Sleeping My Day Away
"Sleeping My Day Away" | ||||
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Single by D-A-D | ||||
from the album No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | |||
Length | 4:23 | |||
Label | WEA | |||
Producer(s) | Nick Foss | |||
D-A-D singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Sleeping My Day Away" on YouTube |
"Sleeping My Day Away" is the most successful single from the Danish rock band D-A-D outside Denmark, with two weeks on the UK top 100. The single was released in 1989, with "Ill Will" as the b-side. Both songs appear on their No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims album.
The song was covered by German gothic rock band Mono Inc. for their album Pain, Love & Poetry.
Music video
The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan, and takes place primarily in a bedroom.[1] The music video received heavy airplay on MTV.[2]
Track listing
- "Sleeping My Day Away"
- "Ill Will"
Charts
Chart (1989/90) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA Charts)[3] | 63 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] | 87 |
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[5] | 23 |
References
- ^ "D:A:D - 'Sleeping my day away'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "The Clip List: MTV" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 73.
- ^ "DAD". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ "Album Rock Tracks: October 21, 1989" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
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