Only When I Sleep

"Only When I Sleep"
Single by the Corrs
from the album Talk on Corners
Released	September 1997 (1997-09)
Length	3:50
Label	143 Atlantic Lava
Songwriters	The Corrs John Shanks Oliver Leiber Paul Peterson
Producer	Oliver Leiber
The Corrs singles chronology
"Closer" (1997) "Only When I Sleep" (1997) "I Never Loved You Anyway" (1997)

"Only When I Sleep" is a song by Irish folk rock band The Corrs, released in September 1997 as the lead single from their second album, Talk on Corners (1997). The track was also included on the second issuing of the album, Talk on Corners: Special Edition (1998), and was also recorded live with an orchestra for MTV's Unplugged (1999). It is also featured on Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection (2006). "Only When I Sleep" peaked at number 10 on the Irish Singles Chart, number 34 on the Australian Singles Chart, and number 58 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week described the song as "a classy and sonically pleasing ballad performed in a style midway between Roxette and Heart. The family's pleasing harmonies are a plus, as is the vaguely Irish fiddling. An invaluable trigger to sales of their upcoming album Talk On Corners." ^[1]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Only When I Sleep" was shot at the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles, and is of a more glamorous style than the previous videos. The hotel used to be very popular in the early days of Hollywood, and famous stars like Charlie Chaplin, Sarah Bernhardt, Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks or Cecil B. DeMille but also politicians like Theodore Roosevelt and Winston Churchill stayed at the hotel. It is abandoned today but still used as a filming location of many films, TV shows (e.g. The X-Files ) and other music videos.

Track listings

• UK and Japanese CD single ^{[2] [3]}

1. "Only When I Sleep" (radio edit) – 3:50
2. "Only When I Sleep" (LP version) – 4:23
3. "Remember" – 4:02
4. "Only When I Sleep" (instrumental) – 4:23

• UK cassette single ^[4]

1. "Only When I Sleep" (radio edit) – 3:50
2. "Remember" – 4:02

• French and Benelux CD single ^[5]

1. "Only When I Sleep" (radio edit) – 3:50
2. "Only When I Sleep" (LP version) – 4:23
3. "Only When I Sleep" (instrumental) – 4:23

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the UK CD single liner notes. ^[2]

The Corrs

• Andrea Corr – lead vocals, tin whistle
• Caroline Corr – vocals, drums, bodhrán
• Sharon Corr – vocals, violin
• Jim Corr – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• The Corrs – writing, co-production

Production

• John Shanks – writing
• Paul Peterson – writing
• Oliver Leiber – writing, production
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• Brenda Rotheiser – art direction
• Blinkk – photography

Charts

Chart (1997–1998)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [6]	34
Ireland (IRMA) [7]	10
Scotland Singles (OCC) [8]	47
Spain (AFYVE) [9] [ clarification needed ]	1
UK Singles (OCC) [10]	58

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Ireland	September 1997	—N/a	143 Atlantic Lava	[11]
United Kingdom	13 October 1997	CD cassette		[12]
Japan	29 October 1997	CD		[13]

References

1. Jones, Alan (18 October 1997). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week . p. 13. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
2. Only When I Sleep (UK CD single liner notes). 143 Records, Atlantic Records, Lava Records. 1997. AT0015CD, 7567-84017-2.
3. Only When I Sleep (Japanese CD single liner notes). 143 Records, Atlantic Records, Lava Records. 1997. AMCY-2250.
4. Only When I Sleep (UK cassette single sleeve). 143 Records, Atlantic Records, Lava Records. 1997. AT0015C, 7567-84018-4.
5. Only When I Sleep (French & Benelux CD single liner notes). 143 Records, Atlantic Records, Lava Records. 1997. 7567840249.
6. "The Corrs – Only When I Sleep". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Only When I Sleep". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 25/10/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
9. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   8480486392.
10. "Official Singles Chart on 25/10/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
11. Best of The Corrs (European album booklet). 143 Records, Atlantic Records, Lava Records. 2001. 7567-93073-2.
12. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 11 October 1998. p. 29. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
13. "夢の中で抱きしめて | ザ・コアーズ" [Only When I Sleep | The Corrs] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 30 August 2023.