Dreaming ( Blondie song ) - wikipedia Dreaming ( Blondie song ) `` Dreaming '' Single by Blondie from the album Eat to the Beat B - side `` Sound - A-Sleep '' `` Living in the Real World '' Released September 14, 1979 Format 7 '' single Genre Power pop Length 3 : 08 Label Chrysalis Songwriter ( s ) Chris Stein, Debbie Harry Producer ( s ) Mike Chapman Blondie singles chronology `` One Way or Another '' ( 1979 ) `` Dreaming '' ( 1979 ) `` Union City Blue '' ( 1979 ) `` One Way or Another '' ( 1979 ) `` Dreaming '' ( 1979 ) `` Union City Blue '' ( 1979 ) Audio sample file help `` Dreaming '' is a song by the American new wave band Blondie. Released in 1979, it was the lead single from their fourth album Eat to the Beat. It peaked at # 2 on the UK singles chart and # 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Contents 1 Background 1.1 Music video 2 Release history 3 Chart performance 3.1 Weekly singles charts 3.2 Year - end charts 3.3 Sales and certifications 4 Cover versions and appearances in other media 5 References 6 External links Background The lyrics for `` Dreaming '' originated from the line, `` dreaming is free, '' which band member Chris Stein thought of. After hearing the music for the song that Stein wrote, Debbie Harry wrote the rest of the lyrics. Musically, `` Dreaming '' is a fast paced new wave song. Stein has since claimed that `` Dreaming '' is `` pretty much a copy '' of `` Dancing Queen '' by ABBA. According to the band 's keyboardist Jimmy Destri, the song - like many from the Eat to the Beat album - was recorded live in the studio. The song also features a frantic drum performance by drummer Clem Burke. Burke said of his drumming on the song : `` The reason why `` Dreaming '' came out the way it did is because ( producer Mike Chapman ) really gave me free reign and it was really a surprise. '' `` Dreaming '' was released on September 14, 1979 as the first single from Eat to the Beat, and enjoyed its biggest success as a single in the UK, peaking at # 2 on the singles chart. It proved equally as popular in neighbouring Ireland as well as in Canada, reaching # 3 and # 4 respectively. In the US, `` Dreaming '' peaked at # 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Blondie 's third Top 40 hit there ( after `` Heart of Glass '' ( # 1 ) and `` One Way or Another '' ( # 24 ) earlier in the year ). While the US release of the single had `` Living in the Real World '' as the B - side, the British version used `` Sound - A-Sleep '' instead. Both of these songs also feature on the Eat to the Beat album. `` Dreaming '' has since been featured on multiple compilation albums, such as The Best of Blondie, The Complete Picture : The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie, Atomic : The Very Best of Blondie, and Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux. Music video A music video was produced to promote the single featuring Debbie Harry wearing a solid blue unitard and matching sheer blouse designed by Stephen Sprouse. Release history UK 7 '' ( CHS 2359, September 1979 ) `` Dreaming '' ( Deborah Harry, Chris Stein ) -- 3 : 08 `` Sound - A-Sleep '' ( Harry, Stein ) -- 4 : 18 US 7 '' ( CHS 2379, September 1979 ) `` Dreaming '' ( Deborah Harry, Chris Stein ) -- 3 : 08 `` Living in the Real World '' ( Jimmy Destri ) -- 2 : 53 US 12 '' Promo ( CHS14 - PDJ, September 1979 ) `` Dreaming '' ( Deborah Harry, Chris Stein ) -- 3 : 08 `` Dreaming '' ( Deborah Harry, Chris Stein ) -- 3 : 08 Chart performance Weekly singles charts Chart ( 1979 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 53 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 18 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 16 Belgium ( VRT Top 30 Flanders ) 14 Canada ( RPM 100 Singles ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 26 Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 18 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 12 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 9 Norway ( VG - lista ) 6 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 19 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 27 US Cash Box Top 100 20 Year - end charts Chart ( 1979 ) Rank Canadian RPM 100 60 UK 35 US ( Joel Whitburn 's Pop Annual ) 168 Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 200,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Cover versions and appearances in other Media The Smashing Pumpkins covered the song on their 1996 The Aeroplane Flies High box - set. Bassist D'arcy Wretzky and singer Billy Corgan shared vocal duties on the track. The cover had a different beat, which was very slow and reminiscent of trip hop. The Posies covered it during a live radio performance. Their version appears on the 2000 box set At Least At Last. Yo La Tengo covered it on the 1992 various - artists album entitled Freedom Of Choice : Yesterday 's New Wave Hits As Performed By Today 's Stars. Amy Speace performs a country cover of this song on her 2006 album Songs for Bright Street. Jeff Tweedy of Wilco covered it on October 21, 1999. Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles recorded a version which appears on the deluxe edition of their 2009 album Under the Covers, Vol. 2. Was featured in the 2008 film Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Pop punk band The Backseat Virgins covered it on their album Carl. It was also featured in the 1998 film SLC Punk ! and the 2017 film T2 Trainspotting. The Australian band Brooke Russell and The Mean Reds covered it on their album Poor Virginia. Blondie re-recorded the song for the 2014 compilation album Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux. The compilation was part of a 2 - disc set called Blondie 4 ( 0 ) Ever which included their 10th studio album Ghosts of Download and marked the 40th anniversary of the forming of the band. In 2015, the song was featured in the `` Lipsync For Your Life '' segment on the fourth episode of RuPaul 's Drag Race ( season 7 ). Katy Goodman ( of La Sera ) and Greta Morgan recorded a subdued rearrangement of the song on their 2016 album of punk covers, Take It, It 's Yours. References Jump up ^ Danyel Smith, ed. ( 2002 ). `` Billboard 14 december 2002 ''. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ISSN 0006 - 2510. `` The near - capacity crowd (... ) then went wild when they heard Burke ' s unmistakable drum roll intro to `` Dreaming, '' perhaps the band 's definitive power - pop single. '' Jump up ^ Rae Cohen, Debra ( November 30, 1983 ). `` Eat to the Beat ''. Rolling Stone. ^ Jump up to : `` Dreaming ''. songfacts.com. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Dick ; Needs, Kris ( 2017 - 02 - 13 ). Blondie : Parallel Lines. ISBN 9780857127808. Jump up ^ Cathy Che ( 1999 ), ' Deborah Harry : Platinum Blonde ', MPG Books Ltd, Cornwall, p. 96 Jump up ^ bulion. `` Forum - ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts - CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989 ''. ARIA. Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Blondie -- Dreaming '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Blondie -- Dreaming '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Dreaming - BLONDIE ''. VRT ( in Dutch ). Top30-2.radio2.be. Archived from the original on April 9, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 14 Jump up ^ `` Top Singles - Volume 32, No. 11, December 08 1979 ''. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Blondie -- Dreaming ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts - All there is to know ''. IRMA. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2013. 4th result when searching `` Dreaming '' Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Blondie - Dreaming '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Blondie -- Dreaming '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Blondie -- Dreaming ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Blondie -- Dreaming ''. VG - lista. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Blondie -- Dreaming ''. Singles Top 100. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Eat to the Beat awards at Allmusic ''. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved 2015 - 02 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Canadian 1979 Top 100 Singles ''. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles 1979 ''. Music Week. London, England : Spotlight Publications. 22 December 1979. p. 27. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1999 ). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin : Record Research Inc. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 142 - X. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Blondie -- Dreaming ''. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 March 2012. Enter Dreaming in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. `` The Aeroplane Flies High review at Allmusic ''. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ Jason Damas. `` At Least, At Last review at Allmusic ''. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Digital Release : Under the Covers Vol. 2 - Deluxe Edition ''. Second Hand Songs. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Katy Goodman / Greta Morgan : Take It, It 's Yours Album Review Pitchfork ''. pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 15. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Blondie Debbie Harry Chris Stein Clem Burke Leigh Foxx Matt Katz - Bohen Tommy Kessler Fred Smith Billy O'Connor Gary Valentine Frank Infante Nigel Harrison Kevin Patrick Jimmy Destri Paul Carbonara Studio albums Blondie Plastic Letters Parallel Lines Eat to the Beat Autoamerican The Hunter No Exit The Curse of Blondie Panic of Girls Ghosts of Download Pollinator Compilations The Best of Blondie The Complete Picture : The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie Blonde and Beyond The Platinum Collection Denis Picture This -- The Essential Blondie Collection Atomic : The Very Best of Blondie Greatest Hits Greatest Hits : Sight + Sound Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux Live albums Picture This Live Live Live by Request Remix albums Once More into the Bleach Beautiful : The Remix Album Remixed Remade Remodeled : The Remix Project Singles `` X Offender '' `` In the Flesh '' `` Rip Her to Shreds '' `` Kidnapper '' `` Denis '' `` ( I 'm Always Touched by Your ) Presence, Dear '' `` Picture This '' `` I 'm Gonna Love You Too '' `` Hanging on the Telephone '' `` Heart of Glass '' `` Sunday Girl '' `` One Way or Another '' `` Dreaming '' `` Union City Blue '' `` The Hardest Part '' `` Atomic '' `` Call Me '' `` The Tide Is High '' `` Rapture '' `` Island of Lost Souls '' `` War Child '' `` Maria '' `` Nothing Is Real but the Girl '' `` No Exit '' `` Good Boys '' `` Mother '' `` What I Heard '' `` A Rose by Any Name '' `` Sugar on the Side '' `` I Want to Drag You Around '' `` Fun '' `` Long Time '' `` Tonight '' Videos Eat to the Beat The Best of Blondie The Complete Picture : The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie Live Greatest Video Hits Live by Request Tours Tracks Across America Tour ' 82 No Exit Tour Road Rage Tour Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour Panic of Girls Tour Blast Off Tour No Principals Tour Rage and Rapture Tour Related Discography The Wind in the Willows The Jazz Passengers Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dreaming_(Blondie_song)&oldid=819195511 '' Categories : 1979 singles 1980 singles Blondie ( band ) songs Chrysalis Records singles American power pop songs Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman Songs written by Chris Stein Songs written by Debbie Harry 1979 songs Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Use mdy dates from November 2013 Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart called without artist Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español فارسی Français Italiano Magyar Edit links This page was last edited on 8 January 2018, at 00 : 36. 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Question: who wrote for the dancing and the dreaming
Answer: Chris Stein