"We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" is a song by English recording artist

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from her debut solo album, '' A Girl Like Me'' (2001). Written by Bunton and

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, the track was released in the United Kingdom as the album's third and final single on 10 December 2001. It debuted and peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the album's lowest-peaking single.

Background

"We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" was written by Bunton and

for her debut solo album, '' A Girl Like Me'' (2001). a nu disco track that was originally produced by Lawrence, "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" was remixed into a

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-tinged uptempo track when it was selected as the album's third and final single. Andy Wright was consulted to produce on the single edit.

Critical reception

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'' noted that with "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" Bunton "is back on the cheesy dancefloor of clubland, scrapping it out in a battle of the handbags with the dreadful Dannii and

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, a woman so ill-suited to such indignities it's almost scary. Emma's got it in her bones." In his review of parent album ''A Girl Like'' Me, Fox's colleague Timothy Mark ranked the song album the album's "several lovely moments" and wrote: "Dedicated to the Girls,

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could've been a contender for the – sadly never made – second Mel & Kim LP."

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editor Stewart Mason called the song "slinky" and found that it sounds "like the singles that should have been from the

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' disappointing last album, unapologetically catchy and well-constructed pop songs in a style that's been a part of pop music since the days of

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Commercial performance

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" (1999), " What Took You So Long?" (2001) and "

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" (2001), all of which were top five hits. "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" also peaked at number 27 on the

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Music video

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for "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" was directed by Phil Griffin.

Track listings

Notes * signifies an additional producer * signifies a vocal producer

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes and '' A Girl Like Me'' booklet. Studio * Recorded and mixed at Sound Gallery Studios (

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) Personnel * Jason Bonilla – recording engineer *

– writing, vocals * Will Catterson – recording engineer * Dylan "JD" Dresdow – mixing engineer *

– guitar, engineer, writing, production * Evan Lloyd – assistant engineer * Dave Pensado – mixing engineer * Ramone Stagnaro – guitar * Andy Wright – additional producer (edit)

Charts

References

2001 singles 2001 songs Emma Bunton songs Song recordings produced by Rhett Lawrence Songs written by Emma Bunton Songs written by Rhett Lawrence Virgin Records singles {{2000s-pop-song-stub