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"Don't Dream It's Over" Sample (help·info) is a rock song written by Neil Finn and performed by Australian/New Zealand band (formed in Melbourne) Crowded House for their debut album Crowded House. Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and Singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Crowded House is Crowded House 's debut studio Album, released in 1986 A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) A CD single (abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single A gramophone A cassette single ( CS, also known by the trademark " Cassingle " or capitalized as the trademark " Cassette Single " is a music single The Sound Factory (aka Sunset Sound Factory) is a legendary recording studio in Hollywood California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born May 27 1958, in Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a Singer and Songwriter and one In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Mitchell Froom (born 1954 is an American musician and record producer Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and Singer-songwriter Neil Finn. " Now We're Getting Somewhere " is a 1986 song by rock group Crowded House. " Something So Strong " is a rock song written by Neil Finn and performed by New Zealand / Australian band Crowded House for Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born May 27 1958, in Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a Singer and Songwriter and one For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and Singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Crowded House is Crowded House 's debut studio Album, released in 1986 ^[1]

1 Chart performance
2 Meaning
3 Legacy
4 Cover versions
5 Track listing
- 5.1 7" vinyl release
- 5.2 UK EP release
6 Personnel
- 6.1 Studio recordings
7 Notes

Chart performance

"Don't Dream It's Over" proved to be a massive worldwide hit, reaching #2 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The music video for the song earned the band the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in 1987. The following is a list of the MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best New Artist. After the band's demise in 1996, the song re-entered the UK charts and climbed to #25, two positions higher than the previous UK peak of #27 from 1986.

Meaning

The love song is a relaxed acoustic arrangement over dreamy, surreal lyrics that deal with a lover telling their partner that barriers and obstacles may divide them, but they must not stop dreaming and keep moving on. This means that the song's title means "Don't dream that it's over", not "Don't dream because it's over. "

Legacy

Both hit teen dramas, Degrassi: The Next Generation and One Tree Hill named an episode after this song. Degrassi The Next Generation is a Canadian Teen drama television series, set in the Degrassi Fictional universe created One Tree Hill is a teen television drama created by Mark Schwahn that premiered on September 23 2003 on The WB Television Network. Both shows are known for naming episodes after hit songs.

The song was featured in the 1994 Stephen King miniseries adaptation of "The Stand. " It was also featured in the second episode "But For The Grace of God" of the fourth season of Medium.

In May 2001, Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) celebrated its 75th anniversary by naming the Best Australian Songs of all time, as decided by a 100 strong industry panel, "Don't Dream It's Over" was ranked as the seventh song on the list. The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA is a Copyright Collecting society representing New Zealand and Australian composers lyricists APRA's Top 30 Australian songs of all time was a list created by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA to celebrate its 75th anniversary ^[2]

Cover versions

The song has been covered by numerous artists, including Classified in 2003, Paul Young in 1991( gaining a top 20 UK hit single), Sixpence None the Richer in 2002 (which was released as a single), and Howie Day in 2005; Italian singer Antonello Venditti provided his own translated version of the song, "Alta Marea", which became a massive hit in Italian charts. Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English pop musician Sixpence None the Richer (Shorter Sixpence NTR is a Grammy -nominated American Christian pop/rock band that formed in New Braunfels Texas, eventually Howard Kern Day (born in Bangor Maine) is an American Singer-songwriter. Antonello Venditti (born March 8, 1949) is an Italian Singer-songwriter who became famous in the 1970s for the social themes of his songs Also, Sarah Blasko covered the song for the tribute album She Will Have Her Way in (2005) and performed it in front of a worldwide audience during the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Sarah Blasko (born September 23, 1976) is an ARIA Award winning Australian Musician. A tribute album is a recorded collection of Cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions She Will Have Her Way is a Compilation album featuring female Australian and New Zealand musicians performing songs written by Neil The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006 Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 In 2006, A version of the song by singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson was included on an 80's tribute CD released free with Q Magazine. Teddy Thompson (born February 19, 1976 in London, England) is a British folk and rock musician Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007

Track listing

"Don't Dream It's Over" written by Neil Finn. Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born May 27 1958, in Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a Singer and Songwriter and one "That's What I Call Love" written by Paul Hester. Paul Newell Hester ( January 8, 1959 &ndash March 26, 2005) was an Australian Musician and television personality best

7" vinyl release

Released in UK, US, Japan and France.

"Don't Dream It's Over" - 4:03
"That's What I Call Love" - 4:22

UK EP release

Released in UK on 12" vinyl, CD single and cassingle. A CD single (abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single A cassette single ( CS, also known by the trademark " Cassingle " or capitalized as the trademark " Cassette Single " is a music single

"Don't Dream It's Over" (extended version)- 6:10
"Don't Dream It's Over" - 4:03
"That's What I Call Love" - 4:22

Personnel

Studio recordings

Neil Finn - Vocals and guitar
Nick Seymour - Bass guitar
Paul Hester - Drums and backing vocals
Mitchell Froom - Keyboards

Notes

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