Tell us why you need a Sleep Number bed and you can win a Sleep Number® p5 queen size bed. Can’t wait? Check out what's on sale now for a limited time!

Tell us why sleep is important to you. Has it been years since you’ve gotten a good night’s sleep? Whether it's back pain, having a newborn, or stress, sleep deprivation happens to us all and the impact on your life is huge! Be funny or be profound, but don’t put us to sleep! Paste your entry below. Your entry can be either a 1,000 character-limit (including spaces) essay or a video (no longer than one minute long). Videos must be on youtube, simply paste your link in  the entry form below.

Please note Select Comfort may use your entry in any print or online entity. We will post the best five entries on our Facebook fan page and allow the public (and your family and friends!) to vote.

Enter by August 22, 2009. We'll post the top five on Facebook between August 27 and September 3, 2009 and announce the winner on September 4, 2009.

Read the official rules.

Please note: you will receive an error message if you attempt to paste an essay that is longer than 1,000 characters (including spaces).