Dreams (Gabrielle song)

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"Dreams"
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Find Your Way
Released 1 June 1993
Format CD single, cassette single
Recorded 1993
Genre R&B
Length 3:44
Label Go Beat, Universal Records
Writer(s) Gabrielle, Tim Laws
Producer(s) Richie Fermie
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Dreams"
(1993)		 "Going Nowhere"
(1993)

"Dreams" is the debut single by English singer-songwriter Gabrielle. Written by Gabrielle and Tim Laws and produced by Richie Fermie, it reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in June 1993.[1] The single entered the UK chart at number 2, which was the highest chart entry a debut act ever scored in the UK at that time.[2] The song also peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US and at number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.[3] In Australia, the song made number two on the ARIA Charts.[4]

Originally the song included a sample of the song "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman,[2] but because of copyright reasons the sample had to be removed.[5] This single is seen as her signature song and the title of her greatest hits compilation Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 is drawn from its lyrics.

The song was later sampled by the More Fire Crew on their 2002 single "Dreams". The song is featured heavily in the 1999 Paul Thomas Anderson film Magnolia, where the character 'Quiz Kid' Donnie Smith plays the song repeatedly as a motivational aid. It is also used in the trailer for the 2000 film Purely Belter.

Track listings

The CD single included six remixed/edited versions that were aimed at the dancefloor and that became popular in European clubs.

UK CD: (GODCD 99)

  1. "Dreams" (7" Version)
  2. "Dreams" (The Developed Arrested Mix)
  3. "Dreams" (Our Tribe House Mix)
  4. "Dreams" (Dignity Mix)
  5. "Dreams" (Easy Mix)
  6. "Dreams" (Law's House)
  7. "Dreams" (The Red Underground Mix)

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1993-94) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 10
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[7] 6
Canadian RPM Dance Chart 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 7
France (SNEP)[9] 11
Irish Singles Chart 2
Italy (FIMI)[10] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 36
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 10
UK Singles Chart[1] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 26
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[3] 1

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994) Position
Canada Dance (RPM)[14] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[15] 75

Chart successions

Preceded by UK number one single
20 June 1993 for 3 weeks		 Succeeded by
"Pray" by Take That
Preceded by U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
23 October 1993 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Move" by Moby
Preceded by Canadian RPM Dance chart number-one single
4 December 1993 - 10 January 1994 (5 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Give It Up" by The Goodmen

References

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External links


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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Australian-charts.com – Gabrielle – Dreams". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Search for the song and click on notes
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Gabrielle – Dreams" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ↑ Belgian peak
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gabrielle – Dreams" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Gabrielle – Dreams" (in French). Les classement single.
  10. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Gabrielle – Dreams". Top Digital Download.
  11. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Gabrielle – Dreams". Top 40 Singles.
  12. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Gabrielle – Dreams". Singles Top 60.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Gabrielle – Dreams". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. ↑ Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1994
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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