Dreamtime (Daryl Hall song)

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"Dreamtime"
Single by Daryl Hall
from the album Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine
B-side "Let It Out"
ReleasedJuly 1986
Recorded1985
Genre Pop rock
Length4:45 (album version)
3:57 (7" version)
7:55 (extended remixed version)
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Daryl Hall, John Beeby
Producer(s) Daryl Hall, David A. Stewart, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
Daryl Hall singles chronology
"Dreamtime"
(1986)
"Foolish Pride"
(1986)
Music video
"Dreamtime" on YouTube

Dreamtime is a single from American singer-songwriter Daryl Hall (one half of pop-rock duo Hall & Oates). Co-written by John Beeby, it was issued prior to the release of his second solo album, Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine .

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It was his biggest hit as a solo performer, climbing the Billboard Hot 100 to peak at number 5 in October 1986 [1] and reached #3 on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay chart on September 9, 1986 for one week and remained on the chart for twelve weeks. [2] The hit helped drive its parent album up the charts to peak at number 29. [3]

Formatting

The original recording is 4:45 in length. The music video extends the track length to 5:12. [4] Aside from some ad-libs near the video version's fade-out, there is little difference between the album version and the video.

Personnel

Reception

In his four-star review of the parent album, allmusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine singled out the song, calling it "tremendous" and "a swirling slice of arty new wave psychedelia that stands in direct contrast to anything Hall & Oates sent into the Top Ten". [5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986–1987)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[ citation needed ]28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] 19
Germany (Official German Charts) [6] 53
Netherlands (Mega Charts) [6] 30
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [7] 28
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 5
US Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart [9] 3
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [8] 24
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard) [8] 11
US Dance/Disco (Billboard) [8] 36

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)Rank
US Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart [10] 53
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) [11] 94

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