While the Earth Sleeps
"While the Earth Sleeps" | ||||
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Single by Deep Forest with Peter Gabriel | ||||
from the album Strange Days - Music From The Motion Picture | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 1995 | |||
Genre | Electronic | |||
Length | 3:50 (album version), 6:22 (long version) | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Eric Mouquet, Michel Sanchez, Peter Gabriel | |||
Producer(s) | Eric Mouquet, Michel Sanchez, Peter Gabriel | |||
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"While the Earth Sleeps" is a song written by Eric Mouquet and Michel Sanchez of Deep Forest and Peter Gabriel.[1] The song was performed by Deep Forest with Peter Gabriel and appeared on the soundtrack for the film Strange Days (1995) and is played over the film's end credits. It was released as a CD single. The song features Bulgarian folk singer Katya Petrova.
Samples[]
The song incorporates credited samples from "Shashvi, Kakabi", performed by and from "Övgön Chuuvuu" from the album Mogolie, musique vocale et instrumentale.[1] It was assumed that the passage "Dali znaeš, mila majko" ("Do you know, dear mother?") came from a Bulgarian folk song, however, one Risto Puleski, from Nižepole, North Macedonia recognized the Macedonian language lyrics of the song and asserted that it was neither Bulgarian nor a folk song, but that he had written it in 1960. No legal action followed so one would assume an out-of-court settling.[2][3]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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1. | "While the Earth Sleeps" (album version) | Eric Mouquet, Michel Sanchez, Peter Gabriel | 3:50 | |
2. | "Rid of Me" | PJ Harvey | performed by Juliette Lewis, produced by Daniel Rey and Randy Gerston | 4:13 |
3. | "While the Earth Sleeps" (long version) | Mouquet, Sanchez, Gabriel | CD maxi-single only | 6:22 |
Track 2 is featured in the film Strange Days, but not on the soundtrack.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Deep Forest With Peter Gabriel - While The Earth Sleeps (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "Peter Gabriel - The Making of UP)". Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ^ "ОД НИЖЕ ПОЛЕ ТРЧАШЕ ДО РАДИО БИТОЛА ЗА ДА ПЕЕ ВО ЖИВО" (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- Bulgarie - Chants et danses album's website
- Original Song by Violeta Tomovska i Kiril Mancevski-Dali Znaes Mila Majko
External links[]
- Deep Forest site
- "While the Earth Sleeps" at Discogs (list of releases)
- 1995 songs
- 1995 singles
- Deep Forest songs
- Peter Gabriel songs
- Songs written by Peter Gabriel
- Songs written by Michel Sanchez
- Columbia Records singles
- Songs about sleep
- 1990s single stubs