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Insomnia in Popular Culture...

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Writing and singing about insomnia...

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Insomnia and sleep disorders appear to feature heavily in movies, books, TV and in songs:

Movies

• Cashback (2006)
• The Machinist (2004)
• Lost In Translation (2003)
• Insomnia (2002)
• Fight Club (1999)
• Insomnia (1997)
• Dream for an Insomniac (1996)
• Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
• The Cure for Insomnia (1987)
• Taxi Driver (1976)

Television

• Insomniac with Dave Attell

 Books

• Insomnia by Stephen King
• Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
• Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vasquez
• "Catalyst" by Laurie Halse Anderson"
• The Odd Woman (novel) by Gail Godwin

Songs

• "Baby", by Tenacious D
• "Flowing", by 311
• "Four Hours in Washington", by M. Ward
• "Insomnia", by All Living Fear
• "I'm So Tired," by The Beatles
• "Insomnia", by The Crüxshadows
• "Insomnia", by Electric President
• "Insomnia", by Faithless
• "Insomnia", by Feeder
• "Brainstew, by Green Day
• "Insomniac, the fourth album by Green Day
• "I'd Kill to Fall Asleep" by New Found Glory
• "Insomnia", by Megadeth
• "Insomnia", by The Rentals
• "Insomnia", by Dark Fortress
• "Insomnia", by Silverchair
• "Melatonin", by Radiohead
• "Insomniac's Dream", the second album by Adema
• "I Can't Sleep", by The La's
• "Can't Sleep", by Above & Beyond
• "I Need Some Sleep", by Eels
• "Who Needs Sleep?", by The Barenaked Ladies
• "Insomniac", by Billy Pilgrim
• "Sleepless", by Anathema
• "Sleep", by My Chemical Romance
• "Tossin' And Turnin'" (#1 on Billboard's Top 100 in 1961), by Bobby Lewis
• "Insomniatic", by Aly & AJ
• "Private Radio", by Vanessa Carlton
• "Insomnia", by Wintersleep
• "Sleepless Nights", by Fear Cult
• "Rebellion (Lies)", by Arcade Fire
• "No Sleep Blues", by the Incredible String Band

Poetry

• "Insomniac", by Sylvia Plath
• "Aubade," by Philip Larkin

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