Shattered Dreams

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"Shattered Dreams"
Shattered Dreams.jpg
Single by Johnny Hates Jazz
from the album Turn Back the Clock
B-side"My Secret Garden"
Released23 March 1987
Recorded1986
GenreSophisti-pop[1]
Length3:26
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Clark Datchler
Producer(s)
  • Calvin Hayes
  • Mike Nocito
Johnny Hates Jazz singles chronology
"Me and My Foolish Heart"
(1986) 		"Shattered Dreams"
(1987) 		"I Don't Want to Be a Hero"
(1987)
Music video
"Shattered Dreams" on YouTube

"Shattered Dreams" is a song by English group Johnny Hates Jazz from their debut studio album, Turn Back the Clock (1988). Written by the band's lead singer Clark Datchler, the song was released on 23 March 1987 as the album's lead single.

"Shattered Dreams" entered the UK Singles Chart in March 1987 at number 92, but gained popularity through extensive radio play and video rotation on MTV and quickly climbed the charts, peaking at number five in May 1987 and spending three weeks at that position and a total of 16 weeks on the chart. It also reached the top 10 in Canada, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland and West Germany.

The song fared even better the following year in the United States, where it was released on 16 March 1988 with an alternative music video, shot entirely in black and white and directed by David Fincher, which Datchler actually preferred.[2] The single topped Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart for one week and peaked at number two for three non-consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

In 1990, the Spanish actress, presenter and journalist Miriam Díaz Aroca sang a version in Spanish under the title "Merlin" of the children's album "Chicos", the only time she made her debut as a singer.

Clark Datchler and the group would soon part, and Datchler released an acoustic version of the song as a track on his 1990 Virgin solo single "Crown of Thorns". He later re-recorded a slower version on his 2007 album Tomorrow.

The song has been covered by boyband Ultra, on their 1999 eponymous album; by house music artist Jaybee in 2005;[4] by Russian singer Sergey Lazarev in 2007; and in 2009 by Quentin Elias, former singer for French boy band Alliage, by American Idol season 7 winner David Cook during his Declaration tour.

Background[]

Singer Clark Datchler wrote "Shattered Dreams" in a small studio he had set up in the front room of his parents' house. He had an upright piano, a 4-track portastudio, a drum machine, and a keyboard in the studio. He wrote the song quickly, but the bongo solo took a while to conceive. Datchler knew he had written something special by his dad's reaction. Usually, his dad would offer musical advice if he asked for it, but would otherwise leave Clark alone. But this time, his dad walked in and told him he had written a big hit, and believed in the song's potential when few other people in the music industry did.[5]

On the lyrics, Datchler said:

Obviously when I wrote “Shattered Dreams” I had it in mind that it would revolve around divorce, not just a relationship break-up but something a little bit heavier. But actually, the way I think people relate to it is that there are all kinds of shattered dreams that we experience on an individual level or in partnerships or as a people, as a nation, as humanity. We are facing some very serious shattered dreams right now whether that be environmental, or economic, or philosophical even. There are ways that “Shattered Dreams” reaches out and touches people when they are going through difficult times. And in some ways, it’s not necessarily a very hopeful song. But I think the energy of the song is still quite bright which makes it an interesting combination. It’s kind of opposites of each other, but that is something I tend to do lyrically and musically, having serious subjects with more up-tempo music.[5]

Charts[]

Sergey Lazarev version[]

"Shattered Dreams"
Single by Sergey Lazarev
Released2006 (Russia)
16 July 2007 (UK)
Recorded2006
GenrePop, dance
LabelABSOLUTEAMD
Sergey Lazarev singles chronology
"Fake"
(2006) 		"Shattered Dreams"
(2006) 		"Everytime"
(2007)

In 2006, Russian singer Sergey Lazarev covered the song with a new arrangement. This was his first solo outing outside the post-Soviet zone and his first international single to be formally released in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

  1. "Shattered Dreams" [Radio Edit]
  2. "Shattered Dreams" [Metro Edit]
  3. "Shattered Dreams" [Kid 79" Remix]
  4. "Shattered Dreams" [Metro 12 Mix]
  5. "Shattered Dreams" [Groove Brothers Mix]
  6. "Shattered Dreams" [Hardrum Mix]
  7. "Shattered Dreams" [Video]

Quentin Elias version[]

"Shattered Dreams"
Shattered-dreams-quentin-elias.jpeg
Single by Quentin Elias
Released2009
Recorded2009
GenrePop, dance

In 2009, French singer Quentin Elias covered the song in a single released on-line at such retailers as iTunes and Amazon.com.[30]

Track listing

  1. "Shattered Dreams" [Original Die For Me Mix]
  2. "Shattered Dreams" [Deep & Dark Mix]
  3. "Shattered Dreams" [Dalyx's Chill Lounge Mix]
  4. "Shattered Dreams" [Classic House So Divine Bass Mix]
  5. "Shattered Dreams" [Minimal Vocal Beat Dub]
  6. "Shattered Dreams" [Dalyx's Dance Pop Mix]
  7. "Shattered Dreams" [Filter Dat Radio Club Mix]

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  30. ^ [1][dead link]

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