Sing Me to Sleep

"Sing Me to Sleep"
Single by Alan Walker
from the album Different World
Released3 June 2016
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:09
LabelMer Musikk Sony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Alan Walker singles chronology
"Faded"
(2015) 		"Sing Me to Sleep"
(2016) 		"Routine"
(2016)
Audio sample
"Sing Me to Sleep"
Music video
"Sing Me to Sleep" on YouTube

"Sing Me to Sleep" is a song by Norwegian record producer and DJ Alan Walker. Incorporating uncredited vocals provided by Norwegian singer Iselin Solheim, (who previously provided uncredited vocals on Walker's song Faded) it was released commercially for digital consumption on 3 June 2016.[2] Upon release, the song received positive reviews from music critics, with several positively comparing it to Alan's previous song "Faded".[3]

Music video

The release of the music video for "Sing Me to Sleep" was published on Walker's YouTube channel on 2 June 2016.

An accompanying music video for the single was shot in Hong Kong.[4] The video shows the young man from the music video of "Faded", as well as another man and a woman, walking and running in the city of Hong Kong. Throughout the video, the camera filter transitions from normal to thermal sensor, with some buildings and pedestrians occasionally glitching as though from the viewer's point of view. At the end, the three characters meet up inside a warehouse in an industrial building, where they assemble some sort of machine together, which projects glowing blue lines throughout the city of Hong Kong, as the video glitches and ends.

Track listing

Digital download[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Sing Me to Sleep"3:09
2."Sing Me to Sleep" (Instrumental)3:10
Digital download[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Sing Me to Sleep"3:09
2."Sing Me to Sleep" (Instrumental)3:09
3."Sing Me To Sleep" (Marshmello Remix)3:12
Digital download – Marshmello Remix[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Sing Me to Sleep" (Marshmello Remix)3:12
Digital download – Burak Yeter Remix[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Sing Me to Sleep" (Burak Yeter Remix)3:31

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[36] Gold 35,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[37] Platinum 30,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[38] Gold 40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[39] Gold 45,000‡
France (SNEP)[40] Gold 100,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[41] Platinum 400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[42] Gold 25,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[43] 2× Platinum 120,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[44] 6× Platinum 240,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[45] Diamond 100,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[46] Platinum 30,000‡
United States (RIAA)[47] Gold 500,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[48] 4× Platinum 32,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Version Format Label Ref.
Various 29 May 2016 Marshmello remix Digital download Mer Musikk [7]
3 June 2016 Original [5]
Single [6]
Russia 3 February 2017 Burak Yeter remix Sony Music Russia [8]

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