Duncan Sheik

{{short description|American singer-songwriter and composer (born 1969)}}

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{{BLP sources|date=June 2019}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Duncan Sheik

| image = Duncan Sheik.jpg

| image_size = 180

| caption = Sheik in 2006

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|11|18|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Montclair, New Jersey, United States

| origin = Los Angeles, California

| instrument = Guitar, piano, vocals, electronics

| genre = {{flatlist|

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| occupation = Singer-songwriter, composer, actor

| years_active = 1993–present

| label = {{flatlist|

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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 "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.{{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}} He is the half-brother of Broadway actress Kacie Sheik.{{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}} 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.{{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}} After graduating from Phillips Academy, Andover in 1988,{{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}} Sheik studied semiotics at Brown University;Loveline, September 8, 1996. 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.{{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}}

=Singer-songwriter=

In 1996, Sheik released his self-titled debut album, which was certified gold.{{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}} The album featured the hit single "Barely Breathing", which peaked at number 16{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/duncan-sheik|title=Duncan Sheik Barely Breathing Chart History|magazine=Billboard}} and remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for 55 consecutive weeks.{{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 }} "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.{{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}}

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.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} Also in 1998, Sheik released Humming, an experimental follow-up with string arrangements.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

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

Sheik released Phantom Moon, a Nick Drake-influenced album on which he collaborated with poet and writer Steven Sater, in 2001.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} The following year, Sheik released Daylight, a brighter, more modern-sounding album which included the singles, "On A High" and "Half-Life".{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} 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.{{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 Whisper House, a concept album which provided the score for the musical of the same name.{{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}} 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.Jones, Kenneth (May 3, 2009). [http://www.playbill.com/article/old-globe-will-premiere-duncan-sheiks-whisper-house-and-bricusses-sammy-davis-jr-musical-com-160544# "Old Globe Will Premiere Duncan Sheik's Whisper House and Bricusse's Sammy Davis Jr. Musical"]. Playbill.Rothstein, Mervyn (January 20, 2010). [http://www.playbill.com/article/a-ghostly-awakening-duncan-sheiks-whisper-house-com-165092# "A Ghostly Awakening: Duncan Sheik's Whisper House"]. Playbill.

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.{{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}} A remixed version of the album was released the following year.{{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 }} Sheik released a new studio album entitled Legerdemain in October 2015.{{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}}

=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.{{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}}

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."Theakston, Rob. [https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-home-at-the-end-of-the-world-mw0000211409 "A Home at the End of the World Original Soundtrack"] allmusic.com, retrieved July 24, 2019 He composed the score for the 2005 film Through the Fire with Pete Miser.Catsoulis, Jeanette. [http://movies2.nytimes.com/2006/02/10/movies/10telf.html "Review. Through the Fire. The Golden Road to a Basketball Dream"] The New York Times, February 10, 2006Scheib, Ronnie (July 14, 2005). [https://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/through-the-fire-1200524487/ "Review. Through the Fire"]. Variety.

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,{{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}} and he and Sater won a Tony Award for Best Original Score.{{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}} In addition, Spring Awakening won the Tony Award for Best Musical{{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}} and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.{{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}} 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.{{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}} As of 2012, Sheik was composing music for a feature-film adaptation of Spring Awakening, an adaptation almost a decade in the making.{{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}}

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.{{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}}

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

In 2013, Sheik wrote the music for the musical adaptation of the novel Because of Winn-Dixie, which premiered at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre.{{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}} 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.Verini, Bob (July 22, 2019). [http://nystagereview.com/2019/07/22/from-connecticut-because-of-winn-dixie-is-not-arf-bad/ "From Connecticut: Because of Winn Dixie is Not Arf Bad"]. New York Stage Review.

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.{{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}}{{Cite web|title=Noir|url=https://powerhouse.vassar.edu/season/2015/musicals/noir.html|access-date=July 24, 2019|website=powerhouse.vassar.edu}}Viagas, Robert (July 6, 2015). [http://www.playbill.com/article/namt-flash-busy-duncan-sheik-has-another-new-musical-in-the-pipeline-com-352678# "NAMT Flash: Busy Duncan Sheik Has Another New Musical in the Pipeline"]. Playbill.

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".Marks, Peter (May 25, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/shakespeares-shrew-an-all-male-muddle/2016/05/25/8eb57fc2-227e-11e6-8690-f14ca9de2972_story.html "Shakespeare Theatre Company’s ‘Shrew’: An all-male muddle"]. Washington Post.

=Other work=

Sheik produced singer-songwriter Micah Green's 2000 debut album{{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}}{{better source needed|date=June 2019}} as well as his 2012 follow-up.{{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=usurped|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}}Farber, Jim (September 2, 2012). [https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/top-10-cd-picks-week-sept-2-2012-article-1.1147034 "The top 10 CD picks for the week of Sept. 2, 2012"]. New York Daily News.[https://www.last.fm/music/Micah+Green/+wiki "Micah Green Biography"] last.fm. Retrieved July 24, 2019.{{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 Soka Gakkai International leader Daisaku Ikeda.{{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 Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace, an initiative to support Tibet, Dalai Lama, and Tenzin Gyatso.{{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}}

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."{{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 }}

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

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

Awards and nominations

{| class=wikitable

|-

! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result

|-

| rowspan=2|1997

| rowspan=2|Billboard Music Awards

| Himself

| Top Adult Top 40 Artist

| {{nom}}

|-

| rowspan=3| "Barely Breathing"

| Top Adult Top 40 Track

| {{won}}

|-

| 1998

| Grammy Awards

| Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

| {{nom}}

|-

| 1999

| BMI Pop Awards

| Award-Winning Song

| {{won}}

|-

| rowspan=4|2007

| rowspan=2|Tony Awards

| rowspan=5|Spring Awakening

| Best Original Score

| {{won}}

|-

| Best Orchestrations

| {{won}}

|-

| rowspan=2|Drama Desk Awards

| Outstanding Music

| {{won}}

|-

| Outstanding Orchestrations

| {{nom}}

|-

| 2008

| Grammy Awards

| Best Musical Show Album

| {{won}}

|-

| 2016

| Outer Critics Circle Awards

| American Psycho

| 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"| Certifications
(sales threshold)

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:30px;"| US
{{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}}

! style="width:30px;"| US Heat
{{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}}

1996

| style="text-align:left;"| Duncan Sheik

| 83

| 1

| style="text-align:left;"|

  • US: Gold{{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=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=August 10, 2014}}
1998

| style="text-align:left;"| Humming

  • Release date: October 6, 1998
  • Label: Atlantic, Rhino
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming

| 163

| —

|

2001

| style="text-align:left;"| Phantom Moon

  • Release date: February 27, 2001
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming

| —

| —

|

2002

| style="text-align:left;"| Daylight

  • Release date: August 22, 2002
  • Label: Atlantic, Rhino
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming

| 110

| —

|

2006

| style="text-align:left;"| White Limousine

  • Release date: January 26, 2006
  • Label: Zoë
  • Formats: CD+DVD, digital download, streaming

| —

| —

|

2009

| style="text-align:left;"| Whisper House

| 181

| —

|

2011

| style="text-align:left;"| Covers 80s

  • Release date: June 7, 2011
  • Label: Sneaky
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

| —

| —

|

2015

| style="text-align:left;"| Legerdemain

  • 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;"| Brighter/Later: A Duncan Sheik Anthology

  • Release date: October 23, 2006
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: 2xCD, digital download, streaming
2007

| style="text-align:left;"| Greatest Hits - Brighter: A Duncan Sheik Collection

  • 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

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=

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Single

! colspan="6"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

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! style="width:35px;"| CAN
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! style="width:35px;"| US
{{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}}

! style="width:35px;"| US AC
{{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}}

! style="width:35px;"| US Adult
{{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}}

! style="width:35px;"| US Dance
{{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}}

! style="width:35px;"| US Pop
{{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}}

1996

! scope="row"| "Barely Breathing"

| 12

| 16

| 19

| 2

| —

| 10

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Duncan Sheik

rowspan="3"| 1997

! scope="row"| "She Runs Away"

| —

| —

| —

| 24

| —

| —

scope="row"| "Reasons for Living"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 3

| —

scope="row"| "Wishful Thinking"

| —

| 103

| —

| —

| —

| —

| style="text-align:left;"| Great Expectations (soundtrack)

1998

! scope="row"| "Bite Your Tongue"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 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"| "On a High"

| —

| —

| —

| 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"
{{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"
{{small|(featuring Oora)}}

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

scope="row"| "There's No Telling"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Stage credits

  • Twelfth Night – 2002
  • Nero (Another Golden Rome) – 2006 (San Francisco)Hetrick, Adam (November 15, 2007). [http://www.playbill.com/article/sater-and-sheiks-the-nightingale-tries-its-wings-in-nyc-with-chorus-lines-tam-com-145461# "Sater and Sheik's The Nightingale Tries Its Wings in NYC with Chorus Line's Tam"]. Playbill.Harvey, Dennis (February 26, 2006). [https://variety.com/2006/legit/reviews/nero-another-golden-rome-1200518053/ "Review. Nero (Another Golden Rome)]. Variety.
  • Spring Awakening – 2006
  • The Nightingale – 2003, 2005 (workshop) 2006 (based on The Nightingale)
  • Whisper House – 2010 (Old Globe Theatre, San Diego)
  • Carson McCullers Talks About Love (with Suzanne Vega) — 2011 (Off-Broadway){{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}}Hetrick, Adam (April 20, 2011). [http://www.playbill.com/article/suzanne-vega-debuts-carson-mccullers-talks-about-love-off-broadway-april-20-com-178402# "Suzanne Vega Debuts Carson McCullers Talks About Love Off-Broadway April 20"]. Playbill.
  • Alice by Heart – 2012
  • American Psycho — 2013{{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}}
  • The Taming of the Shrew — 2016 (Washington, DC){{cite web|title=The Taming of the Shrew|url=http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/the-taming-of-the-shrew/|website=Shakespeare Theatre Company}}
  • The Secret Life of Bees — 2019 (Atlantic Theater Company, New York), 2023 (Almeida Theatre, London)

Film and television credits

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1996

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1997

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1998

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1999

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2000

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  • "View from the Other Side", Friends
  • "A Body Goes Down", Jeff Buckley: Goodbye and Hello
  • "Now or Never", Boys and Girls
2002

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2003

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2004

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2005

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2007

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2010

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  • "Mama Who Bore Me", 90210
2012

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  • "Barely Breathing", Glee
  • "Barely Breathing", Girls

See also

References

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