Sleeper

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Sleeper is a British independent band that was active in the 1990s and had various hits in Great Britain. The band has been active again since 2017. Louise Wener is the singer of the band. The band recorded three studio albums in the 1990s: Smart , The It Girl and Pleased to Meet You . The release of a new studio album is planned for 2019.

background

Her breakthrough single Inbetweener had a video with Dale Winton , who was a popular character among college students at the time. The group is closely associated with Britpop . When the popularity of Britpop fell in 1997, Sleeper's audiences dwindled too. After the separation of the band Louise Wener was successful novelist author .

The band recorded a cover version of Atomic by Blondie , which in the film Trainspotting was used.

The original name of the band was Surrender Dorothy . You were inspired to get this name from the film The Magic Land .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
UK UK
1995 Smart UK5
gold
gold

(15 weeks)UK
1996 Smart UK5
platinum
platinum

(42 weeks)UK
1997 Pleased to meet you UK7th
silver
silver

(4 weeks)UK
2019 The Modern Age UK18 (1 week)
UK

Compilations

  • 2007: Greatest Hits
  • 2016: Inbetweener - The Best of Sleeper

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
UK UK
1994 Swallow
Smart
UK76 (2 weeks)
UK
Delicious
Smart
UK75 (2 weeks)
UK
1995 Inbetweener
Smart
UK16 (4 weeks)
UK
Vegas
Smart
UK33 (3 weeks)
UK
What Do I Do Now?
The It Girl
UK14 (4 weeks)
UK
1996 Sale of the Century
The It Girl
UK10 (5 weeks)
UK
Nice Guy Eddie
The It Girl
UK10 (5 weeks)
UK
Statuesque
The It Girl
UK17 (3 weeks)
UK
1997 She's a Good Girl
Pleased to Meet You
UK28 (2 weeks)
UK
Romeo Me
Pleased to Meet You
UK39 (2 weeks)
UK

More singles

  • 1994: Alice EP
  • 1994: Bucket & Spade
  • 2018: Look at You Now
  • 2019: The Sun Also Rises

swell

  1. a b Chart sources: UK
  2. Music Sales Awards: UK

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