Insomnia (Faithless song)

"Insomnia"
Single by Faithless
from the album Reverence
Released 27 November 1995
14 October 1996 (re-release)
September 2005 (re-release)
Format CD single
Recorded 1995 in London, England
Genre
Length 3:36
Label Cheeky/BMG
Writer(s) Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss,
Rollo.
Producer(s) Rollo
Faithless singles chronology
"Salva Mea"
(1995)		 "Insomnia"
(1995)		 "Don't Leave"
(1996)
Faithless singles chronology
"Why Go?"
(2005)		 "Insomnia 2005"
(2005)		 "Fatty Boo"
(2005)
Alternative cover
2005 version

"Insomnia" is a song recorded by British dance group Faithless. Released as the band's second single, it became one of their most successful. It was released in 1995 and became a hit in Dance Charts while peaking at number 27 in the UK in 1995 and number 3 in 1996. It re-entered the UK charts in 2005 at number 17 after the release of their greatest hits compilation Forever Faithless and was certified Platinum by the BPI in 2015. It was voted by Mixmag readers as the fifth greatest dance record of all time.[1]

Content

The song features Maxi Jazz singing as an insomniac while he struggles to sleep ("I toss and I turn without cease, like a curse, open my eyes and rise like yeast/At least a couple of weeks since I last slept, kept takin' sleepers, but now I keep myself pepped"). The subject is resonant with fans of dance music, as stimulant use is common in club/rave culture, and insomnia is a common side effect. The insomniac is also rather destitute ("Make my way to the refrigerator/One dry potato inside, no lie, not even bread, jam, when the light above my head went bam..."). This song uses the Roland D-50 custom patch "Stable Master" for its main riff.
"Insomnia" excerpt
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Release

The album version is nearly nine minutes long and contains some lyrics not able to be broadcast on the radio edit due to their explicit content. It also contains some bells chiming at the start of the song not generally known by the club-going public as many people know the Monster Mix or the Monster Mix Radio Edit. The Monster Mix was the mix featured on Faithless' greatest hits album Forever Faithless. The song topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. The Moody Mix featured on some of the singles was also on the Reverence / Irreverence release.

Faithless have expressed their displeasure with the fact that elements of this song were reused by Sash! for his single "Encore Une Fois".[2] Norwegian electronica artist Biosphere has claimed that Faithless sampled the bassline from his single "Novelty Waves".[3]

Track listing

1995 UK Release/1996 UK CD 1

  1. Insomnia (Monster Radio Edit) - 03:34
  2. Insomnia (Original Radio Edit) - 03:36
  3. Insomnia (Monster Mix) - 08:38
  4. Insomnia (Moody Mix) - 10:40
  5. Insomnia (Tuff Mix) - 07:18

1995 European Release

  1. Insomnia (CEC Edit) - 04:37
  2. Insomnia (Monster Radio Edit) - 03:33
  3. Insomnia (Original Mix) - 10:55
  4. Insomnia (Monster Mix) - 08:38
  5. Insomnia (Moody Mix) - 10:42
  6. Insomnia (Tuff Mix) - 07:19

1996 Scandinavian Release

  1. Insomnia (Monster Radio Edit) - 03:36
  2. Insomnia (Original Radio Edit) - 03:38
  3. Insomnia (Monster Mix) - 08:41
  4. Insomnia (Moody Mix) - 10:45
  5. Insomnia (Tuff Mix) - 07:18

1996 Italian Release

  1. Insomnia (Monster Radio Edit) - 03:34
  2. Insomnia (Original Radio Edit) - 03:36
  3. Insomnia (Monster Mix) - 08:38
  4. Insomnia (Moody Mix) - 10:40
  5. Insomnia (Tuff Mix) - 07:18

1996 UK CD 2

  1. Insomnia (CEC Radio Mix) - 03:53
  2. Insomnia (96 Remix) - 07:16
  3. Insomnia (DJ Quicksilver Mix) - 07:58
  4. Insomnia (De Donatis Mix) - 07:38

1996 European Release

  1. Insomnia (CEC Radio Mix) - 03:53
  2. Insomnia (Original Radio Edit) - 03:37
  3. Insomnia (96 Remix) - 07:16
  4. Insomnia (DJ Quicksilver Mix) - 07:58
  5. Insomnia (De Donatis Mix) - 07:38
  6. Insomnia (Monster Mix) - 08:35

1997 US Release 1

  1. Insomnia (Monster Mix Radio Edit) - 03:33
  2. Insomnia (Armand's European Vacation Mix) - 07:56
  3. Insomnia (Monster Mix) - 08:34
  4. Insomnia (Armand's Mission To Mars Mix) - 08:49
  5. Insomnia (De Donatis Mix) - 07:35
  6. Insomnia (CEC Radio Mix) - 03:51

1997 US Release 2

  1. Insomnia (Monster Mix Radio Edit) - 03:33
  2. Insomnia (Album Version) - 08:43
  3. Insomnia (De Donatis Mix) - 07:23
  4. Reverence (Tamsin's Drum & Bass Mix) - 05:20
  5. Don't Leave (Floating Bass Mix) - 05:53
*The 1997 US Releases used the 1995 UK Release cover

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1995-97) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 16
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 6
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 6
Canada Dance (RPM)[9] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 1
France (SNEP)[13] 7
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 3
Italy (FIMI)[16] 19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 39
Norway (VG-lista)[19] 1
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[20] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[23] 3
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[24] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[25] 62
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[26] 1

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[27] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Platinum 600,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Runaway" by Nuyorican Soul featuring India		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
1 March 1997 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Discotheque" by U2

2005 mix

"Insomnia" was re-mixed and re-released in 2005 after the re-entry of the 1996 single into the UK singles chart at #48. This was partly because of Faithless releasing their Greatest Hits album. The re-mix was not used on the Greatest hits with The Monster Mix being the version which featured on the album. The re-mixed version reached #17 in the UK Chart.

CD1

  1. Insomnia (Blissy Vs Armand Van Helden 2005 Re-Work) - 03:22
  2. Insomnia (Monster Mix Radio Edit) - 03:36

CD2

  1. Insomnia (Blissy Vs Armand Van Helden 2005 Re-Work) - 03:22
  2. Insomnia (Sasha B.A Remix) - 09:52
  3. Insomnia (Armand's European Vacation Mix) - 08:03
  4. Insomnia (Monster Mix) - 08:35

Version 2.0 by Avicii

In 2015 Swedish DJ and producer Avicii released a remix titled "Insomnia 2.0 (Avicii Remix)". The track was released on July 24, 2015 and reached the German charts.[29] It was also featured on the Faithless 2.0 release in Avicii extended remix and Avicii radio exit remix formats (as well as the 1995 Monster Mix). "Insomnia 2.0" also went to number one on the US Dance chart [30]

Mike Candys & Jack Holiday version

"Insomnia"
Single by Mike Candys & Jack Holiday
from the album Smile
Released 11 September 2009 (2009-09-11)
Format CD single, Digital download
Genre Electro house, eurodance
Length 3:29
Producer(s) Mike Candys
Jack Holiday
Chris Crime
Mike Candys & Jack Holiday singles chronology
"Insomnia"
(2009)		 "Together Again"
(2010)

In 2009, Swiss DJs, Mike Candys and Jack Holiday recorded a remix of the song. It was released in September 2009 as their debut single and charted throughout Europe.

Track listing

CD maxi - Europe (2009)
  1. "Insomnia" (Radio Edit) - 3:31
  2. "Insomnia" (Chris Crime Infinity Remix) - 4:41
  3. "Insomnia" (Christopher S. Remix) - 4:39

Chart performance

Chart (2009-2012) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[31] 41
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[32] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[33] 16
Denmark (Tracklisten)[34] 2
France (SNEP)[35] 15
Germany (Official German Charts)[36] 44
Luxembourg (Billboard)[37] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[38] 30
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 34

See also

References

  1. ↑ What is the Greatest Dance Track of All Time? Mixmag (15 February 2013).
  2. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/release/7016
  3. ↑ Invisible Jukebox, The Wire (magazine), Issue 270 (August 2006), p.23
  4. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Faithless – Insomnia". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Faithless – Insomnia" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Faithless – Insomnia" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Faithless – Insomnia" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  8. ↑ John Bush. "Faithless - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  9. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  10. ↑ "Billboard". google.ca.
  11. ↑ "Billboard". google.ca.
  12. ↑ "Faithless: Insomnia" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  13. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Faithless – Insomnia" (in French). Les classement single.
  14. ↑ "Musicline.de – Faithless Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  15. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 2, 1996". Irish Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Faithless – Insomnia". Top Digital Download.
  17. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Faithless search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  18. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Faithless – Insomnia". Top 40 Singles.
  19. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Faithless – Insomnia". VG-lista.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1996-10-27". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  21. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Faithless – Insomnia". Singles Top 100.
  22. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Faithless – Insomnia". Swiss Singles Chart.
  23. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1996-10-26" UK Singles Chart.
  24. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1996-12-03" UK Dance Chart.
  25. ↑ "Faithless – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Faithless.
  26. ↑ "Faithless – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Faithless.
  27. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  28. ↑ "British single certifications – Faithless – Insomnia". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Insomnia in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  29. ↑ Insomnia 2.0 Avicii Remix at mix1.de
  30. ↑ "Hot Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 5, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Mike Candys & Jack Holiday – Insomnia" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  32. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mike Candys & Jack Holiday – Insomnia" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  33. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mike Candys & Jack Holiday – Insomnia" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  34. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Mike Candys & Jack Holiday – Insomnia". Tracklisten.
  35. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Mike Candys & Jack Holiday – Insomnia" (in French). Les classement single.
  36. ↑ "Musicline.de – Mike Candys & Jack Holiday Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  37. ↑ "Luxembourg Digital Songs - June 2, 2012". Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  38. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mike Candys & Jack Holiday – Insomnia" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  39. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Mike Candys & Jack Holiday – Insomnia". Swiss Singles Chart.

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