Dreaming of a Bigger Life

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Dreaming of a Bigger Life
Dreaming of a Bigger Life.album.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 8, 2010
Genre Hip hop, Hairtronica, Electronic
Length76:13
Label Pretty Lights Music
Producer Michal Menert
Michal Menert chronology
Dreaming of a Bigger Life
(2010)
Even If It Isn't Right
(2012)

Dreaming of a Bigger Life is the second solo album by the Polish-American electronic music artist Michal Menert released on June 8, 2010 by Pretty Lights Music. It is his first album after his departure from Pretty Lights. [1] It is known for the tracks "Feeling Better", "Sun/Shadow", "Heart Attack" featuring Benjamin Linder O'Neill on vocals, and "The Ratio" co-produced by labelmate and friend since high school Paul Basic.

Track listing

Dreaming Of A Bigger Life
No.TitleLength
1."…Into Your Dreams"0:56
2."In The Morning"5:03
3."Starfall"4:13
4."Sun/Shadow"6:51
5."Lights Out"4:11
6."Waveshift"4:48
7."Foolin' Myself"4:17
8."The Ratio (co-produced by Paul Arnaud Brandt)"4:33
9."So Alone"4:54
10."Feeling Better"5:37
11."One More Year"6:29
12."Alpha Omega"5:01
13."Where Do You Go?"4:28
14."The Coming Age"4:51
15."Heart Attack (feat. Benjamin Linder O'Neill)"4:30
16."Tomorrow May Never Come…"5:38

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