“Harder To Breathe”發行於2002年，然後開始口耳相傳地慢慢走紅，到了2003年夏天更成為歌迷的最愛之一，打入全美單曲榜第18名，而收錄”Harder To Breathe”的專輯《Songs About Jane》也連帶獲得全美專輯榜第七名的佳績。這首單曲氣勢很強，但不同於老五其他歌曲（如This love、Misery）一強一弱的節奏，也不同於she will be loved這樣的抒情慢歌，是老五為數不多的曲風。
歌詞：How dare you say that my behavior is unacceptable
So condescending unnecessarily critical
I have the tendency of getting very physical
So watch your step cause if I do you'll need a miracle
You drain me dry and make me wonder why I'm even here
This Double Vision I was seeing is finally clear
You want to stay but you know very well I want you gone
Not fit to funkin' tread the ground I'm walking on
When it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love
You'll understand what I mean when I say There's no way we're gonna give up
And like a little girl cries in the face of a monster that lives in her dreams
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe
What you are doing is screwing things up inside my head
You should know better you never listened to a word I said
Clutching your pillow and writhing in a naked sweat
Hoping somebody someday will do you like I did
When it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love
You'll understand what I mean when I say
There's no way we're gonna give up
And like a little girl cries in the face of a monster that lives in her dreams
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe
