{{good article}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox song | name = Getting No Sleep | cover = Tinashe - Getting No Sleep.png | alt = Cover art for "Getting No Sleep": Tinashe sitting in a vehicle interior, wearing a red cut-out mini-dress and black sunglasses | type = single | artist = Tinashe | album = Quantum Baby | released = {{Start date|2024|06|28}} | studio = Tinashe Music (Los Angeles) | genre = Electro-pop | length = 3:12 | label = * Tinashe Music * Nice Life | writer = * Tinashe Kachingwe * Jason W. Chung * William Lemos | producer = * Nosaj Thing * Billy Lemos | prev_title = Nasty | prev_year = 2024 | next_title = No Broke Boys | next_year = 2024 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|gKj94nNuQkk|"Getting No Sleep"}}}} }}
"'''Getting No Sleep'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter Tinashe. It was released on June 28, 2024, as the second single from her seventh studio album, ''Quantum Baby'' (2024). Serving as the follow-up to her viral hit "Nasty", the song marks Tinashe's continued exploration of her cult R&B and electronic pop fusion.
Upon release, it was accompanied by a music video and met with positive critical reception, with reviewers praising its euphoric sound, sensual themes, and Nosaj Thing's introspective production. The song was further highlighted in several music publications, including ''Uproxx'', which selected it for its weekly Best New Pop roundup.
==Background and release== thumb|left|Tinashe performing in 2023 "Getting No Sleep" was co-written with producers Nosaj Thing, who previously collaborated with Tinashe on her 2023 single "Talk to Me Nice",<ref name="Exclaim" /> and Billy Lemos.<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tinashe-confirms-album-release-date-shares-video-for-new-song-getting-no-sleep-watch/ |title=Tinashe Confirms Album Release Date, Shares Video for New Song "Getting No Sleep": Watch |website=Pitchfork |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=November 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901114820/https://pitchfork.com/news/tinashe-confirms-album-release-date-shares-video-for-new-song-getting-no-sleep-watch/ |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RR" /><ref name="Variety" /> The track was released alongside its accompanying music video that premiered simultaneously, as follow-up to the previous single, "Nasty".{{Efn|Attributed to multiple sources<ref>{{cite web |last=Chelosky |first=Danielle |url=https://stereogum.com/2269749/tinashe-getting-no-sleep/music |title=Tinashe – "Getting No Sleep" |date=June 28, 2024 |website=Stereogum |access-date=December 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628040117/https://stereogum.com/2269749/tinashe-getting-no-sleep/music |archive-date=June 28, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BV" /><ref name="action" /><ref name="Variety" />}} Upon announcing the single, Tinashe also confirmed that her forthcoming album ''Quantum Baby'' would be released on August 16.{{Efn|Attributed to multiple sources<ref name="Exclaim">{{cite web |last=Slingerland |first=Calum |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tinashe-sets-release-date-for-new-album-quantum-baby-shares-getting-no-sleep |title=Tinashe Sets Release Date for New Album ''Quantum Baby'', Shares 'Getting No Sleep' |date=June 29, 2024 |website=Exclaim! |access-date=November 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320104034/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tinashe-sets-release-date-for-new-album-quantum-baby-shares-getting-no-sleep |archive-date=March 20, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Pitchfork" /><ref name="NME" /><ref name="action" /><ref name="Variety" />}}
==Composition== {{Listen | pos = left | filename = Tinashe - Getting No Sleep.mp3 | title = "Getting No Sleep" | description = A 13-second sample of "Getting No Sleep". It showcases the song's sensual tone and the shimmering vocal performance emphasized in its ''Mad Max''-themed music video.<ref name="Variety" /> | type = music }}
"Getting No Sleep" has been described as an "euphoric" track<ref name="RR">{{cite web |last=Samuels |first=Keithan |url=https://ratedrnb.com/2024/06/tinashe-quantum-baby-release-date-new-song-getting-no-sleep/ |title=Tinashe Announces ''Quantum Baby'' Release Date, Shares New Song 'Getting No Sleep' |website=Rated R&B |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=December 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628135700/https://ratedrnb.com/2024/06/tinashe-quantum-baby-release-date-new-song-getting-no-sleep/ |archive-date=June 28, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> and "a superb ode to a lost sex weekend".<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/tinashe-quantum-baby-review-1235080887/ |url-access=subscription |title=Tinashe's Freak Is Unmatchable on ''Quantum Baby'' |magazine=Rolling Stone |first=Rob |last=Sheffield |date=August 15, 2024 |access-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240816011924/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/tinashe-quantum-baby-review-1235080887/ |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> Much like her previous single "Nasty", the song is also noted for channeling "sensuality and empowerment through reclaiming sexuality for oneself".<ref name="Mxdwn" /> It has further been characterized as "the most emblematic" example of Tinashe's cult R&B aesthetic, combining "electronic pop, with R&B attitude and a shuffle of drum'n'bass".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/16/tinashe-quantum-baby-review-playful-featherlight-90s-trap-fusion-nasty |title=Tinashe: Quantum Baby Review – Playful, Featherlight 90s-Trap Fusion |newspaper=The Observer |first=Kitty |last=Empire |date=August 16, 2024 |access-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921043248/https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/16/tinashe-quantum-baby-review-playful-featherlight-90s-trap-fusion-nasty |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> It further carries "mid-tempo beat"<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mlnarik |first=Carson |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/soundcheck-06-28-24-tinashe-lisa-megan-thee-stallion |title=Tinashe Pulls an All-Nighter & 9 Other New Songs Out This Week |date=June 29, 2024 |magazine=Notion |access-date=December 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250809160536/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/soundcheck-06-28-24-tinashe-lisa-megan-thee-stallion |archive-date=August 9, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> and what reviewers called a "bass-heavy, airy R&B" sensibility that evokes classic Tinashe, positioning the song as a fitting successor to "Nasty".<ref name="BV">{{cite magazine |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tinashe-details-new-album-quantum-baby-shares-getting-no-sleep/ |title=Tinashe Details New Album ''Quantum Baby'', Shares 'Getting No Sleep'|date=June 28, 2024 |magazine=BrooklynVegan |access-date=November 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228152452/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tinashe-details-new-album-quantum-baby-shares-getting-no-sleep/ |archive-date=February 28, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Depicting Tinashe becoming absorbed in the allure of a man over a hypnotic beat, the song lets minutes stretch into hours as the two stay awake through the night.<ref name="action">{{cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Alex |url=https://uproxx.com/music/tinashe-getting-no-sleep-video-quantum-baby-date/ |title=Tinashe Shares Her Action-Packed 'Getting No Sleep' Video And Reveals the ''Quantum Baby'' Release Date |date=June 28, 2024 |website=Uproxx |access-date=December 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250909142434/https://uproxx.com/music/tinashe-getting-no-sleep-video-quantum-baby-date/ |archive-date=September 9, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> While Tinashe is typically known for her "clear, breathy falsetto", she instead delivers her lines in a flirty sing-talk—"Head to toe in Versace, yeah / Take you back to the lobby, yeah".<ref name="RA" /> According to ''Rolling Stone'', Tinashe "holds court over fierce drum-and-bass beats" accented by "spikes of abrasive disco strings".<ref name="RS" />
==Music video== The music video for "Getting No Sleep", released with a photosensitivity warning,<ref name="Pitchfork" /><ref name="NME">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tinashe-follows-viral-hit-nasty-with-new-single-getting-no-sleep-confirms-release-date-for-album-quantum-baby-3770630 |title=Tinashe Follows Viral Hit 'Nasty' with New Single 'Getting No Sleep', Confirms Release Date for Album ''Quantum Baby'' |magazine=NME |first=Alex |last=Rigotti |date=June 30, 2024 |access-date=December 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250920152328/https://www.nme.com/news/music/tinashe-follows-viral-hit-nasty-with-new-single-getting-no-sleep-confirms-release-date-for-album-quantum-baby-3770630 |archive-date=September 20, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> continues the ''Terminator'' and ''Mad Max''<ref name="Variety" /> imagery that has defined Tinashe's current album rollout.<ref name="HNHH" /> It follows Tinashe as she drives to "a bar far on the outskirts of the city" to meet a double of herself, whom she is seen kissing. Much of the footage appears under "a heat sensor", paired with alternating camera perspectives that create a sense of being watched. The video ends with "a UFO light structure flying in the sky", a moment interpreted as possible foreshadowing for future songs.<ref name="Mxdwn">{{cite web |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2024/06/30/news/tinashe-announces-new-album-quantum-baby-for-august-2024-release-shares-new-single-video-getting-no-sleep/ |title=Tinashe Announces New Album Quantum Baby For August 2024 Release, Shares New Single & Video 'Getting No Sleep' |website=Mxdwn Music |last=Lycans |first=Kayleigh |date=June 30, 2024 |access-date=November 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251129030227/https://music.mxdwn.com/2024/06/30/news/tinashe-announces-new-album-quantum-baby-for-august-2024-release-shares-new-single-video-getting-no-sleep/amp/ |archive-date=November 29, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Critical reception== "Getting No Sleep" received positive notices from critics. Kiana Mickles from ''Resident Advisor'' highlighted Nosaj Thing's "introspective downtempo" production, noting that it gives the track "a similarly melancholic bounce".<ref name="RA">{{cite magazine |url=https://ra.co/reviews/36176 |title=Tinashe – ''Quantum Baby'' |magazine=Resident Advisor |first=Kiana |last=Mickles |date=August 19, 2024 |access-date=November 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250622232625/https://ra.co/reviews/36176 |archive-date=June 22, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kyann-Sian Williams of ''NME'' likewise praised the track. He described it as an understated electro-pop moment that returns to her escapist sensibilities. Williams also called the song "a sleek ode to nocturnal escapades".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/tinashe-quantum-baby-review-3784146 |title=Tinashe – ''Quantum Baby'' Review: A Fun Stepping Stone |magazine=NME |first=Kyann-Sian |last=Williams |date=August 16, 2024 |access-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007162247/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/tinashe-quantum-baby-review-3784146 |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Variety''{{'}}s Thania Garcia also wrote that "Getting No Sleep" arrived with a stylized, ''Mad Max''-themed visual that allows both the song's provocative lyrics — "How does it feel to be fuckin' with me?" — and Tinashe's "buttery vocals" to take focus.<ref name="Variety">{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/tinashe-quantum-baby-album-release-august-1236056506/ |title=Tinashe Reveals New ''Quantum Baby'' Album Will Arrive in August |first=Thania |last=Garcia |magazine=Variety |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=December 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628155326/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/tinashe-quantum-baby-album-release-august-1236056506/ |archive-date=June 28, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''HotNewHipHop'' writer Elias Andrews added that rather than doubling down on the aggression of "Nasty", Tinashe instead pivots into "a more chill direction". Andrews characterized "Getting No Sleep" as a "slower, subtler sequel", and emphasized that this shift "isn't a bad thing".<ref name="HNHH">{{cite web |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/820638-tinashe-getting-no-sleep-hip-hop-news |title=Tinashe Takes A Subtle Approach On New Single "Getting No Sleep" |first=Elias |last=Andrews |website=HotNewHipHop |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=December 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115030203/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/820638-tinashe-getting-no-sleep-hip-hop-news |archive-date=January 15, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, ''Slant Magazine''{{'}}s Nick Seip observed that "Getting No Sleep" is "effortlessly cool" in its low-key presentation.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/tinashe-quantum-baby-album-review/ |title=Tinashe 'Quantum Baby' Review: An Effortless Cool That Leaves You Begging for More |magazine=Slant Magazine |first=Nick |last=Seip |date=August 19, 2024 |access-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226201833/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/tinashe-quantum-baby-album-review/ |archive-date=December 26, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> The song earned recognition in ''Uproxx''{{'}}s weekly roundup, All The Best New Pop Music, on July 2, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/best-new-pop-the-kid-laroi-omar-apollo-tinashe/ |title=All The Best New Pop Music |first=Megan |last=Armstrong |website=Uproxx |date=July 2, 2024 |access-date=December 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423211333/https://uproxx.com/pop/best-new-pop-the-kid-laroi-omar-apollo-tinashe/ |archive-date=April 23, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Track listing== ;Digital download<ref name="AP">{{cite web |others=Tinashe |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/getting-no-sleep-single/1752781002 |title=Getting No Sleep – Single |publisher=Apple Music |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=December 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251204061944/https://tidal.com/album/370188065/credits |archive-date=December 4, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> # "Getting No Sleep" – 3:12 # "Nasty" – 2:57
==Personnel== Credits were adapted from Tidal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tidal.com/album/370188065/credits |others=Tinashe |title=Getting No Sleep |publisher=Tidal |at=Credits |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=December 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251204061944/https://tidal.com/album/370188065/credits |archive-date=December 4, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
;Recording locations * Tinashe Music; Los Angeles
;Musicians and technical * Tinashe Kachingwe – vocals, songwriting * Jason W. Chung – songwriting * William Lemos – songwriting, producer * Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound – mastering * Ike Schultz – mixing, vocal producer * Ricky Reed – additional producer
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release dates and formats ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format(s) ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{Ref.}} |- ! scope="row" | Various | June 28, 2024 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | {{hlist|Tinashe Music Inc.|Nice Life}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="AP" /> |}
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