Sleeping in the Nothing

Sleeping in the Nothing
Studio album by Kelly Osbourne
Released June 7, 2005
Recorded 2004–2005
Genre New wave, synthpop, dance-rock
Length 43:09
Label Sanctuary
Producer Linda Perry
Kelly Osbourne chronology

Shut Up / Changes
(2002 / 2003)		 Sleeping in the Nothing
(2005)
Singles from Sleeping in the Nothing
  1. "One Word"
    Released: April 19, 2005

Sleeping in the Nothing is the second album by Kelly Osbourne. Unlike the pop punk sound of her first album, Sleeping in the Nothing features Osbourne singing to '80s-inspired electro beats. For the role of producer, Osbourne worked with Linda Perry, widely known for working with artists such as Christina Aguilera, Pink, Courtney Love and Gwen Stefani.

The Japanese edition of the album contains a cover of the 1986 Stacey Q song "Two of Hearts" as a bonus track.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Blender [2]
Rolling Stone [3]
Stylus A−[4]

The album received generally positive critical feedback, with many reviews beginning with an admonition to forget about her previous work. Billboard said "the singer sounds incredibly at home in such surroundings."[5] Giving the album three out of five stars, Rolling Stone called it an "occasionally invigorating disc of shiny dance rock".[6]

The first single from the album, "One Word" peaked at number 1 on three Billboard dance charts. Osbourne became the first artist in the history of the Billboard charts to top all three dance surveys in the same week. The single also reached number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The album peaked at number 117 on the Billboard 200, selling just under 9,000 copies despite receiving some favorable reviews.

Promotion

Osbourne promoted the album with several appearances on TV shows and award ceremonies, including CD:UK, and the MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2005. Osbourne also made an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, during which Ross made negative comments on Osbourne's weight. The comments eventually caused Osbourne to have a nervous breakdown in June 2005, which sent her to rehab. This stopped any further promotion for the album, and all future single releases were canceled.

Track listing

All songs written by Linda Perry, except where noted.

  1. "One Word" – 4:01
  2. "Uh Oh" – 3:12
  3. "Redlight" – 3:42
  4. "Secret Lover" (Kelly Osbourne, Linda Perry) – 3:24
  5. "I Can't Wait" – 4:00
  6. "Edge of Your Atmosphere" (Kelly Osbourne, Linda Perry) – 3:45
  7. "Suburbia" (Kelly Osbourne, Linda Perry) – 3:34
  8. "Don't Touch Me While I'm Sleeping" – 3:19
  9. "Save Me" (Kelly Osbourne, Linda Perry) – 3:47
  10. "Entropy" – 3:19
  11. "One Word" (Chris Cox Remix) – 7:55
    Japanese edition bonus tracks
  12. "Two of Hearts" (John Mitchell, Sue Gatlin, Tim Greene) – 3:56
  13. "One Word" (Chris Cox Remix) – 7:55

Charts

Album

Chart (2005) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 57
US Billboard 200 117
US Top Electronic Albums 2
US Top Heatseekers 2

Singles

Single Chart (2005) Peak
position
"One Word" Australian Singles Chart 38
UK Singles Chart 9
US Dance Radio Airplay 1
US Pop 100 82
World Dance/Trance Top 30 Singles 1
"One Word" (Chris Cox Remixes) US Hot Dance Music/Club Play 45
"One Word" (Chris Cox/M. Rizzo Remixes) US Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Blender review
  3. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  4. ↑ Stylus review
  5. ↑ M. P.; Cohen, Jonathan (2005-06-11), "Sleeping in the Nothing". Billboard. 117 (24):50-51
  6. ↑ No byline (2005-06-16), "Kelly Osbourne: Sleeping in the Nothing". Rolling Stone. (976):98