“One More Sleep” by Leona Lewis
“One More Sleep” is sung from the perspective of someone who is very-anxiously anticipating the arrival of Christmas. However, it is not to open gifts or engage in general holiday cheer. Rather it is during this time that her “baby” is coming home. And whereas it is never stated outrightly what kind of relationship she has with this person, it is obvious that it is her lover. For instance, she references them sleeping together and dreaming of him in relation to a “mistletoe”. In fact, this current December is the ‘coldest and loneliest’ she ever experienced. So it is only appropriate that she sings an ode dedicated to soon being passionately embraced by her lover.
Facts about “One More Sleep”
- Leona Lewis wrote this song in conjunction with four other writers, including Jez Ashurst and Iain James. The other two are Richard Stannard and Bradford Ellis.
- Music producers Ash Howes and Richard Stannard produced the song.
- “One More Sleep” was released on November 5, 2013. It was the lead and only single from Lewis’ fourth studio album Christmas, with Love. This album also holds the distinction of being the first Christmas album released by Lewis.
- The official music video for this song was published on the official VEVO account of Lewis on November 30, 2018. The video features Lewis’ long-term boyfriend Dennis Jauch. In 2018, Jauch and Lewis got engaged.
- Many have said the song’s video resembles the music video for the song “Last Christmas” by Wham!
- “One More Sleep” peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. This feat gave Lewis the eight top five single of her career. In doing so, Lewis became the first British female singer in history with the highest number of singles in the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart.
Does “One More Sleep” contain any samples?
No.
