"I Have a Dream" / "Bellissima" | ||||
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Single by DJ Quicksilver | ||||
from the album Quicksilver | ||||
Released | 6 November 1996 | |||
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Label | Dos or Die | |||
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"I Have a Dream" on YouTube | ||||
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"Bellissima" on YouTube |
"I Have a Dream" and "Bellissima" are two tracks by German-Turkish DJ and music producer DJ Quicksilver. The songs were released as a double A-side single in November 1996 from his 1997 album Quicksilver.
The double single "I Have a Dream" / "Bellissima" was DJ Quicksilver's biggest chart success,reaching the top 10 in six countries. It was produced by Tommaso De Donatis and Orhan Terzi (DJ Quicksilver). It is certified gold in Germany and platinum in the United Kingdom.
The song "I Have a Dream" samples Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech,and uses excerpts of King's voice.
A reviewer from Music Week wrote,"The Turkish-born DJ serves up a floor-packing,monster slice of uplifting house crammed with big beats and teasing drum rolls." [1]
The music videos of "I Have a Dream" and "Bellissima" were directed by Volker Hannwacker. [2]
"I Have a Dream" / "Bellissima"
"I Have a Dream"
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Chart (1997) | Position |
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Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [19] | 31 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [20] | 23 |
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [21] | 74 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [22] | 83 |
UK Singles (OCC) [23] | 24 |
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [24] | 33 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Germany (BVMI) [25] | Gold | 250,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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