Insomnia ( Faithless song ) - wikipedia 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 Recorded 1995 in London, England Genre Electronica trip hop Progressive Length 3 : 36 Label Cheeky BMG Songwriter ( s ) Maxi Jazz Sister Bliss Rollo Producer ( s ) Rollo Faithless singles chronology `` Salva Mea '' ( 1995 ) `` Insomnia '' ( 1995 ) `` Do n't Leave '' ( 1996 ) `` Salva Mea '' ( 1995 ) `` Insomnia '' ( 1995 ) `` Do n't Leave '' ( 1996 ) Faithless singles chronology `` Why Go ? '' ( 2005 ) Why Go ? 2005 `` Insomnia 2005 '' ( 2005 ) Insomnia 20052005 `` Fatty Boo '' ( 2005 ) Fatty Boo2005 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 three 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. The main refrain of `` Insomnia '' is a drum sample of `` Let Me Love You for Tonight '' by artist Kariya. Contents 1 Content 2 Release 3 Music video 4 Impact and legacy 5 Track listing 5.1 1995 UK release and 1996 UK CD 1 5.2 1995 European release 5.3 1996 Scandinavian release 5.4 1996 Italian release 5.5 1996 UK CD 2 5.6 1996 European release 5.7 1997 US release one 5.8 1997 US release two 6 Charts and certifications 6.1 Charts 6.2 Certification 6.3 Chart successions 7 2005 mix 7.1 CD1 7.2 CD2 8 Version 2.0 by Avicii 9 Mike Candys and Jack Holiday version 9.1 Track listing 9.2 Chart performance 10 See also 11 References 12 External links 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 Problems playing this file ? See media help. 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. The main refrain of `` Insomnia '' is a heavy sample of 1989 ' `` Let Me Love You for Tonight '' by UK artist Kariya. Norwegian electronica artist Biosphere has claimed that Faithless sampled the bassline from his single `` Novelty Waves ''. Faithless have expressed their displeasure with the fact that elements of this song were reused by Sash ! for his single `` Encore Une Fois ''. Music video The music video of `` Insomnia '' was directed by Lindy Heymann. Impact and legacy DJ Magazine ranked it number 14 in their list of Top 100 Club Tunes in 1998. MTV Dance placed `` Insomnia '' at number 22 in their list of The 100 Biggest 90 's Dance Anthems Of All Time in November 2011. It was voted by Mixmag readers as the fifth Greatest Dance Record of All Time. Track listing 1995 UK release and 1996 UK CD 1 `` Insomnia '' ( Monster Radio Edit ) -- 03 : 34 `` Insomnia '' ( Original Radio Edit ) -- 03 : 36 `` Insomnia '' ( Monster Mix ) -- 08 : 38 `` Insomnia '' ( Moody Mix ) -- 10 : 40 `` Insomnia '' ( Tuff Mix ) -- 07 : 18 1995 European release `` Insomnia '' ( CEC Edit ) -- 04 : 37 `` Insomnia '' ( Monster Radio Edit ) -- 03 : 33 `` Insomnia '' ( Original Mix ) -- 10 : 55 `` Insomnia '' ( Monster Mix ) -- 08 : 38 `` Insomnia '' ( Moody Mix ) -- 10 : 42 `` Insomnia '' ( Tuff Mix ) -- 07 : 19 1996 Scandinavian release `` Insomnia '' ( Monster Radio Edit ) -- 03 : 36 `` Insomnia '' ( Original Radio Edit ) -- 03 : 38 `` Insomnia '' ( Monster Mix ) -- 08 : 41 `` Insomnia '' ( Moody Mix ) -- 10 : 45 `` Insomnia '' ( Tuff Mix ) -- 07 : 18 1996 Italian release `` Insomnia '' ( Monster Radio Edit ) -- 03 : 34 `` Insomnia '' ( Original Radio Edit ) -- 03 : 36 `` Insomnia '' ( Monster Mix ) -- 08 : 38 `` Insomnia '' ( Moody Mix ) -- 10 : 40 `` Insomnia '' ( Tuff Mix ) -- 07 : 18 1996 UK CD 2 `` Insomnia '' ( CEC Radio Mix ) -- 03 : 53 `` Insomnia '' ( 96 Remix ) -- 07 : 16 `` Insomnia '' ( DJ Quicksilver Mix ) -- 07 : 58 `` Insomnia '' ( De Donatis Mix ) -- 07 : 38 1996 European release `` Insomnia '' ( CEC Radio Mix ) -- 03 : 53 `` Insomnia '' ( Original Radio Edit ) -- 03 : 37 `` Insomnia '' ( 96 Remix ) -- 07 : 16 `` Insomnia '' ( DJ Quicksilver Mix ) -- 07 : 58 `` Insomnia '' ( De Donatis Mix ) -- 07 : 38 `` Insomnia '' ( Monster Mix ) -- 08 : 35 1997 US release one `` Insomnia '' ( Monster Mix Radio Edit ) -- 03 : 33 `` Insomnia '' ( Armand 's European Vacation Mix ) -- 07 : 56 `` Insomnia '' ( Monster Mix ) -- 08 : 34 `` Insomnia '' ( Armand 's Mission To Mars Mix ) -- 08 : 49 `` Insomnia '' ( De Donatis Mix ) -- 07 : 35 `` Insomnia '' ( CEC Radio Mix ) -- 03 : 51 1997 US release two `` Insomnia '' ( Monster Mix Radio Edit ) -- 03 : 33 `` Insomnia '' ( Album Version ) -- 08 : 43 `` Insomnia '' ( De Donatis Mix ) -- 07 : 23 `` Reverence '' ( Tamsin 's Drum & Bass Mix ) -- 05 : 20 `` Do n'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 ) 16 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 5 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 6 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 6 Canada Dance ( RPM ) Denmark ( Tracklisten ) Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) France ( SNEP ) 7 Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 19 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 12 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 39 Norway ( VG - lista ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 5 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) UK Dance ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 62 US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) Certification Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Gold 35,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 600,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + 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 number 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 number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. CD1 `` Insomnia '' ( Blissy vs. Armand Van Helden 2005 Re-Work ) -- 03 : 22 `` Insomnia '' ( Monster Mix Radio Edit ) -- 03 : 36 CD2 `` Insomnia '' ( Blissy vs. Armand Van Helden 2005 Re-Work ) -- 03 : 22 `` Insomnia '' ( Sasha B.A Remix ) -- 09 : 52 `` Insomnia '' ( Armand 's European Vacation Mix ) -- 08 : 03 `` Insomnia '' ( Monster Mix ) -- 08 : 35 Version 2.0 by Avicii In 2015, Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii released a remix titled `` Insomnia 2.0 ( Avicii Remix ) ''. The track was released on 24 July 2015 and reached the German charts. 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. Mike Candys and Jack Holiday version `` Insomnia '' Single by Mike Candys and Jack Holiday from the album Smile Released 11 September 2009 ( 2009 - 09 - 11 ) Format CD digital download Genre Electro house Eurodance Length 3 : 29 Songwriter ( s ) Maxi Jazz Sister Bliss Rollo Producer ( s ) Mike Candys Jack Holiday Chris Crime Mike Candys and Jack Holiday singles chronology `` Insomnia '' ( 2009 ) `` Together Again '' ( 2010 ) `` 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 ) `` Insomnia '' ( Radio Edit ) -- 3 : 31 `` Insomnia '' ( Chris Crime Infinity Remix ) -- 4 : 41 `` Insomnia '' ( Christopher S. Remix ) -- 4 : 39 Chart performance Chart ( 2009 -- 12 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 41 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 9 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 16 Denmark ( Tracklisten ) France ( SNEP ) 15 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 44 Luxembourg ( Billboard ) 5 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 30 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 34 See also List of number - one dance singles of 2015 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ What is the Greatest Dance Track of All Time ? Mixmag ( 15 February 2013 ). Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt4V8o6f-PI Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvhDd6_ofm4 Jump up ^ Invisible Jukebox, The Wire ( magazine ), Issue 270 ( August 2006 ), p. 23 Jump up ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/7016 Jump up ^ `` Lindy Heymann ''. mvdbase.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017. Jump up ^ `` DJ Magazine Top 100 Club Tunes ( 1998 ) ''. discogs.com. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 04. Jump up ^ MTV Dance Tuesday 27.12. 2011 Jump up ^ What is the Greatest Dance Track of All Time ? Mixmag ( 15 February 2013 ). Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Faithless -- Insomnia ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Faithless -- Insomnia '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Faithless -- Insomnia '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Faithless -- Insomnia '' ( in French ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ John Bush. `` Faithless - Awards - AllMusic ''. AllMusic. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. collectionscanada.gc.ca. Jump up ^ `` Billboard ''. google.ca. Jump up ^ `` Billboard ''. google.ca. Jump up ^ `` Faithless : Insomnia '' ( in Finnish ). Musiikkituottajat -- IFPI Finland. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Faithless -- Insomnia '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Faithless Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Chart Track : Week 2, 1996 ''. Irish Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Italiancharts.com -- Faithless -- Insomnia ''. Top Digital Download. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Faithless search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Faithless -- Insomnia ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Faithless -- Insomnia ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Archive Chart : 1996 - 10 - 27 ''. Scottish Singles Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Faithless -- Insomnia ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Faithless -- Insomnia ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Archive Chart : 1996 - 10 - 26 '' UK Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Archive Chart : 1996 - 12 - 03 '' UK Dance Chart. Jump up ^ `` Faithless -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Faithless. Jump up ^ `` Faithless -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Faithless. Jump up ^ Ryan, Gavin ( 2011 ). Australia 's Music Charts 1988 -- 2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia : Moonlight Publishing. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Faithless -- Insomnia ''. British Phonographic Industry. Enter Insomnia in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ Insomnia 2.0 Avicii Remix at mix1.de Jump up ^ `` Hot Dance Club Songs ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 5, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Mike Candys & Jack Holiday -- Insomnia '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Mike Candys & Jack Holiday -- Insomnia '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Mike Candys & Jack Holiday -- Insomnia '' ( in French ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Danishcharts.com -- Mike Candys & Jack Holiday -- Insomnia ''. Tracklisten. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Mike Candys & Jack Holiday -- Insomnia '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Mike Candys & Jack Holiday Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Luxembourg Digital Songs - June 2, 2012 ''. Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Mike Candys & Jack Holiday -- Insomnia '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Mike Candys & Jack Holiday -- Insomnia ''. Swiss Singles Chart. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Faithless Sister Bliss Maxi Jazz Rollo Jamie Catto Aubrey Nunn Studio albums Reverence ( 1996 ) Sunday 8PM ( 1998 ) Sunday 8PM / Saturday 3AM ( 1999 ) Outrospective ( 2001 ) Outrospective / Reperspective ( 2002 ) No Roots ( 2004 ) Everything Will Be Alright Tomorrow ( 2004 ) To All New Arrivals ( 2006 ) The Dance ( 2010 ) Compilations Forever Faithless -- The Greatest Hits ( 2005 ) Renaissance 3D ( 2006 ) Insomnia : The Best of Faithless ( 2009 ) Faithless 2.0 ( 2015 ) DVDs Live at The Melkweg Amsterdam Forever Faithless -- The Greatest Hits Live At Alexandra Palace Faithless - Live In Moscow Passing The Baton - Live From Brixton Singles `` Salva Mea '' `` Insomnia '' `` Do n't Leave '' `` If Lovin ' You Is Wrong '' `` Reverence '' `` God Is a DJ '' `` Take the Long Way Home '' `` Bring My Family Back '' `` Why Go ? '' `` We Come 1 '' `` Muhammad Ali '' `` Crazy English Summer '' / `` Tarantula '' `` One Step Too Far '' `` Mass Destruction '' `` I Want More '' `` Miss U Less, See U More '' `` Why Go ? 2005 '' `` Insomnia 2005 '' `` Reasons ( Saturday Night ) '' `` Bombs '' `` Music Matters '' `` A Kind Of Peace '' `` Sun To Me '' `` Not Going Home '' `` Tweak Your Nipple '' `` Feelin ' Good '' Frequent collaborators Ken Boothe Boy George Rachael Brown Cat Power Harry Collier Dido Ian Dury Cass Fox The Hiites Zoë Johnston Jimmy Jones LSK One Eskimo Steve Rowland Penny Shaw Nina Simone Robert Smith Estelle Pauline Taylor Suddha Kheterpal Aubrey Nunn Related articles Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Insomnia_(Faithless_song)&oldid=798310803 '' Categories : 1995 singles 1996 singles 1997 singles 2005 singles Faithless songs Number - one singles in Finland Number - one singles in Norway Number - one singles in Switzerland Billboard Dance Club Songs number - one singles UK Dance Singles Chart number - one singles Songs written by Rollo Armstrong Trip hop songs Cheeky Records singles 1995 songs Songs written by Maxi Jazz Songs written by Sister Bliss Music videos directed by Lindy Heymann House music songs Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from June 2014 Use British English from June 2014 Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Wallonia Singlechart usages for Finland Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Ireland Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Italy Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Scotland Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Swiss Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart usages for UKdance Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboarddanceclubplay Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Singlechart usages for Denmark Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for Switzerland Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Nederlands Norsk Русский Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 1 September 2017, at 04 : 52. 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Question: who sings i can't get no sleep
Answer: British dance group Faithless