I Should Be Sleeping

"I Should Be Sleeping"
Single by Emerson Drive
from the album Emerson Drive
B-side	"Hollywood Kiss"
Released	October 22, 2001
Format	CD single, 7"
Genre	Country
Length	2:57
Label	DreamWorks Records
Writer(s)	Shaye Smith Lisa Drew
Producer(s)	Julian King James Stroud
Emerson Drive singles chronology
"Some Trains Never Come" (1998) "I Should Be Sleeping" (2001) "Fall into Me" (2002)

"I Should Be Sleeping" is a song written by Shaye Smith and Lisa Drew, and recorded by Canadian country music group Emerson Drive. It was released in October 2001 as their first single from their debut self-titled album, Emerson Drive. The song reached the Top 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, reaching a peak of number 4. It also peaked at number 35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making it their first crossover hit.^[1]

Content

The narrator states that he should be sleeping instead of dreaming about his significant other.

Music video

The music video was directed by Thom Oliphant and premiered in late 2001.

Chart positions

"I Should Be Sleeping" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of November 10, 2001.

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	4
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	35

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	22

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
2. "Emerson Drive – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Emerson Drive.
3. "Emerson Drive – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Emerson Drive.
4. "Best of 2002: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2012.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics