"Letting the Cables Sleep" is the second single from British rock band Bush's third studio album The Science of Things, which was released in 1999.

In an interview, Gavin Rossdale revealed that the song was written for a friend who had contracted HIV.

The song was a bigger hit than its predecessor "Warm Machine", but not nearly as successful as the first single from the album, "The Chemicals Between Us."

The song was featured in the film Goal II: Living the Dream and in the TV series ER, Charmed and Cold Case.

The music video (directed by Joel Schumacher) features Gavin looking for an apartment and finding himself in a room with a woman (played by actress Michele Hicks).