"Dream Baby Dream" is a song by the electro-punk band Suicide, written by its members Martin Rev and Alan Vega. It was released as a single in 1979 by Island Records. It has been covered by Neneh Cherry and The Thing on the 2011-recorded album The Cherry Thing and by Bruce Springsteen both live and in a studio version released on High Hopes (2014). Springsteen released a live version as an EP which was a part of the Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series in 2008. Also part of the EP series was a live version of "Dream Baby Dream" performed by Suicide on NBC's The Midnight Special in 1978.
| "Dream Baby Dream" | ||||
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| Single by Suicide | ||||
| B-side | "Radiation" | |||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Right Track Recording, NY | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 6:19 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Ric Ocasek | |||
| Suicide singles chronology | ||||
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The song appeared in Adam Curtis' 2016 BBC documentary HyperNormalisation during a montage featuring skyscrapers being blown up.[1]
The song features on the closing credits of Alex Garland's Civil War (2024).
A live cover version of the song by the band Savages[2] also appears in the 2014 film Electric Slide.[3]
| "Dream Baby Dream" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Bruce Springsteen | |
| from the album High Hopes | |
| Released | 2008 (live), 2014 (studio) |
| Genre |
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| Length | 6:19 (live) 5:03 (studio) |
| Label | Columbia Records |
| Songwriter(s) | |
Accolades
edit| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Sounds | United Kingdom | The 100 Best Singles of All Time[3] | 76 |
| 2001 | Uncut | The 100 Greatest Singles from the Post-Punk Era[2] | 42 | |
| 2003 | Q | The 1001 Best Songs Ever[4] | 901 | |
| 2008 | Pitchfork | United States | The Pitchfork 500: 1977–1979[5] | * |
| 2016 | The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s[6] | 37 |
(*) designates unordered lists.
Formats and track listing
editAll songs written by Martin Rev and Alan Vega
- UK 7" single (WIP 6543)
- "Dream Baby Dream" – 6:19
- "Radiation" – 3:03
Personnel
editAdapted from the Dream Baby Dream liner notes.[7]
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Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1979 | Island | LP | WIP 6543 |
| France | 1981 | Celluloid, ZE | CEL 6590 |
References
edit- ^ Pollard, Alexandra (2016-10-30). "Suicide's Dream Baby Dream – the unlikely anthem of 2016". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
- ^ a b "Uncut – The 100 Greatest Singles Of The Post-Punk Era". Uncut. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ^ a b "Sounds All Time Top 100 Singles". Sounds. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ^ "Q Special Edition – 1001 Best Songs Ever". Q. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ^ "Guide to the Greatest Songs From Punk to the Present". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2015-12-07. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ^ "The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s – Page 9". Pitchfork. 22 August 2016.
- ^ Dream Baby Dream (sleeve). Suicide. London, United Kingdom: Island Records. 1979.
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External links
edit- "Dream Baby Dream" at Discogs (list of releases)