Dreaming of You (The Coral song)

"Dreaming of You"
Single by the Coral
from the album The Coral
Released7 October 2002 (2002-10-07)[1]
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)

"Dreaming of You" is a song by English band the Coral from their eponymous debut album, The Coral. Released on 7 October 2002, it was the third single taken from the album and charted at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 85 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[3]

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

Track listings

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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

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The Coral[4]

  • 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[4]

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

Other personnel

  • Laurence Easeman – video director

Use in media

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  • 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.
  • It was featured in the film Sex Lives of the Potato Men.
  • It was featured in an advert for Indeed in 2024.

Charts

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[5] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 13

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 5 October 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 October 2002. p. 23. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ Christopher Greiner. "[www.zionegg.tk : An unofficial Coral website]". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
  3. ^ "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". NME. 6 October 2011.
  4. ^ a b The Coral (booklet). The Coral. UK: Deltasonic. 2002. DLTCD006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  7. ^ "British single certifications – Coral – Dreaming of You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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