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"Behind the Wall of Sleep" is a song by the American alternative rock group The Smithereens, released in 1986. It is the second single released in support of their debut album Especially for You . Background
In 1988, The Smithereens won the New York Music Awards for best rock band. [13] • On June 7, 1990, The Smithereens' recording Smithereens 11 was certified gold (500,000 copies sold) by the RIAA. [14] • On November 17, 2015, DiNizio was inducted into the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Hall of Fame. [15]
The Smithereens are an American rock band from Carteret, New Jersey. [1] The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio (vocals and guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar and vocals ), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar and vocals ), and Dennis Diken (drums and percussion).
The Smithereens — also Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros of Carteret — are known for hits like “Blood and Roses, “Behind the Wall of Sleep,” “Only a Memory,” “House We Used to Live In ...
"Behind the Wall of Sleep" – Lyrics written by DiNizio on the back of a cocktail napkin on a flight home from Boston to New York City. The Smithereens had shared a bill with the Boston band The Bristols, whose bassist Kim Ernst had caught DiNizio's attention. [21]
Behind the Wall of Sleep may refer to: Behind the Wall of Sleep, a 1994 EP by Macabre "Behind the Wall of Sleep" (The Smithereens song), 1986 "Behind the Wall of Sleep", a song from Black Sabbath's 1970 album Black Sabbath
Single by The Smithereens; from the album Especially for You; B-side "Behind the Wall of Sleep" Released: 1986 () Recorded: The Record Plant, New York City: Genre: Alternative rock: Length: 3: 35: Label: Enigma: Songwriter(s) Pat DiNizio: Producer(s) Don Dixon: The Smithereens singles chronology "
The Best of The Smithereens is a compilation album by Carteret, ... "Behind the Wall of Sleep" Especially for You: 3:24: 5. "Blood and Roses" Especially for You: 3:38: 6.