Sleeping with the Light On

"Sleeping with the Light On"
Single by Busted
from the album Busted
B-side	"Year Three School Said No" "Last Summer"
Released	11 August 2003 (2003-08-11)[1]
Length	3:14
Label	Universal Island
Songwriter(s)	James Bourne Matthew Jay
Producer(s)	Steve Robson
Busted singles chronology
"Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt" (2003) "Sleeping with the Light On" (2003) "Crashed the Wedding" (2003)

"Sleeping with the Light On" is a song by English pop rock band Busted. It was the second song that band members James Bourne and Matt Willis wrote together.^[2] It was recorded in 2002 for their debut album, Busted, and later released on 11 August 2003 exclusively in the United Kingdom and Ireland as the album's fourth single. It reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

"Sleeping with the Light On" was written by Busted members James Bourne and Matt Willis and produced by Steve Robson.

The song was heavily remixed for its release as a single;^[3] the first chorus is more forceful than on the album version. This "New Version" was also used for the song's music video. Among the single B-sides were a non-album track, "Last Summer"; a medley of Busted's first three singles, which was previously performed on CD:UK, and a live recording of "What I Go to School For" with 40,000 fans singing the chorus. The song was performed on Blue Peter, CD:UK, Popworld and Top of the Pops Saturday.^[4]

Track listings

UK CD1^[5]

1. "Sleeping with the Light On" (new version)
2. "Year Three School Said No" (medley)
3. "Last Summer"
4. "Sleeping with the Light On" (enhanced section and video)

UK CD2^[6]

1. "Sleeping with the Light On" (live)
2. "What I Go to School For" (40,000 Bust fans chorus)
3. "You Said No" (live)
4. Enhanced section

UK cassette single^[7]

1. "Sleeping with the Light On" (new version)
2. "Year Three School Said No" (medley)
3. "Year 3000" (demo version)

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the Busted album booklet.^[8]

• Busted – all instruments
  • James Bourne – writing
  • Matt Willis – writing (as Matthew Jay)
  • Charlie Simpson
• Steve Robson – all instruments, production
• John McLaughlin – additional production
• Tom Elmhirst – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 14 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 4 Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[11] 33 Scotland (OCC)[12] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[13] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Ireland (IRMA)[14] 83 UK Singles (OCC)[15] 86

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 9 August 2003. p. 27. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
2. Cave, Lucie (2003). Busted Unofficial Annual 2004. London: Contender Books. p. 60. ISBN 1-84357-094-7.
3. The Official Site of Busted Archived 17 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
4. Busted Online
5. Sleeping with the Light On (UK CD1 liner notes). Busted. Universal Island Group. 2003. MCSTD 40327, 980 951-8.
6. Sleeping with the Light On (UK CD2 liner notes). Busted. Universal Island Group. 2003. MCSXD 40327, 980 952-0.
7. Sleeping with the Light On (UK cassette single sleeve). Busted. Universal Island Group. 2003. MCSC 40327, 980 953-8.
8. Busted (UK CD album booklet). Busted. Universal Records, Island Records. 2002. MCD60085, 063400-2.
9. "Hits of the World: Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 35. 30 August 2003. p. 49.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sleeping with the Light On". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
11. "The most popular songs in Latvia" (in Latvian). Lanet.lv. 24 August 2003. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
14. "Top 100 Songs of 2003". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
15. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
16. "British single certifications – Busted – Sleeping with the Light On". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 August 2023.