"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 #13.[1] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 85 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[2]
A live version was also included on the Radio 1's Live Lounge album.
Contents[]
Track listings[edit][]
| CD single (DLTCD008) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Dreaming of You" | James Skelly | 2:21 | |||||||
| 2. | "Answer Me" | J. Skelly, Nick Power, Paul Duffy | 3:12 | |||||||
| 3. | "Follow the Sun" | Lee Southall | 1:50 | |||||||
| 4. | "Dreaming of You" (video) | |||||||||
| Total length: | 7:23 | |||||||||
| CD single (DLTCD2008) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Dreaming of You" | James Skelly | 2:21 | |||||||
| 2. | "Sweet Sue" | J. Skelly | 2:43 | |||||||
| 3. | "Another Turn in the Lock" | J. Skelly, Southall | 3:35 | |||||||
| 4. | "Dreaming of You" (acoustic video) | |||||||||
| Total length: | 8:39 | |||||||||
| 7-inch single (DLT008) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Dreaming of You" | James Skelly | 2:21 | |||||||
| 2. | "Answer Me" | J. Skelly, Nick Power, Paul Duffy | 3:12 | |||||||
| 3. | "Follow the Sun" | Lee Southall | 1:50 | |||||||
| Total length: | 7:23 | |||||||||
Personnel[edit][]
- The Coral[3]
- James Skelly – vocals, guitar, co-producer
- Lee Southall – guitar, 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[edit][]
- 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 "My Monster"
- The song is also a playable track on the video game Lego Rock Band.
Chart performance[edit][]
| Chart (2002) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] | 21 |