Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)
"Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" is a song by American musician BT featuring JC Chasez. It was released on March 20, 2003 as the lead single from BT's fourth studio album Emotional Technology. The track quickly became the most successful song from the album, and one of Transeau's biggest commercial hits. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.
| "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" | ||||
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| Single by BT featuring JC Chasez | ||||
| from the album Emotional Technology | ||||
| Released | March 20, 2003 | |||
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| Length | 4:21 | |||
| Label | Nettwerk | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Transeau | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian Transeau | |||
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The song features BT's signature 'stutter edit' technique prominently in his vocals, largely contributing to the song's inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2003 for the largest number of vocal edits in a song (6,178 BIAS Peak edits).[1]
Background and composition
The song features BT's signature 'stutter edit' technique prominently in his vocals, largely contributing to the song's inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2003 for the largest number of vocal edits in a song (6,178 BIAS Peak edits).[2]
The unmixed version of the song was featured in the North American music video game Dance Dance Revolution Extreme for the PlayStation 2. In the game the song was cut from its original version to roughly a minute and a half in length to fit the standard play length for songs in the DDR series. The main title of the song was displayed as "Simply Being Loved" with "Somnambulist" as the subtitle.
Music video
The song's music video features BT sleepwalking, magically changing the background to a city before he was in a nightclub. It ends with it being played backwards very fast.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Somnambulist" (Edit) | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Somnambulist" (Junkie XL Vocal Mix) | 8:56 |
| 3. | "Somnambulist" (Sander Kleinenberg's Convertible Mix) | 10:03 |
| 4. | "Somnambulist" (Burufunk Remix) | 7:29 |
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 98 |
| US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[3] | 4 |
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[3] | 5 |
References
- Sears, Glen (2015). "BT Breaks Guinness Record For Audio Edits… Again". Dance Music Northwest. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- Sears, Glen (2015). "BT Breaks Guinness Record For Audio Edits… Again". Dance Music Northwest. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- "BT Chart History - Billboard". Billboard Charts. Retrieved 26 January 2018.