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"Dreams" is the debut single of Irish rock band the Cranberries. It was originally released in September 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 50 of the US Hot 100 and the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart in early 1994. 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.[2]

"Dreams"
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"
Released	28 September 1992 (1992-09-28)[1]
Length	4:32 (album version) 4:15 (UK radio edit) 4:02 (US radio edit)
Label	Island
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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Music video
"Dreams" on YouTube
Alternative cover
USA CD single (1994)

In 2017, the song was released as an acoustic, stripped-down version on the band's Something Else album.[3]

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".[4] The song was later released on a demo tape with "Linger" that helped generate excitement for the band.[5]

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.[6]

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."[7]

Music videos

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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

Personnel

The Cranberries

• Dolores O'Riordan – lead and background vocals
• Noel Hogan – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Mike Hogan – bass guitar
• Fergal Lawler – drums

Additional musicians

• Mike Mahoney – additional vocals

Production

• Stephen Street – production, engineering
• Aidan McGovern – additional engineering

Charts

Chart (1993–1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[19]	30
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[20]	27
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[21]	25
Ireland (IRMA)[22]	9
Scotland (OCC)[23]	31
UK Singles (OCC)[24]	27
US Billboard Hot 100[25]	42
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[26]	15
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[27]	33

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[22]	24
Italy (FIMI)[28]	59
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[29]	75
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30]	77
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[31]	16
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[32]	7

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[33] since 2009	Gold	35,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[34]	Gold	400,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	28 September 1992	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Island	[1]
United Kingdom (re-release)	25 April 1994	7-inch vinyl CD1 cassette		[35]
	2 May 1994	CD2		[36]

Dario G version

"Dream to Me"
Single by Dario G
from the album In Full Colour
Released	22 January 2001 (2001-01-22)
Length	3:09
Label	Manifesto
Songwriter(s)	Noel Hogan Dolores O'Riordan Scott Rosser Paul Spencer
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 covered the song as "Dream to Me", with vocals provided by Ingrid Straumstøyl.[37] 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

Charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	22 January 2001	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Manifesto	[63]
Australia	9 April 2001	CD		[64]

Other covers

• A Cantonese cover of the song, "Dream Lover", with backing vocals by herself, was a hit single for Chinese singer Faye Wong. It was included in her 1994 album Random Thoughts, and the song was prominently featured in the same year's film Chungking Express.[65][66] Wong also recorded a Mandarin version, "Elude", on Sky. Both versions are popular in the Chinese media.[67]
• In 2020, an Irish collective of female singers and musicians called Irish Women in Harmony, including Allie Sherlock, Caroline Corr, Erica Cody, Imelda May, Lisa Hannigan, Loah, Moya Brennan, Orla Gartland, Pillow Queens, Róisín O, RuthAnne, Saint Sister, Sibéal, Soulé, Una Healy and Wyvern Lingo recorded a version in aid of the charity Safe Ireland, which deals with domestic abuse which had reportedly risen significantly during the COVID-19 lockdown.[68][69]
• Hermitage green performed a version of the song in Limerick Castle live in 2018. Before releasing the song as a cover a year later.
• Mexican singer Iran Castillo made a music video covering the song in 2020 with her sister Mónica Castillo and releasing it as a single.[70]

See also

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

References

На других языках

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- [en] Dreams (The Cranberries song)

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[es] Dreams (canción de The Cranberries)

«Dreams» —en españolː Sueños— es una canción de la banda de rock irlandesa The Cranberries.[1] Publicada inicialmente el 29 de septiembre de 1992 por Island Records, fue el sencillo debut de la agrupación y el primero encargado de promocionar Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?,[4] el primer álbum de estudio de la banda.

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[ru] Dreams (песня The Cranberries)

«Dreams» — первый сингл c дебютного альбома Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? ирландской рок-группы The Cranberries. На заглавную песню было снято три версии клипа, причём каждая — с существенными изменениями. Также, заглавная песня была исполнена группой на фестивале Woodstock Revival в 1994 году.

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