Get Some Sleep

"Get Some Sleep"
"Get Some Sleep"
Single by Bic Runga
from the album Beautiful Collision
Released	17 June 2002
Length	3:36
Label	Columbia
Songwriter	Bic Runga
Producer	Bic Runga
Bic Runga singles chronology

"Get Some Sleep" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Bic Runga. It was released in June 2002 as the lead single from her second studio album, Beautiful Collision (2002). In New Zealand, "Get Some Sleep" was the most successful song by a native artist in 2002, ranking at number six on the country's year-end chart and peaking at number three on the RIANZ Singles Chart. The song also reached number 27 in Ireland, number 78 in the United Kingdom, and number 92 in Australia.

Track listings

New Zealand CD single (672749.2)^[1]

"Get Some Sleep"
"You Don't Want to Know"
"Gracie"

Australian CD single (COL 674125 1)^[2]

"Get Some Sleep" (album version)
"Get Some Sleep" (remix airplay edit)

UK and Irish CD single (674548 2)^[3]

"Get Some Sleep"
"Bursting Through" (CSO live version)

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the liner notes of Beautiful Collision.^[4]

Bic Runga – vocals, arrangements, production
Tim Arnold – twelve-string acoustic guitar, vocals
Milan Borich – twelve-string acoustic guitar, vocals
Michael Brauer – mixing
Greg Calbi – mastering
Ricardo Chavarria – mixing assistance
Dave Dobbyn – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Jay Foulkes – tambourine
Ben King – vocals
Boh Runga – vocal guidance and direction
Sebastian Steinberg – bass
Joey Waronker – drums

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–2004)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	92
Ireland (IRMA)^[6]	27
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[7]	3
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	78

Year end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[9]	6

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
New Zealand	20 May 2002	Radio	Columbia	^[10]
New Zealand	17 June 2002	CD		^[11]
Australia	8 July 2002			^[12]
United Kingdom	8 March 2004			^[13]

References

^ Get Some Sleep (New Zealand CD single liner notes). Bic Runga. Columbia Records. 2002. 672749.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Get Some Sleep (Australian CD single liner notes). Bic Runga. Columbia Records. 2003. COL 674125 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Get Some Sleep (UK & Irish CD single liner notes). Bic Runga. Columbia Records. 2004. 674548 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Beautiful Collision (New Zealand CD album liner notes). Bic Runga. Columbia Records. 2002. 5084032000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Issue 647" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Bic Runga". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ "Bic Runga – Get Some Sleep". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ "End of Year Charts 2002". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^ "Bic Runga News". bicrunga.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "Main". bicrunga.net.nz. Archived from the original on 2 August 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 8th July 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 8 July 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 6 March 2004. p. 27.

External links

Bic's official website

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[1] Get Some Sleep (New Zealand CD single liner notes). Bic Runga. Columbia Records. 2002. 672749.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[2] Get Some Sleep (Australian CD single liner notes). Bic Runga. Columbia Records. 2003. COL 674125 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] Get Some Sleep (UK & Irish CD single liner notes). Bic Runga. Columbia Records. 2004. 674548 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[4] Beautiful Collision (New Zealand CD album liner notes). Bic Runga. Columbia Records. 2002. 5084032000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Australiapandora_-5] "Issue 647" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[sc_Ireland2_Bic_Runga-6] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Bic Runga". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[sc_New_Zealand_Bic_Runga-7] "Bic Runga – Get Some Sleep". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

[sc_UK_-8] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[9] "End of Year Charts 2002". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 December 2017.

[10] "Bic Runga News". bicrunga.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[11] "Main". bicrunga.net.nz. Archived from the original on 2 August 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[12] "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 8th July 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 8 July 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[13] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 6 March 2004. p. 27.

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v t e Bic Runga
Discography New Zealand Music Awards
Studio albums	Drive (1997) Beautiful Collision (2002) Birds (2005) Belle (2011) Close Your Eyes (2016)
Live albums	Together in Concert: Live (2000) Live in Concert with the Christchurch Symphony (2003)
Compilation albums	Try to Remember Everything (2008) Anthology (2012)
Extended plays	Drive (1995)
Singles	"Bursting Through" "Sway" "Suddenly Strange" "Roll into One" "Hey" "Good Morning Baby" "Sorry" "Drive" "Get Some Sleep" "Something Good" "Listening for the Weather" "Winning Arrow"
Related articles	Sony Music New Zealand New Zealand Music Awards APRA Silver Scroll (1996) APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (2001) New Zealand Order of Merit (2006) New Zealand Music Hall of Fame (2016)

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