Sleep Without You

"Sleep Without You"
Single by Brett Young
from the album Brett Young
ReleasedApril 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)[1]
GenreCountry
Length3:07
LabelRepublic Nashville
Songwriters
  • Brett Young
  • Justin Ebach
  • Kelly Archer
ProducerDann Huff
Brett Young singles chronology
"Sleep Without You"
(2016)		 "In Case You Didn't Know"
(2017)

"Sleep Without You" is a song recorded by American country pop singer Brett Young and co-written by Young, Justin Ebach, and Kelly Archer. Its official release to radio was on April 11, 2016, as the lead single from his debut self-titled album. It has sold 377,000 copies in the United States as of January 2017.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a favorable review, writing that "Young’s R&B influences come out in the sincerity and warmth of his delivery, not the sonic nature of this mostly acoustic jam."[2]

Commercial performance

The song first entered the Country Airplay chart at number 58 for the week of March 5, 2016,[3] and debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart two months later at number 45 on May 14, 2016.[4] It peaked at number three on the chart for the week of December 3, 2016.[5] It also peaked at number two on Billboard's Country Airplay chart the following week, beaten by Florida Georgia Line's number one, "May We All".[6] It reached number one on the Mediabase Country chart.[7] It has sold 377,000 copies in the United States as of January 2017.[8] On September 5, 2017, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million digital copies in the United States.[9]

Music video

The music video was directed by Shane Drake and appeared on CMT, GAC, and Vevo in March 2016. The music video was filmed in Malibu, California,[10] and co-stars Miss USA 2015 Olivia Jordan.[11]

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] Gold 35,000‡
United States (RIAA)[21] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Add Dates" (PDF). Country Aircheck (492): Chart page 4. March 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ Dukes, Billy (March 15, 2016). "ToC Critic's Pick: Brett Young, 'Sleep Without You' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. March 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. May 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. December 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ Cantor, Brian (November 28, 2016). "Florida Georgia Line & Tim McGraw's "May We All" claims #1 on this week's Billboard Country Airplay chart". Headline Planet.
  7. ↑ Simanek, Jason (January 25, 2017). "Brett Young Talks About Debut Single Going No. 1, New Album on Feb. 10 & the Talent-Rich State of California". Nash Country Daily.
  8. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (January 23, 2017). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: January 23, 2017". Roughstock.
  9. ↑ "Gold & Platinum".
  10. ↑ Laffer, Lauren (March 9, 2016). "Brett Young Fights Insomnia in 'Sleep Without You' Music Video". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ Dukes, Billy (March 21, 2016). "Brett Young Kisses on Miss USA in 'Sleep Without You' Video". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Brett Young Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Brett Young Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Brett Young Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Brett Young Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Brett Young Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Country Airplay: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Hot Country Songs: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  20. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  21. ↑ "American single certifications – Brett Young – Sleep Without You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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