Punching in a Dream

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"Punching in a Dream"
The Naked and Famous - Punching in a Dream.png
Single by the Naked and Famous
from the album Passive Me, Aggressive You
B-side "Wild"
Released23 August 2010 (2010-08-23)
Genre
Length3:33
Label Somewhat Damaged
Songwriter(s)
  • Thomas Powers
  • Alisa Xayalith
  • Aaron Short
Producer(s)
  • Thomas Powers
  • Aaron Short
The Naked and Famous singles chronology
"Young Blood"
(2010)		"Punching in a Dream"
(2010)		"Girls Like You"
(2011)

"Punching in a Dream" is a song by New Zealand indie electronic band the Naked and Famous from their debut studio album, Passive Me, Aggressive You (2010). It was released on 23 August 2010 as the album's third single. [3] The song debuted and peaked at number 11 on the New Zealand chart. [4]

Contents

The single was featured in the episodes "Kill or Be Killed" and "Our Town" of The Vampire Diaries and in 2011 comedy Getting That Girl. It also appears on the soundtrack for EA Sports game, FIFA 12 [5] and season 1 episode 7 of the show World of Jenks . [6] The song is frequently used as the pre-match tune on Foxsports A-League coverage. It can also be heard in a car commercial for the 2012 GMC Terrain. [7] The song can also be heard briefly in the short film Kony 2012 . [8] The song was used on the British series Made in Chelsea in 2011, and also in the 2012 film Pitch Perfect . The song was also used in the 2012 game Forza Horizon , as part of the Horizon Pulse radio station, which only plays indie music.

The music can also be heard during the Made in Chelsea General Hospital Sketch in Series 2, Episode 2 of British sketch comedy show Watson and Oliver .

Track listings

Charts

Chart (2010–12)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [9] 56
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [10] 37
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [11] 20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [4] 11
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [12] 135
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] 18
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 33

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
New Zealand23 August 2010 Digital download Somewhat Damaged [3]
Denmark5 December 2010
 [15]
Netherlands [16]
Norway [17]
Sweden [18]
United Kingdom [19]
6 December 2010 7-inch single
[20]
Australia15 December 2017Digital download – Stripped Island [21]
New Zealand [22]

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