While the Earth Sleeps

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Name = While the Earth Sleeps


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Artist = Deep Forest with Peter Gabriel
Album = Music From the Motion Picture "Strange Days'
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Released = 1995
Format = CD5
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Length = 3:50 (album version), 6:22 (long version)
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Writer = Eric Mouquet, Michel Sanchez, Peter Gabriel
Producer = Eric Mouquet, Michel Sanchez, Peter Gabriel
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"While the Earth Sleeps" is a song performed by Deep Forest with Peter Gabriel. The song appeared on the soundtrack for the film "Strange Days" and is played over the film's end credits; it was also released as a CD single.

Samples

The song incorporates credited samples from "Shashvi, Kakabi", performed by Tsinandali Choir, and from an old Macedonian song called "Dali Znaes Mila Majko" ("Do you know, dear mother?"), performed by Kate Petrova and taken from the album "Mongolie, musique vocale et instrumentale".

"Original lyrics in Macedonian:" "Dali znaesh mila majko Shto sum nesrekjna?, Cel den doma sama sedam, Nadvor ne smejam." "English translation:" "Do you know, mother How unlucky I am? All day I sit at home, I am not allowed outside."

Track listing

# "While the Earth Sleeps" (album version)
# "Rid of Me" (performed by Juliette Lewis)
# "While the Earth Sleeps" (long version)

References

* [http://www.deepforestmusic.com/lyrics.htm#lyric_wtes Discussion and lyrics on Deep Forest's website]