I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It cover art

  Studio Album · No. 2

I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It Songwriting Credits by The 1975

2016 Dirty Hit 17 tracks 74 min

Produced by Matty Healy, George Daniel, Mike Crossey  ·  Engineered by Jonathan Gilmore, Chris Gehringer

Dirty Hit Pop RockSynth-popAmbient Pop
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The 1975's roles on this album

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By the Numbers

17
Tracks
4
Lyricists
2
Producers
200,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
2016
Released
Data Insight

I Like It When You Sleep keeps the band's full-credit model fully intact across all seventeen tracks: George Daniel, Matthew Healy, Adam Hann, and Ross MacDonald share every writing credit, with no outside songwriters. The widening sound, choir vocals, jazz horns from Roy Hargrove, and ambient instrumentals, comes from a deep additional-musician roster rather than new co-writers, so the authorship picture stays a clean four-way split.

I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It is the second studio album by The 1975, released in February 2016 on Dirty Hit. Sprawling across seventeen tracks, it expands the band's pop rock into ambient interludes, gospel-tinged R&B, and shimmering synth-pop, with Matty Healy and George Daniel taking the lead on production alongside Mike Crossey. As on the debut, every song is credited to all four members. Powered by singles 'Love Me,' 'The Sound,' and 'Somebody Else,' the album topped both the UK and US charts, the band's first US number one. Certified platinum in the UK, it confirmed their ambition to be more than a singles act.

Track Listing & Credits 17 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
The 1975
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel -
2
Love Me #26
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel Matty Healy (Lead Vocals)
3
Ugh!
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel Matty Healy (Lead Vocals)
4
A Change of Heart
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel Matty Healy (Lead Vocals)
5
She's American
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel Matty Healy (Lead Vocals)John Waugh (Saxophone)
6
If I Believe You
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel Matty Healy (Lead Vocals)Roy Hargrove (Flugelhorn)
7
Please Be Naked
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel Matty Healy (Piano)
8
Lostmyhead
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel Matty Healy (Lead Vocals)
9
The Ballad of Me and My Brain
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel Matty Healy (Lead Vocals)
10
Somebody Else
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel Matty Healy (Lead Vocals)
11
Loving Someone
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel Matty Healy (Lead Vocals)
12
I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel -
13
The Sound #15
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel Matty Healy (Lead Vocals)
14
This Must Be My Dream
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel Matty Healy (Lead Vocals)John Waugh (Saxophone)
15
Paris
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel Matty Healy (Lead Vocals)
16
Nana
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel Matty Healy (Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)
17
She Lays Down
George DanielMatty HealyAdam HannRoss MacDonald George Bedford DanielMatthew Timothy HealyAdam Thomas HannRoss Steven MacDonald Matty HealyGeorge Daniel Matty Healy (Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)

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Frequently Asked Questions I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It

Who wrote I Like It When You Sleep?
Every track is credited to all four members: George Daniel, Matthew Healy, Adam Hann, and Ross MacDonald, the band's shared full-credit approach.
Who produced the album?
It was produced by Matthew Healy and George Daniel with Mike Crossey, who also mixed it.
Did I Like It When You Sleep top the charts?
Yes. It reached number one in both the UK and the US, the band's first US number one album.
What are the singles from the album?
The main singles included 'Love Me,' 'The Sound,' 'Ugh!,' 'A Change of Heart,' and 'Somebody Else.'
Why is the album title so long?
The full title is a line that reflects the record's dreamlike, late-night mood, in keeping with the band's conceptual album rollouts.
How well did the album sell?
It is certified platinum in the UK and gold in the United States.

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