Sleeps with Butterflies
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{{infobox song
| name = Sleeps with Butterflies
| cover = Sleeps w butterflies cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Tori Amos
| album = The Beekeeper
| released = January 2005
| recorded = 2004
| studio = Martian Engineering (Cornwall){{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-beekeeper-mw0000140176 |website=Allmusic |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=Tori Amos – The Beekeeper |access-date=29 January 2023}}
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Baroque pop|piano rock}}
| length = 3:35
| writer = Tori Amos
| producer = Tori Amos
| prev_title = Mary
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Sweet the Sting
| next_year = 2005
}}
"Sleeps with Butterflies" is a song written and recorded by Tori Amos. It served as the first single from her album The Beekeeper. As was the case with most of her singles from Scarlet's Walk, this single was released as a digital download only, although a promo CD single was produced for radio stations. The song appeared on radio stations in the United States beginning January 10, 2005,{{cite web | last = | first = | title = The First Single from The Beekeeper Will be "Sleeps With Butterflies" | publisher = | url =http://thedent.com/more.php?id=P1730_0_1_0_C | access-date =2004-12-21}} and was available as a digital download on January 12.{{cite web | last = | first = | title = purchase "Sleeps With Butterflies" from the iTunes Music Store | publisher = | url =http://thedent.com/more.php?id=P1753_0_1_0_C | access-date =2005-01-12}}
The song reached number two on the Radio & Records Triple A National Airplay chart for the week of March 18.{{cite web | last = | first = | title = "Sleeps With Butterflies" moves up to #2 on Radio & Record's Triple A National Airplay chart
| publisher = | url =http://thedent.com/more.php?id=P2330_0_1_0_C | access-date =2005-03-19}}
Personnel
Music video
Image:Tori_Sleeps_w_butterflies_screenshot.jpg
The music video for "Sleeps with Butterflies" was directed by Laurent Briet, who has also worked with Radiohead and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The concepts used by Briet in his music videos are largely influenced by illustrators; his interpretation of the video for "Sleeps with Butterflies" attests to that with the closing shot of the video stating that the video was inspired by the work of Aya Kato, a Japanese artist whose style fuses dark Art Nouveau with Japanese Pop art.
For the "Sleeps with Butterflies" video, Amos remains mostly stationary, standing, sitting, or lying down, and Kato's work was digitally recreated around Amos, incorporating her as the subject of each frame.
Charts
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!align="left"|Chart (2005) !align="left"|Peak |
| align="left"|U.S. Radio & Records Triple A Chart{{cite web| last =| first =| title =Triple A Most Added| publisher =| url =http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/TripleA_Chart.asp| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120709040340/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/radioandrecords.html| archive-date =2012-07-09}}
|align="center"|2 |
| align="left"|Indonesian Airplay Chart
|align="center"|1 |
Performances
With her world tour not commencing until April, Amos embarked on a lengthy television and radio promotional tour for The Beekeeper upon its release, during which she performed the song, either solo or with her band, on numerous occasions:
- Late Show with David Letterman on February 17, 2005;{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Tori Performed 'Sleeps with Butterflies' on Late Show with David Letterman | publisher = The Dent| url =http://thedent.com/more.php?id=A1953_0_4_0_M | access-date =2005-02-18}}
- Weekend Today, along with "Baker, Baker" from her 1994 album Under the Pink, on February 18;{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Tori performs on NBC's Weekend Today | publisher = The Dent| url =http://thedent.com/more.php?id=A1971_0_4_0_M | access-date =2005-02-28}}
- Live With Regis and Kelly on February 22;{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Tori Performed 'Sleeps with Butterflies' on Live with Regis & Kelly | publisher = The Dent| url =http://thedent.com/more.php?id=A2063_0_1_0_M | access-date =2005-02-23}}
- Last Call with Carson Daly, along with "The Power of Orange Knickers", on March 1;{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Details and photos from Tori's appearance on 'Last Call With Carson Daly' | publisher = The Dent| url =http://thedent.com/more.php?id=A2164_0_4_0_M | access-date =2005-03-02}}
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show with her band on March 15;{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Photos and details from Tori's appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show | publisher = The Dent| url =http://thedent.com/more.php?id=A2315_0_4_0_M | access-date =2005-03-16}}
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on March 15 (although it was not aired until May 11);{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Details about Tori's taping for The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | publisher = The Dent| url =http://thedent.com/more.php?id=A2321_0_4_0_M | access-date =2005-03-16}}
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 21.{{cite web | title =Details and photos from Tori's appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 21, 2005 |website=The Dent| url =http://thedent.com/more.php?id=A2516_0_4_0_M | access-date =2005-04-22}}
Amos recorded a performance of "Sleeps with Butterflies" which was included in the Exclusive Session EP exclusively available through iTunes.
Despite its status as lead single from the album, extensive promotion and the track's success on radio, Sleeps With Butterflies was barely played live during Amos' subsequent touring. The song was on the setlist for only 8 of a total 81 concerts on the Original Sinsuality Tour in 2005.{{Cite web|url=http://www.toriset.org/s.php?c=1006&t=0|title=Tori Amos Setlist Database}}
References
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