Dreaming Of Me

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Dreaming Of Me
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Song Dreaming Of Me
By Depeche Mode
Songwriter Vince Clarke
Working title Dreams Of Me
Produced by Depeche Mode
Daniel Miller
Recorded at Blackwing Studios (London)
Length (mm:ss) 3:46 (fade-out version)
4:03 (cold end version)
Tempo 134 BPM
Time signature 4
4
Key F♯ Minor
Engineered by Eric Radcliffe
John Fryer
Originally released 20 February 1981
Live performances as Depeche Mode 102 times *
Total live performances 102 times *

"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 Paul Spector claimed that his brother 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 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."

Lyrics


Dreaming Of Me

Light switch

Man switch

Film was broken only then

All the night

Fused tomorrow

Dancing with a distant friend


Filming and screening

I picture the scene

Filming and dreaming

Dreaming of me


So we left

Understanding

Clean-cut, so we're sounding fast

Talked of sad

I talked of war

I laughed and climbed the rising cast


Filming and screening

I picture the scene

Filming and dreaming

Dreaming of me


Quickly I remembered

Fused and saw a face before

Timing reason

Understanding

Like association hall


Filming and screening

I picture the scene

Filming and dreaming

Dreaming of me


Just dreaming of me


It's only me


Just me


Songwriter: Vince Clarke
Publishing Information: ©1981 Musical Moments Ltd./Sony Music Publishing Ltd.. All rights reserved.

Dates with available recordings of Dreaming Of Me

There are currently 37 recordings of Dreaming Of Me available.

Dates where Dreaming Of Me was played

1980 Tour

To the best of our knowledge, Dreaming Of Me is confirmed to have been played 3 times during this tour, at the below concerts.

1981 Tour

Dreaming Of Me was played 18 times during this tour.

1982 See You Tour

Dreaming Of Me was played 38 times during this tour.

1982-1983 A Broken Frame Tour

Dreaming Of Me was played 43 times during this tour.

1983-1984 Construction Time Again Tour

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.

1984-1985 Some Great Reward Tour

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.

1986 Black Celebration Tour

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.

1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.

1990 World Violation Tour

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.

1993 Devotional Tour

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.

1994 Exotic Tour

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.

1997 Ultra Parties

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.

1998 The Singles Tour

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.

2001 Exciter Tour

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.

2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo)

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

  • Dreaming Of Me was not played during this tour.


1981-1985: Dreaming Of MeNew LifeJust Can't Get EnoughSee YouThe Meaning Of Love
Leave In SilenceGet The Balance RightEverything CountsLove In ItselfPeople Are PeopleMaster And ServantBlasphemous Rumours / SomebodyShake The DiseaseIt's Called A Heart
1986-1989: StrippedBut Not TonightA Question Of LustA Question Of TimeStrangelove
Never Let Me Down AgainBehind The WheelLittle 15Personal Jesus
1990-1998: Enjoy The SilencePolicy Of TruthWorld In My EyesI Feel YouWalking In My ShoesCondemnationIn Your RoomBarrel Of A GunIt's No GoodHomeUseless
Only When I Lose Myself
2001-2009: Dream OnI Feel LovedFreeloveGoodnight LoversPreciousA Pain That I'm Used To
Suffer WellJohn The Revelator / LilianMartyrWrongPeaceFragile Tension / Hole To Feed
2013-2017: HeavenSoothe My SoulShould Be HigherWhere's The RevolutionGoing Backwards
Cover Me
2023: Ghosts Again
1992-1998: Faith HealerDriftingStalker / Missing Piece
2000-2008: Strange HoursJezebelPreyAllelujah
2003-2008: Dirty Sticky FloorsI Need YouBottle Living / Hold OnA Little PieceKingdomSaw Something / Deeper And Deeper
2012-2015: Longest DayTake Me Back HomeAll Of This And NothingShine
1989-2003: CompulsionStardustLoverman
2012-2015: SpockSingle BlipAftermathsEuropa Hymn • "Pinking" (Christoffer Berg Remix)
Official releases