Sleep Without You
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| "Sleep Without You" | ||||
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| Single by Brett Young | ||||
| from the album Brett Young | ||||
| Released | April 11, 2016[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | Republic Nashville | |||
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| Producer(s) | Dann Huff | |||
| Brett Young singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
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]