Dreaming Of Me
Dreaming Of Me
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| Song | Dreaming Of Me |
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| 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 |
| Photography | Brian Griffin |
| Recorded | December 1980 |
| Originally released | 20 February 1981 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 103 times * |
| Total live performances | 103 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 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."
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.
Live performances
- Main article: Available recordings of "Dreaming Of Me"
- Main article: List of dates where "Dreaming Of Me" was played
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
- Play 1980-10-30 Bridge House, London, England, UK (Audience)
- Play 1980-11-14 Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK (Audience)
1981 Tour
- Play 1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK (Soundboard)
- Play 1981-08-26 Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England, UK (FM broadcast)
1982 See You Tour
- Play 1982-02-21 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK (FM broadcast)
- Play 1982-03-06 Rockola, Madrid, Spain (FM broadcast)
1982-1983 A Broken Frame Tour
- Play 1982-10-27 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK (Audience)
- Play 1982-11-28 Zeche, Bochum, Germany (Audience)
