“Stop Breathin'” has been hailed as one of the top 100 indie songs of the 1990s by multiple critics such as Pitchfork and Guitar World. It is the third track off of Pavement’s most successful album, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. In high school, lead singer Stephen Malkmus played tennis competitively, and “Stop Breathin'” makes several references to this one-on-one sport. “Stop Breathin” also relates to a soldier’s emotional struggle.

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