The Romantics – Talking In Your Sleep

The Romantics

The Romantics is an American New Wave band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1977. The band adopted the name “The Romantics” because they formed on Valentine’s Day, 1977. The Romantics achieved popularity in the United Kingdom, The U.S. United States, Canada, parts of Asia, Australia, Europe, and Latin America during the first half of the 1980s on the strength of the band’s songs and music videos. Influenced by 1960s British Invasion rock (most notably the music of The Kinks, The Who, J. Geils Band, The Beatles, The Hollies, and The Rolling Stones.) The Romantic’s were considered the second wave of Punk Rock from Detroit, following in the footsteps of such bands as The MC5, The Stooges, and Bitter Sweet Alley. The Romantics play a more power pop/pop rock-oriented variation of punk rock known as pop punk. The band is also commonly classified into the category of “New Wave” by pop music historians.

The song appeared on the Romantics’ 1983 album In Heat and was the Romantics’ biggest chart hit, garnering substantial radio airplay and sales. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1984. It also went to #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the U.S., where it remained on top for two weeks. In Australia, Talking in Your Sleep climbed to #14 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report). The song’s music video, widely aired at the time on MTV and elsewhere, featured the band performing while surrounded by standing, but seemingly sleeping women who were dressed in lingerie, pajamas, and other sleepwear.

Talking In Your Sleep

The Romantics – Talking In Your Sleep (Studio High Definition)