"Tossin' and Turnin'" is a song written by Ritchie Adams and Malou René, and originally recorded by Bobby Lewis in the fall of 1960.
It reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 on July 10, 1961, and R&B chart[2] and has since become a standard on oldies compilations.
On the original hit single version, the track begins with Lewis singing "I couldn't sleep at all last night", and it appears this way on most oldies compilations.
According to several sources, the personnel on the original hit recording included guitarist Wild Jimmy Spruill.
[3][4] Writing for Stereogum, Tom Breihan complimented the saxophone solo and called the song the "greatest insomnia-themed party anthem" in history.