Daydream ( the Lovin ' Spoonful song ) - wikipedia Daydream ( the Lovin ' Spoonful song ) `` Daydream '' Single by The Lovin ' Spoonful from the album Daydream B - side `` Night Owl Blues '' Released February 19, 1966 Recorded 1966 Genre Folk rock Length 2 : 18 Label Kama Sutra 208 Songwriter ( s ) John Sebastian Producer ( s ) Erik Jacobsen The Lovin ' Spoonful singles chronology `` You Did n't Have to Be So Nice '' ( 1965 ) `` Daydream '' ( 1966 ) `` Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind ? '' ( 1966 ) `` You Did n't Have to Be So Nice '' ( 1965 ) `` Daydream '' ( 1966 ) `` Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind ? '' ( 1966 ) `` Daydream '' is a popular song written by John Sebastian, published in 1966. The song was originally recorded that year by Sebastian 's group The Lovin ' Spoonful and released on their album of the same title. The song reached No. 2 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. In New Zealand, the song spent three weeks at No. 1. It also reached No. 1 in Canada, and No. 13 in Australia. `` Daydream '' originated with Sebastian 's attempt to rewrite The Supremes ' `` Baby Love ''. Contents 1 Charts 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 Recorded versions 3 References Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1966 ) Peak position Australia 13 Canadian RPM Top Singles New Zealand ( Listener ) UK Singles Chart US Billboard Hot 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1966 ) Rank UK 33 US Billboard Hot 100 41 Recorded versions Following the 1966 Lovin ' Spoonful recording, `` Daydream '' has been recorded by such artists as : Chet Atkins, on his 1988 album, C.G.P. Otto Brandenburg ( in Danish, under the title `` Dagdrøm '' ) ( 1966 ) David Cassidy, Bell catalog number # 45 - 386, released July 5, 1973, with the flip side `` Ca n't Go Home Again '' Bobby Darin, on his December 1966 album If I Were a Carpenter Dino, Desi, & Billy, on their May 1966 album Memories Are Made of This Art Garfunkel, on his June 1997 album Songs from a Parent to a Child Vince Gill and Kermit the Frog for the 1994 album Kermit Unpigged. This version peaked at number 65 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. Gary Lewis and the Playboys, on their 1966 album Hits Again Lars Lilholt Band ( November 24, 2008 ) ( in Danish, under the title `` Dagdrømmerdreng '' ) The Guess Who performed this song on CBC Winnipeg 's radio show `` The Swingers '' in 1967. The Mar - Keys ( 1969 ) Maria Muldaur ( 1989 ) Ricky Nelson, on his album Another Side of Rick, released November 13, 1967 Right Said Fred ( 1992 ) Lewis Ross, on his 1996 album of the same name The Sandpipers, on their 1967 album Misty Roses Bud Shank ( 1967 ) Sheila ( in French, under the title `` Le rêve '' ) ( June 1966 ) The Sweet, on their album Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be, released in 1971 Bill Wyman 's Rhythm Kings recorded it for their third album Groovin ', in 2000. Candye Kane, on her album White Trash Girl, released in November 1971 Doris Day - My Heart ( 2011 ) Terry Holley, on his 2010 album Acoustic Covers Mike Vickers on his 1968 album I Wish I Were a Group Again. References Jump up ^ `` Daydream ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 31. Jump up ^ `` flavour of new zealand - search listener ''. Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 1966 - UK Music Charts ''. Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1966 / Top 100 Songs of 1966 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Cover versions of Daydream by The Lovin ' Spoonful ''. SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 16. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 09. Jump up ^ Brian Currin. `` Dino, Desi and Billy ''. Rock.co.za. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ Art Garfunkel Official Site Jump up ^ `` RPM Country Tracks ''. RPM. October 24, 1994. Retrieved September 8, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Hits Again ! ( Vinyl, LP, Album ) ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Another Side of Rick by Rick Nelson ( Album ) : Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list ''. Rate Your Music ). Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Lewis Ross : Daydream ''. Theband.hiof.no. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2009 - 02 - 28. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Terry Holley : Digital Music ''. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. The Lovin ' Spoonful Steve Boone Joe Butler Jerry Yester Mike Arturi Phil Smith John Sebastian Zal Yanovsky Studio albums Do You Believe in Magic ( 1965 ) Daydream ( 1966 ) Hums of the Lovin ' Spoonful ( 1966 ) You 're A Big Boy Now ( 1967 ) Everything Playing ( 1967 ) Revelation : Revolution ' 69 ( 1969 ) Compilations What 's Shakin ' ( 1966 ) The Best of The Lovin ' Spoonful ( 1967 ) The Very Best of the Lovin ' Spoonful ( 1970 ) Anthology ( 1990 ) Live albums Live at the Hotel Seville ( 1999 ) Singles `` Do You Believe In Magic '' `` You Did n't Have to Be So Nice '' `` Daydream '' `` Summer in the City '' `` Darling Be Home Soon '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daydream_(The_Lovin%27_Spoonful_song)&oldid=798071581 '' Categories : 1966 singles The Lovin ' Spoonful songs Songs written by John Sebastian RPM Top Singles number - one singles 1966 songs Vince Gill songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 30 August 2017, at 20 : 26. 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Question: who sings the song what a day for a daydream
Answer: The Lovin' Spoonful