I Go to Sleep

"I Go to Sleep" is a song written by Ray Davies and first released by The Applejacks. It was never recorded by The Kinks, but Ray Davies's demo can be found in reissue bonus tracks of their second studio album Kinda Kinks.

"I Go to Sleep"
Single by The Applejacks
B-side"Make Up or Break Up"
ReleasedAugust 1965
GenreBeat, ballad
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Ray Davies
Producer(s)Mike Smith
The Applejacks singles chronology
"Bye Bye Girl"
(1965)		 "I Go to Sleep"
(1965)		 "I'm Through"
(1965)
"I Go to Sleep"
Song by Ray Davies
Recorded17 December 1964 - 17 February 1965 at Pye Studios, London
GenreRock
Length2:42
LabelPye Records
Songwriter(s)Ray Davies
Producer(s)Shel Talmy

Marion version

"I Go to Sleep" was covered in 1967 by German singer Marion (de) (later known as Marion Maerz). The record was produced in London by Larry Page, the producer of The Troggs and manager of The Kinks. The song was released in Germany and the UK. Marion performed this song as the first and only German female singer in the famous German music program Beat Club.[1]

The Pretenders version
"I Go to Sleep"
Single by The Pretenders
from the album Pretenders II
B-side"The English Roses (Live), Louie Louie (Live)"
ReleasedNovember 1981
Recorded1980–81
GenrePop rock, soft rock, baroque pop
Length2:55
LabelSire
Songwriter(s)Ray Davies
Producer(s)Chris Thomas
The Pretenders singles chronology
"Louie Louie"
(1981)		 "I Go to Sleep"
(1981)		 "Back on the Chain Gang"
(1982)

"I Go to Sleep" was covered in 1981 by The Pretenders and released as a single from their second studio album Pretenders II.

"I Go to Sleep" had been rumored to have been one of the first songs that Chrissie Hynde ever learned.[2] At the time of the song's recording, Hynde had been dating Ray Davies, whom she had met after covering the Kinks track "Stop Your Sobbing."[2] The song features "a very strong late-'50s pop feel and flavor" according to Allmusic's Matthew Greenwald. The song also includes a french horn part; "The French horn in 'I Go to Sleep'…" Hynde recalled, "It's those little embellishments that capture my attention."[3]

The song was later included on several compilation albums, including The Singles. The song was also featured in the films Romanzo Criminale and Sweet Sixteen.[4]

Charts
Chart (1981) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 9
New Zealand (RIANZ)[5] 28
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[6] 7

Selective list of other recorded versions

References
  1. Uschi Nerke: 40 Jahre mein Beat-Club: Meine persönlichen Erlebnisse und Erinnerungen, Kuhle Verlag, ISBN 392369699X, p. 75–76.
  2. Greenwald, Matthew. "Pretenders - I Go to Sleep". Allmusic.
  3. Select, July 1990
  4. "IMDb - The Pretenders". IMDb. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl - The Pretenders - I Go to Sleep". Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  6. "The Official Charts Company - The Pretenders - I Go to Sleep". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  7. "Australian-charts.com - Sia - I Go to Sleep". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  8. "New Release". Eager Product. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
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