Dreams (Gabrielle song)
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| Single by Gabrielle from the album Find Your Way |
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| Released | June 1, 1993 | ||||
| Format | CD Single, Cassette single | ||||
| Recorded | 1993 | ||||
| Genre | Pop, R&B, Soul | ||||
| Length | 3:44 | ||||
| Label | Go Beat, Universal Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Gabrielle, Tim Laws | ||||
| Producer | Richie Fermie | ||||
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"Dreams" is the debut single from Gabrielle. Written by Gabrielle and Tim Laws and produced by Richie Fermie, "Dreams" reached number one on the UK singles chart for three weeks in June 1993. The single entered the British charts at #2, which was the highest chart entry a debut act ever scored in the UK at that time. The song also peaked at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. In Australia the song made #4 and was the twentieth biggest selling single of 1993.
Originally the song included a sample of the song Fast Car by Tracy Chapman, but because of copyright reasons the sample had to be removed and the song became a hit by its own merit.
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, the character 'Quiz Kid' Donnie Smith plays the song repeatedly as a motivational aid.
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 based around its lyric.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 2 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 5 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 7 |
| Austian Singles Chart | 10 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 10 |
| French Singles Chart | 11 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart | 26 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 47 |
[edit] Track listings
The CD single included six remixed/edited versions that were aimed at the dancefloor and that became popular in European clubs.
CD:
- "Dreams" (7" version)
- "Dreams" (The Developed Arrested mix)
- "Dreams" (Our Tribe House mix)
- "Dreams" (Dignity mix)
- "Dreams" (Easy mix)
- "Dreams" (Laws House)
- "Dreams" (The Red Underground mix)
| Preceded by "(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You" by UB40 |
UK number one single June 20, 1993 for 3 weeks |
Succeeded by "Pray" by Take That |
| Preceded by "Dreamlover" by Mariah Carey |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single October 23, 1993 |
Succeeded by "Move" by Moby |
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