Daysleeper

"Daysleeper"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Up
B-side	"Emphysema"
Released	October 12, 1998 (1998-10-12)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:37
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Peter Buck Mike Mills Michael Stipe
Producer(s)	Pat McCarthy R.E.M.
R.E.M. singles chronology
"How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" (1997) "Daysleeper" (1998) "Lotus" (1998)

"Daysleeper" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released as the first single from their eleventh studio album Up on October 12, 1998. Sung from the point of view of a night shift worker corresponding with colleagues, "Daysleeper" focuses on the disorientation of time and circadian rhythm in such a lifestyle, leading to despair and loss of identity. Lead singer Michael Stipe developed the song's concept after noticing a sign reading "daysleeper" on a New York City apartment door.