A Bad Dream
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| Single by Keane | ||
| from the album Under the Iron Sea | ||
| Released |  January 22, 2007 |
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| Format | 7" vinyl CD single 256 MB USB memory stick |
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| Recorded | Helioscentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex The Magic Shop, New York |
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| Genre | Piano rock Power ballad |
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| Length | 5:06 | |
| Label | Island Records | |
| Writer(s) | Tim Rice-Oxley (Main writer) Tom Chaplin Richard Hughes |
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| Producer(s) | Andy Green Keane |
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| Keane singles chronology | ||
 "Try Again" (January 2007) |
 "A Bad Dream" (January 2007) |
 N/A (2008) |
| Under the Iron Sea track listing | ||
| "Leaving So Soon?" (4) |
"A Bad Dream" (5) |
"Hamburg Song" (6) |
"A Bad Dream" , often mistitled as "Bad Dream", is a song performed and composed by English piano rock band Keane appearing as the fifth track on their sophomore album Under the Iron Sea. It was released January 22, 2007 as the sixth and possibly last single from that album in the United Kingdom and other countries (see 2007 in British music).[1]
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[edit] Track listings
A track titled "The Night Sky" was believed to be the obvious choice for a B-side as it was an unreleased track on Under the Iron Sea, mentioned several times and thought to have a relation with the song, but Keane instead included for the first time both cover songs ("She Sells Sanctuary" by The Cult and "Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode) and a remix of the single in a commercial release.
[edit] CD single
Catalogue number: 1723057
- "A Bad Dream"
- "She Sells Sanctuary"
- "A Bad Dream (Luna-C Hardocore Remix)"
- "A Bad Dream Live in Berlin (Video)"
[edit] UK 7" vinyl
Catalogue: 1723058
- "A Bad Dream"
- "She Sells Sanctuary"
[edit] 256 MB USB memory stick content
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- "A Bad Dream"
- "A Bad Dream" (video)
- "Enjoy the Silence"
- "A Bad Dream (Luna-C Bangin' Remix)"
- Competition to see the band at Wembley
[edit] Composition and recording
It was composed by Tim Rice-Oxley and Tom Chaplin. It was recorded at the Heliosentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex and at The Magic Shop, New York.
[edit] Information about song's meaning
It was partially based on the "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" poem by W.B. Yeats. Rice-Oxley explained on a podcast:
| “ | We wanted to get a balance between a kinda dream sequence. It starts very quietly, and I love the idea of being in a plane, like a Spitfire or something, being so high up in the sky that you can't hear the guns below you and so on. And it's almost got a serene silence which is what this Yeats poem seemed to really express. The song starts very quietly, but it gets huge and angry as it goes on... The big distorted washy piano sound in the middle is a pretty vast sound and it's I guess an attempt to express all that anger bursting out. | ” |
[edit] B-sides
[edit] She Sells Sanctuary
This song is a cover of The Cult's original song. It's the first song ever released since June 2001 ("She Has No Time") that includes acoustic guitar on the recording.
[edit] Instrumentation
- Acoustic guitar
- Bass
- Drums
- Distorted piano
- Electric piano
- Synthesizer
- Vocals (by Tom Chaplin)
[edit] A Bad Dream (Luna-C Hardcore Remix)
The song includes a trance style instrumentation never heard on a Keane release before.
[edit] Technical information on songs
| Song | Length | Tempo | Key | Time signature | Genre |
| "A Bad Dream" | 5:06 | 72bpm | Eb (Mi flat major) | 4/4 on 8 beats | Ballad |
| "She Sells Sanctuary" | 4:36 | 130bpm | D (Re major) | 4/4 on 8 beats | Rock |
| "A Bad Dream (Luna-C Hardcore mix)" | 5:41 | 150bpm | Ebm (Mi flat minor) | 4/4 on 16 beats | Trance |
[edit] Music video
The music video for "A Bad Dream" was shot on November 22, 2006 and premiered a month later. The essentially simple promo features singer Tom Chaplin walking through white and dark lights.
An alternate version released on Yahoo Launch UK features short clips of Tim Rice-Oxley and Richard Hughes intercut into the original, looking at Chaplin with melancholic faces.
[edit] Trivia
- "A Bad Dream" was recently featured on the Season 4 premiere of the FOX drama, The O.C. It has also been used in an episode of Scrubs, and was used by the BBC in their coverage of the 2007 golf Masters tournament.
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
| Islas Canarias | #6 |
| Latvian airplay | #9 |
| UK Singles Chart | #17 |
| Slovakia | #18 |
| Top France Airplay 100 | #35 |
| UK Official Download Chart | #37 |
| Netherlands Chart | #38 |
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Keaneshaped - Information about record
- Keane.fr - Information about record in French (Not yet available)
| Keane |
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| Tim Rice-Oxley | Tom Chaplin | Richard Hughes |
| Adam Tudhope | Dominic Scott | Andy Green | Alex Lake | Ed Roe |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Hopes and Fears | Under the Iron Sea |
| Lives and EPs: Live Recordings 2004 | Keane Live 06 | Live from London |
| Singles: "Call Me What You Like" | "Wolf at the Door" | "Everybody’s Changing (Part 1)" | "This Is the Last Time (Part 1)" | "Somewhere Only We Know" | "Everybody’s Changing (Part 2)" | "Bedshaped" | "This Is the Last Time (Part 2)"| "We Might As Well Be Strangers" | "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" | "Bend and Break" | "Atlantic" | "Is It Any Wonder?" | "Crystal Ball" | "Nothing in My Way" | "Try Again" | "A Bad Dream" |
| DVDs: Hopes and Fears DVD | Strangers | Under the Iron Sea DVD |
| Tours: Hopes and Fears Tour | Under the Iron Sea Tour |
| Other: List of songs by Keane |
| Related articles |
| Piano rock | Battle, East Sussex | Rye, East Sussex | War Child (charity) | Help - a Day in the Life |
