Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick

"CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK" Cover

Artist

Amuro Namie

Song

CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK

Lyrics

MICHICO

Music

MICHICO, T.KURA

Other Information

Production, Arrangement, All instruments: T.KURA

Vocal Production: MICHICO

Additional Vocals: MICHICO, Sam Salter

"CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK " is an R&B song recorded by Amuro Namie, and produced by GIANT SWING PRODUCTIONS. It's first found on her 29th single "CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK / Ningyo" and later on her seventh studio record PLAY. The song was used as both the "Iromelo" commercial song and the mu-mo commercial theme. The song reached #4 on the iTunes downloads upon its release. A music video was later released featuring the song to promote Amuro's upcoming namie amuro BEST tour "Live Style 2006" concert video.

Music Video

The music video for the song was directed by Muto Masashi. For the video Amuro teamed up with American choreographer, Shawnette Heard who is known for choreographing routines for many popular artists including Janet Jackson, Micheal Jackson, and Madonna. It debuted on the VMC music channel on May 1st 2006. It was named VMC's "Video of the Month" for May.

Disambiguation

Amuro promoting the single

There are currently eight versions of "CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK" in Amuro Namie's discrography. These include:

CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK

Found on Amuro's 29th single "CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK / Ningyo" as track #1 and on PLAY album as track #3. The song was later included on her third best-of record BEST FICTION as track #11. This is the standard version that is set to the music video.

CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK (Instrumental)

Found on Amuro's 29th single "CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK / Ningyo" as track #4. This is the standard version, without the vocals.

CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK (Remix)

Found on Amuro's 29th single "CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK / Ningyo" as track #3. This is a remix of the original song which contains heavy electronic elements. It was used for the music video released to promote the namie amuro BEST tour "Live Style 2006" concert video.

Performances

Television

• [2006.05.11] Utaban
• [2006.05.15] Hey! Hey! Hey!
• [2006.05.19] Music Station
• [2006.05.20] CDTV
• [2006.05.26] Music Fighter
• [2006.05.28] MTV VMAJ 2006 Red Carpet Show
• [2006.06.05] SMAPxSMAP
• [2006.09.25] Hey! Hey! Hey! 13th Year Special

Concerts

• [2007.02.21] namie amuro BEST tour "Live Style 2006" (#17, #26 (remix))
• [2008.02.27] NAMIE AMURO PLAY TOUR 2007 (#16)
• [2009.09.09] namie amuro BEST FICTION TOUR 2008-2009 (#29)
• [2010.12.15] namie amuro PAST<FUTURE tour 2010 (#6)

External links

• Lyrics: Kana | Romaji and English translation