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Amit Sharma

“It’s the biggest song in the set and it wasn’t a single. It wasn’t anywhere close to being a single”: The classic track that defines John Mayer as a guitarist and a songwriter

John Mayer.

With its silky Clapton-esque guitar lines, laidback groove and soulful vocals, Slow Dancing In A Burning Room is one of John Mayer’s signature songs and biggest hits.

Unlike a lot of famous songs, however, this one was never released as a single – but that wasn’t enough to stop it from going platinum in the United States, silver in the UK and gold in Denmark.

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