Never Had a Dream Come True (S Club 7 song)

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"Never Had a Dream Come True"
Never had a dream come true.jpg
Single by S Club 7
from the album 7 and Sunshine
B-side
  • "Perfect Christmas"
  • "Spiritual Love"
  • "Stand by You"
Released27 November 2000 (2000-11-27)
Recorded2000
Length4:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Cathy Dennis
  • Oskar Paul
S Club 7 singles chronology
"Natural"
(2000)
"Never Had a Dream Come True"
(2000)
"Don't Stop Movin'"
(2001)
Audio sample

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Sunshine album booklet. [8]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [31] Gold15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Platinum655,000 [33]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom27 November 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
[34]
United States24 April 2001
[35]

Cover versions

Multiple artists have performed covers of the song, some of whom include pop duo Same Difference and singer Natalie Paris. In May 2024, Adele performed a brief snippet of the song during a live performance in Las Vegas.

On 26 November 2021, O'Meara released an acoustic version of the song on all digital streaming platforms.

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