"Sleep Without You" | ||||
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Single by Brett Young | ||||
from the album Brett Young | ||||
Released | April 11, 2016 [1] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:07 | |||
Label | Republic Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Dann Huff | |||
Brett Young singles chronology | ||||
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"Sleep Without You" is a song recorded by American country pop singer Brett Young and co-written by Young, Justin Ebach, and Kelly Archer. Its official release to radio was on April 11, 2016, as the lead single from his debut self-titled album. It has sold 377,000 copies in the United States as of January 2017.
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a favorable review, writing that "Young’s R&B influences come out in the sincerity and warmth of his delivery, not the sonic nature of this mostly acoustic jam." [2]
The song first entered the Country Airplay chart at number 58 for the week of March 5, 2016, [3] and debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart two months later at number 45 on May 14, 2016. [4] It peaked at number three on the chart for the week of December 3, 2016. [5] It also peaked at number two on Billboard 's Country Airplay chart the following week, beaten by Florida Georgia Line's number one, "May We All". [6] It reached number one on the Mediabase Country chart. [7] It has sold 377,000 copies in the United States as of January 2017. [8] On September 5, 2017, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million digital copies in the United States. [9]
The music video was directed by Shane Drake and appeared on CMT, GAC, and Vevo. The music video was filmed in Malibu, California, [10] and co-stars Miss USA 2015 Olivia Jordan. [11]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [20] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [21] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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