Your Wildest Dreams

"Your Wildest Dreams" is a 1986 single by the progressive rock band the Moody Blues, written by the band's lead singer, principal songwriter and lead guitarist Justin Hayward. The song was first released as a single, and later released on the Moody Blues' 1986 album The Other Side of Life. It was a top-10 hit in the United States, peaking at #9, which had not happened to a Moody Blues song since "Nights in White Satin" in 1972.[2]

"Your Wildest Dreams"
Single by The Moody Blues
from the album The Other Side of Life
B-side"Talkin' Talkin'"
Released9 April 1986
Recorded1985
Genre
Length4:52 (Album version)
3:51 (Single version)
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Justin Hayward
Producer(s)Tony Visconti
The Moody Blues singles chronology
"Sitting at the Wheel"
(1983)		 "Your Wildest Dreams"
(1986)		 "The Other Side of Life"
(1986)

The song became an Adult Contemporary number-one hit,[3] and charted at number two on the Mainstream Rock chart. The song is in the key of G major, with a tempo of 142 BPM.[4]

Music video

A music video was also produced for "Your Wildest Dreams", which received a Billboard Video of the Year award. The video was in heavy rotation on MTV. The actress in the video is Janet Spencer-Turner. In flashback scenes, the young Moody Blues are represented in the video by the British band Mood Six.[5] The video was recognized as the "best overall video" at the Billboard Video Music Conference held in Los Angeles in November 1986. Brian Grant was awarded the top director honor.[6]

Lyrics

A blogger for ClassicHits 24.7 wrote his interpretation of the song: "The lyrics of "Your Wildest Dreams" tell the story of a man who is remembering his first love, and wonders if she remembers him the way he remembers her. Unlike a lot of 80's music videos, this one did not end well, and the star-crossed lovers remained apart with a very sad shot of the woman watches at her man [sic] is whisked away yet again by rock and roll."[2]

Sequel

"Your Wildest Dreams" was followed up by a sequel song, "I Know You're Out There Somewhere", from the 1988 Moody Blues album Sur la Mer. "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" was also released as a single, and its music video again featured Janet Spencer-Turner.

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Personnel

References
  1. Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-4408-6579-4.
  2. Reno, Bob (17 April 2018). "WATCH: The Moody Blues – "Your Wildest Dreams" from 1986". Classic Hits 24.7. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 174.
  4. "Key & BPM/Tempo of Your Wildest Dreams by The Moody Blues". Note Discover. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  5. Unterberger, Richie (2001). "The Moody Blues". In Vladimir Bogdanov; Chris Woodstra; Stephen Thomas Erlewine (eds.). All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 243. ISBN 9780879306274.
  6. "Moody Blues Capture Top Video Honors". Billboard. 98 (49): 1. 6 December 1986.
  7. Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 27, 1986). "1986 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 98 (52): Y-21.
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