Sleeping (Rick Astley song)

The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for music. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (April 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

"Sleeping"
Single by Rick Astley
from the album Keep It Turned On
B-side	"Sleeping" remixes
Released	1 October 2001
Recorded	2000–01
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	3:43
Label	Polydor Cruz
Songwriter(s)	Rick Astley Chris Braide
Producer(s)	Chris Braide Rick Astley
Rick Astley singles chronology
"Hopelessly" (1993) "Sleeping" (2001) "Keep It Turned On" (2001)

"Sleeping" is a dance song performed by English singer Rick Astley. It was written and produced by Chris Braide and Astley in 2001. The song was Astley's first single in almost eight years, released in Germany only. Its first UK appearance was on the 2002 Greatest Hits compilation. The song is also the first single, taken from his fifth studio album, Keep It Turned On.

Track listing[]

CD single jewel case

1. "Sleeping" (radio edit) – 3:43
2. "Sleeping" (Tee's Radio Mix) – 3:58
3. "Sleeping" (TNT Radio Mix) – 3:55
4. "Sleeping" (UK Radio Mix) – 3:52
5. "Sleeping" (Tiefschwars Wake Up Mix) – 6:42
6. "Sleeping" (Tee's Freeze Radio Mix) – 3:55
7. "Sleeping" (Tee's Extended Mix) – 5:58
8. "Sleeping" (Hifi Crash Remix 2) – 6:27

CD single card cover

1. "Sleeping" (radio edit) – 3:43
2. "Sleeping" (Tee's Radio Mix) – 3:58

12" vinyl (The Club Mixes) Special Limited Edition

1. "Sleeping" (Inhouse Mix) – 7:09
2. "Sleeping" (a cappella) – 3:28
3. "Sleeping" (Tee's Dub) – 7:39
4. "Sleeping" (Hifi Crash Remix 1) – 6:42

12" vinyl (The Club Mixes) [DJ only]

1. "Sleeping" (Tee's Freeze Mix) – 7:36
2. "Sleeping" (Tee's UK Mix) – 7:31
3. "Sleeping" (Tiefschwarz Wake Up Mix) – 6:42
4. "Sleeping" (Tiefschwarz Dub) – 6:42
5. "Sleeping" (Tee's Extended Mix) – 5:58
6. "Sleeping" (Hifi Crash Remix 2) – 6:27

Chart performance[]

Cover versions[]

• The song was covered in 2008 by Randy Jones, a former integrant of The Village People.

References[]

• Sleeping single at Rickastley.co.uk

This 2000s pop song-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t