Do You Sleep?

"Do You Sleep?" is a song by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories. It was released in September 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 Top Singles chart, becoming their last top-twenty hit in both countries, although Loeb would earn another top-twenty 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.

"Do You Sleep?"
Single by Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
from the album Tails
ReleasedSeptember 1995
FormatCD single
GenrePop rock
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Lisa Loeb
Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories singles chronology
"Taffy"
(1995)		 "Do You Sleep?"
(1995)		 "I Do"
(1997)

Content

The song is about the narrator asking her boyfriend if he can live without her in his life. It starts out saying "Do you eat, sleep, do you breathe me anymore? Do you eat do you count sheep anymore, do you sleep anymore?"

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 49
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 8
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3] 8
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[4] 20
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[5] 26
Poland (LP3)[6] 24
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[7] 47
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 45
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 18
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] 30
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 20

Year-end charts
Chart (1995) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] 63
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[13] 86

References
  1. "Australian-charts.com – Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories – Do You Sleep?". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  2. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2819." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  3. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2822." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  4. "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 9056." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  5. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (30.9. '95 – 6.10. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). September 30, 1995. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. "Notowanie nr722" (in Polish). LP3. December 1, 1995. Retrieved March 8, 2019. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  9. "Lisa Loeb Nine Stories Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. "Lisa Loeb Nine Stories Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  11. "Lisa Loeb Nine Stories Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
  12. "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1995". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  13. "RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1995". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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