“Don't Dream It's Over” is a song recorded by Australian rock band Crowded House from their 1986 debut studio album Crowded House . Don't Dream It's Over reached the first place in the charts of Canada and New Zealand, the second place in the US charts ( Hot 100 ) and won the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards [1] [2] .
| Don't Dream It's Over | |||||||
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| Single Crowded House from the album Crowded House | |||||||
| Side B | “That's What I Call Love” | ||||||
| Released | 1986 | ||||||
| Format | Cd vinyl | ||||||
| Genre | New wave | ||||||
| Duration | 3:55 | ||||||
| Producer | Mitchell Froom | ||||||
| Composer | |||||||
| Songwriters | Neil Finn | ||||||
| Label | Capitol records | ||||||
| Crowded House Singles Timeline | |||||||
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Content
History
In 1987, the single debuted at No. 85 and then climbed to No. 2 in the main American hit chart Billboard Hot 100 , having stayed on this multi-format chart for 24 weeks in 1986-1987, and also reached No. 9 in Adult Contemporary [3] . The video “Don’t Dream It's Over” received 3 nominations for the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards in the categories of Best Debutant Video (which he won), Best Video Directing and Best Group Video [4] [5] [6] .
In May 2001, the Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA), celebrating its 75th anniversary, named Best New Zealand and Best Australian songs of all time according to the APRA poll. “Don't Dream It's Over” took second place in New Zealand [7] and No. 7 in Australia [8] .
Cover versions of this song were recorded by many musicians: Paul Young (in 1991 took 20th place in the British chart), Catherine Wood [9] , Sixpence None the Richer (in 2003 took 9th place in the US Billboard Adult Top 40) , Donnie Osmond (recorded on his 2003 album), [10] Teddy Thompson [11] , Josh Klingofffer , Faith No More , Paul Schaffer , Stacy & The Kid in an episode of the Kids Incorporated music program [12] , Howie Day , Aiden Grimshaw [13] , Susan Boyle (the song was recorded on her 2010 album The Gift ; loved ones from the audience said this was Susan's favorite song of all time) [14] , Hitomi Yaida [15] , G4 [16] and Diane Kroll ( The writing in 2015 on her album a Wallflower ) [17] . In 2006, Sarah Blasco sang this song at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne [18] .
On June 4, 2017, at the One Love Manchester concert dedicated to the victims of the Manchester terrorist attack , the song “Don't Dream It's Over” was sung by American singers Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande [19] [20] [21] .
Nominations and Awards
| Year | Nominated Work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist | Victory |
| "Don't Dream It's Over" | MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction | Nomination | |
| "Don't Dream It's Over" | MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video | Nomination |
Charts
| Chart (1986-1987) | Higher position |
|---|---|
| Australian singles chart | eight |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles [22] | one |
| Dutch Top 40 | 7 |
| German singles chart | 13 |
| Irish singles chart | nineteen |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | one |
| Norwegian singles chart | 6 |
| UK Singles Chart | 27 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [23] | 2 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary [23] | 9 |
| US Billboard Album Rock Tracks [23] | eleven |
| Chart (1996) | Higher position |
| UK Singles Chart | 25 |
Notes
- ↑ Crowded House Awards . AllMusic. Date of treatment August 9, 2013.
- ↑ Songfacts: "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House . Date of treatment August 1, 2015.
- ↑ BILLBOARD SINGLES: Don’t Dream It's Over . umdmusic.com
- ↑ 1987 Video Music Awards . MTV.com . Viacom . Date of treatment July 21, 2015.
- ↑ rvdgu2006. Music video in . Dailymotion.com. Date of treatment April 13, 2011.
- ↑ MTV Video Music Awards . Mtv (September 11, 1987). Date of treatment April 13, 2011.
- ↑ Our top song - but vote kept a secret . The New Zealand Herald (November 3, 2001). Date of treatment September 29, 2011.
- ↑ The final list: APRA'S Ten best Australian Songs . APRA (May 28, 2001). Date of treatment May 8, 2008. Archived on March 8, 2008.
- ↑ Less Stress (inaccessible link) . Badboysoul.com. Date of treatment April 13, 2011. Archived on September 4, 2011.
- ↑ Donny Osmond . BBC News. Date of treatment April 13, 2011.
- ↑ Teddy Thompson . Coverlaydown.com. Date of treatment April 13, 2011. Archived on May 5, 2011.
- ↑ Apr 5, 2010 6:51 pm Idolator. Kids Inc . Elbo.ws (April 5, 2010). Date of treatment April 13, 2011. Archived on September 30, 2011.
- ↑ Emily Sheridan. Aiden Grimshaw . Dailymail.co.uk (November 15, 2010). Date of appeal October 16, 2013.
- ↑ Susan Boyle . Daily Mirror (September 19, 2010). Date of treatment April 13, 2011.
- ↑ 矢 井田 瞳 、 移 籍 第 2 弾 シ ン グ ル は 「同情 み た い な LOVE」 . Natalie (March 17, 2011). Date of treatment October 17, 2011.
- ↑ Don’t Dream It's Over G4
- ↑ Biography (inaccessible link) . Vervemusicgroup.com . Date of treatment January 24, 2015. Archived March 17, 2008.
- ↑ MusicRemedy.com /. Sarah Blasko Neopr . Musicremedy.com (August 13, 2007). Date of treatment April 13, 2011.
- ↑ Hunt, Elle . Manchester uplifted by Ariana Grande's colossal empathy , The Guardian (June 5, 2017). Date of treatment June 19, 2017.
- ↑ Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande - Don't Dream It's Over (One Love Manchester) . youtube.com
- ↑ "Neil Finn Salutes Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande's Crowded House Cover" , Yahoo Music, May 16, 2015; and "Watch Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande Cover 'Don’t Dream It's Over'" , Time Magazine, May 14, 2015
- ↑ Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada (link not available) . Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Date of treatment October 16, 2013. Archived November 10, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Lyrics: Don’t Dream It's Over by Crowded House . Top40db.net. Date of appeal October 16, 2013.
Links
- “Don't Dream It's Over” on YouTube (over 20 million views)