Maps of Music

Insomniac (2007)

Where the lyrics of Insomniac take you, and where it was really made.

The title refers to a real habit: the singer says he often takes sleeping pills to get a good night's rest.

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The title is a reference to the fact that Iglesias says he often takes sleeping pills to get a good night's rest
Miss You is dedicated to his girlfriend, former tennis star Anna Kournikova
Push is a departure from his usual material, performed with rapper Lil' Wayne
The first single, Do You Know, became known as the ping pong song because of its ping-pong ball-sampling beat

Most of the album was recorded in the evening and early hours of the morning
He wrote more than 50 songs before settling on 12 that he felt were strong enough for the album

1	Ring My Bells	3:56
2	Push	3:54
3	Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)	3:41
4	Somebody’s Me	4:00
5	On Top of You	3:41
6	Tired of Being Sorry	4:03
7	Miss You	3:23
8	Wish I Was Your Lover	3:26
9	Little Girl	3:48
10	Stay Here Tonight	4:15
11	Sweet Isabel	3:15
12	Don’t You Forget About Me	3:12
13	Dímelo	3:40
14	Alguien soy yo	4:00
15	Amigo vulnerable	4:02
16	Dimelo (Ralphi Rosario & Craig CJS Remix)	3:44

Debut Spanish album Enrique Iglesias (1995) sold half a million copies in its first week and won a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Performance.
Followed by Vivir (1997) and Cosas del Amor (1998), making him the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade.
1999 hit "Bailamos" (Wild Wild West soundtrack) peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and opened his English-language crossover.
Escape (2001) was certified Diamond for over 10 million copies; its single "Hero" was a UK number-one.
Signed to Universal, then Republic Records in 2010, then Sony Music in 2015.
Sex and Love (2014) and the hit "Bailando" were major successes; Final (Vol. 1) and Final (Vol. 2) followed in 2021 and 2024.
Holds the record for the most number-one songs on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart; estimated sales exceed 100 million albums.

Allmusic: reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album 2.5 out of 5 stars
Entertainment.ie: Lauren Murphy criticized the songs, calling them dated, cumbersome, or amateur-sounding
Entertainment Weekly: Jonathan Bernstein wrote about the album, noting Lil Wayne outshone Iglesias on Push
BBC Music: Jerome Blakeney from BBC Music gave the album a positive review
Houston Chronicle: Joey Guerra also gave the album a positive review, pointing to its ballads
Slant Magazine: Scott Shelter wrote that the ballads are disappointing, while the rest of the album is not half bad

Iglesias recorded most of the album in the evening and early hours of the morning, writing more than 50 songs before settling on 12.
Miss You is dedicated to his girlfriend, former tennis star Anna Kournikova.
The first single Do You Know became known as the ping pong song because of its ping-pong ball-sampling beat.
Push is his first collaboration with a rapper, Lil Wayne, a departure from his usual material.
The album was released in Spain as the Spanish-language edition reissue, with a DVD of music videos in India.