Sleeping My Day Away

"Sleeping My Day Away"
Single by D-A-D
from the album No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims
Released 1989
Format 7", 12", cassette single, CD single
Recorded 1989
Genre Hard rock
Length 4:23
Label WEA
Producer(s) Nick Foss
D-A-D singles chronology
"A Horse with No Mame"
(1987)		 "Sleeping My Day Away"
(1989)		 "Girl Nation"
(1989)

"A Horse with No Mame"
(1987)		 "Sleeping My Day Away"
(1989)		 "Girl Nation"
(1989)

"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

  1. "Sleeping My Day Away"
  2. "Ill Will"

Chart performance

Chart (1989) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 87
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[4] 23

References

  1. ↑ "D:A:D - 'Sleeping my day away'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Clip List: MTV" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ "DAD". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Album Rock Tracks: October 21, 1989" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
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