Sleep Without You

"Sleep Without You"
Single by Brett Young
from the album Brett Young
Released	April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)[1]
Genre	Country
Length	3:07
Label	Republic Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Brett Young Justin Ebach Kelly Archer
Producer(s)	Dann Huff
Brett Young singles chronology
"Sleep Without You" (2016) "In Case You Didn't Know" (2017)

"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.

Critical reception

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]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 93 Canada Country (Billboard)[13] 7 US Billboard Hot 100[14] 47 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[15] 2 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[16] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)[17] 30 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[18] 34 Chart (2017) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[19] 95

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20]	Gold	35,000^‡
United States (RIAA)[21]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Add Dates" (PDF). Country Aircheck (492): Chart page 4. March 28, 2016.
2. Dukes, Billy (March 15, 2016). "ToC Critic's Pick: Brett Young, 'Sleep Without You' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
3. "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. March 5, 2016.
4. "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. May 14, 2016.
5. "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. December 3, 2016.
6. Cantor, Brian (November 28, 2016). "Florida Georgia Line & Tim McGraw's "May We All" claims #1 on this week's Billboard Country Airplay chart". Headline Planet.
7. Simanek, Jason (January 25, 2017). "Brett Young Talks About Debut Single Going No. 1, New Album on Feb. 10 & the Talent-Rich State of California". Nash Country Daily.
8. Bjorke, Matt (January 23, 2017). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: January 23, 2017". Roughstock.
9. "Gold & Platinum".
10. Laffer, Lauren (March 9, 2016). "Brett Young Fights Insomnia in 'Sleep Without You' Music Video". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
11. Dukes, Billy (March 21, 2016). "Brett Young Kisses on Miss USA in 'Sleep Without You' Video". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
12. "Brett Young Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
13. "Brett Young Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
14. "Brett Young Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
15. "Brett Young Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
16. "Brett Young Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
17. "Country Airplay: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
18. "Hot Country Songs: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
19. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
20. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
21. "American single certifications – Brett Young – Sleep Without You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 26, 2023.