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Get Some Sleep

"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.

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"Get Some Sleep"
Single by Bic Runga
from the album Beautiful Collision
B-side
  • "You Don't Want to Know"
  • "Gracie"
Released17 June 2002 (2002-06-17)
Length3:36
LabelColumbia
SongwriterBic Runga
ProducerBic Runga
Bic Runga singles chronology
"Drive"
(2000) 		"Get Some Sleep"
(2002) 		"Something Good"
(2002)

"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 single1

  1. "Get Some Sleep"
  2. "You Don't Want to Know"
  3. "Gracie"

Australian CD single2

  1. "Get Some Sleep" (album version)
  2. "Get Some Sleep" (remix airplay edit)

UK and Irish CD single3

  1. "Get Some Sleep"
  2. "Bursting Through" (CSO live version)

Personnel

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

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Get Some Sleep"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)10 Gold 15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
New Zealand 20 May 2002 Radio Columbia 11
17 June 2002 CD 12
Australia 8 July 2002 13
United Kingdom 8 March 2004 14
References

References

  1. Get Some Sleep (New Zealand CD single liner notes). Columbia Records. 2002. 672749.2.
  2. Get Some Sleep (Australian CD single liner notes). Columbia Records. 2003. COL 674125 1.
  3. Get Some Sleep (UK & Irish CD single liner notes). Columbia Records. 2004. 674548 2.
  4. Beautiful Collision (New Zealand CD album liner notes). Columbia Records. 2002. 5084032000.
  5. "The ARIA Report, Issue 647". ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Bic Runga". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  7. "Bic Runga – Get Some Sleep". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  8. "Official Singles Chart on 20/3/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  9. "End of Year Charts 2002". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  10. "New Zealand single certifications – Bic Runga – Get Some Sleep". Radioscope. Retrieved 23 February 2026. Type Get Some Sleep in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  11. "Bic Runga News". bicrunga.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  12. "Main". bicrunga.net.nz. Archived from the original on 2 August 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  13. "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.
  14. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 6 March 2004. p. 27.
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