Insomnia (Feeder song)

"Insomnia"
Single by Feeder from the album Yesterday Went Too Soon
Format	CD
Recorded	1998
Genre	Alternative, indie
Length	2 min 52 s
Label	Echo
Producer	Grant Nicholas, Feeder
Feeder singles chronology
"Day in Day Out" (1998) "Insomnia" (1999) "Yesterday Went Too Soon" (1999)

"Insomnia" was the second single released from British rock band Feeder's 1999 album Yesterday Went Too Soon. It reached #22 in the UK charts and was at the time Feeder's fourth consecutive single to reach the Top 40. When the single charted in the UK, it was their biggest hit at the time and got them on the popular now defunct UK music show "Top Of The Pops".^[1] From there the bands awareness increased and the follow-up single "Yesterday Went Too Soon" cracked the top 20 and helped the album of the same name go top 10. The song referred to the bands experiences during their 1998 US tour in which Grant found it very hard to sleep at night, and so tried many methods such as drinking alcohol, taking Night Nurse in pills and other medications. It also seen their only performance on TFI Friday, also a now defunct TV show.

In Popular Culture

In the 2000 Channel 4 TV series Lock, Stock..., which was a spin-off of the film Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, "Insomnia" was heard playing at high volume from a gang members ghetto blaster during one of the episodes. It also features on the soundtrack album of the series.^[2]

Track listing

CD1

1. "Insomnia" - 2:52
2. "Space Age Hero" - 3:46
3. "Living In Polaroid" - 3:39

CD2

1. "Insomnia" - 2:52
2. "Divebomb" - 1:25
3. "Fly" - 3:41

MC

1. "Insomnia"
2. "Cement" (Live)
3. "High" (Live)

References

1. ^ Top of The Pops searchable performances database
2. ^ Hole In My Head (inactive fansite)