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

Infobox Single
Name = Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick / 人魚

Artist = Namie Amuro
from Album = Play
B-side =
Released = May 17, 2006
Format = CD Single, CD&DVD, Digital download
Recorded = On Air Azabu Studio, Glenwood Studio LA
Genre = R&B
Length =

• 17:58 (CD Single)

• 25:33 (CD&DVD)

Label = Avex Trax
Writer = T.Kura
Michico
NOKKO
Kyohei Tsutsumi
Producer = T.Kura & Michico
Nao'ymt
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "White Light / Violet Sauce"
(2005)
This single = "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick / 人魚"
(2006)
Next single = "Baby Don't Cry"
(2007)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Background = khaki
Lower caption = The cover to the CD&DVD version

"Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick / 人魚" is Namie Amuro's 30th solo single under the Avex Trax label. It was released on CD and CD&DVD May 17, 2006, six months after her last single "White Light / Violet Sauce". Although she has had Japanese song titles prior to signing with avex trax, "人魚" or "Ningyo" which means mermaid, is her first with the label. "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" is featured on the album Play, although the latter A-side, "人魚" or "Ningyo", was excluded.

Overview

During the release of "Queen of Hip-Pop" (2005) to "White Light / Violet Sauce" (2005), Namie predominantly worked with producer/songwriter, Nao'ymt. This single reunites her with producers T.Kura and Michico who crafted many of her early R&B hits in 2003. "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick," produced by the pair has been described as a funky summer dance tune. The other a-side, "Ningyo," is a cover of Japanese artist, Nokko, who made the song a massive hit in 1994.

For the production of the music video for "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick", Namie has teamed up with American choreographer, Shawnette Heard. Shawnette Heard has danced and choreographed routines for many of the world's biggest musical artists including Christina Aguilera, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Ricky Martin, Mya, and many more.

On May 17, 2006 along with the release of the single her complete solo catalog was released to iTunes Japan. Immediately afterwards, "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" and "Ningyo" ranked #4 and #6 respectively.

Commercial endorsements

"Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" was used in commercials for ringtone service sites, Mu-Mo and Iromelo Mix DX. "Ningyo" was also used in commercials for Mu-Mo.

Music Video

The promotional video for "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" debuted on music channel, VMC on May 1, 2006. Directed by longtime collaborator, Masashi Muto, the video focuses entirely on a dance routine choreographed by Shawnette Heard. It is also reminiscent of Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" (2001) as a majority of it is filmed in a dark room entirely adorned in lights. It was also filmed on top of a skyscraper roof engulfed in lights from the skyscrapers in the background. The video was named VMC's "Video of the Month" for May and was played in heavy rotation on the channel.

A promotional video for "Ningyo" was also filmed and premiered on the music video outlet M-ON on May 9, 2006. Based on the story of "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter", the video begins with a shot of a full moon that morphs into window. The window opens to show Amuro sitting on a rock before a mural. It transitions to a scene of her on a bridge grasping the moon from the sky. For the final scene, Amuro is again sitting in a dense bamboo forest before the window closes. The video ends with her becoming part of the mural in the opening scene. The video is unlike any of Amuro's previous videos as it portrays her in a distinctly Japanese manner.

Track listing

CD only format

# "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" (T.Kura, Michico) – 3:46
# "Ningyo" (Nokko, Kyohei Tsutsumi) – 3:35
# "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick (Remix)" – 3:16
# "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick (Instrumental)" (T.Kura, Michico) – 3:46
# "Ningyo (Instrumental)" (Kyohei Tsutsumi) – 3:35

CD and DVD

CD portion

# "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" (T.Kura, Michico) – 3:46
# "Ningyo" (Nokko, Kyohei Tsutsumi) – 3:35
# "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick (Remix)" – 3:16
# "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick (Instrumental)" (T.Kura, Michico) – 3:46
# "Ningyo (Instrumental)" (Kyohei Tsutsumi) – 3:35

DVD portion

# "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" (Video clip)
# "Ningyo" (Video clip)

Personnel

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

*Namie Amuro – vocals
*Michico – background vocals

Ningyo

*Namie Amuro – vocals
*Nao'ymt – background vocals

Production

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

*Producers – T.Kura & Michico
*Arranger – T.Kura
*Choreographer – Shawnette Heard
*Director – Masashi Muto

Ningyo

*Producers – Nao'ymt
*Arranger – Nao'ymt
*Director – Masashi Muto

TV performances

* Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick
** May 11, 2006 – Utaban
** May 15, 2006 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
** May 19, 2006 – Music Station
** May 20, 2006 – CDTV
** May 26, 2006 – Music Fighter
** May 28, 2006 – MTV VMAJ 2006 Red Carpet Show
** June 5, 2006 – SMAPxSMAP
** September 25, 2006 – Hey! Hey! Hey! 13th Year Special

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Trivia

* In 1994 Amuro appeared in the drama "Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo" which used the original "Ningyo" as its ending theme song.
* "Ningyo" is her first cover of a Japanese song.

RIAJ certification

"Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick / Ningyo" has been certified gold for shipments of over 100,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.Ref|RIAJ

References

External links

* [http://www.spaceshowertv.com/vmc/heavy_r/month_2.html VMC "Video of the Month"]