Sleepless (King Crimson song)

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"Sleepless"
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Single by King Crimson
from the album Three of a Perfect Pair
B-side "Nuages"
Released2 March 1984 [1]
Genre Rock, [2] funk, dance [3] [4]
Length5:24
Label Warner Records
Songwriter(s) Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, and Tony Levin.
Producer(s) King Crimson
King Crimson singles chronology
"Heartbeat"
(1984)		"Sleepless"
(1984)		"Dinosaur"
(1995)

"Sleepless" is a song by the band King Crimson from their 1984 album Three of a Perfect Pair . The song was released as a single in March 1984 and mixed for radio by Bob Clearmountain. [1] [5] The track is best known for its opening bass-line which features Tony Levin slapping on the strings to create a pulsating beat, and for the music video in which all four members of the band appeared.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, and Tony Levin

7" version
No.TitleLength
1."Sleepless" (single mix)3:46
2."Nuages (That Which Passes, Passes Like Clouds)"4:47
Total length:8:33
UK 12" version
No.TitleLength
1."Sleepless" (dance mix)7:18
2."Sleepless" (instrumental mix)6:15
3."Sleepless" (single mix)3:35
Total length:17:08
US 12" version
No.TitleLength
1."Sleepless" (dance mix)7:07
2."Sleepless" (instrumental mix)5:45
Total length:12:52

Personnel

King Crimson
Additional personnel

Charts

ChartPeak
position
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock 51 [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Music Week" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Tamm, Eric (1990). Robert Fripp: From Crimson King to Crafty Master. Faber and Faber. p. 117. ISBN   978-0571129126.
  3. ↑ Abrahams, Ian (30 Nov 2016). "Beat, Three Of A Perfect Pair - King Crimson". Record Collector. Retrieved 21 Mar 2021.
  4. ↑ Prato, Greg. "King Crimson Three of a Perfect Pair review". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 21 Mar 2021.
  5. ↑ Lewry, Fraser (29 October 2024). "King Crimson-affiliated act Beat announce global livestream of upcoming Los Angeles show". Louder. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Billboard entry". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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