# Insomniacks

Insomniacks is a Malaysian pop band from Kuala Lumpur. They rose to prominence with the release of their second single, "Pulang", in 2018, which charted on the Malaysian RIM streaming charts for 146 consecutive weeks, and a total of 185 weeks as of July 2022.
The group have cited 5 Seconds of Summer, Fall Out Boy, Day6, Mayday Parade and Paramore as influences.

## Career
### History and formation

The band began as Dan's Band with Danial and Iqbal who were classmates at SMK St. John. Gavin joined as the drummer after being recommended to the duo by Iskandar (a schoolmate of Gavin's at Sekolah Sri KDU, and childhood friend of Iqbal's). Iskandar would later go on to join the band as their bassist.
Insomniacks formed in 2015. In November of that year, the quartet would begin posting videos of themselves performing covers of popular songs on their YouTube channel.

### 2017–present: Debut and mainstream success with "Pulang"

In 2017, they released their debut single, "Selalu", which was featured as part of the soundtrack of the Astro Ria drama, My Coffee Prince.
In 2018, the group released their second single, "Pulang". The group released the four-episode Pulang WEBisode webseries on their YouTube channel as part of their single promotions. "Pulang" achieved the record for most consecutive weeks on the RIM streaming charts. "Pulang" has been on the RIM Malay singles chart for 185 weeks, as of July 2022.
In 2019, Iqbal co-founded the Klang Valley-based music collective, Distorted (alias Distorted Material), alongside Jessel Phuah (Sino), Ariff Jazmi, Helloluqman of Block J (Jonah), and Nik Qayrel Aiman (Eneyeqay) of the duo Niqie. Iqbal goes by the alias Balo as part of Distorted.
Insomniacks were the fifth most streamed Malaysian artist on Spotify, in 2019.
In 2020, Insomniacks released their third single, "Kepala Batu" ahead of the release of their debut EP of the same name. "Kepala Batu" was composed in collaboration with prolific Malaysian singer-songwriter, Faizal Tahir. The lead single from the EP, "Reminisensi", was the first song Insomniacks wrote as a band.
After four years signed with Sony Music Malaysia, their contract expired in 2020. They consequently signed with Universal Music Malaysia in March 2021. On 14 February 2022, Insomniacks released, "Sempurna". The single peaked at number 1 on the RIM Malay singles streaming chart and number 5 on Billboard's Malaysia Songs chart.
Since March 2022, Gavin has not been participating in "Sempurna" promotions with the band. On 12 June 2022, it was announced in a statement on his and the band's social media that he would be taking an extended hiatus from the band and will not be part of any upcoming projects.
The band released their first single as a trio, "Igauan Malam", on 4 November 2022.

## Members

Adapted from Hitz:

### Active

* Iqie (Syed Mir Iqbal; born 3 June 1997 in Kuala Lumpur) – lead vocals, guitar
* Iskandar (Wan Arif Iskandar; born 9 September 1997 in Westminster, London) – bass, vocals
* Danial (Danial Lee Hashim; born 25 February 1997 in Kuala Lumpur) – rhythm guitar, vocals

### Former

* Gavin (Gavin Wong; born 27 December 1997 in Kuala Lumpur) – drums, cajon, guitar

## Discography
### Extended plays

| Title | EP details | Track list |
| Kepala Batu EP | Released: 24 July 2020 Label: Sony Music Malaysia Formats: Digital download, streaming | "Here Again" "Reminisensi" "Langgar" "Kepala Batu" "Selalu" |
| Teman EP | Released: 8 August 2024 Label: Universal Music Malaysia Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD | "Sayang/Cinta "Teman" "Cerita Kita" "Igauan Malam" "Belum Mulai" "Temani Hati" "Dimana" "Sempurna" |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Album ||
| Title | Year | RIM | Song | Album |
| "Selalu" | 2017 | – | * | Kepala Batu EP and My Coffee Prince OST |
| "Pulang" | 2018 | 1 | * | Non-album single |
| "Pulang" (Piano Version) | 2019 | – | * | Qada & Qadar OST |
| "Kepala Batu" | 2020 | – | * | Kepala Batu EP |
| "Reminisensi" (Original or Piano Version) | 2020 | 3 | * | Kepala Batu EP |
| "Reminisensi" (Original or Piano Version) | 2020 | 3 | * | Non-album singles |
| "Pulang" (Reimagined) | 2021 | – | * | Non-album singles |
| "Reminisensi" (Reimagined) | 2021 | – | * | Non-album singles |
| "Sempurna" (Original or Piano Version) | 2022 | 1 | 5 | Teman EP |
| "Igauan Malam" | 2022 | 6 | – | Teman EP |
| "Lagu Raya" | 2023 | | | Non-album single |
| "Cerita Kita" (with Nabila Razali) | 2023 | | | Teman EP |
| "Teman" | 2024 | | | Teman EP |
| "Belum Mulai" (with Nabila Taqqiyah) | 2024 | | | Teman EP |
| "Some Days Are Just Better" | 2024 | | | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "*" denotes the chart did not exist at the time of release. |||||
* ↑ The Top 10 Domestic Singles chart was reconfigured into a Malay songs charts, starting the week ending 24 March 2022.
* ↑ The Billboard's Hits of the World charts launched and were first issued on the date February 19, 2022.

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Go There If You Miss Me" (Night Skies & Visions feat. Iqie of Insomniacks) | 2020 | Non-album single |

### Music videos

| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "Selalu" | 2017 Thaqif Saadondata-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Unknown |
| "Pulang" | 2018 | Thaqif Saadon |
| "Pulang" (Piano Version) | 2019 | Thaqif Saadon |
| "Kepala Batu" | 2020 | Thaqif Saadon |
| "Reminisensi" Lyric video | 2020 | Unknown |
| "Sempurna" | 2022 | Thaqif Saadon |
| "Igauan Malam" | 2022 | Thaqif Saadon |
| "Lagu Raya" | 2023 |
| "Cerita Kita" | 2023 |
| "Teman" | 2024 |
| "Belum Mulai" | 2024 |
| "Temani Hati" | 2024 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Organisation | Category | Nominee/nominated work | Result |
| 2018 | Anugerah Planet Muzik | Best Band | Insomniacks | Nominated |
| 2019 | 32nd Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian | Most Popular Group | Insomniacks | Nominated |
| 2020 | Anugerah MeleTOP Era 2020 [ms] | MeleTOP New Artist | Insomniacks | Nominated |