A Bad Dream

"You might also be looking for Nightmare."Single infobox
Name = A Bad Dream


Artist = Keane
from Album = Under the Iron Sea
Released = flagicon|UKJanuary 22, 2007
Format = 7" vinyl
CD single
256 MB USB memory stick
Recorded = Helioscentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex
The Magic Shop, New York
Genre = Alternative rock, piano rock
Length = 5:06
Writer = Tim Rice-Oxley (Main writer)
Tom Chaplin
Richard Hughes
Label = Island Records
Producer = Andy Green
Keane
Last single = "Try Again" (2007)
This single = "A Bad Dream" (2007)
Next single = "The Night Sky" (2007)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Under the Iron Sea
Type = studio
prev_track = "Leaving So Soon?"
prev_no = 4
this_track = "A Bad Dream"
track_no = 5
next_track = "Hamburg Song"
next_no = 6 |

"A Bad Dream", often mistitled as "Bad Dream", is a song performed and composed by English piano rock band Keane appearing as the fifth track on their second album "Under the Iron Sea". It was released January 22, 2007 as the sixth and possibly last single from that album in the United Kingdom and other countries (see 2007 in British music).cite web|url=http://www.keanemusic.com/news.php?action=get&id=1400&y=06&m=11|title=Official release confirmation|accessdate=2006-11-24]

Track listings

A track titled "The Night Sky" was believed to be the obvious choice for a B-side as it was an unreleased track on "Under the Iron Sea", mentioned several times and thought to have a relation with the song, but Keane instead included for the first time both cover songs ("She Sells Sanctuary" by The Cult and "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode) and a remix of the single in a commercial release. "The Night Sky" was instead released as the next single.

CD single

Catalogue number: 1723057
# "A Bad Dream"
# "She Sells Sanctuary"
# "A Bad Dream (Luna-C Hardcore Remix)"
# "A Bad Dream Live in Berlin (Video)"

UK 7" vinyl

Catalogue: 1723058
# "A Bad Dream"
# "She Sells Sanctuary"

256 MB USB memory stick content

** "A Bad Dream"
** "A Bad Dream" (video)
** "Enjoy the Silence"
** "A Bad Dream (Luna-C Bangin' Remix)"
** Competition to see the band at Wembley

Composition and recording

It was composed by Tim Rice-Oxley and Tom Chaplin. It was recorded at the Heliosentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex and at The Magic Shop, New York.

Information about song's meaning

It was partially based on the "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" poem by W.B. Yeats. Rice-Oxley explained on a podcast:

B-sides

he Sells Sanctuary

This song is a cover of The Cult's original song. It's the first song ever released since June 2001 ("She Has No Time") that includes acoustic guitar on the recording.

Instrumentation

*Acoustic guitar
*Bass
*Drums
*Distorted piano
*Electric piano
*Synthesizer
*Vocals (by Tom Chaplin)

A Bad Dream (Luna-C Hardcore Remix)

The song includes a trance style instrumentation never heard on a Keane release before.

Technical information on songs

Music video

The music video for "A Bad Dream" was shot on November 22 2006 and premiered a month later. The essentially simple promo features singer Tom Chaplin walking through white and dark lights.

An alternate version released on Yahoo Launch UK features short clips of Tim Rice-Oxley and Richard Hughes intercut into the original, looking at Chaplin with melancholic faces.

In pop culture

"A Bad Dream" was recently featured on the Season 4 premiere of the FOX drama, "The O.C." It has also been used in the episode of "Scrubs" "My Long Goodbye", and was used by the BBC in their coverage of the 2007 golf Masters tournament.

Chart performance

References

External links

* [http://www.keanemusic.com Official site]
* [http://www.keaneshaped.co.uk/disco/abd.htm Keaneshaped - Information about record]
* [http://www.keane.fr/groupe.php?choix=disco/abd Keane.fr - Information about record in French (Not yet available)]