this one." Fell and Rufer from the Gavin Report concluded, "Here's the track that will make Hawkins a definitive A/C artist. It may be easy on the ear, and the sentiment is wistful and hopeful. Should do well and play forever at A/C." Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel said that listeners "might get a sugar high off" of the "saccharine" "As I Lay Me Down". In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton felt that it's "the kind of gentle ballad that is either best appreciated first thing in the morning or at the end of a long tired day. If nothing else in the chart deserves to go Top 20 – this certainly does." Music video The accompanying music video for "As I Lay Me Down" was directed by English director Sophie Muller. It depicts Hawkins singing while sitting on stairs outside an apartment building in her hometown of New York City. It flashes to Hawkins in a forest swinging on a swing, lying on a tree branch, sitting in a boat, and sitting on a bench. It also shows a little girl running through the forest representing Hawkins as a child. The video was later published on Sophie B. Hawkins' official YouTube channel in October 2009, and had generated more than 8.2 million views as of May 2022. Usage in media It appeared in Now and Then and the TV series Party of Five (with Hawkins performing it as a guest star) in 1995 and the 1998 pilot of Dawson's Creek. Hawkins also performed the songs "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" and "As I Lay Me Down" in the season 4 episode 8 "Herstory of Dance" of the television show Community. In the episode, Britta organizes a "Sophie B. Hawkins" dance in protest to Greendale's "Sadie Hawkins" dance. It also appeared in the original episode 4 of the webseries The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo. Chart Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References External links Full lyrics at official website Ask Sophie – December 2004 – with some questions related to "As I Lay Me Down" 1995 singles Sophie B. Hawkins songs Columbia Records singles Pop ballads Music videos directed by Sophie Muller Songs written by Sophie B. Hawkins 1990s ballads Song recordings produced by Stephen Lipson