In an interview with Country Weekly, Walker said, "It's an R&B kind of song I started one day at the beach. Not long after that, Chely Wright and Lonestar's Richie McDonald came on my bus at a show in Colorado and we played songs we'd each started writing. When I played a piece of 'I Can't Sleep,' Chely said she could help me finish it. And when we played it at Chely's annual charity fundraiser during Fan Fair last June, it got a standing ovation."[1]
Wright told Jam!, "The most creative thing happened the other night when we were in Colorado and Clay Walker was on the show as well. I popped up on his bus to say hi ... we got to talkin' about songs and we passed the guitar back and forth a couple of times and played some new stuff we'd written. We sat there and wrote a brand new song. It's moments like that which are the most exciting ... a song just pops out because you love music."[2]
Contentedit
The song describes a narrator who has been up all night long waiting for his wife to return home.
In the second verse of the song, the narrator looks back at when his wife said, "We couldn't last / [He] couldn't swallow [his] pride", and that losing her wakes him up in the middle of the night.
Critical receptionedit
Mandy Davis of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch commented in her review of "A Few Questions", "On "I Can't Sleep," you can almost hear Walker pleading for the crossover success of Garth Brooks or Tim McGraw.".[3]
Music videoedit
The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy. It features Clay wandering the streets of a foreign city looking for the one he loves. Some scenes also feature him sitting on his bed singing the song. The music video premiered on CMT's "Most Wanted Live" on January 24, 2004.[4]
The music video was filmed in Havana, Cuba in December 2003, Walker stated, "If anyone has any doubt as to what life would be like without the freedoms and liberties granted to us in America, I suggest they spend a little time in a Communist country like Cuba."[5] During an interview with The Dallas Morning News Walker said, "It's really different being in a communist country. I never realized how oppressive communism is. It was depressing to me. As Americans, we are all in 100 percent control of our attitudes. But when you live in a communist country, you have no hope. I don't care what you are, a conservative Republican or a liberal Democrat, before you open your mouth to run down this country, you should go spend a week in Cuba and see how things are in that country. There will be no food wasted on my plate. People have nothing to eat there."[6]
Chart performanceedit
This song debuted at number 55 on the U.S. BillboardHot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated December 13, 2003. The song charted for a total of 29 weeks, and finally peaked at number 9 on the chart dated June 19, 2004. Additionally, it peaked at number 61 on the U.S. BillboardHot 100.
^Tarradell, Mario The Dallas Morning News The molding of Clay A look at the things shaping Walker's outlook and career. (March 26, 2004)
^"Clay Walker Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^"Clay Walker Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^Billboard 2004 Year End Charts - HOT COUNTRY SINGLES & TRACKS TITLES 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (December 25, 2004)
External linksedit
Lyrics at CMT.com
Music video at CMT.com
April 14, 2024
sleep, song, sleep, song, written, recorded, american, country, music, singer, clay, walker, released, january, 2004, second, single, from, album, questions, peaked, country, singles, tracks, country, songs, chart, walker, wrote, song, with, fellow, country, s. I Can t Sleep is a song co written and recorded by American country music singer Clay Walker It was released in January 2004 as the second single from his album A Few Questions it peaked at 9 on the Hot Country Singles amp Tracks now Hot Country Songs chart Walker co wrote the song with fellow country singer Chely Wright I Can t Sleep Single by Clay Walkerfrom the album A Few QuestionsReleasedJanuary 5 2004GenreCountryLength4 02LabelRCA NashvilleSongwriter s Chely WrightClay WalkerProducer s Jimmy RitcheyClay WalkerClay Walker singles chronology A Few Questions 2003 I Can t Sleep 2004 Jesus Was a Country Boy 2004 Contents 1 Background 2 Content 3 Critical reception 4 Music video 5 Chart performance 5 1 Charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 References 7 External linksBackground editIn an interview with Country Weekly Walker said It s an R amp B kind of song I started one day at the beach Not long after that Chely Wright and Lonestar s Richie McDonald came on my bus at a show in Colorado and we played songs we d each started writing When I played a piece of I Can t Sleep Chely said she could help me finish it And when we played it at Chely s annual charity fundraiser during Fan Fair last June it got a standing ovation 1 Wright told Jam The most creative thing happened the other night when we were in Colorado and Clay Walker was on the show as well I popped up on his bus to say hi we got to talkin about songs and we passed the guitar back and forth a couple of times and played some new stuff we d written We sat there and wrote a brand new song It s moments like that which are the most exciting a song just pops out because you love music 2 Content editThe song describes a narrator who has been up all night long waiting for his wife to return home In the second verse of the song the narrator looks back at when his wife said We couldn t last He couldn t swallow his pride and that losing her wakes him up in the middle of the night Critical reception editMandy Davis of the St Louis Post Dispatch commented in her review of A Few Questions On I Can t Sleep you can almost hear Walker pleading for the crossover success of Garth Brooks or Tim McGraw 3 Music video editThe music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy It features Clay wandering the streets of a foreign city looking for the one he loves Some scenes also feature him sitting on his bed singing the song The music video premiered on CMT s Most Wanted Live on January 24 2004 4 The music video was filmed in Havana Cuba in December 2003 Walker stated If anyone has any doubt as to what life would be like without the freedoms and liberties granted to us in America I suggest they spend a little time in a Communist country like Cuba 5 During an interview with The Dallas Morning News Walker said It s really different being in a communist country I never realized how oppressive communism is It was depressing to me As Americans we are all in 100 percent control of our attitudes But when you live in a communist country you have no hope I don t care what you are a conservative Republican or a liberal Democrat before you open your mouth to run down this country you should go spend a week in Cuba and see how things are in that country There will be no food wasted on my plate People have nothing to eat there 6 Chart performance editThis song debuted at number 55 on the U S Billboard Hot Country Singles amp Tracks chart dated December 13 2003 The song charted for a total of 29 weeks and finally peaked at number 9 on the chart dated June 19 2004 Additionally it peaked at number 61 on the U S Billboard Hot 100 Charts edit Chart 2004 PeakpositionUS Hot Country Songs Billboard 7 9US Billboard Hot 100 8 61 Year end charts edit Chart 2004 PeakpositionU S Billboard Hot Country Songs 9 51References edit Holden Larry Country Weekly Questions and Answers Archived 2012 03 16 at the Wayback Machine October 9th 2003 Van Wyk Anika Jam Calgary has the Wright stuff usurped July 5 2002 Davis Mandy St Louis Post Dispatch CD Review Clay Walker 11 September 2003 Clay s Video Premiere ClayWalker com January 22 2004 Walker Cash Prepare New Videos Tarradell Mario The Dallas Morning News The molding of Clay A look at the things shaping Walker s outlook and career March 26 2004 Clay Walker Chart History Hot Country Songs Billboard Clay Walker Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Billboard 2004 Year End Charts HOT COUNTRY SINGLES amp TRACKS TITLES Archived 2012 10 07 at the Wayback Machine December 25 2004 External links editLyrics at CMT com Music video at CMT com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I Can 27t Sleep song amp oldid 1201913886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
