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B-side | "Songbird" | |||
Released | 24 March 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
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Length | 4:18 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Stevie Nicks | |||
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"Dreams" (2004 Remaster) on YouTube |
"Dreams" is a song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac,written and sung by Stevie Nicks for the band's eleventh studio album, Rumours (1977). In the United States,"Dreams" was released as the second single from Rumours in March 1977,while in the United Kingdom,the song was released as the third single in June 1977. [2] A stage performance of "Dreams" was used as the promotional music video.
In the US,"Dreams" sold more than one million copies and reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, [3] the band's only number-one single in the country. In Canada,"Dreams" also reached number one on the RPM Top 100 Singles chart. [4]
In late 2020,the song experienced a widespread resurgence in popularity as a result of a viral TikTok video created by Nathan Apodaca. The song subsequently re-entered national music charts and also entered the Spotify and Apple Music charts in certain countries. [5] "Dreams" was ranked number nine on Rolling Stone 's 2021 list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". [6]
The members of Fleetwood Mac were experiencing emotional upheavals while recording the Rumours album. Mick Fleetwood was going through a divorce,Christine McVie and John McVie were separating,while Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were ending their eight-year relationship. "We had to go through this elaborate exercise of denial," explained Buckingham to Blender magazine,"keeping our personal feelings in one corner of the room while trying to be professional in the other." [7]
Stevie Nicks wrote the song in early 1976 at Record Plant studio in Sausalito,California. "One day when I wasn't required in the main studio," remembers Nicks to Blender magazine,"I took a Fender Rhodes piano and went into another studio that was said to belong to Sly Stone,of Sly and the Family Stone. It was a black-and-red room,with a sunken pit in the middle where there was a piano,and a big black-velvet bed with Victorian drapes." [7]
"I sat down on the bed with my keyboard in front of me," continues Nicks. "I found a drum pattern,switched my little cassette player on and wrote 'Dreams' in about 10 minutes. Right away I liked the fact that I was doing something with a dance beat,because that made it a little unusual for me." [7]
When Nicks played the song to the rest of the group,"They weren't nuts about it. But I said 'Please! Please record this song,at least try it.' Because the way I play things sometimes... you really have to listen." The band recorded it the following day. Only a basic track was recorded at Sausalito,with Nicks playing the Rhodes piano and singing. Recording assistant Cris Morris remembers how "all (they) kept was the drum track and live vocal from Stevie –the guitars and bass were added later in Los Angeles." [7] Christine McVie described the song as having "just three chords and one note in the left hand" and "boring" when Nicks played a rough version on the piano. McVie changed her mind after Buckingham "fashioned three sections out of identical chords,making each section sound completely different. He created the impression that there's a thread running through the whole thing." [7]
Producer Ken Caillat made an eight bar drum loop of Fleetwood's drumming to create "deep hypnotic effect". Caillat said of the loop that "It’s funny,but when people talk about the classic rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie and they point to this one song,I’m always amused that they’re talking about a drum loop." [8] The electric guitars were sent through four different signals:"a direct signal,a miked signal,a signal running from the output of the amp head,and another direct signal from a volume pedal". These signals were then panned in stereo,which in producer Richard Dashut's estimation,allowed for the guitars to move across the left and right channels "in a very majestic way". [9]
When determining the proper equipment to use for the lead vocals,Caillat assembled a series of eight microphones organized and asked Nicks to sing into each one to decide which one she preferred. Nicks ultimately selected a Sennheiser 441 microphone,which was a relatively inexpensive microphone according to Caillat. "When she got to [that] one particular mic and sang into it,she said,'Oh my god,I love this mic! It sounds great!',and my job was done." [10] Caillat placed a windscreen a half-inch away from the microphone and asked Nicks to sing against it so that the lower frequencies of her voice would be captured. [11] A guide vocal sung by Nicks was used as the final take,albeit with punch-ins on a few lines,as they could not achieve a superior vocal or recapture the interplay with the drums. In total,Nicks recorded ten different lead vocal tracks. [12]
Buckingham determined which harmonies to sing during the song's chorus by playing triads on a piano with Nicks and McVie situated around the instrument. Once they settled on their parts,Buckingham,Nicks,and McVie doubled their three-part harmonies to achieve a fuller sound. The band decided that the pre-chorus needed more instrumentation,so Fleetwood added some tom-tom accents starting at the song's 48 second mark. Christine McVie originally played sparse whole notes on a piano during this section,but this was deemed unsuitable,so Dashut suggested the addition of a vibraphone instead,which was also played by McVie. Delay was applied to each vibraphone hit so that each note would repeat. During the same session,Fleetwood wanted to overdub some congas,but the instrument was not readily available,so he waited until the next day to record them. [13]
Cash Box believed that "Dreams" was "subdued in comparison" to "Go Your Own Way" with its "softly droning bass [that] backs Stevie Nicks' alluring lead vocal." [14] Record World said that "Stevie Nicks' vocal makes these dreams a melodic reality." [15] New York Times critic John Rockwell called the single a "classy record" and commented on the appeal provided by Nicks' "strange,nasal yet husky soprano" and Mick Fleetwood's "wonderfully crisp,exact drumming." [16] The Guardian and Paste ranked the song number one and number four,respectively,on their lists of the 30 greatest Fleetwood Mac songs. [17] [18]
In the United States,"Dreams" reached the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 18 June 1977,and held it for one week. On the Adult Contemporary chart,"Dreams" peaked at number eleven,making it the band's highest-charting single on that chart during the 1970s. [19] On the UK Singles Chart,"Dreams" went to number 24,staying in the top 40 for eight weeks. [20]
Since its initial release,"Dreams" has re-entered the charts on various occasions. It picked up two additional weeks on the UK charts in 2011 following the airing of the Glee "Rumours" episode. In 2018,"Dreams" returned to the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart at number 14,re-popularized by a viral tweet. [21] The song also returned to the New Zealand charts for one week in 2019 at number 40. The song then re-entered the New Zealand charts on 5 October 2020 at number 28 and spent 71 consecutive weeks in the top 40,whilst also reaching a new peak of number six. [22] The same year,it also entered the Irish charts for the first time.
In October 2020,the song reached number one on the Billboard Rock Digital Song Sales chart as a result of a viral TikTok video of Nathan Apodaca lip syncing to the song while skateboarding down a highway in Idaho Falls,Idaho drinking Ocean Spray cran-raspberry juice. [5] [23] Following the popularity of the video,"Dreams" also placed among the Top 50 most-streamed songs on Spotify and Apple Music in the US,the UK,Australia,and New Zealand,re-entering the ARIA in Australia (where it reached a new peak) [24] and the UK Official Charts. [25] "Dreams" also re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 21 on 17 October 2020,giving the band its highest placement on the Hot 100 since 20 February 1988,when "Everywhere" charted at number 17. “Dreams" then rose to number 12 the following week. [26]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [72] | 15× Platinum | 1,050,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [73] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [74] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [75] | 14× Platinum | 420,000‡ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [76] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [77] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [78] | 5× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [79] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
"Dreams" | ||||
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Single by the Corrs | ||||
from the album Talk on Corners | ||||
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Released | May 1998 | |||
Length | 4:18 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Stevie Nicks | |||
Producer(s) | Oliver Leiber | |||
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"Dreams" on YouTube |
Irish band the Corrs originally recorded "Dreams" for Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, the 20th anniversary album of cover versions which also featured "Don't Stop" by Elton John, "You Make Loving Fun" by Jewel and others from the Goo Goo Dolls and the Cranberries. The cover version was originally recorded similar to the original song until Oliver Leiber transformed the recording into a dance track mixed with a violin and tin whistle hook. It was then remixed by Todd Terry for single release and became the first big hit for the Corrs in the UK, reaching number six on the UK Singles Chart and staying on the chart for 10 weeks. The video also won the "Best Adult Contemporary Video" award from Billboard magazine in 1998. The Corrs' second studio album, Talk on Corners , was then re-released with "Dreams" added.
The Corrs performed "Dreams" with Mick Fleetwood from Fleetwood Mac in their concert at the Royal Albert Hall on St. Patrick's Day, 1998 (which was also Caroline Corr's 25th birthday).
Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "The Corrs bring an interesting Celtic flavor to the first pop single from Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. Although it's difficult to let go of the intense drama of the original recording, the act's earnest delivery is to be commended and appreciated. In an effort to better connect with the kids of crossover radio, club icon Todd Terry has been enlisted to remix the song with a more forceful disco sound. It was a wise move that gives this single a fighting chance in drawing the positive attention of the pop masses." [80] Scottish Daily Record praised the cover version as "superb". [81] Music Week felt the classic "is given an uplifting Celtic overhaul on this breezy, radio-friendly cover which has Andrea Corr's gorgeous vocal joined by violin and tin whistle. With airplay already building and the familiarity of the song, "Dreams" should see the quartet reaching even further than their ever-growing fanbase." [82] An editor from Sunday Mirror stated that "Ireland's three most beautiful women and their brother should finally crack it over here with this Todd Terry remix." [83]
A music video was produced to accompany the song, directed by British music video director and editor Dani Jacobs. Shot in Singapore on April 10th, 1998 at the Thian Hock Keng Temple during the bands promotional tour of South Asia. [84] It won the "Best Adult Contemporary Video" award from Billboard magazine in 1998. The video was made available on YouTube in 2009 and as of July 2022, it had generated more than 23 million views. [85] The video for the Todd Terry Remix was made available on the platform in 2014. [86]
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United Kingdom (BPI) [109] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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Ireland | May 1998 | — | [110] | |
Japan | 2 May 1998 | CD | [111] | |
United Kingdom | 4 May 1998 |
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United States | 19 May 1998 | Contemporary hit radio |
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Single by Deep Dish featuring Stevie Nicks | ||||
from the album George Is On | ||||
Released | 17 April 2006 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Stevie Nicks | |||
Producer(s) | Dubfire & Sharam | |||
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"Dreams" on YouTube |
Nicks contributed new vocals to a remake of "Dreams" by DJ and house music duo Deep Dish. The song appears on their second album, George Is On (2005),and was a top-20 UK Singles Chart hit and climbed to number 26 on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart. An edited version of the song is included on Nicks' 2007 album Crystal Visions –The Very Best of Stevie Nicks . In the music video,directed by Honey,model and actress Winter Ave Zoli plays as the protagonist.[ citation needed ]
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United Kingdom | 17 April 2006 | CD | Positiva | [131] |
24 April 2006 | 12-inch vinyl | [132] | ||
Australia | 8 May 2006 | CD | Sony BMG Australia | [133] |
In 2020,after his truck broke down,an Idaho man named Nathan Apodaca filmed himself riding his skateboard to work while drinking Ocean Spray cran-raspberry juice and lip-syncing to "Dreams". [134] [135] The video went viral,garnering over 50 million views around the world. [136] As a result,"Dreams" skyrocketed in popularity,reappearing on many worldwide music charts. [137] [138] [139] Mick Fleetwood,Lindsey Buckingham,and Stevie Nicks released responses to Apodaca's video on TikTok,with Nicks donning a pair of roller skates while performing the song. [140] Subsequently,Ocean Spray gave Nathan a brand new pickup truck after Ocean Spray received unexpected publicity when the video went viral. [141]
In 2021,the New Zealand-born,Australian-based DJ,Jolyon Petch [142] [143] released a version of the song that became a Number 1 track on the ARIA Top 50 Club Tracks chart. [144] The cover,featuring an uncredited vocal from the reality TV star Reigan, [145] [146] [147] peaked at number 16 on the main Australian singles chart. [148] [149] The single went on to be nominated in the category of Best Dance Release at the 2021 ARIA Music Awards,but lost out to "Alive" by Rüfüs Du Sol. [150] [151] [152] It was certified 2×Platinum by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in 2022. [153]
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