Talking in Your Sleep ( the Romantics song ) - wikipedia Talking in Your Sleep ( the Romantics song ) `` Talking in Your Sleep '' Single by The Romantics from the album In Heat B - side `` I 'm Hip '' Released September 1983 Recorded Genre Pop rock, new wave Length 3 : 54 Label Nemperor Songwriter ( s ) Coz Canler, Jimmy Marinos, Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, Peter Solley Producer ( s ) Peter Solley The Romantics singles chronology `` No One Like You '' ( 1981 ) `` Talking in Your Sleep '' ( 1983 ) `` Rock You Up '' ( 1983 ) `` No One Like You '' ( 1981 ) `` Talking in Your Sleep '' ( 1983 ) `` Rock You Up '' ( 1983 ) Audio sample `` The Romantics - Talking In Your Sleep '' file help `` Talking in Your Sleep '' is a chart - topping hit song by Detroit rock band The Romantics. It was a # 3 U.S. hit in early 1984 and became a UK hit in August that year for British band Bucks Fizz. It ultimately became a hit throughout the world, and was the group 's most successful song. The song is in natural minor. Contents 1 Song history 2 Music video 3 Chart performance 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 Bucks Fizz version 4.1 Track listing 4.2 Weekly charts 5 Cui Jian version 6 Other covers and sampling 7 References Song History The song appeared on the Romantics ' 1983 album In Heat and was the Romantics ' biggest chart hit, garnering substantial radio airplay and a million in US 45 RPM single sales. The song reached # 3 - where it held for three weeks - on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1984. It also went to # 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, as well as hitting the top of Billboard 's Album Rock Tracks chart. In Australia, `` Talking in Your Sleep '' climbed to # 14 on the Australian Singles Chart ( Kent Music Report ) It was featured in the first episode of the second season of the Netflix series Stranger Things, playing on a car radio. Music video The song 's music video, widely aired at the time on MTV and elsewhere, featured the band performing while surrounded by standing, but seemingly sleeping women who were dressed in lingerie, pajamas, and other sleepwear. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1983 ) Peak position US Dance / Disco Top 80 ( Billboard ) US Rock Top Tracks ( Billboard ) Chart ( 1984 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 14 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 19 Belgium ( VRT Top 30 Flanders ) 17 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Canada ( CHUM ) France ( IFOP ) 30 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 18 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 24 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 20 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 20 South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) 15 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 5 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 20 US Billboard Hot 100 US Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1984 ) Position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 19 US Billboard Hot 100 19 US Dance / Disco Top 80 ( Billboard ) 16 US Cash Box Top 100 34 hide Order of precedence Preceded by `` Let the Music Play '' by Shannon US Dance / Disco Top 80 number - one single 10 December 1983 - 17 December 1983 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Say It Is n't So '' by Hall & Oates Preceded by `` Karma Chameleon '' by Culture Club Canadian `` RPM '' Singles Chart number - one single 11 February 1984 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Red Red Wine '' by UB40 Canadian CHUM Chart number - one single 5 February 1984 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Thriller '' by Michael Jackson Bucks Fizz version `` Talking in Your Sleep '' Single by Bucks Fizz from the album I Hear Talk B - side `` Do n't Think You 're Fooling Me '' Released 17 August 1984 Format 7 '' single, 12 '' single, EP Genre Pop Length 4.18 Label RCA Songwriter ( s ) Canler, Skill, Palmar, Solley, Marinos Producer ( s ) Andy Hill Bucks Fizz singles chronology `` Rules of the Game '' ( 1983 ) `` Talking in Your Sleep '' ( 1984 ) `` Golden Days '' ( 1984 ) `` Rules of the Game '' ( 1983 ) `` Talking in Your Sleep '' ( 1984 ) `` Golden Days '' ( 1984 ) The single was unsuccessful in the UK, but in August 1984, the song became well - known when pop group Bucks Fizz covered it. This version reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart. It was produced by Andy Hill and featured on their fourth album, I Hear Talk. The single was the group 's first for nine months and became their biggest hit since `` When We Were Young '', a year previously. It was also released as a limited - edition EP, which included the live tracks `` Twentieth Century Hero '' and a cover of Chris de Burgh 's `` Do n't Pay the Ferryman ''. The B - side, `` Do n't Think You 're Fooling Me '' was written and produced by band member Bobby G. Track listing 7 '' vinyl `` Talking in Your Sleep '' ( Canler / Skill / Palmar / Solley / Marinos ) ( 4.18 ) `` Do n't Think You 're Fooling Me '' ( Bobby G ) ( 3.50 ) 12 '' vinyl `` Talking in Your Sleep '' ( Extended Mix ) ( 8.39 ) `` Do n't Think You 're Fooling Me '' ( 3.50 ) Limited edition EP `` Talking in Your Sleep ( 4.18 ) `` Do n't Think You 're Fooling Me '' ( 3.50 ) `` Twentieth Century Hero '' ( Live ) ( Andy Hill / Pete Sinfield ) ( 3.20 ) `` Do n't Pay the Ferryman '' ( Live ) ( Chris de Burgh ) ( 3.56 ) Weekly charts Chart ( 1984 ) Peak position Ireland ( IRMA ) 14 Poland ( LP3 ) 22 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 15 Cui Jian version Chinese singer - songwriter Cui Jian covered the song on his 1985 album `` ' 85 回顧 '' ( `` ' 85 Review '' / huígù ). Other covers and sampling Canadian rapper Evil Ebenezer covered the song on his 2011 album The Birds, titled `` Secrets That You Keep ''. The Snoop Dogg song `` Secrets '' ( featuring Kokane ) from his 2009 album Malice n Wonderland borrows heavily from the original version both musically and lyrically. Canadian singer The Weeknd interpolates the chorus of `` Talking in Your Sleep '' in his song `` Secrets '' from his 2016 album, Starboy. References Jump up ^ Stephenson, Ken ( 2002 ). What to Listen for in Rock : A Stylistic Analysis, p. 89. ISBN 978 - 0 - 300 - 09239 - 4. ^ Jump up to : `` The Romantics Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Billboard Dec 10, 1983 '' ( PDF ). Billboard. New York, NY, USA. 10 December 1983. p. 34. Retrieved 15 September 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Billboard Dec 24, 1983 '' ( PDF ). Billboard. New York, NY, USA. 24 December 1983. p. 28. Retrieved 15 September 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Forum -- ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts -- CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989 ''. Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- The Romantics -- Talking in Your Sleep '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Radio 2 Top 30 '' ( in Dutch ). Top 30. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 4457. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` CHART NUMBER 1413 -- Sunday, February 05, 1984 ''. CHUM. Archived from the original on 7 November 2006. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Le Détail par Artiste ''. InfoDisc ( in French ). Select `` ROMANTICS '' from the artist drop - down menu. Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- The Romantics -- Talking in Your Sleep ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- The Romantics -- Talking in Your Sleep '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- week 7, 1984 '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- The Romantics -- Talking in Your Sleep ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1965 -- 1989 Acts R ''. The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- The Romantics -- Talking in Your Sleep ''. Singles Top 100. Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- The Romantics -- Talking in Your Sleep ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` CASH BOX Top 100 Singles -- Week ending JANUARY 21, 1984 ''. Cash Box. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 9638. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 15 September 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Volume 96 No. 51, DECEMBER 22. 1984 '' ( PDF ). Billboard. New York, NY, USA. 22 December 1984. p. TA - 19, TA - 25. Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` The CASH BOX Year - End Charts : 1984 ''. Cash Box. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 11. ^ Jump up to : `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ Rafaels and Stefans pictures Jump up ^ bucksfizzearlyyears.co.uk - video shots Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Talking in Your Sleep ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Lista Przebojów Programu 3 ''. LP3. Retrieved 15 September 2016. Jump up ^ Angermiller, Michele ( December 1, 2016 ). `` The Romantics ' Mike Skill on The Weeknd Reviving ' Talking in Your Sleep ' on ' Starboy ' : ' There 's a Thirst for the ' 80s ' ''. Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2017. hide The Romantics Wally Palmar Mike Skill Rich Cole Brad Elvis Jimmy Marinos Coz Canler David Petratos Clem Burke Studio albums The Romantics National Breakout Strictly Personal In Heat Rhythm Romance 61 / 49 Singles `` What I Like About You '' `` Talking in Your Sleep '' hide Bucks Fizz Bobby G Cheryl Baker Mike Nolan Jay Aston Shelley Preston Studio albums Bucks Fizz Are You Ready Hand Cut I Hear Talk Writing on the Wall Compilation albums Greatest Hits The Story So Far The Ultimate Anthology The Lost Masters The Very Best of Bucks Fizz The Lost Masters 2 - The Final Cut The Lost Masters 3 Live albums Live at the Fairfield Hall, Croydon Singles `` Making Your Mind Up '' `` Piece of the Action '' `` One of Those Nights '' `` The Land of Make Believe '' `` My Camera Never Lies '' `` Now Those Days Are Gone '' `` If You Ca n't Stand the Heat '' `` Run for Your Life '' `` When We Were Young '' `` London Town '' `` Rules of the Game '' `` Talking in Your Sleep '' `` Golden Days '' `` I Hear Talk '' `` You and Your Heart So Blue '' `` Magical '' `` New Beginning ( Mamba Seyra ) '' `` Love the One You 're With '' `` Keep Each Other Warm '' `` Heart of Stone '' Other songs `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' Related articles Discography Songs The F-Z of Pop Andy Hill Peter Sinfield Ian Bairnson Co-Co Brooks United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talking_in_Your_Sleep_(The_Romantics_song)&oldid=846147636 '' Categories : 1983 singles 1984 singles The Romantics songs Bucks Fizz ( band ) songs Billboard Dance Club Songs number - one singles RPM Top Singles number - one singles 1983 songs RCA Records singles Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) Articles with hAudio microformats Audio sample to be checked Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart making named ref Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Duration without hAudio microformat Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for UK Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Italiano Nederlands Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 16 June 2018, at 17 : 23. 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Question: who sings when you're talking in your sleep
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