Dreams (Fleetwood Mac song)

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"Dreams"
File:Fleetwood Mac - Dreams.png
German vinyl single
Single by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Rumours
B-side "Songbird"
Released 24 March 1977
Recorded 1976
Studio Record Plant, Sausalito; Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood
Genre Soft rock[1]
Length 4:14
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Stevie Nicks
Producer(s)
Fleetwood Mac American singles chronology
"Go Your Own Way"
(1976)		 "Dreams"
(1977)		 "Don't Stop"
(1977)
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Audio sample

"Dreams" is a song by Fleetwood Mac from their eleventh studio album Rumours (1977). In the United States, "Dreams" was released as the second single from Rumours on March 24, 1977, while in the United Kingdom it was released as the third single in June 1977. A performance of "Dreams" on stage was used as the promotional music video.

In the US, "Dreams" reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] the band's only number-one single there; it sold over a million copies. In Canada, "Dreams" also reached number one on the RPM Top 100 Singles chart.[3]

In late 2020, the song experienced a widespread resurgence in popularity as a result of a viral TikTok video created by Nathan Apodaca. The song subsequently re-entered national music charts in certain countries and also entered the Spotify and Apple Music charts in certain countries.[4] The song also reappeared on a few Top 40 radio stations in the U.S. as well.

Background and composition

The members of Fleetwood Mac were experiencing emotional upheavals while recording the Rumours album. Mick Fleetwood was going through a divorce. Christine McVie was separating from her husband John McVie. Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were ending their eight-year relationship. "We had to go through this elaborate exercise of denial," explained Buckingham to Blender magazine, "keeping our personal feelings in one corner of the room while trying to be professional in the other."[5]

Nicks wrote the song in early 1976 at the Record Plant studio in Sausalito, California. "One day when I wasn't required in the main studio," remembers Nicks to Blender magazine, "I took a Fender Rhodes piano and went into another studio that was said to belong to Sly Stone, of Sly and the Family Stone. It was a black-and-red room, with a sunken pit in the middle where there was a piano, and a big black-velvet bed with Victorian drapes."[5]

"I sat down on the bed with my keyboard in front of me," continues Nicks. "I found a drum pattern, switched my little cassette player on and wrote 'Dreams' in about 10 minutes. Right away I liked the fact that I was doing something with a dance beat, because that made it a little unusual for me."[5]

When Nicks played the song to the rest of the group, "They weren't nuts about it. But I said 'Please! Please record this song, at least try it'. Because the way I play things sometimes... you really have to listen." The band recorded it the following day. Only a basic track was recorded at Sausalito. Recording assistant Cris Morris remembers that "all (they) kept was the drum track and live vocal from Stevie – the guitars and bass were added later in Los Angeles."[5] Christine McVie described the song as having "just three chords and one note in the left hand" and "boring" when Nicks played a rough version on the piano. McVie changed her mind after Buckingham "fashioned three sections out of identical chords, making each section sound completely different. He created the impression that there's a thread running through the whole thing."[5]

Chart performance and legacy

In the United States, "Dreams" reached the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 18, 1977, and held it for one week. On the Adult Contemporary chart, "Dreams" was Fleetwood Mac's highest charting single during the 1970s when it reached number 11.[6] In the United Kingdom, "Dreams" went to number 24, staying in the top 40 for eight weeks.

Since its initial release, "Dreams" has reentered the charts on various occasions. It picked up two additional weeks on the UK charts in 2011 following the airing of the Glee Rumours episode. In 2018, "Dreams" returned to the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart at number 14, re-popularized by a viral tweet.[7] The song also returned to the New Zealand charts in 2019 at number 40.[8] The same year, it also entered the Irish charts for the first time.

In October 2020, the song hit number one on the Billboard Rock Digital Song Sales chart as a result of a viral TikTok video of Nathan Apodaca lip syncing to the song while skateboarding down a highway drinking cranberry juice.[4][9] Following the popularity of the video, "Dreams" also placed among the Top 50 most-streamed songs on Spotify and Apple Music in the US, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, re-entering the ARIA in Australia (where it reached a new peak)[10] and the UK Official Charts.[11] "Dreams" also re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 21 on the issue dated 17 October 2020, giving the band its highest placement on the Hot 100 since the chart dated dated 20 February 1988 where "Everywhere" charted at number 17. The song then rose to number 12 the following week.[12]

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[34] Gold 5,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[35] 4× Platinum 60,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[36] Gold 5,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[38] Gold 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

The Corrs version

"Dreams"
File:TheCorrsDreams.jpg
Single by The Corrs
from the album Talk on Corners
Released May 1998
Recorded 1997
Genre
Length 4:18
Label
Songwriter(s) Stevie Nicks
Producer(s) Oliver Leiber
Script error: The function "ucfirst" does not exist. singles chronology
"What Can I Do"
(1998)		 "Dreams"
(1998)		 "So Young"
(1998)
Music video
"Dreams" on YouTube

Irish band The Corrs originally recorded "Dreams" for Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, the 20th anniversary album of cover versions which also featured "Don't Stop" by Elton John, "You Make Loving Fun" by Jewel and others from the Goo Goo Dolls and The Cranberries. The cover version was originally recorded similar to the original song until Oliver Leiber transformed the recording into a dance and house track mixed with a violin and tin whistle hook and a rhythmic bassline. It was then remixed by Todd Terry for single release and became the first big hit for The Corrs in the UK, reaching number 6 in the UK singles chart and staying in the chart for 10 weeks. The video also won the "Best Adult Contemporary Video" award from Billboard magazine in 1998. The Corrs' second studio album, Talk on Corners, was then re-released with "Dreams" added.

The Corrs performed "Dreams" with Mick Fleetwood from Fleetwood Mac in their concert at the Royal Albert Hall on St. Patrick's Day, 1998 (which was also Caroline Corr's 25th birthday).

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "The Corrs bring an interesting Celtic flavor to the first pop single from Legacy: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. Although it's difficult to let go of the intense drama of the original recording, the act's earnest delivery is to be commended and appreciated. In an effort to better connect with the kids of crossover radio, club icon Todd Terry has been enlisted to remix the song with a more forceful disco sound. It was a wise move that gives this single a fighting chance in drawing the positive attention of the pop masses."[39]

Track listing

(Durations for tracks 1 (listed as 3:59) and 4 (listed as 8:40) on the sleeve and on the CD are wrong, corrected below. The radio edit is actually longer than the album version. The single was released in Germany, South Africa and Australia with the same track listing - and wrong track lengths - but with different covers.)[40]

  • CD
  1. "Dreams" (radio edit) – 4:18
  2. "Dreams" (Tee's Radio) – 3:53
  3. "Dreams" (Tee's New Radio) (Todd's Henry St. Mix) – 3:52
  4. "Dreams" (TNT Pop extended mix) – 7:40
  5. "Dreams" (Tee's Club) – 7:39
  6. "Dreams" (Tee's in House mix) – 4:32

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[41] 47
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) 14
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[42] 10
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[43] 38
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[44] 24
France (SNEP)[45] 52
Germany (GfK Entertainment Charts)[46] 73
Hungary (Mahasz)[47] 9
Ireland (IRMA)[48] 6
Netherlands (Tipparade)[49] 10
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[50] 71
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[51] 5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[52] 6

Certifications

Country Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom Silver[53] 200,000+

Deep Dish cover featuring Stevie Nicks

In 2005, Nicks contributed new vocals to a remake of the song by DJ and house music duo Deep Dish. The song appears on their album George Is On, and was a top twenty UK Singles Chart hit and climbed to number 26 on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart. Also, an edited version of the song is included on her 2007 album Crystal Visions – The Very Best of Stevie Nicks. In its music video, directed by Honey, model and actress Winter Ave Zoli serves as the main protagonist.

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australia Singles Chart 27
Netherlands Singles Chart 18
Belgium Singles Chart 42
Irish Singles Chart 22
Finland Singles Chart 6
US Hot Dance Club Play 26
UK Singles Chart 14
Italy Singles Chart 39

Notes

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  20. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Fleetwood Mac – Dreams" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
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  22. ↑ "Fleetwood Mac – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Fleetwood Mac. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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  27. ↑ "Archive Chart: 20201016". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
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  29. ↑ "Archive Chart: 20201016" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  30. ↑ "Fleetwood Mac – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Fleetwood Mac. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  31. ↑ "Fleetwood Mac – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Fleetwood Mac. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  32. ↑ RPM
  33. ↑ Billboard
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  41. ↑ Australian Charts
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  45. ↑ French Charts
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  48. ↑ Irish Charts Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite
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  50. ↑ Dutch Charts
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  52. ↑ Everyhit Archived 12 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  53. ↑ The Corrs Awards

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