Do You Sleep? Explained

Do You Sleep?
Cover:	Lisa loeb do you sleep.jpeg
Type:	single
Artist:	Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
Album:	Tails
B-Side:	"When All the Stars Were Falling" "Birds"
Length:	3:50
Label:	Geffen
Producer:	Lisa Loeb Juan Patiño
Chronology:	Lisa Loeb
Prev Title:	Taffy
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	I Do
Next Year:	1997

"Do You Sleep?" is a song by American band Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories. It was released on September 4, 1995, as the third single from their debut album, Tails. It reached number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number eight on Canada's RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, becoming the band's last top-20 hit in both countries, although Loeb would earn another top-20 single as a solo artist with "I Do" two years later. Outside North America, "Do You Sleep?" reached the top 50 in Australia, Iceland, and the United Kingdom.

Track listings

US CD, 7-inch, and cassette single^{[1] [2] [3]}

1. "Do You Sleep?" – 3:50
2. "When All the Stars Were Falling" – 2:52

UK CD single^[4]

1. "Do You Sleep?" (LP version)
2. "Birds"
3. "When All the Stars Were Falling" (LP version)
4. "Hurricane" ("Purple" acoustic cassette version)

UK 7-inch picture disc and cassette single; Australian CD single^{[5] [6]}

1. "Do You Sleep?" (LP version) – 3:57
2. "Birds" – 2:50
3. "When All the Stars Were Falling" (LP version) – 2:53

Japanese CD single^[7]

1. "Do You Sleep?" (LP version)
2. "Birds"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[8]	26
Netherlands (Single Top 100 Tipparade)^[9]	11
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	18
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[11]	30
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[12]	20
Europe (European Radio)^[13]	19

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[14]	63
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[15]	86

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	September 4, 1995		Geffen	^[16]
United States	September 5, 1995	Contemporary hit radio		^[17]
Japan	September 6, 1995	CD		^[18]

Notes and References

1. Do You Sleep?. Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories. 1995. US CD single liner notes. Geffen Records. GEFDS-22103.
2. Do You Sleep?. Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories. 1995. US 7-inch single vinyl disc. Geffen Records. GEFS7-19388.
3. Do You Sleep?. Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories. 1995. US cassette single sleeve. Geffen Records. GEFCS-19388.
4. Do You Sleep?. Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories. 1995. UK CD single liner notes. Geffen Records. GFSTD 96.
5. Do You Sleep?. Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories. 1995. UK 7-inch picture disc. Geffen Records. GFSP 96.
6. Do You Sleep?. Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories. 1995. UK cassette single sleeve. Geffen Records. GFSC 96.
7. Do You Sleep?. Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories. 1995. Japanese CD single liner notes. Geffen Records. MVCG-10003.
8. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (30.9. '95 – 6.10. '95). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 24. September 30, 1995. October 3, 2019.
9. Web site: Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories – Do You Sleep?. MegaCharts. nl. July 18, 2021.
10. Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. November 4, 1995. June 25, 2023.
11. Adult Contemporary. Billboard. November 4, 1995. subscription. June 25, 2023.
12. Alternative Airplay. Billboard. October 21, 1995. subscription. June 25, 2023.
13. EHR Top 40. Music & Media. 12. 42. 22. October 21, 1995. July 12, 2024.
14. RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 7 April 2018.
15. RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 7 April 2018.
16. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. September 2, 1995. August 10, 2021.
17. Selected New Releases. Radio & Records. 1110. 37. September 1, 1995. August 10, 2021.
18. Web site: ドゥ・ユー・スリープ リサ・ローブ&ナイン・ストーリーズ. Do You Sleep Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories. Oricon. ja. August 29, 2023.