"Insomnia" is a song recorded by British dance group Faithless

Faithless

Faithless were a British electronica band consisting of Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo. The group is best known for their dance songs . Faithless recorded six albums. During their career they sold over 15 million records worldwide...

. Released as the band's second single, it became one of their most successful. It was released in 1995 and became a hit in Dance Charts while peaking at #27 in the UK in 1995 and #3 in 1996 . The song also reached #48 in the UK chart as a re-entry in 2005, showing the song's longevity. The album version is nearly nine minutes long and contains some lyrics not able to be broadcast on the radio edit due to their explicit content. It also contains some bells chiming at the start of the song not generally known by the club-going public as many people know the Monster Mix or the Monster Mix Radio Edit. The Monster Mix was the mix featured on Faithless' greatest hits album Forever Faithless

Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits

Alongside the CD a DVD was also released containing the promotional videos used for Faithless singles. The DVD however disappointed many fans as some videos were missing. These were: Salva Mea '95, Reverence, If Loving You Is Wrong, Bring My Family Back Alongside the CD a DVD was also released...

. The song topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play

Hot Dance Club Play

The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...

 chart. The Moody Mix featured on some of the singles was also on the Reverence / Irreverence release.

The song features Maxi Jazz singing as an insomnia

Insomnia

Insomnia is most often defined by an individual's report of sleeping difficulties. While the term is sometimes used in sleep literature to describe a disorder demonstrated by polysomnographic evidence of disturbed sleep, insomnia is often defined as a positive response to either of two questions:...

c while he struggles to sleep ("I toss and I turn without cease, like a curse, open my eyes and rise like yeast/At least a couple of weeks since I last slept, kept takin' sleepers

Sedative

A sedative or tranquilizer is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement....

, but now I keep myself pepped

Amphetamine

Amphetamine or amfetamine is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class which produces increased wakefulness and focus in association with decreased fatigue and appetite.Brand names of medications that contain, or metabolize into, amphetamine include Adderall, Dexedrine, Dextrostat,...

"). The subject is resonant with fans of dance music, since stimulant use is common in club/rave culture, and insomnia a normal side effect. The insomniac is also rather destitute ("Make my way to the refrigerator/One dry potato inside, no lie, not even bread, jam...").

Faithless have expressed their displeasurehttp://www.discogs.com/release/7016 with the fact that elements of this song were reused by Sash!

Sash!

SASH! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen , who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.-History:Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke,...

 for his single "Encore Une Fois

Encore Une Fois

"Encore Une Fois" is a Trance song created by international DJ team Sash! in 1997. It found huge success in clubs throughout the world and is considered one of Sash!'s biggest hits to date...

". Ironically, Norwegian electronica artist Biosphere

Biosphere (musician)

Biosphere is the main recording name of Geir Jenssen , a Norwegian musician who has released a notable catalogue of ambient electronic music. He is well known for his "ambient techno" and "arctic ambient" styles, his use of music loops, and peculiar samples from sci-fi sources. His track "Novelty...

 has claimed that Faithless sampled the bassline from his single "Novelty Waves", although the fact that they had changed one note meant that he never received royalties.

1995 UK Release

1. Insomnia (Monster Radio Edit) - 03:34
2. Insomnia (Original Radio Edit) - 03:36
3. Insomnia (Monster Mix) - 08:38
4. Insomnia (Moody Mix) - 10:40
5. Insomnia (Tuff Mix) - 07:18

1995 European Release

1. Insomnia (CEC Edit) - 04:37
2. Insomnia (Monster Radio Edit) - 03:33
3. Insomnia (Original Mix) - 10:55
4. Insomnia (Monster Mix) - 08:38
5. Insomnia (Moody Mix) - 10:42
6. Insomnia (Tuff Mix) - 07:19

1996 Scandinavian Release

1. Insomnia (Monster Radio Edit) - 03:36
2. Insomnia (Original Radio Edit) - 03:38
3. Insomnia (Monster Mix) - 08:41
4. Insomnia (Moody Mix) - 10:45
5. Insomnia (Tuff Mix) - 07:18

1996 Italian Release

1. Insomnia (Monster Radio Edit) - 03:34
2. Insomnia (Original Radio Edit) - 03:36
3. Insomnia (Monster Mix) - 08:38
4. Insomnia (Moody Mix) - 10:40
5. Insomnia (Tuff Mix) - 07:18

1996 UK Release

1. Insomnia (CEC Radio Mix) - 03:53
2. Insomnia (96 Remix) - 07:16
3. Insomnia (DJ Quicksilver
   DJ Quicksilver
   Orhan Terzi , better known by his stage name DJ Quicksilver is a Turkish DJ and music producer.-Biography:Terzi moved to Germany with his family in the late 1960s...
   
    Mix) - 07:58
4. Insomnia (De Donatis Mix) - 07:38

1996 European Release

1. Insomnia (CEC Radio Mix) - 03:53
2. Insomnia (Original Radio Edit) - 03:37
3. Insomnia (96 Remix) - 07:16
4. Insomnia (DJ Quicksilver Mix) - 07:58
5. Insomnia (De Donatis Mix) - 07:38
6. Insomnia (Monster Mix) - 08:35

1997 US Release 1

1. Insomnia (Monster Mix Radio Edit) - 03:33
2. Insomnia (Armand
   Armand Van Helden
   Armand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1...
   
   's European Vacation Mix) - 07:56
3. Insomnia (Monster Mix) - 08:34
4. Insomnia (Armand's Mission To Mars Mix) - 08:49
5. Insomnia (De Donatis Mix) - 07:35
6. Insomnia (CEC Radio Mix) - 03:51

1997 US Release 2

1. Insomnia (Monster Mix Radio Edit) - 03:33
2. Insomnia (Album Version) - 08:43
3. Insomnia (De Donatis Mix) - 07:23
4. Reverence (Tamsin's Drum & Bass Mix) - 05:20
5. Don't Leave (Floating Bass Mix) - 05:53

^*The 1997 US Releases used the 1995 UK Release cover

2005 mix

"Insomnia" was re-mixed and re-released in 2005 after the re-entry of the 1996 single into the UK singles chart at #48. This was partly because of Faithless releasing their Greatest Hits album. The re-mix was not used on the Greatest hits with The Monster Mix being the version which featured on the album. The re-mixed version reached #17 in the UK Chart.

CD1

1. Insomnia (Blissy
   Sister Bliss
   Sister Bliss is a British keyboardist, record producer, DJ, composer and songwriter. In the studio she is best known for her work with Rollo Armstrong, particularly as part of the now disbanded dance group Faithless.She started music at the age of five, when she learned how to play the piano...
   
    Vs Armand Van Helden
   Armand Van Helden
   Armand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1...
   
    2005 Re-Work) - 03:22
2. Insomnia (Monster Mix Radio Edit) - 03:36

CD2

1. Insomnia (Blissy
   Sister Bliss
   Sister Bliss is a British keyboardist, record producer, DJ, composer and songwriter. In the studio she is best known for her work with Rollo Armstrong, particularly as part of the now disbanded dance group Faithless.She started music at the age of five, when she learned how to play the piano...
   
    Vs Armand Van Helden 2005 Re-Work) - 03:22
2. Insomnia (Sasha
   Sasha (DJ)
   Sasha is a Welsh DJ and record producer. Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s...
   
   B.A Remix) - 09:52
3. Insomnia (Armand's European Vacation Mix) - 08:03
4. Insomnia (Monster Mix) - 08:35