Insomnia (Feeder song)

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"Insomnia"
Insomnia Feeder.jpg
Single by Feeder
from the album Yesterday Went Too Soon
Released31 May 1999 (1999-05-31)
Genre Alternative rock
Length2:52
Label Echo
Songwriter(s) Grant Nicholas
Producer(s) Grant Nicholas, Feeder
Feeder singles chronology
"Day In Day Out"
(1998)
"Insomnia"
(1999)
"Yesterday Went Too Soon"
(1999)

"Insomnia" is a song by Welsh rock band Feeder, released as the second single from their album Yesterday Went Too Soon . It reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and was at the time Feeder's fourth consecutive single to reach the top 40.

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When the single charted in the UK, it was their biggest hit at the time and got them on the popular now defunct UK music show "Top Of The Pops". [1] From there the band's awareness increased and the follow-up single "Yesterday Went Too Soon" cracked the top 20 and helped the album of the same name go top 10. It also seen their only performance on TFI Friday, also a now defunct TV show.

"Insomnia" is inspired by singer Grant Nicholas's experience of Feeder's first US tour in 1998 when he broke his ankle (among other injuries) [2] [3] and found it hard to sleep at nights. [4]

Reception

Michael Gallucci of AllMusic called "Insomnia" a "fine moment." [5]

Music video

The music video for Insomnia features Grant Nicholas, Taka Hirose, and late drummer Jon Lee performing in a hotel room and other various places including the band on a train and places around New York City.

Track listings

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [10] 85
Scotland (OCC) [11] 27
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 22

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom31 May 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
Echo [13]
United States14 September 1999
[14]

Media usage

In the 2000 Channel 4 TV series Lock, Stock... , which was a spin-off of the film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels , "Insomnia" was heard playing at high volume from a gang members ghetto blaster during one of the episodes. It also features on the soundtrack album of the series. [15]

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References

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