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Insomniacks is a Malaysian pop band from Kuala Lumpur.[1] They rose to prominence with the release of their second single, "Pulang", in 2018,[1] which charted on the Malaysian RIM streaming charts for 146 consecutive weeks, and a total of 185 weeks as of July 2022.[2][3][4]

Insomniacks
Insomniacks in 2018 From top to bottom: Gavin, Danial, Iskandar and Iqie
Background information
Origin	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Genres	Pop rock Punk rock Pop
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment Malaysia (2017–2020) Universal Music Malaysia (2021–present)
Members	Syed Mir Iqbal (Iqie) Wan Arif Iskandar (Iskandar) Danial Lee Hashim (Danial) Gavin Wong (Gavin)

The group have cited 5 Seconds of Summer, Fall Out Boy, Day6, Mayday Parade and Paramore as influences.[5][6]

Career

History and formation

The band began as Dan's Band with Danial and Iqbal who were classmates at SMK St. John. Gavin joined as the drummer after being recommended to the duo by Iskandar (a schoolmate of Gavin's at Sekolah Sri KDU, and childhood friend of Iqbal's). Iskandar would later go on to join the band as their bassist.[7]

Insomniacks formed in 2015. In November of that year, the quartet would begin posting videos of themselves performing covers of popular songs on their YouTube channel.[8]

2017–present: Debut and mainstream success with "Pulang"

In 2017, they released their debut single, "Selalu", which was featured as part of the soundtrack of the Astro Ria drama, My Coffee Prince.[5]

In 2018, the group released their second single, "Pulang". The group released the four-episode Pulang WEBisode webseries on their YouTube channel as part of their single promotions. "Pulang" achieved the record for most consecutive weeks on the RIM streaming charts.[2][3] "Pulang" has been on the RIM Malay singles chart for 185 weeks, as of July 2022.[4]

In 2019, Iqbal co-founded the Klang Valley-based music collective, Distorted (alias Distorted Material), alongside Jessel Phuah (Sino), Ariff Jazmi, Helloluqman of Block J (Jonah), and Nik Qayrel Aiman (Eneyeqay) of the duo Niqie. Iqbal goes by the alias Balo as part of Distorted.[9]

Insomniacks were the fifth most streamed Malaysian artist on Spotify, in 2019.[10]

In 2020, Insomniacks released their third single, "Kepala Batu" ahead of the release of their debut EP of the same name. "Kepala Batu" was composed in collaboration with prolific Malaysian singer-songwriter, Faizal Tahir.[11] The lead single from the EP, "Reminisensi", was the first song Insomniacks wrote as a band.[11]

After four years signed with Sony Music Malaysia, their contract expired in 2020. They consequently signed with Universal Music Malaysia in March 2021.[12] On 14 February 2022, Insomniacks released, "Sempurna". The single peaked at number 1 on the RIM Malay singles streaming chart[13] and number 5 on Billboard's Malaysia Songs chart.[14]

Since March 2022, Gavin has not been participating in "Sempurna" promotions with the band. On 12 June 2022, it was announced in a statement on his and the band's social media that he would be taking an extended hiatus from the band and will not be part of any upcoming projects.[15]

The band released their first single as a trio, "Igauan Malam", on 4 November 2022.

Members

Adapted from Hitz:[11]

Active

• Iqie (Syed Mir Iqbal; born 3 June 1997 in Kuala Lumpur) – lead vocals, guitar
• Iskandar (Wan Arif Iskandar; born 9 September 1997 in Westminster, London[16]) – bass, vocals
• Danial (Danial Doodye; born 25 February 1997 in Kuala Lumpur) – rhythm guitar, vocals

Inactive

• Gavin (Gavin Wong; born 27 December 1997 in Kuala Lumpur) – drums, cajon, guitar

Discography

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Track list
Kepala Batu EP	Released: 24 July 2020 Label: Sony Music Malaysia Formats: Digital download, streaming	"Here Again" "Reminisensi" "Langgar" "Kepala Batu" "Selalu"

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		MYS
		RIM [17] [lower-alpha 1]	Song [18][lower-alpha 2]
"Selalu"	2017	–	*	Kepala Batu EP and My Coffee Prince OST
"Pulang"	2018	1		Non-album single
"Pulang" (Piano Version)	2019	–		Qada & Qadar OST
"Kepala Batu"	2020	–		Kepala Batu EP
"Reminisensi" (Original or Piano Version)		3
				Non-album singles
"Pulang" (Reimagined)	2021	–
"Reminisensi" (Reimagined)		–
"Sempurna" (Original or Piano Version)	2022	1	5	TBA
"Igauan Malam"		TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "*" denotes the chart did not exist at the time of release.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Go There If You Miss Me" (Night Skies & Visions feat. Iqie of Insomniacks)	2020	Non-album single

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Selalu"	2017	Unknown
"Pulang"	2018	Thaqif Saadon
"Pulang" (Piano Version)	2019	Unknown
"Kepala Batu"	2020	Thaqif Saadon
"Reminisensi" Lyric video		Unknown
"Sempurna"	2022	Thaqif Saadon
"Igauan Malam"

Awards and nominations

Year	Organisation	Category	Nominee/nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	Anugerah Planet Muzik	Best Band	Insomniacks	Nominated	[20]
2019	32nd Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian	Most Popular Group		Nominated	[21]
2020	Anugerah MeleTOP Era 2020 [ms]	MeleTOP New Artist		Nominated

References

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