I Don't Like to Sleep Alone
{{Infobox song
| name = I Don't Like to Sleep Alone
| type = single
| artist = Paul Anka
| album = Feelings
| cover = I_Don't_Like_to_Sleep_Alone_-_Paul_Anka.jpeg
| B-side = How Can Anything Be Beautiful—After You
| released = {{Start date|1975|3}}
| recorded =
| genre = Pop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=14}}
| label = United Artists
| writer = Paul Anka
| producer = Rick Hall
| prev_title = One Man Woman/One Woman Man
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = (I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love
| next_year = 1975
}}
"I Don't Like to Sleep Alone" is a song written by Paul Anka and performed by Anka featuring Odia Coates. It was featured on his 1975 album Feelings.{{cite web|title=Paul Anka, Feelings|website=Discogs |year=1975 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Paul-Anka-Feelings/release/1639721|accessdate=April 10, 2019}} The song was arranged by Jimmie Haskell and produced by Rick Hall.{{cite web|title=Paul Anka, "I Don't Like to Sleep Alone" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/uaxw615xus|accessdate=April 10, 2019}}
Chart performance
In his native Canada, the song reached #1 on both the Canadian pop chart{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6158a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6158a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6158a|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1975-05-03 |accessdate=2020-03-09}} and Adult Contemporary chart{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3955&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3955.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3955|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1975-04-19 |accessdate=2020-03-09}}
In the US, the song went to #8 on both the U.S. pop and Easy Listening charts in 1975.{{cite web|title=Paul Anka, "I Don't Like to Sleep Alone" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=I+Don%27t+Like+to+Sleep+Alone+by+Paul+Anka&id=31928|accessdate=April 10, 2019}}
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Paul Anka|title=I Don't Like to Sleep Alone|award=Gold|relyear=1975|certyear=1975|access-date=July 14, 2022}}
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Other facts
- The song was nominated for the Juno Award for Single of the Year in 1976, but lost to "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman–Turner Overdrive.
- The song ranked #73 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1975.{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1975.php|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1975|accessdate=April 10, 2019|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102154416/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1975.php|archivedate=2014-01-02}}
References
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Category:Songs written by Paul Anka
Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Category:United Artists Records singles
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