Sleeping Awake

Sleeping Awake

Infobox Single
Name = Sleeping Awake


Artist = P.O.D.
from Album =
B-side =
Released = May 26, 2003 (US)
June 3, 2003 (UK/AU)
Format = CD single
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative metal
Length = 3:23
Label = WEA, Atlantic
Writer =
Producer = Howard Benson
P.O.D.
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Satellite"
(2002)
This single = "Sleeping Awake" (2003)
Next single = "Will You"
(2003)

"Sleeping Awake" (often mistitled as "Sleeping Away") is the lead single by P.O.D. from "". The film soundtrack was released on May 6, 2003 by Warner Bros. Records/Maverick Records with the single itself available May 26. The US edition only includes the title track while the UK/Australia edition, released June 3, includes the video and two more songs.

"Sleeping Awake" was later released as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of P.O.D.'s studio album, "Payable on Death". This version was released on December 1 that same year.

The song's video and lyrics are directly inspired by "The Matrix Reloaded". The chorus features the line "dreaming of Zion," which refers to the last human city of planet Earth as depicted in the film.

Video

The "Sleeping Awake" radio single, which began playing April 5, [LAUNCH Radio Networks [http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12037442 "P.O.D.'s 'Matrix' Single Released To Stations"] Yahoo! Music (April 16, 2003). Retrieved on April 5, 2008.] and Marc Webb-directed music video garnered significant airplay upon release. The video has the band performing while dressed entirely in black with sunglasses, similar to characters in the "Matrix" films. Vocalist Sonny Sandoval is shown demonstrating psychokinesis to levitate alphabet nursery blocks and form the word "ONE" from the word "NEO."

"Sleeping Awake" marked the P.O.D. video debut of guitarist Jason Truby. During shooting of the video, Sandoval confessed that while the band had seriously considering breaking up after the departure of Marcos Curiel, " [Jason] did us a favor by helping us out with this song, and then once it was all said and done it kind of confirmed that maybe we should keep doing what we loved--and that's making music. . . So now he's helping us do that." [LAUNCH Radio Networks [http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12026944 "P.O.D. Saved By 'Matrix Reloaded' Song"] Yahoo! Music (May 5, 2003). Retrieved on April 5, 2008.]

Track listing

US edition

# Sleeping Awake

UK/Australia edition

# "Sleeping Awake" by P.O.D.
# "Bruises" (Album version) by Unloco
# "The Passportal" (Album version) by Team Sleep:* "Sleeping Awake" (Video)

Charts

References

External links

* [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2833l_pod-sleeping-awake_music "Sleeping Awake" music video @ DailyMotion.com]


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