Insomnia (Feeder song)
{{Short description|1999 single by Feeder}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Insomnia
| cover = Insomnia Feeder.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Feeder
| album = Yesterday Went Too Soon
| released = {{start date|1999|5|31|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = 2:52
| label = Echo
| writer = Grant Nicholas
| producer = Grant Nicholas, Feeder
| prev_title = Day In Day Out
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Yesterday Went Too Soon
| next_year = 1999
}}
"Insomnia" is a song by Welsh rock band Feeder, released as the second single from their album Yesterday Went Too Soon. It reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart 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".[https://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/totpperf/search.pl?type=totp1 Top of The Pops searchable performances database] From there the band's 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. It also seen their only performance on TFI Friday, also a now defunct TV show.
"Insomnia" is inspired by singer Grant Nicholas's experience of Feeder's first US tour in 1998 when he broke his ankle (among other injuries){{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerrangfeederstarinjuredagain.jpg|title="Feeder Star Injured Again"- Kerrang! article|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128155156/http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerrangfeederstarinjuredagain.jpg|archive-date=28 November 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=31 July 2007|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerrangfeederstarinjuredinus.jpg|title="Feeder Star Injured in US"- Kerrang! article|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128155149/http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerrangfeederstarinjuredinus.jpg|archive-date=28 November 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=31 July 2007|df=dmy-all}} and found it hard to sleep at nights.{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerrangnewsjaeger.jpg|title=Kerrang! News|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128155155/http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerrangnewsjaeger.jpg|archive-date=28 November 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=3 August 2007|df=dmy-all}}
Reception
Michael Gallucci of AllMusic called "Insomnia" a "fine moment."[http://www.allmusic.com/album/yesterday-went-too-soon-mw0000252201 Yesterday Went Too Soon - Feeder | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic]
Music video
The music video for Insomnia features Grant Nicholas, Taka Hirose, and late drummer Jon Lee performing in a hotel room and other various places including the band on a train and places around New York City.
Track listings
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UK CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=Insomnia|others=Feeder|year=1999|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Echo Records|id=ECSCD 77}}
- "Insomnia"
- "Space Age Hero"
- "Living in Polaroid"
- "Insomnia"
- "Divebomb"
- "Fly"
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UK cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Insomnia|others=Feeder|year=1999|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Echo Records|id=ECSMC 77}}
- "Insomnia"
- "Cement" (live London Astoria April 1999)
- "High" (live)
Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Insomnia|others=Feeder|year=1999|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Festival Mushroom Records|id=MUSH01895.2}}
- "Insomnia"
- "Space Age Hero"
- "Living in Polaroid"
- "Divebomb"
- "Fly"
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Charts
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!Chart (1999) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=16|issue=25|page=15|date=19 June 1999}}
|85 |
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| {{single chart|Scotland|27|date=19990612|rowheader=true|access-date=9 November 2021}} |
| {{single chart|UK|22|date=19990612|rowheader=true|access-date=9 November 2021}} |
Release history
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!scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"|United Kingdom
|{{start date|1999|5|31|df=y}} |{{hlist|CD|cassette}} |Echo |{{cite magazine|title=Reviews – For Records Released on May 31, 1999: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=20|date=22 May 1999}} |
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| scope="row"|United States
|{{start date|1999|9|14|df=y}} |{{hlist|Mainstream rock|active rock|alternative radio}} |{{hlist|Echo|Elektra}} |{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1316|pages=103, 108, 118|date=10 September 1999}} |
Media usage
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.holeinmyhead.co.uk/archive/feeder_singles.html Hole In My Head (inactive fansite)]