"Sing Me to Sleep" is a song by Norwegian record producer and DJ

Alan Walker Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a British-born Norwegian music producer and DJ primarily known for the critically acclaimed single " Faded" (2015), which was certified platinum in 14 countries. He has also made several songs including ...

. Incorporating uncredited vocals provided by Norwegian singer

Iselin Solheim Iselin Løken Solheim (born 20 June 1990), known simply as Iselin, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She is well known for her vocals on Alan Walker's singles " Faded" and " Sing Me to Sleep" and Gryffin's single "Just for a Moment". She start ...

, (who previously provided uncredited vocals on Walker's song Faded) it was released commercially for digital consumption on 3 June 2016. Upon release, the song received positive reviews from

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, with several positively comparing it to Alan's previous song " Faded".

Music video

The release of the music video for "Sing Me to Sleep" was published on Walker's

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channel on 2 June 2016. An accompanying music video for the single was shot in

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. The video shows the young man from the music video of "Faded", as well as another man and a woman, walking and running in the city of Hong Kong. Throughout the video, the camera filter transitions from normal to thermal sensor, with some buildings and pedestrians occasionally glitching as though from the viewer's point of view. At the end, the three characters meet up inside a warehouse in an industrial building, where they assemble some sort of machine together, which projects glowing blue lines throughout the city of Hong Kong, as the video glitches and ends.

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