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

"Never Had a Dream Come True"
Single by S Club 7
from the album 7 and Sunshine
B-side	"Perfect Christmas" "Spiritual Love" "Stand by You"
Released	27 November 2000 (2000-11-27)
Recorded	2000
Genre	Pop
Length	4:00
Label	Polydor 19
Songwriter(s)	Cathy Dennis Simon Ellis
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
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UK Children in Need CD single [4] "Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00 "Perfect Christmas" – 4:38 "Reach" (Almighty mix) – 9:12 "Never Had a Dream Come True" (CD-ROM video) UK standard CD single [5] "Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00 "Spiritual Love" – 3:51 "Stand by You" – 3:03 "Never Had a Dream Come True" (CD-ROM video)

UK cassette single [6] "Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00 "Perfect Christmas" – 4:38 US CD single [7] "Never Had a Dream Come True" "Spiritual Love" Digital EP [8] "Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00 "Spiritual Love" – 3:52 "Stand by You" – 3:04 "Never Had a Dream Come True" (Mike Rizzo club mix) – 6:27 "Never Had a Dream Come True" (Mike Rizzo radio mix) – 3:33

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Sunshine album booklet. ^[9]

Studio

• Mastered at Transfermation (London, England)

Personnel

• Cathy Dennis – writing, production
• Simon Ellis – writing
• Paul Gendler – guitar
• Oskar Paul – keyboards, programming, production
• Pete Murray – keyboards
• Anne Dudley – string arrangement
• James McMillan – additional programming
• Stephen Lipson – additional programming, additional production
• Heff Moraes – mixing
• James Reynolds – engineering
• Richard Dowling – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000–2001) Peak position Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS) [10] 14 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [11] 9 Ireland (IRMA) [12] 2 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [13] 31 Scotland (OCC) [14] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 10 UK Singles (OCC) [16] 1 US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 10 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [17] 8 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [18] 8 US Rhythmic Top 40 ( Billboard ) [19] 36

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Ireland (IRMA) [20] 14 UK Singles (OCC) [21] 9 Chart (2001) Position Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS) [22] 45 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [23] 81 Ireland (IRMA) [24] 43 Sweden (Hitlistan) [25] 46 UK Singles (OCC) [26] 116 US Billboard Hot 100 [27] 61 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [28] 26 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [29] 37 Chart (2002) Position US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [30] 31 Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009) Position UK Top 100 Songs of the Decade [31] 43

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [32]	Gold	15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [33]	Platinum	655,000 [34]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	27 November 2000	CD cassette	Polydor 19	[35]
United States	24 April 2001		Polydor 19 A&M	[36]

Cover versions

Multiple artists have performed covers of the song, some of whom include pop duo Same Difference on series 4 of The X Factor in 2007 and singer Natalie Paris in 2023. In May 2024, Adele performed a brief snippet of the song during a live performance at her Weekends with Adele residency in Las Vegas.

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

References

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