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About This Track
“Insomnia” is a song produced by british trip-hop/dance band Faithless. It was released in November 1995 as their second single and it soon became succesful, peaking at #27 in the UK dance charts in 1995 and #3 in 1996. It also showed its longevity when it reached #48 as a re-entry in 2005.
The version featured in the original album is nearly nine minutes long and contained some bells ringing at the start, usually unknown to clubbers, who were used to listening to the Monster Remix of the song. It also was ignored by radios due to its explicit lyrics.
Maxi Jazz, the vocalist of the song, sings as an insomniac, attempting to sleep (“I toss and I turn without cease, like a curse, open my eyes and rise like yeast/At least a couple of weeks since I last slept, kept takin’ sleepers, but now I keep myself pepped”).
This is a very popular subject amongst dance music fans, as use of drugs/stimulants is deeply rooted in club/rave culture, thus making insomnia a common side-effect.
Faithless have also expressed their annoyance at German DJ/producer Sash!, to whom they have addressed accuses of plagiarism, having reused elements of the song for his single “Encore Une Fois”.
The version featured in the original album is nearly nine minutes long and contained some bells ringing at the start, usually unknown to clubbers, who were used to listening to the Monster Remix of the song. It also was ignored by radios due to its explicit lyrics.
Maxi Jazz, the vocalist of the song, sings as an insomniac, attempting to sleep (“I toss and I turn without cease, like a curse, open my eyes and rise like yeast/At least a couple of weeks since I last slept, kept takin’ sleepers, but now I keep myself pepped”).
This is a very popular subject amongst dance music fans, as use of drugs/stimulants is deeply rooted in club/rave culture, thus making insomnia a common side-effect.
Faithless have also expressed their annoyance at German DJ/producer Sash!, to whom they have addressed accuses of plagiarism, having reused elements of the song for his single “Encore Une Fois”.
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Shouts
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ohnelimit wrote:
sau geil...........................
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Zwicker wrote:
immer wieder geil !!!!
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pharmabikegirl wrote:
oh dear I missed my train
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teatosamja wrote:
i caaan't get no sleep!
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krgago wrote:
nicee........ like
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RubyGonzales wrote:
jayloca is right.
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TrowaBarton888 wrote:
Killer
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Xylvanya wrote:
If you like ambitious and relaxing music, maybe it´s possible you like XYLVANYA: „Anxious“; „Beach II“ „SA RIERA part I“, "Imperial Crown" „Climbing“ or „Ex-Mannequin“ or „Horizont (III) or "Gewitter-Regen" or "Erinnerungen an meinen Vater" or "Trust (Piano-Version)" or "Norwegen" or "Retrospective view" and many many more.....(all in all 6 hours of music, all songs free download) . Thank you for listening, support or feedback! Peace, Xylvanya
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tavitooo wrote:
nice nice! yeahh
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Whelanmk wrote:
London fireworks!
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dryeraser wrote:
...how fitting... it's 3am and 'I can't get no sleep'... yeah.
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mysza84 wrote:
yeahhhhhhhhhhhh
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moochlarlar wrote:
Tuuuuuuune!!!
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sammyPresto wrote:
my stuff
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EC11960 wrote:
Any version is great, saw one of the last gigs in Singapore in Feb '11. They will be sorely missed. Riffs, lyrics and mixes that are as good as anything ever produced, this winds up into an all-time great anthem.
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manymalone wrote:
oldskoolclassic!
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hirszu wrote:
The greatest songs about drugs
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EuWle wrote:
love this version!
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throughthesmoke wrote:
There is no worse thing than not being able to crank the volume higher!!! [2]
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Ollielollylanny wrote:
timeless!!!
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