Dreaming My Dreams (Cranberries song)

"Dreaming My Dreams"
Promotional single by The Cranberries from the album No Need To Argue
Released	November 1995
Format	CD (promo only - no cover art)
Recorded	1994
Genre	Folk
Length	3:37
Label	Island Records
Writer	Dolores O'Riordan
Producer	Stephen Street

"Dreaming My Dreams" is an acoustic folk song from Irish band The Cranberries, taken from their second album, No Need To Argue. It was released as a promotional single in the UK in 1995. According to Billboard Magazine, Island Records intended to release the song as the fifth single (fourth in the USA) from the band's second album.^[1] Plans for a commercial single and promotional video never materialized, as the band entered into studio to record their third album, To the Faithful Departed, during the same time period.

Tracklist

Promo single (UK)^[2]

1. "Dreaming My Dreams" - 3:37

Other releases

An acoustic version of "Dreaming My Dreams" was released on the "Ode to My Family" single in 1994. The performance was recorded at the "Later with Jools Holland" TV program at the BBC. A similar version was performed during the band's MTV Unplugged show in 1995. This version was never commercially released.
A live version of the song was released on the "Free to Decide" single in 1996. The performance was recorded at The Point in Dublin, Ireland.
The studio version was also featured on the "Stars" single, taken from the band's 2002 Best of compilation.

References

1. ^ Billboard Magazine, "Cranberries Are The Pick Of Island's International Crop, September 30, 1995. p. 103.
2. ^ Zombieguide's Complete Cranberries Discography, Dreaming My Dreams (Promo single). 854 486-2-2.