"Insomnii" (Romanian pronunciation: [inˈ somˈ niˈ a]; (Insomnia)) is a single by Romanian singer Smiley from the album Confesiune released on April 15, 2016. The song peaked at number six in the Romania Top 20 charts, spending ten weeks there.[1]
| "Insomnii" | ||||
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| Single by Smiley | ||||
| from the album Confesiune | ||||
| Released | April 15, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop, waltz | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
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| Smiley singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Insomnii" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
editThe music video of the song was released alongside the song itself on April 15, 2016, and was directed and produced by Smiley alongside HaHaHa Production staff.[2][3]
The video starts by showing main artist Smiley in his presumed bedroom, a weird space with a black and white checkered tiled floor and rotated windows. The time is presumably somewhere around midnight as Smiley gets out of a narrow one-person bed due to insomnia, as the very name of the song hints. He looks out the window and sees the moon represented by a woman similar to what A Trip to the Moon movie does. The moon is paired by three angel-looking flying women. He then sees the shadows of the trees represented by women with messy hairstyles reflected onto the walls of the room, and even tries to exit the room through the window and crawl down the walls of the house. The video then shows Smiley sleeplessly strolling the room, saying he is desperately trying to get some sleep but he can't do it without his love one near him to say good night. Finally, a woman (presumably his loved one) arrives in the room as the video ends with both her and Smiley finally falling asleep together in the bed.[4][5][6][7]
Song concept
editThe song represents various visual depictions of insomnia, affection from which Smiley himself said he often suffers from, thus the main reason of him composing the piece.[8][9][10]
Charts
edit| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Romanian top 20[1] | 6 |
Personnel
editRelease history
edit- 2017 Romania: CD (as part of Confesiune) Cat Music 101 2838 2
- 2017 Romania: CD (as part of Confesiune) HaHaHa Production 101 2838 2
References
edit- ^ a b "Topuri Săptămânale 2016 Săptămâna: 29. Perioadă: 25-07-16 31-07-16". mediaforest.ro. Media Forest. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ "Smiley - Insomnii [Official video HD]". www.youtube.com (in Romanian). Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ "Smiley - Insomnii". europafm.ro. Europa FM. April 15, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ Goldic, Florin (April 15, 2016). "Smiley s-a trezit devreme, desi sufera de insomnii! A venit la PRO FM cu o versiune tare, facuta de Are You Anywhere! VIDEO". Pro FM. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ "Smiley a lansat videoclipul piesei "Insomnii". Vezi noul material VIDEO". protv.ro (in Romanian). Pro TV. April 15, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ Marinescu, Katy (April 15, 2016). "După ce și-a pierdut buletinul, Smiley are "Insomnii": Lansează un nou videoclip - FOTO, VIDEO". Mediafax (in Romanian). Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ "Smiley are insomnii. Ce-a făcut solistul joi spre vineri noapte". click.ro (in Romanian). Click!. April 15, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ Lixandru, Livia (April 16, 2016). "Smiley a lansat piesa "Insomnii "! "Acum ştim de ce nu putei să dormi"". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ Mihalache, Andreea (April 15, 2016). "Smiley lanseaza single-ul si videoclipul "Insomnii"". dailymagazine.ro. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ Constanda, Alexandra (April 15, 2016). "Smiley are "Insomnii" în cel mai nou videoclip". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved August 27, 2024.