Songbird" for another tribute, Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. Also in 1998, Sheik released Humming, an experimental follow-up with string arrangements.

Sheik sang a duet with singer Howard Jones on Jones' 2000 single entitled Someone You Need.

Sheik released Phantom Moon, a Nick Drake-influenced album on which he collaborated with poet and writer Steven Sater, in 2001. The following year, Sheik released Daylight, a brighter, more modern-sounding album which included the singles, "On A High" and "Half-Life". After a four-year recording break, Sheik released White Limousine (2006), an album which included companion software on a DVD-ROM to remix individual tracks. In 2008, Sheik was a judge at the 7th annual Independent Music Awards.

In 2009 he released Whisper House, a concept album which provided the score for the musical of the same name. The stage musical premiered at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego in January 2010, after a workshop at Vassar College, produced by New York Stage and Film in 2009.

In 2011, Sheik released Covers 80's, an album including covers of popular 1980s songs. Concert dates in support of the album were later canceled due to Sheik seeking treatment for alcohol addiction. A remixed version of the album was released the following year. Sheik released a new studio album entitled Legerdemain in October 2015.

Composer

In addition to being a singer-songwriter, Sheik has also composed music for plays, musicals, and movie soundtracks. He composed original music for the 2002 New York Shakespeare Festival production of Twelfth Night.

In 2004, he composed the score for the film A Home at the End of the World. The AllMusic reviewer wrote: "...takes the sensitivity and tension of the film's plot and crafts incidental music and new songs that complement the movie well." He composed the score for the 2005 film Through the Fire with Pete Miser.

Sheik wrote the music for Spring Awakening (2006) in collaboration with Steven Sater. Written over a period of eight years, the musical, which premiered off-Broadway during the summer, opened on Broadway to critical acclaim later in the fall. The musical was based on the controversial German expressionist play The Awakening of Spring, written by Frank Wedekind. Sheik won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for his work on Spring Awakening, and he and Sater won a Tony Award for Best Original Score. In addition, Spring Awakening won the Tony Award for Best Musical and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. The guitar that Sheik used to compose songs for Spring Awakening was displayed at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. As of 2012, Sheik was composing music for a feature-film adaptation of Spring Awakening, an adaptation almost a decade in the making.

In 2012, Sheik wrote Alice By Heart, an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, along with collaborator Sater. Directed by Jessie Nelson with musical direction by Lance Horne, the musical was workshopped at the Royal National Theatre and commissioned by the National Theatre Connections.

Sheik wrote the music and lyrics to the 2013 musical adaptation of American Psycho, which opened at the Almeida Theatre in London, and was later staged on Broadway in 2016.

In 2013, Sheik wrote the music for the musical adaptation of the novel Because of Winn-Dixie, which premiered at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Dixie was a collaboration with then-director John Tartaglia and Nell Benjamin, who wrote the book and lyrics. The musical ran at the Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut from July 2019 to September 2019, directed by John Rando.

In 2015, Sheik wrote the musical thriller Noir with Kyle Jarrow. It premiered as part of New York Stage and Film's season in July to August 2015 at the Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College. Inspired by live radio plays and classic film noir, the musical was directed by Rachel Chavkin.

In 2016 he prepared the music for the Shakespeare Theatre Company (Washington, D.C.) production of The Taming of the Shrew, described in The Washington Post as "an assortment of preexisting songs by singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik".

Other work

Sheik produced singer-songwriter Micah Green's 2000 debut album as well as his 2012 follow-up.

In 2000, Sheik wrote the foreword to The Way of Youth: Buddhist Common Sense for Handling Life's Questions, by Soka Gakkai International leader Daisaku Ikeda.

In 2006, Sheik recorded the song "A Purple Trail" for Other Songs and Dances, Vol. 1. In 2008, Sheik participated in Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace, an initiative to support Tibet, Dalai Lama, and Tenzin Gyatso.

Personal life

Concert dates in support of Sheik's 2011 album Covers 80's were canceled when Sheik sought treatment for alcohol use disorder. In a message to fans on his tumblr blog, Sheik noted that he had entered a treatment center on the same day his latest album was released and had told his staff, "My record is coming out and I’m checking in."

Sheik has a daughter with his girlfriend, model Nora Ariffin.

Sheik practices Nichiren Buddhism and is a member of the US branch of the worldwide Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International.

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Work Category Result
1997 Billboard Music Awards Himself Top Adult Top 40 Artist Nominated
"Barely Breathing" Top Adult Top 40 Track Won
1998 Grammy Awards Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Nominated
1999 BMI Pop Awards Award-Winning Song Won
2007 Tony Awards Spring Awakening Best Original Score Won
Best Orchestrations Won
Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music Won
Outstanding Orchestrations Nominated
2008 Grammy Awards Best Musical Show Album Won
2016 Outer Critics Circle Awards American Psycho Outstanding New Score Nominated

Discography

Duncan Sheik discography
Studio albums9
EPs2
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
Singles23
Remix albums1

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
 US Heat
1996 Duncan Sheik 83 1
1998 Humming
  • Release date: October 6, 1998
  • Label: Atlantic, Rhino
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
 163 —
2001 Phantom Moon
  • Release date: February 27, 2001
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
 — —
2002 Daylight
  • Release date: August 22, 2002
  • Label: Atlantic, Rhino
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
 110 —
2006 White Limousine
  • Release date: January 26, 2006
  • Label: Zoë
  • Formats: CD+DVD, digital download, streaming
 — —
2009 Whisper House 181 —
2011 Covers 80s
  • Release date: June 7, 2011
  • Label: Sneaky
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 — —
2015 Legerdemain
  • Release date: October 9, 2015
  • Label: Sneaky
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 — —
2022 Claptrap
  • Release date: August 26, 2022
  • Label: AntiFragile
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Year Album details
2020 Live at the Cafe Carlyle (New York, NY / 2017)
  • Release date: December 4, 2020
  • Label: Sneaky, Missing Pieces
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Remix albums

Year Album details
2012 Covers 80s Remixed
  • Release date: November 6, 2012
  • Label: Sneaky
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Compilation albums

Year Album details
2006 Brighter/Later: A Duncan Sheik Anthology
  • Release date: October 23, 2006
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: 2xCD, digital download, streaming
2007 Greatest Hits - Brighter: A Duncan Sheik Collection
  • Release date: March 6, 2007
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Extended plays

Year Album details
2005 Rhino Hi-Five: Duncan Sheik
2011 Harvest (Music from the Motion Picture) (with David Poe)
  • Release date: May 3, 2011
  • Label: Harvest Film
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
CAN
 US
 US AC
 US Adult
 US Dance
 US Pop
1996 "Barely Breathing" 12 16 19 2 — 10 Duncan Sheik
1997 "She Runs Away" — — — 24 — —
"Reasons for Living" — — — — 3 —
"Wishful Thinking" — 103 — — — — Great Expectations (soundtrack)
1998 "Bite Your Tongue" — — — — — — Humming
1999 "That Says It All" — — — — — —
2001 "A Mirror in the Heart" — — — — — — Phantom Moon
2002 "On a High" — — — 21 1 — Daylight
"Half-Life" — — — — — —
2005 "White Limousine" — — — — — — White Limousine
"The Dawn's Request" — — — — — —
2008 "We're Here to Tell You" — — — — — — Whisper House
2009 "Earthbound Starlight" — — — — — —
"Play Your Part" — — — — — —
2012 "Shout" — — — — — — Covers Eighties Remixed
2013 "Lay Down Your Weapons" — — — — — — Non-album single
2020 "Barely Breathing 2020 'Dear 45'" — — — — — —
2021 "Better Things For Better Living"
(with Simon Kafka) 		— — — — — —
2022 "Experience" — — — — — — Claptrap
"Maybe" — — — — — —
"Something Happening Here" — — — — — —
"Chimera II"
(featuring Oora) 		— — — — — —
"There's No Telling" — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Stage credits

Film and television credits

1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
  • "View from the Other Side", Friends
  • "A Body Goes Down", Jeff Buckley: Goodbye and Hello
  • "Now or Never", Boys and Girls
2002
2003
2004
2005
2007
2010
  • "Mama Who Bore Me", 90210
2012
  • "Barely Breathing", Glee
  • "Barely Breathing", Girls

See also

References

  1. Rose, Lisa (March 8, 2010). "Duncan Sheik gets his Jersey on in South Orange". nj.com.
  2. Fox, Sandra Diamond (November 18, 2015). "Happy Birthday To Garrison's Duncan Shiek". Putnam Daily Voice.
  3. ^ Matsumoto, Jon (April 15, 1997). "Waiting to Exhale : 'Barely Breathing' Singer-Songwriter Duncan Sheik, Busy Touring, Can't Wait to Get Back in the Studio". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019.
  4. Smith, Jenn (April 8, 2015). "Duncan Sheik to roll out new material at Drury show". The Berkshire Eagle.
  5. Loveline, September 8, 1996.
  6. Price, Betsy (May 5, 2015). "Duncan Sheik talks about composing for 'Winn-Dixie'". delawareonline.
  7. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Duncan Sheik Barely Breathing Chart History". Billboard.
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