Sleep to Dream

"Sleep to Dream" is a song written and recorded by American alternative singer-songwriter Fiona Apple.

The song's accompanying music video was filmed by French director Stéphane Sednaoui and received positive reviews.

Christopher John Farley of Time wrote: "In "Sleep to Dream", she assumes a smoldering anger that comes off like a muted Alanis Morissette.

"[8] People magazine also remarked: "A sort of hybrid of Alanis Morissette and Nina Simone—part rebellious rocker and part sultry jazz singer—Apple comes on tough in songs like "Sleep to Dream," a slow, smoldering tune in which she kisses off a reluctant lover ("You say love is a hell you cannot bear/And I say gimme mine back and then go there, for all I care").

"[11] American soul singer Bettye LaVette's studio album I've Got My Own Hell to Raise (2005) is titled after a lyric of "Sleep to Dream", which also includes a cover of the song.

[12][13] The music video was directed by French director Stéphane Sednaoui and was released in February 1997.

"[15][16][17][18] She ended her speech thanking her mother, her sister (Maude Maggart) and Andrew Slater (the song's producer).

"[18] Immediately after ending her speech, host Chris Rock remarked: "Let's hear it for Fiona X!

[15][19] However, it received condemnation from most of the press media around the world,[15] with some of them, such as The New Yorker and NYRock, deemed it to be "ungrateful" and "ridiculous".

"[24][25] In an interview with New York magazine in June 2012, Apple remarked what happened after the incident: "When I walked backstage, I was proud of myself.