Sweet Dreams (Alan Walker and Imanbek song)

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"Sweet Dreams"
Alan Walker and Imanbek - Sweet Dreams.png
Single by Alan Walker and Imanbek
from the EP Walker Racing League
Released11 June 2021 (2021-06-11)
Genre
Length2:18
Label
Songwriter(s) Alan Walker
Producer(s)
Alan Walker singles chronology
"Believers"
(2021)
"Sweet Dreams"
(2021)
"Don't You Hold Me Down"
(2021)
Imanbek singles chronology
"Baddest"
(2021)
"Sweet Dreams"
(2021)
"Feel Good"
(2021)

"Sweet Dreams" is a song by British-Norwegian DJ Alan Walker and Kazakh Imanbek, released as a single on 11 June 2021. [1] The song samples the Scatman John track "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" [2] and was a hit in both Norway and Sweden. A remix contest of "Sweet Dreams" was launched in partnership of Alan Walker and the digital workstation, FL Studio.

Contents

Music video

The music video was released on Alan Walker's channel on 11 June 2021. It shows two car racers racing in a desert landscape. The music video currently has over 19.5 million views.[ citation needed ]

Remixes

The two producers also released a remix package titled Sweet Dreams Remixes [3] that contained the following tracks:

  1. "Sweet Dreams" (with Alok)
  2. "Sweet Dreams" (Brooks Remix)
  3. "Sweet Dreams" (Curbi Remix)
  4. "Sweet Dreams" (Mari Ferrari & Rompasso Remix)
  5. "Sweet Dreams" (Albert Vishi)
  6. "Sweet Dreams" (DES3ETT Remix)

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [14] Gold35,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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