You Make My Dreams

"You Make My Dreams" is a 1980 single by Hall & Oates from their album Voices. The song reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981.^[1] Vocals from Hall & Oates "You Make My Dreams" were later sampled on R&B singer Amerie's song "Take Control".

It has been featured in the television shows King of the Hill, Glee, The Office, Cupid, and Rookie Blue, as well as the films Step Brothers, the documentary My Date With Drew, Dumb and Dumberer, (500) Days of Summer, and The Wedding Singer.

The song made an impressive comeback in 2009 when it was featured prominently in the popular Sundance film, (500) Days of Summer, and in the medical drama, Private Practice.

American pop rock band Mêlée included a cover version of "You Make My Dreams" on their album Devils & Angels (2007).

The song has been featured in the Australian television advertising campaign for the Toyota Camry Hybrid. The advertising campaign was released prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics.^[2] The song also has been featured in the Fox television series Raising Hope during the first season, in 2011, and in Telus' Winter 2011 advertising campaign.

Footage from the music video was later combined with excerpts from the film Desperate Lives, resulting in a popular Keyboard Cat video, "Play Helen off Keyboard Cat. And then join Daryl and John."

The cast of Glee performed the song as part of a mash-up including another one of Hall & Oates songs, I Can't Go for That (No Can Do), in the episode Mash Off.

Chart performance

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	5

References

^ Allmusic Hall & Oates chart history
^ Australian Toyota website

Hall & Oates

Daryl Hall · John Oates

Studio albums	Whole Oats (1972) · Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) · War Babies (1974) · Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975) · Bigger Than Both of Us (1976) · Beauty on a Back Street (1977) · Along the Red Ledge (1978) · X-Static (1979) · Voices (1980) · Private Eyes (1981) · H₂O (1982) · Big Bam Boom (1984) · Ooh Yeah! (1988) · Change of Season (1990) · Marigold Sky (1997) · Do It for Love (2003) · Our Kind of Soul (2004) · Home for Christmas (2006)

Live albums	Livetime (1978) · Live at the Apollo (1985)

Compilation albums	No Goodbyes (1977) · Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) · VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection (2002)

Singles	"She's Gone" (1974) · "Sara Smile" (1976) · "Rich Girl" (1977) · "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1980) · "Kiss on My List" (1981) · "You Make My Dreams" (1981) · "Private Eyes" (1981) · "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (1981) · "Maneater" (1982) · "One on One" (1983) · "Family Man" (1983) · "Jingle Bell Rock" (1983) · "Say It Isn't So" (1983) · "Adult Education" (1984) · "Out of Touch" (1984) · "Method of Modern Love" (1985) · "A Nite at the Apollo Live! The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (live) (1985) · "Everything Your Heart Desires" (1988) · "Love Train" (1989) · "So Close" (1990) · "Do It for Love" (2002) · "Getaway Car" (2003) · "I'll Be Around" (2004)

Hall solo albums	Sacred Songs (1980) · Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986) · Soul Alone (1993) · Can't Stop Dreaming (1996)

Oates solo albums	Phunk Shui (2002) · John Oates: Live at the Historic Wheeler Opera House (2004) · John Oates Solo – The Album, The Concert (2006)

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Hall & Oates singles discography

1970s	"She's Gone" (1974) · "Alone Too Long" (1975) · "Sara Smile" (1976) · "She's Gone" (re-issue) (1976) · "Do What You Want, Be What You Are" (1976) · "Rich Girl" (1977) · "Back Together Agagin" (1977) · "It's Uncanny" (1977) · "Why Do Lovers (Break Each Other's Heart?)" (1977) · "It's a Laugh" (1978) · "I Don't Wanna Lose You" (1978) · "Wait for Me" (1979) · "Post-Static" (1979)

1980s	"Who Said the World Was Fair" (1980) · "Running from Paradise" (1980) · "How Does It Feel to Be Back" (1980) · "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1980) · "Kiss on My List" (1981) · "You Make My Dreams" (1981) · "Private Eyes" (1981) · "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (1981) · "Did It in a Minute" (1982) · "Your Imagination" (1982) · "Maneater" (1982) · "One on One" (1983) · "Family Man" (1983) · "Jingle Bell Rock" (1983) · "Say It Isn't So" (1983) · "Adult Education" (1984) · "Out of Touch" (1984) · "Method of Modern Love" (1984) · "Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid" (1985) · "Possession Obsession" (1985) · "Out of Touch" (re-mix) (1985) · "A Night at the Apollo Live! The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (live medley) (1985) · "Dreamtime" (Hall solo) (1986) · "Foolish Pride" (Hall solo) (1986) · "Someone Like You" (Hall solo) (1987) · "Everything Your Heart Desires" (1988) · "Missed Opportunity" (1988) · "Downtown Life" (1988) · "Talking All Night" (1988) · "Love Train" (1989)

1990s	"So Close" (1990) · "Don't Hold Back Your Love" (1991) · "Everywhere I Look" (1991) · "Starting All Over Again" (1991) · "I'm in a Philly Mood" (Hall solo) (1993) · "Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You" (Hall solo) (1994) · "Help Me Find a Way to Your Heart" (Hall solo) (1994) · "Gloryland" (Hall solo) (1994) · "Wherever Would I Be" (Hall solo) (1995) · "Promise Ain't Enough" (1997) · "Romeo Is Bleeding" (1998) · "The Sky Is Falling" (1998) · "Hold on to Yourself" (1998) · "Throw the Roses Away" (1998)

2000s	"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (re-mix) (2001) · "Do It for Love" (2002) · "Forever for You" (2002) · "Man on a Mission" (2003) · "Someday We'll Know" (2003) · "Intuition" (2003) · "Getaway Car" (2003) · "I'll Be Around" (2004) · "Without You" (2004) · "I Can Dream About You" (2005) · "Ooh Child" (2005) · "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" (2006) · "Home for Christmas" (2006) · "Take Christmas Back" (2007)

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