Dreaming Of Me

is a song from the US pressing of the 1981 album Speak & Spell by Depeche Mode. It was released as the group's debut single on 20 February 1981.
== Notes ==
In May/June 2020, someone named Adam Spector claimed that his brother Paul had written the lyrics to 'New Life' (you can read that here). In July 2020, a former bandmate of Paul Spector, named Jeff McCall, uploaded a song titled 'Do I Know You' on YouTube, of which its verses carry the same melody as those in Depeche Mode's song 'Dreaming Of Me'. Jeff wrote the following:
"Here is a recording of my former Malicieux Garde bandmate Adam Spector, jamming with his cousin Vince Clarke. Vince is playing drums and singing whilst Adam plays the synths. This was recorded before Composition Of Sound changed their name to Depeche Mode. The Song 'Do I Know You' was written by Adam and was later performed by Malicieux Garde and became a fixture of our live set. You can watch a performance of it here."
Dave Gahan said in the 1985-10-26 issue of Melody Maker:
"This was an obvious first single. We had about 20 songs but Daniel Miller, as an outsider at the time, helped us choose one. I don't think it sounds old-fashioned – I think it's a classic pop song."
== Live performances ==
== Live versions ==
This section provides examples of live versions of Dreaming Of Me from each tour that it was played. The recordings from 1981-08-26 London, 1982-02-21 Glasgow and 1982-03-06 Madrid are generally regarded as the best sounding versions out of these examples.
=== 1980 Tour ===
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1980-10-30.aud.unknown.unknown.flac1644/10.m4a</sm2> 1980-10-30 Bridge House, London, England, UK (Audience)
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1980-11-14.aud.unknown.unknown.flac1644/03.m4a</sm2> 1980-11-14 Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK (Audience)
=== 1981 Tour ===
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1981-06-27.sbd.unknown.1.flac1644/02.m4a</sm2> 1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK (Soundboard)
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1981-08-26.fm.johngates.0.flac1644/03.m4a</sm2> 1981-08-26 Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England, UK (FM broadcast)
=== 1982 See You Tour ===
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1982-02-21.FM.malcolmb.0.flac2448/17.m4a</sm2> 1982-02-21 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK (FM broadcast)
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1982-03-06.fm.unknown.unknown.aac128/15.m4a</sm2> 1982-03-06 Rockola, Madrid, Spain (FM broadcast)
=== 1982-1983 A Broken Frame Tour ===
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1982-10-27.aud.Pantxo.0.flac1644/18.m4a</sm2> 1982-10-27 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK (Audience)
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1982-11-28.aud.firsttimearound.0.flac1644/17.m4a</sm2> 1982-11-28 Zeche, Bochum, Germany (Audience)
Category:Singles
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