Insomnia (Feeder song)

Infobox Single
Name = Insomnia


Artist = Feeder
from Album = Yesterday Went Too Soon
Released =
Format = CD
Recorded = 1998
Genre = Alternative, indie
Length = 2 min 52 s
Label = Echo
Producer = Grant Nicholas, Feeder
Chart position = * #22 (UK)
* #18 (UK Airplay)
* #85 (Europe)
Last single = "Day in Day Out" (1998)
This single = "Insomnia" (1999)
Next single = "Yesterday Went Too Soon" (1999)

"Insomnia" is a song by Feeder, released as the second single from their album "Yesterday Went Too Soon". It reached #22 in the UK charts and was at the time Feeder's fourth consecutive single to reach the Top 40.

When the single charted in the UK, it was their biggest hit at the time and got them on the popular now defunct UK music show "Top Of The Pops". [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/totpperf/search.pl?type=totp1 Top of The Pops searchable performances database] ] From there the bands awareness increased and the follow-up single "Yesterday Went Too Soon" cracked the top 20 and helped the album of the same name go top 10. The song referred to the bands experiences during their 1998 US tour in which Grant found it very hard to sleep at night, and so tried many methods such as drinking alcohol, taking Night Nurse in pills and other medications.

It also seen their only performance on TFI Friday, also a now defunct TV show.

In Popular Culture

In the 2000 Channel 4 TV series "Lock, Stock...", which was a spin-off of the film "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", "Insomnia" was heard playing at high volume from a gang members ghetto blaster during one of the episodes. It also features on the soundtrack album of the series. [ [http://www.btinternet.com/~himh/feeder_singles.html Hole In My Head (inactive fansite)] ]

Lyrics

Reading magazines and counting sheep to pass the time away

Hoping that tomorrows gonna bring a smile back home again

Images of palm trees swaying in the wind on south beach

Takes me back to better days, summer days the everglades in june

My brain, my poor brain

My brain, my poor brain

Im drinking myself to sleep again, nightnurse pills to keep me sane

Drinking myself to sleep again, insomnia

Flying high in golden skies, Im flicking channels in my mind

Finding my utopia a different chapter in a book

Thinking back to younger days as I escape in coopers break

It takes me back to 84 the futures knocking at my door

My brain, my poor brain

My brain, my poor brain

Im drinking myself to sleep again, nightnurse pills to keep me sane

Drinking myself to sleep again, insomnia Im drinking myself to sleep again, nightnurse pills to keep me sane

Drinking myself to sleep again, insomnia

Turning off a switch inside me, leaving all the stress behind me

Flying over streams and houses, passing over the wye valley

It takes me back to 84 the futures knocking at my door

My brain, my poor brain

Im drinking myself to sleep again, nightnurse pills to keep me sane

Drinking myself to sleep again, insomnia

Im drinking myself to sleep again, nightnurse pills to keep me sane

Drinking myself to sleep again, insomnia

Drinking myself to sleep again, nightnurse pills to keep me sane

Drinking myself to sleep again, insomnia.

Video

The music video for Insomnia features Grant Nicholas, Taka Hirose and Jon Lee (deceased) performing in a hotel room and other various places including the band on a bus and places around the city. You can watch the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6XsYyP1QXw.

Track listing

CD1

# "Insomnia" - 2:52
# "Space Age Hero" - 3:46
# "Living In Polaroid" - 3:39

CD2

# "Insomnia" - 2:52
# "Divebomb" - 1:25
# "Fly" - 3:41

MC

# "Insomnia"
# "Cement" (Live)
# "High" (Live)

References