Exhibit 32.1



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                               18 U.S.C. ss.1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In  connection  with the Quarterly  Report of Select  Comfort  Corporation  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the  period  ended  April 3, 2004 as filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof (the  "Report"),  the
undersigned, William R. McLaughlin, President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company,  solely for the purposes of 18 U.S.C.  ss.1350,  as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, does hereby certify that:

        (1) The Report fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a) or
        15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (2) The  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all
        material respects,  the financial condition and results of operations of
        the Company.



                                           /s/ William R. McLaughlin
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           William R. McLaughlin
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer
                                           May 13, 2004


A signed  original  of this  written  statement  required  by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained
by the Company and furnished to the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission or its
staff upon request.

This  certification  accompanies  the  Report  pursuant  to  Section  906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and  shall not be deemed  filed by the  Company  for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.