Sleeping My Day Away

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"Sleeping My Day Away"
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Single by D-A-D
from the album No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims
Released1989
Recorded1989
Genre Hard rock, glam metal
Length4:23
Label WEA
Producer(s) Nick Foss
D-A-D singles chronology
"A Horse With No Name"
(1987)		"Sleeping My Day Away"
(1989)		"Girl Nation"
(1989)
Music video
"Sleeping My Day Away" on YouTube

"Sleeping My Day Away" is the most successful single from the Danish rock band D-A-D outside Denmark, with two weeks on the UK top 100. The single was released in 1989, with "Ill Will" as the b-side. Both songs appear on their No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims album.

Contents

The song was covered by German gothic rock band Mono Inc. for their album Pain, Love & Poetry. Danish pop group Me & My also did a cover of the song for their third album Flying High.

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan, and takes place primarily in a bedroom. [1] The music video received heavy airplay on MTV. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Sleeping My Day Away"
  2. "Ill Will"

Charts

Chart (1989/90)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts) [3] 63
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [4] 87
US Album Rock Tracks ( Billboard ) [5] 23

References

  1. ↑ "D:A:D - 'Sleeping my day away'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Clip List: MTV" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 73.
  4. ↑ "DAD". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Album Rock Tracks: October 21, 1989" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2017.


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