Insomnia (Faithless song)

"Insomnia"
Single by Faithless
from the album Reverence
Released27 November 1995 (1995-11-27)[1]
GenreProgressive house
Length
  • 8:46 (album version)
  • 3:36 (radio edit)
  • 8:38 (Monster Mix version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rollo
Faithless singles chronology
"Salva Mea"
(1995)
"Insomnia"
(1995)
"Don't Leave"
(1996)

"Don't Leave"
(1996)

"Insomnia"
(1996)

"Salva Mea"
(1996)

"Why Go?"
(2005)

"Insomnia 2005"
(2005)

"Fatty Boo"
(2005)
Audio sample
Music video
"Insomnia" on YouTube
Alternative cover
2005 version
2005 version

"Insomnia" is a song by British musical group Faithless. Released as the band's second single, it became one of their most successful. It was originally released in 1995 and reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart, topping the UK Dance Chart in the process. When re-released in October 1996, the song achieved a new peak of number three in the United Kingdom and topped the charts of Finland, Norway, and Switzerland, as well as the American and Canadian dance charts. It also featured on Faithless's 1996 debut album, Reverence.

"Insomnia" was voted by Mixmag readers as the fifth greatest dance record of all time in 2013.[2] It was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in 2023.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ukrel95 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ What is the Greatest Dance Track of All Time? Archived 18 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Mixmag (15 February 2013).

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