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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Dreamin'
| name = Dreamin'
| Cover = weezer_dreamin.png
| cover = weezer_dreamin.png
| Artist = [[Weezer]]
| alt =
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| type = single
| from Album = [[Weezer (2008 album)|Weezer]]
| artist = [[Weezer]]
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| Released = May 27, 2008 <small>(iTunes)</small>
| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]]
| album = [[Weezer (2008 album)|Weezer (The Red Album)]]
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| released = May 27, 2008 <small>(iTunes)</small>
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| Recorded = 2008
| recorded = 2008
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| Length = 5:12
| studio =
| Label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| venue =
| Composer = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| Producer = [[Rick Rubin]]}}
| length = 5:12
| label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
| producer = [[Rick Rubin]]
| prev_title = [[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)]]
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To]]
| next_year = 2009
}}


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"'''Dreamin<nowiki>'</nowiki>'''" was the fourth single (released as an [[iTunes]] single) from American [[alternative rock]] band [[Weezer]]'s sixth album, ''[[Weezer (Red Album)|Weezer]]'' (2008). It was released in digital form on May 27, 2008.<ref>[http://weezer.com/comments/default.aspx/cid/363/tid/141186 Weezer : 05/27/08 Dreamin iTunes Single, + new newz roundup<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531071041/http://weezer.com/comments/default.aspx/cid/363/tid/141186 |date=May 31, 2008 }}</ref>
''For the [[Status Quo]] song by the same name, see [[In the Army Now (album)]].''


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In the booklet for Rivers Cuomo's demo compilation album ''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo|Alone]]'', Cuomo describes how the song "This Is the Way" was originally going to be used for the ''Red Album'' over "Dreamin'," then called "Daydreamer." Eventually, Cuomo was able to persuade other band members to choose the "epic, 6-minute, symphonic type of art song" Dreamin' instead.<ref>Booklet and Liner Notes of ''Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo''</ref>
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"'''Dreamin<nowiki>'</nowiki>'''" is a song released as an [[iTunes]] single (the fourth from the album) from American [[alternative rock]] band [[Weezer]]'s sixth album, ''[[Weezer (2008 album)|Weezer]]'' (2008). It was released in digital form on May 27, 2008.<ref>[http://weezer.com/comments/default.aspx/cid/363/tid/141186 Weezer : 05/27/08 Dreamin iTunes Single, + new newz roundup<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


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[[Brian Bell]] has commented that this song was "actually based on the [[sonata]] form" and the breakdown of the song has a formal name ("The Dream Sequence") in response to a question asking what was each band member's proudest moment on the album.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1588728/20080604/weezer.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler Weezer Reveal 'Hootenanny' Plans To Tay Zonday - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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In the booklet for the Rivers Cuomo's demo compilation album ''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo|Alone]]'', Cuomo describes how the song "This Is the Way" was originally going to be used for the ''Red Album'' over "Dreamin'", then called "Daydreamer". Eventually, Cuomo was able to persuade other band members to choose the "epic, 6-minute, symphonic type of art song" Dreamin' instead.<ref>Booklet and Linear Notes of "Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo"</ref>


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The song was released as a downloadable song for the game ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'' and its three sequels along with the songs "[[Troublemaker (Weezer song)|Troublemaker]]" and "[[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived]]."
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[[Brian Bell (musician)|Brian Bell]] has commented that this song was written in the [[sonata]] form and the breakdown of the song has a formal name ("The Dream Sequence") and that it is his proudest moment on the record <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1588728/20080604/weezer.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler Weezer Reveal 'Hootenanny' Plans To Tay Zonday - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.


The song mentions the [[Widener Library]] Stacks at [[Harvard University]] where the composer Rivers Cuomo attended and graduated from.
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The song was released as a downloadable song for the game ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'' along with the songs "[[Troublemaker]]" and "[[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived]]."

Dreamin' was played live only during the Troublemaker Tour in 2008 and has not been played live ever since.

==Track listing==

#"Dreamin'" - 5:12


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – [[lead guitar]], [[lead vocals]]
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – [[lead guitar]], [[lead vocals]]
*[[Patrick Wilson (musician)|Patrick Wilson]] – [[percussion instrument|percussion]], [[backing vocals]]
*[[Patrick Wilson (drummer)|Patrick Wilson]] – [[percussion instrument|percussion]], [[backing vocals]]
*[[Brian Bell (musician)|Brian Bell]] – [[rhythm guitar]], [[backing vocals]], [[lead vocals]]
*[[Brian Bell]] – [[rhythm guitar]], Lead/backing vocals
*[[Scott Shriner]] – [[bass guitar]], [[backing vocals]]
*[[Scott Shriner]] – [[bass guitar]], backing vocals


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:52, 17 October 2023

"Dreamin'"
Single by Weezer
from the album Weezer (The Red Album)
ReleasedMay 27, 2008 (iTunes)
Recorded2008
GenreAlternative rock
Length5:12
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Rivers Cuomo
Producer(s)Rick Rubin
Weezer singles chronology
"The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)"
(2008) 		"Dreamin'"
(2008) 		"(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"
(2009)

"Dreamin'" was the fourth single (released as an iTunes single) from American alternative rock band Weezer's sixth album, Weezer (2008). It was released in digital form on May 27, 2008.[1]

In the booklet for Rivers Cuomo's demo compilation album Alone, Cuomo describes how the song "This Is the Way" was originally going to be used for the Red Album over "Dreamin'," then called "Daydreamer." Eventually, Cuomo was able to persuade other band members to choose the "epic, 6-minute, symphonic type of art song" Dreamin' instead.[2]

Brian Bell has commented that this song was "actually based on the sonata form" and the breakdown of the song has a formal name ("The Dream Sequence") in response to a question asking what was each band member's proudest moment on the album.[3]

The song was released as a downloadable song for the game Rock Band and its three sequels along with the songs "Troublemaker" and "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived."

The song mentions the Widener Library Stacks at Harvard University where the composer Rivers Cuomo attended and graduated from.

Dreamin' was played live only during the Troublemaker Tour in 2008 and has not been played live ever since.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Dreamin'" - 5:12

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Weezer : 05/27/08 Dreamin iTunes Single, + new newz roundup Archived May 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Booklet and Liner Notes of Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo
  3. ^ Weezer Reveal 'Hootenanny' Plans To Tay Zonday - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News


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