Dreams (The Cranberries song)

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"Dreams"
Dreams by The Cranberries 1994 UK European CD rerelease.jpg
Artwork for 1994 European rerelease (UK CD1 single pictured)
Single by the Cranberries
from the album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
B-side
  • "What You Were"
  • "Liar"
Released29 September 1992
Recorded1992
GenreAlternative rock, dream pop
Length
  • 4:32 (album version)
  • 4:15 (UK radio edit)
  • 4:02 (US radio edit)
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Dolores O'Riordan, Noel Hogan
Producer(s)Stephen Street
The Cranberries singles chronology
"Dreams"
(1992) 		"Linger"
(1993)
Audio sample
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"Dreams" on YouTube
Alternative cover
USA CD single (1994)
USA CD single (1994)

"Dreams" is the debut single by Irish rock band the Cranberries. It was released in 1992 and later appeared on the band's debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (1993). The song reached the top 40 on the US Hot 100 Airplay[1] and the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart in early 1994.[2] A 1990 demo version was released in Ireland only in the summer of that year under their initial band name, the Cranberry Saw Us.

At the end of the song, the backing vocals are sung by Mike Mahoney, ex-boyfriend of Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan.[3]

In 2017, the song was released as an acoustic, stripped down version on the band's Something Else album.[4]

Background[]

According to lead singer Dolores O'Riordan, "Dreams" was written for an early love; she explained, "I wrote that about my first love when I was living in Ireland ... It's about feeling really in love for the first time".[5] The song was later released on a demo tape with "Linger" that helped generate excitement for the band.[6]

In an interview for New Musical Express, guitarist Noel Hogan said of the song:

It's only really since Dolores passed away that I've grown a proper appreciation for songs like 'Linger' and 'Dreams'. They were just songs in the set list for us; everybody else was losing their mind about them. And when I listen to them now I realise how great they are for someone so young, which I never, ever appreciated until a year ago. We must have played it a gazillion times in our lives and it just becomes a part of the set, but it’s different now. We’re so lucky to have left that behind, to have that legacy.[7]

Critical reception[]

Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "A very different track to the long-lasting Linger, Dreams is a more uptempo piece, less melodic but still a good bet."[8]

Music videos[]

There are three versions of the video. The first version of the music video features Dolores O'Riordan donning her original hairstyle that is seen on the Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? album cover. The video revolves around O'Riordan with the other band members flashing up throughout the video while she's sitting on in a chair with a cross as a back or a close up of her face and eyes. The video shows a mirrored image of O'Riordan to show she does the background vocals and towards the end the band members fade in and out constantly in front of O'Riordan.

The second version shows the Cranberries performing the song in a dimly lit aquatic-themed room interspersed with shots of geometric flowers hitting water. This video received high rotation on MTV's 120 Minutes in 1993 before the release of the band's next single, "Linger", and the re-release of "Dreams" worldwide.

The third version, directed by Nico Soultanakis which was most commonly shown in America, shows the Cranberries performing the song in a nightclub. Afterward, Dolores O'Riordan heads out to a house where grave robbers dressed in black have placed a very large tree pile inside. Dolores bathes the tree pile in water and a man is revealed to be buried in the pile. The water frees him and in the final seconds of the video, the man awakens.

Track listings[]

UK and European 12-inch single/CD single (1992)

  1. "Dreams" (radio edit) – 4:15
  2. "What You Were" (previously unreleased) – 3:41
  3. "Liar" (previously unreleased) – 2:22
"What You Were" is written by Dolores O'Riordan. "Liar" is written by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan. "Liar" was later featured in the 1995 film Empire Records.

UK and European 7-inch single

  1. "Dreams" (album version) – 4:32
  2. "What You Were" (previously unreleased) – 3:41

UK and European special edition 2-disc CD single (1994)

CD 1
  1. "Dreams" (radio edit) – 4:15
  2. "What You Were" (previously unreleased) – 3:41
  3. "Liar" (previously unreleased) – 2:22
CD 2
  1. "Not Sorry" (Live at The Record Plant, Hollywood) – 4:37
  2. "Wanted" (Live at The Record Plant, Hollywood) – 2:00
  3. "Dreams" (Live at The Record Plant, Hollywood) – 4:10
  4. "Liar" (Live at The Record Plant, Hollywood) – 3:17

US CD single

  1. "Dreams" (album version) – 4:32
  2. "What You Were" (previously unreleased) – 3:41
  3. "Waltzing Back" (Live at The Record Plant, Hollywood) – 4:02
  4. "Pretty" (Live at The Record Plant, Hollywood) – 2:09

2-track CD single[9]

  1. "Dreams" (album version) – 4:32
  2. "Linger" (album version) – 4:34

Personnel[]

The Cranberries

Additional musicians

  • Mike Mahoney – additional vocals

Production

Charts[]

Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 30
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 27
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[12] 25
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 9
Scotland (OCC)[14] 31
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 27
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 42
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[15] 15
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[16] 33
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 24
Italy (FIMI)[17] 59
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[18] 75
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 77
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[20] 16
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[21] 7

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[22]
since 2009 		Gold 35,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Gold 400,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Dario G version[]

"Dream to Me"
Dario G - Dream to Me single.jpg
Single by Dario G
from the album In Full Colour
Released22 January 2001 (2001-01-22)
Length3:09
LabelManifesto
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Scott Rosser
  • Paul Spencer
Dario G singles chronology
"Voices"
(2000) 		"Dream to Me"
(2001) 		"Say What's on Your Mind"
(2001)

English electronic music trio Dario G, whose lead singer is Ingrid Straumstøyl, covered the song as "Dream to Me".[24] It was released on 22 January 2001 as the lead single from their second album, In Full Colour. This version reached number one in Romania and the top 10 in Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Track listings[]

UK and European CD single[25]

  1. "Dream to Me" (radio edit) – 3:09
  2. "Dream to Me" (Airscape Remix) – 8:38

UK and European enhanced CD single[26]

  1. "Dream to Me" (radio edit) – 3:09
  2. "Dream to Me" (Airscape Remix) – 8:38
  3. "Dream to Me" (Warrior Mix) – 7:48
  4. "Dream to Me" (video)

European maxi-single and Australian CD single[27]

  1. "Dream to Me" (radio edit) – 3:09
  2. "Dream to Me" (Airscape Remix) – 8:38
  3. "Dream to Me" (Warrior Mix) – 7:48
  4. "Dream to Me" (Ian Wilkie Mix) – 8:05

Charts[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 22 January 2001 (2001-01-22)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Manifesto [48]
Australia 9 April 2001 (2001-04-09) CD [49]

Other covers[]

In popular culture[]

Movies

Thunder Force (2021)

Television series
  • My So-Called Life, season 1, episode 3 "Guns and Gossip" (1994)[58]
  • Being Erica, season 3, episode 3 "Two Wrongs" (2010)[59]
  • Beverly Hills, 90210, season 5, episode 24 "Unreal World" (1995)[60]
  • Gossip Girl, season 5, episode 17 "The Princess Dowry" (2012)
  • 90210[citation needed]
  • JAG, Season 4 episode 23 "Yeah, Baby"[citation needed]
  • Beach Girls, Opening credits (2005)[61]
  • Derry Girls season 1, episode 1; episode 6 and season 2, episode 1
  • PEN15 season 1, episode 9 "Anna Ishii-Peters"; HULU (2019)
  • Schooled season 2, episode 21 "Clueless" (2020)

See also[]

  • List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2000s

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