"Sick and Tired" is a pop rock song written by American singer Anastacia and producers Dallas Austin and Glen Ballard for her third studio album, Anastacia (2004). It was released as the album's second single on July 19, 2004 in continental Europe and received a positive reception from music critics. The song reached number one in Spain and Hungary, while it entered the top five on the majority of all other charts it appeared on. The song "Let the Music Play" of Shamur is sampled.
When the video begins, Anastacia is shown applying for a role and introduces herself as Sara Forest. Then she plays Holly in the film she's auditioning for. Throughout the video, Anastacia is performing the song in a small room with the band. In between the video shows black-and-white scenes from the rehearsal in which their relationship is the base. At first they fall in love, but after many dates, the boyfriend hits her, they split up and she wants him to leave.
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 8 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 10 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 4 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 2 |
| Euro 200 | 2 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 2 |
| German Singles Chart | 2 |
| Hungarian Mahasz Airplay Chart | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 9 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 1 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 34 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Russian Airplay Chart | 5 |
| Spain Los 40 Principales | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 2 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 10 |
| UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| United World Chart | 3 |
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