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"We All Sleep Alone"
Single by Cher
from the album Cher
B-side"Working Girl"
ReleasedJanuary 28, 1988
Recorded1987
GenreRock[1]
Length3:56
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jon Bon Jovi
  • Richie Sambora
  • Desmond Child
Cher singles chronology
"I Found Someone"
(1987)
"We All Sleep Alone"
(1988)
"Skin Deep"
(1988)
Alternative cover
Alternative cover
Music videos

"We All Sleep Alone" is the second official single from Cher's self-titled eighteenth album Cher, released on January 28, 1988 by Geffen Records. The single was also released on VHS containing the music video, as directed by Cher.

Song information

This song was written and produced by Desmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. This song was remixed over a decade later by Todd Terry for her 1998 album Believe.

Critical reception

AllMusic highlighted the song on her 1987 self-titled album.[2]

Music video

Cher and Camiletti in the "We All Sleep Alone" video.

There are two versions of videos for "We All Sleep Alone". the first is only with Cher and Camilletti in a big bedroom, the second version including a footage from the first and clip with dancers in the streets and her on a stage.

On March 31, 1988, this video was released as a promo on VHS tape in the US. In 2004, it was officially released on DVD in the video compilation, The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection.

Live performances

Cher performed the song on the following concert tours:

Track listing

  • US and European 7" and cassette single
  1. "We All Sleep Alone" (Remix) – 3:53
  2. "Working Girl" – 3:57
  • European 12" and CD single
  1. "We All Sleep Alone" (Remix) – 3:53
  2. "Working Girl" – 3:57
  3. "I Found Someone" – 3:42

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 27
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[4] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 47
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 14
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 11
US Cash Box Top 100[8] 12

References

  1. ^ Hunter, James (November 2, 2004). "Cher". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 159.
  2. ^ Review by AllMusic Retrieved 15 October
  3. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8667." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8571." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "Cher: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  6. ^ "Cher Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  7. ^ "Cher Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  8. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 12/30/89". Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.