Daydream (Wallace Collection song)

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"Daydream"
Daydream by Wallace Collection French single.png
One of variants of original French single picture sleeve
Single by Wallace Collection
from the album Laughing Cavalier and Wallace Collection
B-side "Baby I Don't Mind"
Released1969
Recorded1969
Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre Symphonic rock
Length4:10
Label EMI/Odeon
Songwriter(s) Sylvain Vanholme
Raymond Vincent
Stephen Mann
David MacKay [1]
Producer(s) David MacKay [2]

"Daydream" is a song recorded in 1969 by the Belgian band Wallace Collection. It was composed by band members Sylvain Vanholme and Raymond Vincent, with David MacKay [1] who also produced the single. [2] The song is in the symphonic pop/rock genre, and uses strings and flutes. Its melody is borrowed from the finale of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake . [3] [4] The song was a hit in mainland Europe, though its popularity did not extend to English-speaking countries, despite its use of English lyrics. The song was covered several times, most notably by the Günter Kallmann Choir in 1970.

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Original recording

The song was first recorded in Abbey Road Studios, London, by the band Wallace Collection, and released as the final track on their debut album Laughing Cavalier. The singer was the band's drummer, Freddy Nieuland. It was released as a single in over 20 countries, and reached the top of the Belgium pop chart, and number 3 on the French chart. [5]

Cover versions

The French pop star Claude François, known for writing the original "My Way", released his cover "Rêveries" in April 1969. [5]

The song was covered in 1970 by the German vocal group, the Günter Kallmann Choir, and this version was used on a popular easy listening record of the time. [5] As such Kallmann is occasionally mis-credited as the original author of the song.

In 2001, English electronic group I Monster had a UK chart hit with "Daydream in Blue", a remix of the Günter Kallmann Choir's version of the song; the track peaked at #20 in the UK Singles Chart. [6] The song has also been covered live by the Beta Band as part of their song "Squares". I Monster's version was sampled in 2006 by American rapper Lupe Fiasco in Daydreamin’, featuring soul singer Jill Scott. Fiasco’s cover won the Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance.

Charts

Weekly charts

Charts (1969)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [7] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [8] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9] 13
France (IFOP) [10] 3

Year-end charts

Charts (1969)Peak
position
France (IFOP) [11] 21

Samples

"Daydream" has been sampled on the following songs:

Soundtrack appearances

In Norway, this song (the version of Franck Pourcel) has become widely known through its use as background music in a series of televised information snippets regarding mountain safety, produced by the Norwegian Red Cross and broadcast annually through the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, chiefly around the Easter holidays. [12] The original series was broadcast from 1969, but the theme tune was not introduced until 1972. Due to its association with the Severin Suveren safety snippets, the theme itself quintessentially represents Easter for many Norwegians. [13]

The Belgian film Mr. Nobody in 2009 also used this song several times in the movie.

In 2016, "Daydream in Blue", a remix of the song by I Monster, was featured in the second season of the US television show Mr. Robot starring Rami Malek and Christian Slater.

The song was also used in Noah Hawley's Legion , season three, episode four, released in 2019.

The first season of the US television show Severance (2022) has also made use of the I Monster version in trailers and during closing credits on some episodes.

The 2005 BBC television series How to be a Gardener written and presented by Alan Titchmarsh used "Daydream in Blue" as part of its extensive soundtrack.

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References

  1. 1 2 Daydream on the BMI database
  2. 1 2 Daydream on Discogs
  3. ↑ https://www.whosampled.com/sample/3244/Wallace-Collection-Daydream-Pyotr-Ilyich-Tchaikovsky-Act-2,-Scene-10%3A-Moderato/
  4. ↑ https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/maxxi-classique/daydream-et-la-melancolie-de-tchaikovski-1491449
  5. 1 2 3 Andy Morten, "Every Reverie", Shindig!, No.144, October 2023, pp.28-29
  6. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 265. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  7. ↑ "Wallace Collection – Daydream" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  8. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 18, 1969" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  9. ↑ "Wallace Collection – Daydream" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  10. ↑ "Tous les titres par artiste" (in French). Dominic DURAND/InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  11. ↑ "TOP - 1969" (in French). topfrance.fr. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  12. ↑ The Rules of the Mountain - NRK Archives
  13. ↑ https://arkiv.nrk.no/lydverket/ingen-paske-uten-daydream/index.html
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