Never Had a Dream Come True (S Club 7 song) - Composition

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"Never Had a Dream Come True" is a song by British pop group S Club 7, released as a single in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2000. It was chosen to be the official 2000 BBC Children in Need song.[1] The single peaked atop the UK Singles Chart, becoming Britain's ninth-best-selling single of 2000. Outside the UK, it peaked within the top ten on the charts of Ireland, Sweden, and the United States—where it reached number 10 and became the group's only single to appear on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

"Never Had a Dream Come True"

Single by S Club 7

from the album 7 and Sunshine

B-side

"Perfect Christmas"
"Spiritual Love"
"Stand by You"

Released

27 November 2000

Recorded

2000

Length

4:00

Label

Polydor
19

Songwriter(s)

Producer(s)

Cathy Dennis
Oskar Paul

S Club 7 singles chronology

"Natural"
(2000)

"Never Had a Dream Come True"
(2000)

"Don't Stop Movin'"
(2001)

Audio sample

file
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Music video

"Never Had a Dream Come True" on YouTube

After its success, the song was added to a re-release of the band's second album, 7, and their third album, Sunshine.

Content

The song is about the aftermath of a break-up. The protagonist says that even though she might date other people, she will always have love for her former boyfriend. Jo O'Meara sings the lead vocals for the song while the rest of the members are in backup vocals.

Use in media

O'Meara sings the song as a solo in S Club's feature film, Seeing Double. The demo version of the song was also used as the opening theme in the television series S Club 7 Go Wild! and the S Club 7 Christmas Special. The instrumental version of the demo was briefly heard in the earlier special Artistic Differences. S Club 7 performed the song for the ITV Panto Aladdin.

Track listings

UK Children in Need CD single[3]

"Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00
"Perfect Christmas" – 4:38
"Reach" (Almighty mix) – 9:12
"Never Had a Dream Come True" (CD-ROM video)

UK standard CD single[4]

"Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00
"Spiritual Love" – 3:51
"Stand by You" – 3:03
"Never Had a Dream Come True" (CD-ROM video)

UK cassette single[5]

"Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00
"Perfect Christmas" – 4:38

US CD single[6]

"Never Had a Dream Come True"
"Spiritual Love"

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Sunshine album booklet.[7]

Studio

Mastered at Transfermation (London, England)

Personnel

Cathy Dennis – writing, production
Simon Ellis – writing
Paul Gendler – guitar
Oskar Paul – keyboards, programming, production
Pete Murray – keyboards
Anne Dudley – string arrangement
James McMillan – additional programming
Stephen Lipson – additional programming, additional production
Heff Moraes – mixing
James Reynolds – engineering
Richard Dowling – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8]	9
Ireland (IRMA)[9]	2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10]	31
Scotland (OCC)[11]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	10
UK Singles (OCC)[13]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	10
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14]	8
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[15]	8
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[16]	36

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Ireland (IRMA)[17]	14
UK Singles (OCC)[18]	9

Chart (2001)	Position
Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)[19]	45
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[20]	81
Ireland (IRMA)[21]	43
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22]	46
UK Singles (OCC)[23]	116
US Billboard Hot 100[24]	61
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[25]	26

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009)	Position
UK Top 100 Songs of the Decade[26]	43

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[27]	Gold	15,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	Platinum	655,000[29]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	27 November 2000	CD cassette	Polydor 19	[30]
United States	24 April 2001	CD cassette	Polydor 19 A&M	[31]

References

"Children In Need's top selling singles". Easier. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
"S Club Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
Never Had a Dream Come True (UK CD single liner notes). S Club 7. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2000. 587 903-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
Never Had a Dream Come True (UK CD single liner notes). S Club 7. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2000. 587 652-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
Never Had a Dream Come True (UK cassette single sleeve). S Club 7. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2000. 587 903-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
Never Had a Dream Come True (US CD single liner notes). S Club 7. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings, A&M Records. 2000. 31458 7074 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
Sunshine (UK CD album booklet). S Club 7. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2001. 5894612.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
"Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 51. 16 December 2000. p. 9. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Never Had a Dream Come True". Irish Singles Chart.
"S Club 7 – Never Had a Dream Come True". Top 40 Singles.
"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
"S Club 7 – Never Had a Dream Come True". Singles Top 100.
"S Club 7: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
"S Club Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
"S Club Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
"S Club Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
"Top 100 of 2000". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
"Best Sellers of 2000: Singles Top 100". Music Week. London, England: United Business Media. 20 January 2001. p. 25.
"BDS CHART : Top 100 of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on 1 July 2002. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
"Year in Review – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2001" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 52. 22 December 2001. p. 14. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
"Ireland-Top Singles for 2001". C&R. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
"Årslista Singlar, 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
"2001 – UK Charts Plus" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. 5 January 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
"Billboard Top 100 – 2001". Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
"2001 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 52. 29 December 2001. p. YE-81. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
Radio 1 Official Chart of the Decade, as broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on Tuesday 29 December 2009, presented by Nihal
"Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
"British single certifications – S Club 7 – Never Had a Dream Come True". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
Myers, Justin (9 May 2015). "S Club 7's Official Top 10 Best Selling Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
"New Releases – For Week Starting November 27, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 25 November 2000. p. 25. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
Pietroluongo, Silvio (21 April 2001). "Hot 100 Spotlight" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 16. p. 85. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

v t e S Club 7
Tina Barrett Paul Cattermole Jon Lee Bradley McIntosh Jo O'Meara Hannah Spearritt Rachel Stevens
Studio albums	S Club 7 Sunshine Seeing Double
Compilation albums	Don't Stop Movin' Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7 Essential S Club 7
Singles	"Bring It All Back" "S Club Party" "Two in a Million" "You're My Number One" "Reach" "Natural" "Never Had a Dream Come True" "Don't Stop Movin'" "Have You Ever" "You" "Alive" "Say Goodbye" "Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You"
Concert tours	Bring It All Back 2015
Film and television	Miami 7 Back to the '50s Boyfriends & Birthdays L.A. 7 Artistic Differences S Club 7 Go Wild! Christmas Special Hollywood 7 S Club Search Viva S Club Seeing Double
Related articles	Discography S Club Allstars S Club 8 Upper Street

v t e Children in Need
Telethons	2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020: The Big Night In 2020 2021 2022
Charity singles	"Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn)" (1985) "Heroes" (1986) "Perfect Day" (1997) "Especially for You" (1998) "Love Me" (1999) "Never Had a Dream Come True" (2000) "Have You Ever" (2001) "Don't Let Me Down" / "You and I" (2002) "I'm Your Man" (2003) "I'll Stand by You" (2004) "A Night to Remember" (2005) "Downtown" (2006) "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" (2007) "Do Ya/Stay with Me" (2008) "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley" (2009) "Love You More" (2010) "Teardrop" (2011) "Something New" (2012) "How Long Will I Love You" (2013) "Wake Me Up" (2014) "Take Me Home" (2015) "All We Needed" (2016) "Fields of Gold" (2017) "Love Is In The Picture" (2018) "Yellow" (2019) "Times Like These" (2020) "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (2020) "Everywhere" (2021)
Related articles	Pudsey Bear Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall Children in Need Rocks Manchester Children in Need Rocks 2013 Comic Relief

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Never Had a Dream Come True è un singolo del gruppo musicale britannico S Club 7, pubblicato nel 2000 ed estratto dall'album 7.

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