Sing Me to Sleep

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"Sing Me to Sleep"
Alan Walker - Sing Me to Sleep.png
Single by Alan Walker
from the album Different World
Released3 June 2016
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:09
Label Mer Musikk Sony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Alan Walker singles chronology
"Faded"
(2015)
"Sing Me to Sleep"
(2016)
"Routine"
(2016)
Audio sample
"Sing Me to Sleep"
Digital download [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Sing Me to Sleep"3:09
2."Sing Me to Sleep" (Instrumental)3:10
Digital download [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Sing Me to Sleep"3:09
2."Sing Me to Sleep" (Instrumental)3:09
3."Sing Me To Sleep" (Marshmello Remix)3:12
Digital download – Marshmello Remix [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Sing Me to Sleep" (Marshmello Remix)3:12
Digital download – Burak Yeter Remix [8]
No.TitleLength
1."Sing Me to Sleep" (Burak Yeter Remix)3:31

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [36] Gold35,000
Austria (IFPI Austria) [37] Platinum30,000
Canada (Music Canada) [38] Gold40,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [39] Gold45,000
France (SNEP) [40] Gold100,000
Germany (BVMI) [41] Platinum400,000
Italy (FIMI) [42] Gold25,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [43] 2× Platinum120,000
Norway (IFPI Norway) [44] 6× Platinum240,000
Poland (ZPAV) [45] Diamond100,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [46] Platinum30,000
United States (RIAA) [47] Gold500,000
Streaming
Sweden (GLF) [48] 4× Platinum32,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateVersionFormatLabelRef.
Various29 May 2016Marshmello remix Digital download Mer Musikk [7]
3 June 2016Original [5]
Single [6]
Russia3 February 2017Burak Yeter remixSony Music Russia [8]

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