Insomnia (Hed PE album)

Insomnia is the sixth studio album by American punk rock band Hed PE, released on July 17, 2007.

Insomnia
Studio album by (hed) ^p.e.
Released	July 17, 2007
Genre	Rapcore[1] punk rock[1]
Length	59:18
Label	Suburban Noize Shock
Producer	Jahred Gomes, Brad Xavier, Kevin Zinger
Hed PE chronology
Back 2 Base X (2006) Insomnia (2007) New World Orphans (2009)
Singles from Insomnia
"Suffa" Released: July 4, 2007 "Comeova2nite" Released: 2007

Music

Hed PE has cited thrash metal bands such as Slayer as an influence on the musical style of Insomnia.[2]

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Royal Flush	[1]

Insomnia peaked at #16 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and at #138 on the Billboard 200.[3]

The album's lead single, "Suffa", became one of the most requested tracks at Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack, while the song's music video was voted one of the Top 10 of 2007 on MTV's Headbangers Ball.[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Madhouse"	Jahred Gomes	2:05
2.	"Walk On By"	Gomes, Jaxon Benge	4:26
3.	"Game Over"	Gomes, Benge	4:58
4.	"Habeus"	Gomes, Benge	3:42
5.	"Suffa"	Gomes, Benge	2:57
6.	"Comeova2nite" (featuring Roscoe)	Gomes	4:17
7.	"C2GU"	Gomes, Benge	1:51
8.	"RTO" (featuring Big B)	Gomes, Benge	4:36
9.	"Mirrorballin"	Gomes, Benge	4:30
10.	"Tienanman Squared"	Gomes, Raymond Ramirez	3:29
11.	"Children"	Stephen Stills	4:01
12.	"Atlantis A.D."	Gomes, Benge	5:57
13.	"Wind Me Up" (featuring Kottonmouth Kings and Tech N9ne)	Gomes	5:13
14.	"Don't Let Me Down"	Gomes, Benge	7:17
Total length:			59:18

Japanese Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Get 'Em Up" (featuring SubNoize Souljaz)	4:29

Personnel

(Hed) Planet Earth Jahred Gomes – Vocals Jaxon – Guitar Doug «DJ Product 1969 ©» Boyce – Turntables Mark «Mawk» Young – Bass Devin Lebsack – Drums

Production Produced by Jahred Gomes, Brad X & Kevin Zinger Engineered by Patrick Shevelin Mixed by Jahred Gomes Mastered by Tom Baker, @ Precision Mastering, Los Angeles, California Various punk rock back ups by The Rabbi Michael Zimmerman Management by Kevin Zinger & Ivory Daniel (The Regime) Cover concept & art direction by Casey Quintal & Jahred Gomes Artwork & layout by Casey Quintal

References

1. Chanks, Steve (2007-07-06). "hed p.e. - Insomnia". Royal Flush. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
2. "(HED)P.E Announces Co-Headlining Tour With Kingspade". The Gauntlet. January 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
3. "Charts and awards for Insomnia". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
4. "Hed PE - Biography". Suburban Noize Records. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-08-23.