Insomnia (Faithless song)

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"Insomnia"
Faithless Insomnia1.jpg
Single by Faithless
from the album Reverence
Released27 November 1995 (1995-11-27) [1]
Genre Progressive house
Length
  • 8:46 (album version)
  • 3:36 (radio edit)
  • 8:38 (Monster Mix version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Rollo
Faithless singles chronology
"Salva Mea"
(1995)
"Insomnia"
(1995)
"Don't Leave"
(1996)

"Don't Leave"
(1996)

"Insomnia"
(1996)

"Salva Mea"
(1996)

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [67] Gold35,000^
Belgium (BEA) [68] Gold25,000*
France (SNEP) [69] Gold250,000*
Germany (BVMI) [70] Platinum500,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [71] Platinum 
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [72] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [73] 3× Platinum1,800,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom27 November 1995
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Cheeky [1]
14 October 1996
  • CD
  • cassette
[74]
28 October 199612-inch vinyl [75]
United States25 February 1997 Rhythmic contemporary radio Arista [76]
United Kingdom5 September 2005CDCheeky [77]

2005 mix

"Insomnia" was remixed and rereleased 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 remix was not used on the greatest hits with the Monster Mix being the version which featured on the album. The remixed version reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.

CD1

  1. "Insomnia" (Blissy vs. Armand Van Helden 2005 Rework) – 03:22
  2. "Insomnia" (Monster Mix Radio Edit) – 03:36

CD2

  1. "Insomnia" (Blissy vs. Armand Van Helden 2005 Rework) – 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 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. [78] 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. [79]

Mike Candys and Jack Holiday version

"Insomnia"
JH MC - Insomnia single.jpg
Single by Mike Candys and Jack Holiday
from the album Smile
Released11 September 2009 (2009-09-11)
Recorded2009
Genre
Length3:29
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mike Candys
  • Jack Holiday
  • Chris Crime
Mike Candys singles chronology
"Insomnia"
(2009)
"Together Again"
(2010)
Jack Holiday singles chronology
"Insomnia"
(2009)
"Children 2012"
(2012)

In 2009, Swiss DJs Mike Candys and Jack Holiday recorded their version of the song. It was released as a single in September 2009 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 (2009–12)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [80] 41
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [81] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [82] 16
Denmark (Tracklisten) [83] 2
France (SNEP) [84] 15
Germany (Official German Charts) [85] 44
Luxembourg ( Billboard ) [86] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [87] 30
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [88] 34

Maceo Plex version

In 2021, Cuban-American DJ Maceo Plex released a remix of the song.

See also

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