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"Only When I Sleep" is a song by Celtic folk rock band the Corrs, released in September 1997 as the first single from their second album, Talk on Corners (1997). The song focuses on being in love with someone in your dreams, not anyone in reality. The track was also included on The Corrs' album Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection in 2006. The single managed to peak at number 10 on the Irish Singles Chart, number 34 on the Australian Singles Chart, and number 58 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Only When I Sleep"
Single by the Corrs
from the album Talk on Corners
Released	September 1997 (1997-09)
Length	3:50
Label	143 Atlantic Lava
Songwriter(s)	The Corrs John Shanks Oliver Leiber Paul Peterson
Producer(s)	Oliver Leiber the Corrs (co.)
The Corrs singles chronology
"Closer" (1997) "Only When I Sleep" (1997) "I Never Loved You Anyway" (1997)

Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week described the song as "a classy and sonically pleasing ballad performed in a style midway between Roxette and Heart. The family's pleasing harmonies are a plus, as is the vaguely Irish fiddling. An invaluable trigger to sales of their upcoming album Talk On Corners."[1]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Only When I Sleep" was shot at the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles, and is of a more glamorous style than the previous videos. The hotel used to be very popular in the early days of Hollywood, and famous stars like Charlie Chaplin, Sarah Bernhardt, Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks or Cecil B. DeMille but also politicians like Theodore Roosevelt and Winston Churchill stayed here. It is abandoned today but still used as a filming location of many films, TV shows (e.g. The X-Files) and other music videos.

Director Nigel Dick met Jim by chance at the airport of L.A. He has been directing music videos for many other artists, including R.E.M., Cher, Oasis, Tears for Fears and Alice Cooper.

Track listings

• UK CD single[2]

1. "Only When I Sleep" (radio edit) – 3:50
2. "Only When I Sleep" (LP version) – 4:23
3. "Remember" – 4:02
4. "Only When I Sleep" (instrumental) – 4:23

• UK cassette single[3]

1. "Only When I Sleep" (radio edit) – 3:50
2. "Remember" – 4:02

• French and Benelux CD single[4]

1. "Only When I Sleep" (radio edit) – 3:50
2. "Only When I Sleep" (LP version) – 4:23
3. "Only When I Sleep" (instrumental) – 4:23

Personnel

Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes.[2]

The Corrs

• Andrea Corr – lead vocals, tin whistle
• Caroline Corr – vocals, drums, bodhrán
• Sharon Corr – vocals, violin
• Jim Corr – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• The Corrs – writing, co-production

Production

• John Shanks – writing
• Paul Peterson – writing
• Oliver Leiber – writing, production
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• John Hughes – management
• Brenda Rotheiser – art direction
• Blinkk – photography

Charts

Chart (1997–1998)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[5]	34
Ireland (IRMA)[6]	10
Scotland (OCC)[7]	47
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	58

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Ireland	September 1997 (1997-09)	—	143 Atlantic Lava	[9]
United Kingdom	13 October 1997 (1997-10-13)	CD cassette		[10]

Cover versions

In 1999, the song was covered by Tinkara Kovač and released on her second album Košček neba.[11]

In 2004, the song was covered by Lee Eun-ju and used in her final film, The Scarlet Letter.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Only When I Sleep

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[es] Only When I Sleep

«Only When I Sleep» (en español: «Solo cuando duermo») es el sencillo de presentación del disco Talk On Corners, de la banda irlandesa The Corrs, en 1997. Peses a su escaso impacto directo en las listas de ventas, se ha consagrado como una de las canciones más conocidas de la banda, antesala además de su disco con mayores ventas y uno de los más exitosos en la historia de las listas británicas.

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