Daydream (The Lovin' Spoonful song)

The song reached No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, behind (You're My) Soul and Inspiration by The Righteous Brothers.[2] Outside the US, "Daydream" went to No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. In New Zealand, the song spent three weeks at No. 1. It also reached No. 1 in Canada, and No. 13 in Australia.

Following the 1966 Lovin' Spoonful recording, "Daydream" has been recorded by such artists as:[6]

• Chet Atkins, on his 1988 album, C.G.P.
• Otto Brandenburg (in Danish, under the title "Dagdrøm") (1966)
• David Cassidy, Bell catalog number #45-386, released July 5, 1973, with the flip side "Can't Go Home Again"[7]
• Bobby Darin, on his December 1966 album If I Were a Carpenter
• Dino, Desi, & Billy, on their May 1966 album Memories Are Made of This[8]
• Art Garfunkel, on his June 1997 album Songs from a Parent to a Child[9]
• Vince Gill and Kermit the Frog for the 1994 album Kermit Unpigged. This version peaked at number 65 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[10]
• Gary Lewis and the Playboys, on their 1966 album Hits Again[11]
• Lars Lilholt Band (November 24, 2008) (in Danish, under the title "Dagdrømmerdreng")
• The Guess Who performed this song on CBC Winnipeg's radio show "The Swingers" in 1967.
• The Mar-Keys, on their 1969 album Damifiknow! [12]
• Maria Muldaur (1989)
• Ricky Nelson, on his album Another Side of Rick, released November 13, 1967[13]
• Right Said Fred (1992)
• Lewis Ross, on his 1996 album of the same name[14]
• The Sandpipers, on their 1967 album Misty Roses[15]
• Bud Shank (1967)
• Sheila (in French, under the title "Le rêve") (June 1966)
• The Sweet, on their album Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be, released in 1971
• Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings recorded it for their third album Groovin', in 2000.
• Candye Kane, on her album White Trash Girl, released in November 1971
• Doris Day - My Heart (2011)
• Terry Holley, on his 2010 album Acoustic Covers[16]
• Mike Vickers on his 1968 album I Wish I Were a Group Again.