BT - Somnambulist (Official Music Video)

[@msnootebos7906]

Who's loving this song today as much as they did 21 years ago when it was released? 👌🏼👍🙏

[@bayleighdutter2506]

Me!!

[@AF_1892]

Its a banger

[@ayea28]

People can make fun of this now, but during it's time, it was so fresh! Hell, still is with some of the music out there today.

[@KatBlaque]

Ugh this song used to be on repeat. I love him sm

[@jordanmeans2373]

Had no idea you were a fan of BT!

[@wallc777]

same here guys! Back a decade ago. Feel so old now.

[@mysteriousDSF]

dude producing music, singing, dancing... honest, straight-up dude. other producers like to hide in the background with some shady "professional" image, they would never go out and f*cking dance in their music videos. I love this dude.

[@acecatman]

BT flexin'

[@madamedutchess]

No one can fuck BT on production editing. The guy is literally a genius.

[@Princerex07]

Yes indeed

[@Markel_A]

BT, Aphex Twin, Venetian Snares, Imogen Heap, Amon Tobin, Burial, and some others really are the present day equivalent to the centuries old geniuses such as Mozart. Best music of our time.

[@erickanguiano7644]

IDM and EBM best music

[@Vitor20XX]

I like that view, each genre has its mozart.

[@OfficialGWI]

I met BT a couple years ago in a coffee shop, super chill guy =)

[@msjulicious]

OfficialGWI he is a sweetheart! i met him after one of his shows and he was so laid back chatting with me

[@flowerofthesouth]

@@msjulicious You lucky I would love to meet him and have a chat with him, He that loyal and friendly ??

[@JohnWick-cl8lw]

He says the same thing about you.

[@pillocastro7492]

So.then he is a good person?

[@icosamusicyt6096]

@@pillocastro7492 yes

[@ChemKneazle]

Oh man, the memories!!! I used to listen to this song when I was in college, dreaming that the boy I was infatuated with would someday kiss me...and now he's my husband! :) :) :)

[@blackholerecordings]

+Julie Hatfield That must be very special memories for sure! And lovely story! :)

[@jaymaldy7017]

Noice

[@justjeff8520]

sounds like you're a lucky gal, with a lucky Dude. that made me smile so big, my face hurts..... guess I'm easily impressionable lol

[@christinabrown7644]

awwww! 😍

[@01ИгорьСерегин]

Julie Hatfield so what?

[@roniangel3]

BT was born in Rockville, Maryland. At an early age, he studied music at the Washington Conservatory of Music. He went on to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. -Wow! Had no idea he is from MD!

[@sinnuh]

This is obviously one of his more "commercial" tracks but the guys production skills are incredible. The edits alone on the vocal are INSANE!!! Pure genius!

[@akiraakai3316]

It's not just on the vocals. The scene in the freeway overpasses has actual edits on edits. It's the most inane part of the song.

[@dylannelson2965]

Cud do with the Sasha remix

[@JiaPia3]

He was in the Guinness Book for most vocal edits in a song.

[@memorytheater]

This is the most 2000’s thing to ever exist

[@AF_1892]

I was missing my 97 eclipse for a second

[@PessBarboss]

He was a GRAMMY nominee. He is really genious. He is not "this guy". His name is BT. And he is a LEGEND.

[@Onenighttemptress]

"Somnambulist", also known as "Simply Being Loved", holds the Guinness World Record for most vocal edits in a single track, with 6,178 in the album version. The album features vocal performances by JC Chasez, Rose McGowan, and Transeau himself, among others.

[@Hikenoace88]

im still so awestruck by the fact that this spectacular specimen of a man grew up not fifteen miles from where i live. BT you are amazing, you deserve all of the love you receive and more.

[@carolinestein6076]

Where? I have been trying to place the location of this video forever!

[@Spaethon]

How the Hell is this below 1M?! BT is a true pioneer. Wow the number of people who are asleep

[@AF_1892]

2022 and I have often been acussed of "dancing like BT composer style". I did buy a Mitsubishi eclipse not based on this song. Team Ford SVT Lightning all the way. Also duh it's Red 2003 for sale out of my dead hands. I did very much feel bad leaving 97 Eclipse at the dealership. Was on the waitlist several months to even test drive a used one. Sorry Eclipse you were a very fun car. Very high powered sound system in that car. Dealer said pull all of your gear out. Just shove the factory deck in it. It does not have to work. I feel so guilty about that part. But hello get your own deck and box. Its not hard. If you take it to big box stores the answer is no. I'm trained in physics. Have redone lots of their joke of a system. We are not even to sound comp level absolute joke. I have paid to see BT irl lots of times. That silver eclipse was my intro to drifting.

[@bjc455]

20k to go as of today , we'll make it soon!

[@baukadrun]

Those stuttering Fx he made in those songs simply ahead in its times

[@qwe9283]

1M done

[@hodenbold1713]

BT is just another bad industry plant

[@ZachAttack-tw9bx]

so underrated. love this.

[@Autowill]

Beautiful music. BT, Paul van dyk, Tiesto, and paul oakenfold, simply the best artists, oh and can't forget Armin van buurin!

[@strtrcril87]

Autowill those artists' music will never get old.

[@Ewahl91]

they added soul to electronic music

[@noahliasam7407]

Ferry Corsten

[@RadDadisRad]

Truth

[@jd3455]

Aye don't forget Deadmau5 and Eric prydz

[@enigma-g5549]

i give no Fs what anyone says, BT is the father of todays modern technoc and EDM.

[@earthwatcher2012]

Enigma-G true !

[@IvanPolyansky]

fact.

[@ishtube]

@Z3R0 L0G1X AVB is a joke.

[@akiramenai4973]

BT kicked the ball that got the whole game started. Plus he has the training and interest in the qualities of sound itself. I'm glad to have discovered BT even if it was much later in his career.

[@monica77aguilera]

Forever & always. A legend ❤️

[@sammikinsderp]

BT is simply the best, most under-appreciated producer to exist. Which is a big shame. He is a genius!

[@IamFreeRu]

So if you guys dont know, "Somnambulist" means "Sleep Walker"

[@markwhalesmw]

Yeah my search came up with that too 😝

[@kestrelandrus6474]

@@markwhalesmw congratulations. you are at the first rung of the first rung.

[@akiramenai4973]

@@kestrelandrus6474 What rung are you at exactly? And what other rungs did you pass to get there? Give us the list so we can climb properly.

[@shanaguilar8352]

I knew, but had forgotten! So, thanks.😉

[@_Skylark]

Love how his face is so still and yet so full of expression, and his eyes are gorgeous! ^^

[@jenniferfrehn5855]

I had the same thought about his face - it's so still. His expressions remind me of a Jesus-like figure. A very kind face, and the message is one of love. (Obv he is not a deity. But just has a serenity about him in this video, the way its styled)

[@thearchiveable]

This track holds the world record with 3000+ edits in mixdown.

[@ShatadruSensharma]

+thearchiveable some 6000 vocal edits.

[@mysteriousDSF]

I'm sure one can find some glitchcore song containing a multitude of edits compared to this. The fact that it most likely would suck is another thing.

[@Ufowavecollective]

Takes a serious amount of determination to do all those vocal edits. Whenever I'm running like 30 tracks in the mixer + effects, its overwhelming at times. Cant imagine how organized he was to make this. Great producer

[@akiramenai4973]

@@mysteriousDSF Those edits are done by computer. These were done "by hand," selecting moments, smaller moments, smaller moments, etc.. That's what makes the record special.

[@moonstruck180]

BTs programs have not been released to the public yet. Only a few close friends have it (DJs mostly), and when this song (and album) came out he hadn't created break tweaker (his program) yet. He actually did everything on this album and every stutter before that by hand. Which requires you to physically cut the wave files into pieces and space them a certain way (depending on what you want) to make glitch patterns. Only on his recent two albums has he been using break tweaker to help.

[@thedancingveganatheist6310]

Pretend I'm five years old... What does this actually mean? (And if a KZbin comment won't suffice, where can I learn more?) My brain is not the technical type, but I can see people respect his tech skills, and so I wanna understand it.

[@Noratekki]

⁠​⁠@@thedancingveganatheist6310This track was made long before he had tools like iZotope BreakTweaker (which he also developed) which means he had to do the stutter edits on this track by hand.

[@thedancingveganatheist6310]

@@Noratekki Pretend Im ONE year old lol

[@berlinsaintclair9100]

My Husband has been djing since 1998 and B.T. is his fave. Me and my bestie knew B.T. was doing an impromptu set here in Austin during SXSW 2010. We went to the show. The whole time you could see that B.T.'s girl was bitching at him to leave during the whole set. He left thru the crowd and totally singled out my guy; came up afterwards and only gave him a handshake and a hug. It was totally Kismet/meant to be. I wish I had a picture. To this day we smile about it.

[@IvanPolyansky]

cool story!

[@jamesnelson5741]

2024 and still loving this song.

[@Shewas-kathybates]

I finally found this song after I don't know how many years Could not be happier

[@jazzymaru]

Kathy Bates Today is that day for me. 🙌🏽 thank god for satellite radio 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@lukelauziere596]

I've been looking for this song for about eight years. Checked this playlist and there it is 🙂

[@Krimzon6]

Most underrated musican

[@doncarloancelotti2256]

3:13 just seeing JC Chasez together with a trance (or electronica genius) artist like BT back in the days was a dream come true. Had they collaborated more than just this and "Force of Gravity", American pop music would've been a lot more trance and breakbeat influenced today.

[@Mrcracknasty1]

bt was a producer for INSC album POP if i remeber rightly

[@doncarloancelotti2256]

@@Mrcracknasty1 Exactly

[@WatchfulListener]

Moves are incredible.

[@amaniamiller]

Those were the days.

[@CaptainKMan]

The master of hand dancing... TEACH ME OH MASTER OF THE HAND JIVE!

[@MadScientistsLair]

It was my senior year in high school...the album this song was on, Emotional Technology was the first CD I ever bought. I still own and enjoy it. I thank KKDL 106.7 in Dallas (Gone but never forgotten!) and BT for a proper introduction to electronic music. It's funny how hitting seek on my car radio on my first solo trip to a big city changed my life...I found trance, and then the trance family.

[@BFKAnthony817]

Ah a fellow Metroplex listener of 106.7 KDL! I made a playlist dedicated to music from there, but, my playlist evolved a lot over the years. But the early stuff is at the beginning. kzbin.info/www/bejne/enLThp9qqNxqm6c I have a lot of memories with it, a huge part of my late teenage years.

[@chrisscham04]

BT - Somnambulist (Letter) So little time, so little time i'm so frustrated some little joy, so little joy it's complicated so little time, so little time time to work it on out (yeah yeah) So little joy, so little joy it's complicated i feel i'm stumbling in the dark somnambulated i feel my heart seeking the sparks i'm praying for love (love love) praying for love So little joy, so little joy it's complicated some little time, so little time when your heart's been faded so little hope, so little hope i'm praying for love (love love) is more than enough (chorus) Simply being loved loved loved simply being loved loved loved simply being loved loved loved is more than enough (yeah yeah) (x2) Simply being loved (yeah yeah) is more than enough (yeah yeah) simply being loved (yeah) is more than enough So little joy, so little joy it's complicated so little time, so little time be acclimated so little hope, so little hope and i'm prayin' now with love (yeah) So little time the pace has changed but i'm still waiting a thousand years of timeless days somnambulating i'm stumbling wounded in the dark but i'm praying again for love love lov... prayin for Love love love simply being loved love love (chorus) Simply being loved loved loved simply being loved loved loved simply being loved loved loved is more than enough (yeah yeah) Simply being loved (yeah) is more than enough Some little joy some little joy it's complicated so little time, so little time so frustrated so little hope, so little hope and i'm praying still for love love (yeah) praying for love So little hope, so little time it's so frustrating i feel i'm stumbling in the dark somnambulated i feel my heart's again - the sparks but i'm praying again for love (yeah) (yeah yeah) i'm in love (yeah yeah) to simply be... (yeah yeah) i'm in love Yeah yeah! Si... simply being loved loved loved simply being loved loved loved simply being loved loved loved is more than enough (yeah yeah) (x2) Simply being loved (yeah yeah) simply being loved (yeah yeah) simply being loved (yeah yeah) simply being loved yeah Simply being loved is more than enough simply being loved is more than enough simply being loved is more than enough simply being loved is more than enough

[@T2Runner]

@makingsnsux The song "Pop" by N'Sync was actually produced by BT. He does a lot of work besides Trance, which I'm sure you might already know. Anyway, JC and him are friends and he also did vocals for BT on the" Force of Gravity" song from the Emotional Technology album.

[@Lawful__Chaos]

BT is the voice of a generation.

[@aguiepanama]

BT really enjoys his music, that's why he is always dancing and singing to the rhythm of his music, he is outstanding musician, I'll say he is the best in his genre from all times.

[@Underworldsiren]

Musically Brilliant!

[@hardkore71]

I saw him spin last fall at Soundbar here in Chicago, his set was fkn amazing. He is an amazingly talanted dj and producer

[@kestrelandrus6474]

Impacted my life deeply. Makes little sense, like perfection. Ever Grateful.

[@PlasticBullshit]

One of my favorite tracks from BT The vocal of this track is edited more than 6000 times!! He is genius

[@Princerex07]

Has a Guinness Record for that too,

[@KrisHolloway]

Per Wiki "The song features BT's signature 'stutter edit' technique prominently in his vocals, largely contributing to the song's inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2003 for the largest number of vocal edits in a song (6,178 BIAS Peak edits)."

[@Strawberrybluebanana]

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SONG FOR LIKE 4 YEARS I AM SO HAPPY

[@lepexi]

When I think of people who naturally understand music, I think of BT, among others. Awesome, not even my style at all, I just love hearing artists make great music.

[@DjChronokun]

sometimes I wonder if anything will ever replace this as objectively the best song ever created

[@ko_uncloud]

僕の音楽感に革命をもたらした アルバム Emotional technology の一曲。特に声のエフェクト処理は秀逸。複雑だが聞き触りは心地よい作品にまとまっているのがすごい。

[@KaranThakur927]

@CountPwnula ... 6178 vocal edits to be precise ! This song holds the Guinness World Record for most vocal edits in a song..

[@icosamusicyt6096]

Probably my favorite music video of all time 💖😊💖

[@Jams90.]

Always been a fan of this song, but when he dances it reminds me of Dave chapelles skit with the trance music, car, and dancing girl.

[@g0nkdroid]

I miss when music was fun like this :)

[@frostyglass3738]

He's a creative individual, seems to love doing what he does with electronics. So cool that he featured along his wife at that time, who was also young and beautiful as they were. BT is cool! Time goes by but dang memories created along with with some of his tracks played in the background, just splendid.

[@Evaese]

wicked tune bro

[@sidearmsalpha]

Like how he dances...very expressive hand movements.

[@dereknola9143]

somnambulism; an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed

[@lourok6538]

Memories 🙌🏽💕✨

[@Cipher_Ace_Combat]

Damn nostalgia 2000s❤😊

[@phickey100]

20 years later. this shit is still harder than modern tunes

[@g0nkdroid]

Loved this era, everything was so chill :)

[@glowangel]

💎 A Timeless Jewel 💎

[@Frantzen79]

Thank you Pandora radio... from when it was relevant and legal all over the world.

[@Infinity2025-0]

Wow i haven't heard this in years. Wasn't able to get the artist name when i 1st heard this. Now that i have i run this song whenever I'm in the mood to.

[@CaptainNucleus]

There are so many stutter edits in this song that sometimes, when the video is about to buffer and the video begins to skip up, I honestly believe that it's part of the song. It's a fabulous song, though.

[@Youtzushka]

"Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" is a song by American musician BT, which contains vocals from American singer JC Chasez. It was released through Nettwerk in August 2003, as the lead single from BT's fourth studio album, Emotional Technology (2003). The techno-pop song was written and produced by BT. It consists of a bass drum, snare drum and Roland JP-8000, and contains 6,178 stutter edits. The lyrics were influenced by American writer Henry Miller and use a recurring mantra. I would warch a "how it's made" video.

[@BloodNote]

How it's made... He just stands there moving weirdly. There making the video over. 😂

[@Youtzushka]

@@BloodNote nope...video about making the song....

[@MarketingMovies1337]

One year ago today, I listened to this song for inspiration for the girl I love. I walked 40KM 8 1/2 for her. My house to hers. She is the only thing that makes me happy. I love you Justine!!

[@angelatrance]

BT was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for this song.it was recognized as using the largest number of vocal edits in a song (6,178 edits). ;))

[@Milan_Stojanovic]

There are 2 Gods of vocal edit music - one of them is BT, and the other one is Andy Moor. And i am telling you this as a BT listener for over 25 years. Btw, Andy even kept his original style for over 20 years, he released 7 months ago Wild dream (Extended remix), try it and see what he does even today with vocals, he is abusing the frequency like BT does - what a legends!

[@toddt0606]

Don't see as many male voculist writing, producing and doing vocals on dance songs as much anymore, that makes him so well rounded. Great Song, representing MD!!!!

[@lukelauziere596]

Thanks for making this play list, you ended my eight year search of this song 🙂

[@bo0pbo0pmo0p]

I've been searching for this song for 12 years THANK YOU SO MUCH for uploading it! I got teary-eyed realizing it's the song I was searching for. Q~Q *hugs you*

[@PandaVersusPanda]

Simply being loved is more than enough.

[@matthewhosfeld1128]

great tune for sure I remember when this came out around 2003 2004 theres a breaks version I used to play and have used in mixes years ago great tune ..... simply being loved !!!

[@eclipticgoon]

Thank you starwarsguy9!!! I'm a big fan of both BT and imogen heap and I thought it would be impossible to find other artist in the same genre,but now thanks to you I'm not worried about it anymore!!

[@CristianToroM]

3:13 JC fron Nsync!

[@BDLabs2]

I KNEW IT! 🤣 I KNEW IT!! I had to check the comments to make sure 😂!!!

[@Daniel3076]

@@BDLabs2 viej@panzon

[@EsoundSplash]

I wanna go there one day ^^ Ocean City.. or BT's Rockville.. Waw. nice places:)

[@DarkVillager]

just catching up with you m8.. wow.. what a story.. well done xxx DV

[@ThaddeusGhostal]

Early 00s clubbing was great.

[@cellscum]

bt is so way ahead of all the others he's going to be appreciated by the masses one day, but for now i like the fact he's a virtual unknown

[@Catmint1971]

Loving the way he dances. Thanks BT for being you

[@CookieKing1]

Oh my gosh, wow! I didn't know that he did all of that. He truly is a gifted soul, and it's a breath of fresh air to see someone break the conventional mold.

[@AtomicF0x]

I remember listening to this as it played out of the intercom at Howie's Game Shack while I played 'Command and Conquer: General's' back around 2005/2006. Different times...but I still love this song.

[@kitt3ncake445]

The original edit is still my favorite but so good to see the video again my lord the memories I’m gonna cry 😭 and the pay phone 📞😭

[@seanbowen8414]

I remember this great music from my high school days. God I miss those days

[@LG-oq4dy]

Forgot how much I loved this album

[@doncarloancelotti2256]

ESCM and Ima were better... Also These Hopeful Machines and This Binary Universe.

[@mrbhave]

The "Duran Duran" of trance.

[@cosmokicksass]

i love the way he alters his voice

[@Sorori]

I love how into it he is. That just makes this video so much better. Go 'head and get it man!

[@KristaLynLovecraft]

Simply being loved is more than enough

[@dokterdroxy]

This is the really good stuff, thank god....

[@ja24]

This is art.

[@etowngftddummy]

I love how this song has a world record. Most vocal edits at over 6,000 lol

[@SureShot_2]

This song alone is already trippy enough, the video makes me feel subhuman.

[@blackholerecordings]

BT always surprises!

[@melissaculbreath1460]

Yes!!!

[@waqasmansoor7956]

Holy sht the nostalgia... Can't beleive this haven't crossed 1 mill yet Wtf this music was the sht back in tere days, lol still is

[@hotrokr69]

He's not gay people wtf are you talking about...he has a daughter whom he had with his x-GIRLFRIEND. Regardless of this fact, his music is legendary and will live on through the ages!

[@johneisergarciagomez3533]

Que sonidos por Dios, me transportan, me deleitan el oído.

[@dear9111]

The BT voice is unique!

[@AloMusicStation]

This is a masterpiece by BT, the music....the video....the atmosphere...all this its perfect ! one of my favorite songs for years and years ❤️

[@pillocastro7492]

A lots of memories in seattle WA

[@bloodpervertor335]

2020 y la sigo escuchando!!!!

[@nocando89]

The song is so smooth, and natural. I think that's why I like it too.

[@ZeriocTheTank]

I was eating at a IHOP earlier today, and heard this song for the first time. Had to immediately look it up.

[@Clutch86ii]

Ty BT for years of great jams! Love ya!