"Bite Your Tongue" was released as a single on February 2, 1999 and is found on Duncan Sheik's second

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, '' Humming''. The song was called "a driving hard-pop number" by

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's Neva Chonin, "self-deprecating" by

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's Roxanne Blanford and Elysa Gardner from the

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said: "The single “Bite Your Tongue” rocks harder and more buoyantly than his previous hits.". The song would also appear as a bonus track on the 2004 ''Daylight (Limited Tour Edition)'' CD and on the 2006 double disk album ''Brighter/Later: A Duncan Sheik Anthology'', released by

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(Also released in 2007 as ''Greatest Hits – Brighter: A Duncan Sheik Collection'', a single CD version.)

Beverly Hills, 90210

In 1998 Duncan Sheik appeared on the season premiere of the show Beverly Hills, 90210, In an episode entitled "The Morning After" Sheik performed "Bite Your Tongue" as well as "Barely Breathing".

Track listing

#"Bite Your Tongue" (Album Version) – 3:55 #"Bite Your Tongue" (Modern Mix) – 3:55

References

{{authority control Duncan Sheik songs 1998 singles 1998 songs Songs written by Duncan Sheik Atlantic Records singles