Sleep (Texas song)

"Sleep"
Single by Texas featuring Paul Buchanan
from the album Red Book
Released	9 January 2006 (2006-01-09)[1]
Recorded	2005
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:09
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Johnny McElhone Sharleen Spiteri
Producer(s)	Johnny Mac
Texas singles chronology
"Can't Resist" (2005) "Sleep" (2006) "The Conversation" (2013)

"Sleep" is a song by Scottish band Texas, released as the third and final single from their seventh studio album, Red Book (2005), on 9 January 2006. The song features Paul Buchanan from fellow Scottish musical group the Blue Nile. "Sleep" was released on 9 January 2006 in three different formats: two audio CD singles and a DVD single. The song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart, and as of 2021, it remains their last UK top-40 hit.

"Take Your Mama" from CD2 is a cover version of the song by Scissor Sisters. A free, limited-edition slip-case was made available by mail to house all three formats.

Music video[]

The music video was directed by Peter Kay and featured him as well as Sian Gibson. The scenes, which are set in a school, were filmed at Harper Green School, in Farnworth, Bolton. The video features spoofs of the clay-sculpting moment from the 1984 Lionel Richie music video for "Hello", the pottery scene from the 1990 film Ghost, and the ending of the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman, where Richard Gere picks up Debra Winger.

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• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics