It includes BT's signature stutter edits with the audio manually altered by being "split, cut, joined, and mangled", which was created using BT's setup titled Laptop Symphony. Musically, "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" is a techno-pop song. "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" was included on the North American version of the rhythm game, Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (2004). The song also peaked at number five on the Dance Club Songs chart dated July 19, 2003, and charted for 15 weeks. "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" peaked at number 98 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated September 13, 2003, where it remained for three weeks. An accompanying music video was directed by Paul Minor, which Khalil Hegarty of The Age described as "slick MTV-style". The song was written, produced, and engineered by BT at the Buddha Room.
"Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" is the lead single from BT's fourth studio album, Emotional Technology (2003), and was released in August 2003. "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" was included on the Guinness Book of World Records in 2003 for the largest number of vocal edits in a song, as well as on the North American version of the rhythm game, Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (2004).īT asked JC Chasez to appear on "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)", after the former musician produced NSYNC's 2001 song " Pop". An accompanying music video was directed by Paul Minor. It peaked at number 98 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and charted at number four on the Dance Club Songs chart. "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" received generally positive reviews from music critics some praised the production and Chasez's vocals, while other reviewers criticized the song's mainstream sound. The lyrics were influenced by American writer Henry Miller and use a recurring mantra. It consists of a bass drum, snare drum and Roland JP-8000, and contains 6,178 stutter edits. The techno-pop song was written and produced by BT.
It was released through Nettwerk in August 2003, as the lead single from BT's fourth studio album, Emotional Technology (2003). " Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" is a song by American musician BT, which contains vocals from American singer JC Chasez. For other uses, see Somnambulist (disambiguation).