Land of Dreaming

Last updated

"Land of Dreaming"
Land of dreaming.jpg
Single by Masterboy
from the album Generation of Love
Released3 January 1996
Genre Eurodance
Length4:03
Label Club Zone
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.

Contents

The song reached number 12 in Germany 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.

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

References

  1. "Reviews" (PDF). Music Week . 18 May 1996. p. 8. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. "Masterboy: Land of Dreaming (1996)". IMDb. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. "Masterboy – Land of Dreaming" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  5. "Masterboy: Land of Dreaming" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  6. "Masterboy – Land of Dreaming" (in French). Le classement de singles.
  7. "Masterboy – Land of Dreaming" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Masterboy" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  9. "Masterboy – Land Of Dreaming" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  10. "Masterboy – Land of Dreaming". Singles Top 100.
  11. "Masterboy – Land of Dreaming". Swiss Singles Chart.
  12. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1996" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 7 August 2015.