How Do You Sleep? (Sam Smith song)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"How Do You Sleep?"
Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep?.png
Single by Sam Smith
from the album Love Goes
Released19 July 2019 (2019-07-19)
Genre
Length3:22
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ilya
Sam Smith singles chronology
"Dancing with a Stranger"
(2019) 		"How Do You Sleep?"
(2019) 		"I Feel Love"
(2019)
Music video
"How Do You Sleep?" on YouTube

"How Do You Sleep?" is a song by English singer Sam Smith, released on 19 July 2019.[3] Smith co-wrote the song with Savan Kotecha, Max Martin and Ilya, the latter of whom produced the song.[1][4] The song appears on Smith's third studio album Love Goes (2020).[5][6][7][8]

Critical reception[]

Rolling Stone described the song as a "pop ballad about trying to move on".[1]

Music video[]

The music video was released alongside the song on 19 July. It was directed by Grant Singer, with choreography by Parris Goebel,[4] and features Smith dancing with a troupe of shirtless male dancers wearing waist trainers.[9]

Promotion[]

Smith posted on their social media accounts on 9 July that they had an announcement to make the following day.[10][11] The pre-order link became active on 10 July,[12] and later the same day, Smith formally announced and shared a clip of the song.[13] The song is featured on Now That's What I Call Music! 104 in the UK.

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[78] 4× Platinum 280,000double-dagger
Austria (IFPI Austria)[79] Gold 15,000double-dagger
Belgium (BEA)[80] Gold 20,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada)[81] 2× Platinum 160,000double-dagger
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[82] Platinum 90,000double-dagger
Italy (FIMI)[83] Gold 25,000double-dagger
Mexico (AMPROFON)[84] 2× Platinum 120,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[85] Gold 15,000double-dagger
Poland (ZPAV)[86] Platinum 20,000double-dagger
Portugal (AFP)[87] Platinum 10,000double-dagger
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[88] Gold 20,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[89] Platinum 600,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[90] 2× Platinum 2,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 19 July 2019
Capitol [91]
United States 23 July 2019 Top 40 radio [92]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Zemler, Emily (19 July 2019). "Sam Smith Dances His Feelings Away in 'How Do You Sleep?' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  2. ^ Megarry, Daniel (19 July 2019). "Sam Smith vogues in video for dance-pop single How Do You Sleep?". Gay Times. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. ^ @MikeAdamOnAir (6 July 2019). "New music from @samsmith is on the way!!! Sam will drop "HOW DO YOU SLEEP?" on July 19th!!! The upcoming #SamSmith single was written with Savan, IIya and Max Martin... if that isn't a recipe for a great song, I don't know what is!" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 July 2019 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sam Smith Showcases His Dancing Talents In Music Video for 'How Do You Sleep?': Watch". Billboard. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. ^ Dinges, Gary (17 April 2020). "Sam Smith, Demi Lovato go glam as they sing about love struggles in new single, 'I'm Ready'". USA Today. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ^ Aniftos, Rania (16 April 2020). "Sam Smith & Demi Lovato Conquer the Olympics in Powerful 'I'm Ready' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. ^ Delago, Sara (17 April 2020). "Sam Smith, Demi Lovato Created a Literal Drag Race in "I'm Ready" Music Video". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. ^ Lotter, Judah Charles (16 April 2020). "'I'm Ready' Review: Sam Smith and Demi Lovato create magic in Olympic-inspired beautifully infectious video". Meaww. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. ^ Bloom, Madison (19 July 2019). "Sam Smith Shares Video for New Song 'How Do You Sleep?': Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  10. ^ @samsmith (9 July 2019). "