
Peak
6
Weeks
44
Score
6,685
Chart Year
1995
The accompanying music video for "As I Lay Me Down" was directed by Ernie Fritz for Automatic Films. Ellen Kuras directed photography and Mike Alfieri produced. It depicts Hawkins singing while sitting on stairs outside an apartment building in her hometown of New York City. It flashes to Hawkins in a forest swinging on a swing, lying on a tree branch, sitting in a boat, and sitting on a bench. It also shows a little girl running through the forest representing Hawkins as a child.
"As I Lay Me Down" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins. It was released in February 1995 by Columbia Records as the third single from her second album, Whaler (1994), and also appears on The Best of Sophie B. Hawkins (2002). The song, a tribute to her father, is produced by Stephen Lipson and remains one of her two biggest hits, reaching number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for six weeks in 1995. Outside the United States, the song reached number six in Canada, number seven in Australia, number 19 in New Zealand, and number 24 in the United Kingdom. Its music video was directed by Ernie Fritz and filmed in New York City.
It felt like springtime on this February morning In a courtyard, birds were singing your praise I'm still recalling things you said To make me feel all right I carry them with me today Now as I lay me down to sleep This I pray That you will hold me dear Though I'm far away I'll whisper your name Into the sky And I will wake up happy I wonder why I feel so high Though I am not above the sorrow Heavy-hearted 'til you call my name And it sounds like church bells Or the whistle of a train on a Summer evening I want to meet you barefoot, barely breathing As I lay me down to sleep This I pray That you will hold me dear Though I'm far away I'll whisper your name Into the sky And I will wake up happy (Hold out this hand) As I lay me down to sleep This I pray That you will hold me dear Though I'm far away I'll whisper your name Into the sky And I will wake up happy It's not too near for me Like a flower, I need the rain Thought it's not clear to me Every season has its change And I will see you when the sun comes out again As I lay me down to sleep This I pray That you will hold me dear Though I'm far away I'll whisper your name Into the sky And I will wake up happy Oh-oh, as I lay me down to sleep This I pray That you will hold me dear Though I'm far away I'll whisper your name Into the sky And I will wake up happy I wonder why Mm, the sun comes out again When the sun comes out again When the sun comes out again When the sun comes out Oh, the sun comes out again When the sun comes out again Mm, comes out, comes out Oh, wake up happy 'Cause I pray
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 3, 1995 | 96 | 30 |
| 2 | Jun 10, 1995 | 96 | 30 |
| 3 | Jun 17, 1995 | 98 | 28 |
| 4 | Jun 24, 1995 | 98 | 28 |
| 5 | Jul 1, 1995 | 100 | 26 |
| 6 | Jul 8, 1995 | 87 | 39 |
| 7 | Jul 15, 1995 | 77 | 49 |
| 8 | Jul 22, 1995 | 58 | 68 |
| 9 | Jul 29, 1995 | 53 | 73 |
| 10 | Aug 5, 1995 | 42 | 84 |
| 11 | Aug 12, 1995 | 40 | 86 |
| 12 | Aug 19, 1995 | 33 | 93 |
| 13 | Aug 26, 1995 | 26 | 100 |
| 14 | Sep 2, 1995 | 22 | 104 |
| 15 | Sep 9, 1995 | 18 | 108 |
| 16 | Sep 16, 1995 | 13 | 113 |
| 17 | Sep 23, 1995 | 10 | 116 |
| 18 | Sep 30, 1995 | 10 | 116 |
| 19 | Oct 7, 1995 | 9 | 117 |
| 20 | Oct 14, 1995 | 8 | 118 |