Sleepwalker (Adam Lambert song)

"Sleepwalker"
Single by Adam Lambert
from the album For Your Entertainment
Released	March 25, 2011
Format	CD single digital download
Recorded	2009
Genre	Glam rock pop rock
Length	4:23
Label	RCA Jive
Writer(s)	Ryan Tedder Aimee Mayo Chris Lindsey
Producer(s)	Ryan Tedder
Adam Lambert singles chronology
"Aftermath" (2011) "Sleepwalker" (2011) "Better Than I Know Myself" (2011)

"Sleepwalker" is a song by American recording artist and American Idol season eight runner-up Adam Lambert. The song was written by Ryan Tedder, Aimee Mayo and Chris Lindsey for Lambert's debut album, For Your Entertainment. It was released as a single in select countries. This song was written and recorded in 2009. It is the seventh and final single from the album on March 25, 2011. Germany was the only selected country where the single was released along with a music video; namely the live performance on the Glam Nation Live live album.^[1]

Critical reception

Song received positive reviews. Allmusic called this song "terrific pop" and added that it's "Tedder’s typically icy alienation."^[2] Entertainment Weekly was very positive "Lambert [gets] the chance to earn his power- ballad bona fides on the tense, atmospheric "Sleepwalker."^[3] However LA Times called this song "a real throwaway."^[4]

Live performances

The song was included on the set list of Lambert's 2010 Glam Nation Tour. Lambert also performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in late 2010.

Track listing

CD single^[5]

1. "Sleepwalker" – 4:25
2. "Aftermath" (Live at Glam Nation) – 4:23

Personnel

• Adam Lambert - vocals
• Ryan Tedder - songwriter and producer
• Aimee Mayo - songwriter
• Chris Lindsey - songwriter
• Orianthi - guitar solo

Source:^[6]

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7]	90
Germany (German Singles Chart)[8]	63

Release history

Country	Date	Version
Austria[9]	March 25, 2011	Digital download
Germany[10]
Switzerland[11]
Germany[12]	March 25, 2011	CD single

References

1. SLEEPWALKER VON ADAM LAMBERT Retrieved 13 August 2015
2. Review by Allmusic Retrieved December 25, 2014
3. Review by Entertainment Weekly Retrieved December 25, 2014
4. Review by Allmusic Retrieved 25 December 2014
5. "Sleepwalker: Adam Lambert: Music". Amazon.com. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
6. For Your Entertainment (liner notes). Adam Lambert. RCA Records, Jive Records. 2009.
7. Canadian Hot 100. Jan 1, 2011
8. Adam Lambert, Sleepwalker
9. http://at.7digital.com/artists/adam-lambert/sleepwalker/
10. http://de.7digital.com/artists/adam-lambert/sleepwalker/
11. http://de-ch.7digital.com/artists/adam-lambert/sleepwalker/
12. http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B004MVPYOU/ref=s9_simh_gw_p15_d0_g15_i1?pf_rd_m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0WWMGPVSJ6NYVRYDXE8W&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463375173&pf_rd_i=301128

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics