| Sleeping My Day Away | |
| Cover: | Dad - sleeping my day away.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | D-A-D |
| Album: | No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims |
| Released: | 1989 |
| Recorded: | 1989 |
| Genre: | Hard rock, glam metal |
| Length: | 4:23 |
| Label: | WEA |
| Producer: | Nick Foss |
| Prev Title: | A Horse With No Name |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | Girl Nation |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
"Sleeping My Day Away" is the most successful single from the Danish rock band D-A-D outside Denmark, with two weeks on the UK top 100. The single was released in 1989, with "Ill Will" as the b-side. Both songs appear on their No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims album.
The song was covered by German gothic rock band Mono Inc. for their album Pain, Love & Poetry.
The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan, and takes place primarily in a bedroom. The music video received heavy airplay on MTV.[1]
| Chart (1989/90) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA Charts)[2] | 63 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] | 87 |
| US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[4] | 23 |