Land of Dreaming

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"Land of Dreaming"
Land of dreaming.jpg
Single by Masterboy
from the album Generation of Love
B-side "Remix"
Released3 January 1996
Recorded1995
Genre Eurodance
Length4:03
Label
  • Polydor
  • Club Zone (Germany)
  • PolyGram Iberica (Spain)
  • Mercury (Japan)
Songwriter(s)
  • Enrico Zabler
  • Tommy Schleh
  • Luke Skywalker
  • Beatrice Obrecht
Producer(s) Masterboy
Masterboy singles chronology
"Anybody (Movin' On)"
(1995)
"Land of Dreaming"
(1996)
"Show Me Colours"
(1996)
Music video
"Land of Dreaming" on YouTube

"Land of Dreaming" is a song recorded by German band Masterboy. It was the third single from their album, Generation of Love. The song was released in January 1996 and features female vocals performed by Trixi Delgado. Several remixes were produced for the various formats, two of them were mixed by Italian Eurodance act Cappella. The song was a big success in Latín American countries Like Chile and México , but in Europe was unable to duplicate the same performances than Masterboy's previous hit singles. It reached its highest peak position in Germany where it was number 12 and charted for 17 weeks. It was also a top-20 hit in Switzerland, Finland and the Netherlands. In France, the song was ranked for ten weeks in the French top-50 Singles Chart and reached number 22. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Land of Dreaming" peaked at number 42. In 2006, it was re-recorded in a remixed version with Freedom Williams and Linda Rocco in featuring and this version is included on Masterboy's 2006 studio album, US-Album.

Contents

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week rated the song three out of five, adding, "The German techno outfit mellow out on a reggae-lite tune but show their true colours on an uplifting Cappella remix." [1]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Land of Dreaming" was directed by Jonathan Bate and was shot in Dessert Atacama, Chile. [2] Bate also directed the music video of "Generation of Love".

Track listings

Credits

Charts

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