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2003 single by BT

"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. "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" received generally positive reviews from music critics; some praised the production and Chasez's vocals, while other reviewers criticized the song's mainstream sound. It peaked at number 98 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and charted at number four on the Dance Club Songs chart. An accompanying music video was directed by Paul Minor. "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" was included on the Guinness Book of World Records in 2003 for the largest number of vocal edits in a song, as well as on the North American version of the rhythm game, Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (2004).

BT asked JC Chasez to appear on "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)", after the former musician produced NSYNC's 2001 song "Pop". "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" is the lead single from BT's fourth studio album, Emotional Technology (2003), and was released in August 2003. The song was written, produced, and engineered by BT at the Buddha Room. "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" peaked at number 98 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated September 13, 2003, where it remained for three weeks.

Musically, "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" is a techno pop song. It includes BT's signature stutter edits with the audio manually altered by being "split, cut, joined, and [ ] mangled", which was created using BT's setup titled Laptop Symphony. The stutter edits contributed to the song's inclusion on the Guinness Book of World Records in 2003 for the largest number of vocal edits in a song, with 6,178 edits. A "frequency specific swing" is incorporated in "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)", which BT described on the January 2004 issue of Keyboard as "higher frequencies [ ] swinging harder, and lower frequencies [ ] swinging less". The beats on the song's kick and snare contain 1,025 samples, while the percussion on the Roland JP 8000's acid line contain 202 samples. The lyrics are inspired by American writer Henry Miller, Michael Hamersly of Miami Herald compared the "quirky" sound in "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" to Star Wars character R2 D2 and commented that the chorus is "spiritual". However, Los Angeles Times writer Tommy Nguyen opined that it is "hopelessly moderate" in BT's attempts for a "[vague] crossover sound". Matt Frilingos of The Daily Telegraph stated that "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" "[hit] the mark" and acknowledged that BT could identify "emotive vocals", while Calgary Herald writer Nick Lewis praised Chasez's vocals on the "catchy" song. Writing for PopMatters, Andy Hermann criticized the repetitive lyrics and described BT's foray into the pop genre as "drivel".