Tasmin Archer (born 3 August 1963) is an English pop singer. Her first album, Great Expectations, spawned the hit "Sleeping Satellite", which reached #1 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. She won a BRIT Award in 1993 and went on to release other albums.
"Sleeping Satellite" was the debut single by the British singer songwriter Tasmin Archer, released in August 1992. The song was a number one in the United Kingdom, and was also an international hit.
Although it was first released in 1992, Archer and her co-writers wrote the song in the late 1980s. It was only when Archer got a record deal that the song saw the light of day.
Four instruments were used in the recording of "Sleeping Satellite", John Hughes and Robbie McIntosh provided the guitars in the song, and John Beck and Paul Wickens were keyboard players. The drummer was Graham Broadhead whilst Gary Maughan played Fairlight.
Archer sings backing vocals on the track along with Tessa Niles and Carol Kenyon.
The lyrics of the song reference the Apollo Missions of the 1960s, characterised as "man's greatest adventure"; the sleeping satellite of the title being the Moon.
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