Don't Dream It's Over

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“Don't Dream It's Over”
“Don't Dream It's Over” cover
Single by Crowded House
from the album Crowded House
B-side
  • "That's What I Call Love"
Released December 1986
Format CD single
Vinyl single
Cassette single
Recorded Capitol Recording Studios
Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles, 1985/1986
Genre Rock
Pop
Length 3:55
Label Capitol - CL 438
Writer(s) Neil Finn
Producer Mitchell Froom
Crowded House singles chronology
"Now We're Getting Somewhere"
(1986)		 "Don't Dream It's Over"
(1986)		 "Something So Strong"
(1987)
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"Don't Dream It's Over" Sample (help·info) is a rock song written by Neil Finn and performed by Australian/New Zealand band (formed in Melbourne) Crowded House for their debut album Crowded House.[1]

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[edit] Chart performance

"Don't Dream It's Over" proved to be a massive worldwide hit, reaching #2 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The music video for the song earned the band the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in 1987. After the band's demise in 1996, the song re-entered the UK charts and climbed to #25, two positions higher than the previous UK peak of #27 from 1986.

[edit] Meaning

The love song is a relaxed acoustic arrangement over dreamy, surreal lyrics that deal with a lover telling their partner that barriers and obstacles may divide them, but they must not stop dreaming and keep moving on. This means that the song's title means "Don't dream that it's over", not "Don't dream because it's over."

[edit] Legacy

Both hit teen dramas, Degrassi: The Next Generation and One Tree Hill named an episode after this song. Both shows are known for naming episodes after hit songs.

The song was featured in the 1994 Stephen King miniseries adaptation of "The Stand." It was also featured in the second episode "But For The Grace of God" of the fourth season of Medium.

In May 2001, Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) celebrated its 75th anniversary by naming the Best Australian Songs of all time, as decided by a 100 strong industry panel, "Don't Dream It's Over" was ranked as the seventh song on the list.[2]

[edit] Cover versions

The song has been covered by numerous artists, including Classified in 2003, Paul Young in 1991( gaining a top 20 UK hit single), Sixpence None the Richer in 2002 (which was released as a single), and Howie Day in 2005; Italian singer Antonello Venditti provided his own translated version of the song, "Alta Marea", which became a massive hit in Italian charts. Also, Sarah Blasko covered the song for the tribute album She Will Have Her Way in (2005) and performed it in front of a worldwide audience during the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. In 2006, A version of the song by singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson was included on an 80's tribute CD released free with Q Magazine.

[edit] Track listing

"Don't Dream It's Over" written by Neil Finn. "That's What I Call Love" written by Paul Hester.

[edit] 7" vinyl release

Released in UK, US, Japan and France.

  1. "Don't Dream It's Over" - 4:03
  2. "That's What I Call Love" - 4:22

[edit] UK EP release

Released in UK on 12" vinyl, CD single and cassingle.

  1. "Don't Dream It's Over" (extended version)- 6:10
  2. "Don't Dream It's Over" - 4:03
  3. "That's What I Call Love" - 4:22

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Studio recordings

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Bailey, Marck; Comprehensive discography of Crowded House including track listings for all albums and singles. Released 28 March 1995. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  2. ^ The final list: APRA'S Ten best Australian Songs. APRA (2001-05-28). Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
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