Dreaming of You (The Coral song)

"Dreaming of You" is a song by English band The Coral and is featured on their eponymous debut album, The Coral. Released on 29 October 2002, it was the third single taken from the album and charted at number thirteen.[1] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 85 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[2]

For the 1995 single by Selena, see Dreaming of You (Selena song).

"Dreaming of You"
Single by The Coral
from the album The Coral
Released7 October 2002 (2002-10-07)
FormatCD, 7"
Recorded2002
Length2:21
LabelDeltasonic
Songwriter(s)James Skelly
Producer(s)Ian Broudie
The Coral singles chronology
"Goodbye"
(2002)		 "Dreaming of You"
(2002)		 "Don't Think You're the First"
(2003)

A live version was also included on the Radio 1's Live Lounge album.

Track listings
CD single (DLTCD008)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dreaming of You"James Skelly2:21
2."Answer Me"J. Skelly, Nick Power, Paul Duffy3:12
3."Follow the Sun"Lee Southall1:50
4."Dreaming of You" (video)  
Total length:7:23
CD single (DLTCD2008)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dreaming of You"James Skelly2:21
2."Sweet Sue"J. Skelly2:43
3."Another Turn in the Lock"J. Skelly, Southall3:35
4."Dreaming of You" (acoustic video)  
Total length:8:39
7-inch single (DLT008)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dreaming of You"James Skelly2:21
2."Answer Me"J. Skelly, Nick Power, Paul Duffy3:12
3."Follow the Sun"Lee Southall1:50
Total length:7:23

Personnel

The Coral[3]

  • James Skelly – vocals, guitar, co-producer
  • Lee Southall – guitar, vocals on "Follow the Sun" and "Another Turn in the Lock", co-producer
  • Bill Ryder-Jones – guitar, trumpet, co-producer
  • Paul Duffy – bass guitar, saxophone, co-producer
  • Nick Power – keyboards, co-producer
  • Ian Skelly – drums, co-producer, artwork

Production[3]

  • Ian Broudie – producer
  • Jon Gray – engineer
  • Kenny Patterson – assistant engineer

Other personnel

  • Laurence Easeman – video director

Use in media
  • The Channel 4's Free Agents used "Dreaming of You" during the ending credits of Episode 3.
  • "Dreaming of You" was used in Scrubs season 2 episode 10 "My Monster"
  • The song is a playable track on the video game Lego Rock Band.
  • The song featured in adverts for Asda in 2019; since then a sample of the song has been used at the end of the subsequent Asda adverts in sync with the chain's trademark rear pocket tap.
  • Featured in the film Sex Lives of the Potato Men.

Charts
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[4] 14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 13

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Platinum 600,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Christopher Greiner. "[www.zionegg.tk : An unofficial Coral website]". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
  2. NME.COM. "150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years". NME.COM.
  3. The Coral (booklet). The Coral. UK: Deltasonic. 2002. DLTCD006.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  6. "British single certifications – Coral – Dreaming of You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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