Dreams (Gabrielle song)

"Dreams"
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Find Your Way
Released	1 June 1993
Format	CD Single, Cassette single
Recorded	1993
Genre	R&B
Length	3:44
Label	Go Beat, Universal Records
Writer(s)	Gabrielle, Tim Laws
Producer	Richie Fermie
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Dreams" (1993) "Going Nowhere" (1993)

"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.^[1] 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.^[2] The song also peaked at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US and at #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.^[3] In Australia, the song made #2 on the ARIA Chart.^[4]

Originally the song included a sample of the song "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman,^[2] but because of copyright reasons the sample had to be removed.^[5] 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.

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, where the character 'Quiz Kid' Donnie Smith plays the song repeatedly as a motivational aid.

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	1[1]
Irish Singles Chart	2
Australian Singles Chart	2[4]
Swedish Singles Chart	5[4]
Dutch Singles Chart	7[4]
Austrian Singles Chart	10[4]
Swiss Singles Chart	10[4]
French Singles Chart	11[4]
Italian Singles Chart	5
US Billboard Hot 100	26[3]
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	1[3]
New Zealand Singles Chart	36[4]

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6]	75

Track listings

The CD single included six remixed/edited versions that were aimed at the dancefloor and that became popular in European clubs.

UK CD: (GODCD 99)

1. "Dreams" (7" Version)
2. "Dreams" (The Developed Arrested Mix)
3. "Dreams" (Our Tribe House Mix)
4. "Dreams" (Dignity Mix)
5. "Dreams" (Easy Mix)
6. "Dreams" (Law's House)
7. "Dreams" (The Red Underground Mix)

Preceded by "(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You" by UB40	UK number one single 20 June 1993 for 3 weeks	Succeeded by "Pray" by Take That
Preceded by "Dreamlover" by Mariah Carey	Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single 23 October 1993	Succeeded by "Move" by Moby

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "UK charts archive". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=116. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Allmusic bio.". All Media Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p168633. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Billboard Singles". All Media Guide / Billboard. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p168633/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "Australian charts archive". Hung Medien. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gabrielle&titel=Dreams&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 
5. ^ "UK chart archive". everyhit.com. http://www.everyhit.com/index.html. Retrieved 2010-03-01.  Search for the song and click on notes
6. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1994. Retrieved 2010-08-27.