"Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" is a song by

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from the 2006 album '' Continuum''. Although it was not one of the singles released from the album, it is widely regarded as one of Mayer's best songs, and has become one of his most commercially successful tracks. The song reached #10 as its highest radio airplay position in

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Reviews

The song has been positively reviewed; ''

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'' describes it as "laced with Clapton-esque guitar lines". and ''Crypticrock'' describes it as "emotionally driven and with an impassioned guitar solo which is sultry and somber and lends perfectly to the image of a dying relationship". ''

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'' described "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" as ''Continuums masterpiece, with an impeccable guitar solo. "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" is regarded as Mayer's best song by ''

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'', as his fourth-best song by ''Blues Rock Review'' and his second-best song by ''

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Commercial performance

Despite never having been released as a single, the song has been certified platinum in the United States, silver in the UK and gold in Denmark.

Released versions

The song was also released in an acoustic version on the EP '' The Village Sessions'' and on the live album '' Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles''. The official ''

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'' video, however, uses the live version of the song from the online concert series '' Live on Letterman''.

Cover versions

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covered the song live in 2021; Mayer stated he found the interpretation "gorgeous".

References

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