Daysleeper

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"Daysleeper"
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from the album Up
B-side"Emphysema"
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GenreAlternative rock
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LabelWarner Bros.
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"How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us"
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"Daysleeper" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released as the first single from their eleventh studio album Up on October 12, 1998. Sung from the point of view of a night shift worker corresponding with colleagues, "Daysleeper" focuses on the disorientation of time and circadian rhythm in such a lifestyle, leading to despair and loss of identity. Lead singer Michael Stipe developed the song's concept after noticing a sign reading "daysleeper" on a New York City apartment door.

Background

During R.E.M.'s performance for VH1 Storytellers, Stipe explained the background to the song:

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The song "The Lifting" from R.E.M.'s 2001 album Reveal is a prequel to "Daysleeper" and features the same character.[1]

Music video

The video, shot at Broadway Studios in the Astoria district of New York City in September 1998,[2] was filmed in stop-frame photography to get what Stipe called a "really druggy, really great look."[2] It features Stipe as the office worker who goes to work at night. All three band members then wear pajamas and bed socks, while failing to get to sleep during the day. The video was directed by the Icelandic Snorri brothers. "I think it's about the sort of alien nature of a night shift," explained Mike Mills. "The weird lighting, the fluorescent lights that you find and the isolation of working the graveyard shift—how it screws up your sleep patterns and that sort of thing, and I think that's the main image we're trying to get across."[2]

Track listings

All songs were written by Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe.

UK cassette single[6]
European CD single[7]
  1. "Daysleeper" – 3:32
  2. "Emphysema" – 4:21
  • Canadian, Australian, and Japanese CD single[8][9][10]
  1. "Daysleeper" (single) – 3:31
  2. "Emphysema" – 4:21
  3. "Sad Professor" (live in the studio, Toast, San Francisco, California) – 3:59
  4. "Why Not Smile" (Oxford American version) – 3:00
  1. "Daysleeper" – 3:31
  2. "Emphysema" – 4:21
  3. "Why Not Smile" (Oxford American version) – 3:00
  • UK mini-CD single[12]
  1. "Daysleeper" (single edit) – 3:31
  2. "Sad Professor" (live in the studio, Toast, San Francisco, California) – 3:59

Charts

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Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Europe September 1998 Radio Warner Bros. [19]
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  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
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United States October 13, 1998 Contemporary hit radio [21]
Japan October 26, 1998 CD [22]

References

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  1. ^ As stated by Michael Stipe on Later... with Jools Holland in 2001.
  2. ^ a b c Q, October 1998
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.R.E.M. (1998). Daysleeper (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Warner Bros. Records. 7-17129.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.R.E.M. (1998). Daysleeper (US CD single liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. 9 17129-2.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.R.E.M. (1998). Daysleeper (US cassette single sleeve). Warner Bros. Records. 9 17129-4.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.R.E.M. (1998). Daysleeper (UK cassette single sleeve). Warner Bros. Records. W0455C, 5439-17150-4.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.R.E.M. (1998). Daysleeper (European CD single liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. 5439-17150-9.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.R.E.M. (1998). Daysleeper (Canadian CD single liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. CD 44568.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.R.E.M. (1998). Daysleeper (Australian CD single liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. 9362445682.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.R.E.M. (1998). Daysleeper (Japanese CD single liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. WPCR-2249.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.R.E.M. (1998). Daysleeper (UK CD single liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. WO455CD, 9362-44567-2.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.R.E.M. (1998). Daysleeper (UK mini-CD single liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. W0455CDX, 5439-17140-9.
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  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 44. October 31, 1998. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Íslenski Listinn (20.11–27.11. 1998)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in íslenska). November 20, 1998. p. 12. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Major Market Airplay: Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 43. 24 October 1998. p. 29.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tipparade-lijst van week 45, 1998" (in Nederlands). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Best of '99: Most Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 38.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bell, Carrie (October 3, 1998). "R.E.M. Is Looking 'Up' with Album". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 40. p. 16. The single 'Daysleeper' was delivered to European radio in September...
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. October 10, 1998. p. 29. Retrieved July 7, 2021. Misprinted as September 12.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1269. October 9, 1998. p. 54.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."デイスリーパー | R.E.M." [Daysleeper | R.E.M.] (in 日本語). Oricon. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

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