"Insomnia" is a song by Welsh rock band Feeder, released as the second single from their album ''

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''. It reached number 22 on the

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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 "

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". From there the band's 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. It also seen their only performance on

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, also a now defunct TV show. "Insomnia" is inspired by singer Grant Nicholas's experience of Feeder's first US tour in 1998 when he broke his ankle (among other injuries) and found it hard to sleep at nights.

Reception

Michael Gallucci of

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called "Insomnia" a "fine moment."

Music video

The music video for Insomnia features Grant Nicholas, Taka Hirose, and late drummer Jon Lee performing in a hotel room and other various places including the band on a train and places around New York City.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "Insomnia" # "Space Age Hero" # "Living in Polaroid" UK CD2 # "Insomnia" # "Divebomb" # "Fly" UK cassette single # "Insomnia" # "Cement" (live

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April 1999) # "High" (live) Australian CD single # "Insomnia" # "Space Age Hero" # "Living in Polaroid" # "Divebomb" # "Fly"

Charts

Release history

Media usage

In the 2000 Channel 4 TV series '' Lock, Stock...'', which was a spin-off of the film ''

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'', "Insomnia" was heard playing at high volume from a gang members

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during one of the episodes. It also features on the soundtrack album of the series.Hole In My Head (inactive fansite)
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References

{{Authority control 1998 songs 1999 singles The Echo Label singles Feeder songs Songs written by Grant Nicholas