Martin Garrix and Armin van Buuren Drop New “Sleepless Nights”

When  Martin Garrix and Armin van Buuren hinted at a collaboration earlier this year, the dance music community knew something seismic was coming. “Sleepless Nights,” their debut joint track, now delivers on that promise with a festival-ready blend of Garrix’s high-octane euphoria and van Buuren’s deep trance pedigree. Released on Armada, it’s a mainstage anthem built for peak-hour moments, the kind that etch themselves into the memory of a crowd.

The single’s introduction to the world was anything but subtle. Garrix closed hisUltra Miami 2025 set by bringing van Buuren onstage, setting off a wave of speculation that only grew as both artists kept the track in heavy rotation across their summer festival slots, including Garrix’s Lollapalooza closer. By the time it hit streaming, “Sleepless Nights” was already living rent-free in the heads of thousands of festivalgoers.

Libby Whitehouse’s vocal performance is the song’s emotional spine. Her delivery drips with urgency, building around the line, “Because I can’t take another sleepless night without you.” That refrain—simple, aching, and unshakable—anchors the production’s escalating tension. It’s the kind of hook that lands like a gut punch, especially when surrounded by sweeping synth pads and a slow-burning build.

Van Buuren’s fingerprints are all over the track’s trance core, from the hypnotic arpeggios to the sprawling sonic architecture. Garrix, meanwhile, injects it with crisp, stadium-sized drops and an air of polished immediacy. Together, they strike a balance that feels both nostalgic and forward-looking—a nod to trance’s golden era with the firepower of modern EDM production.

“Sleepless Nights” is more than a crossover event between two giants. It’s a reminder of the communal power of electronic music, how it can pull strangers together under strobes and sky, locked in the same emotional wavelength. As summer festival season reaches its fever pitch, this track isn’t just another drop in the ocean—it’s the one people will be chasing long after the lights come up.