Dreaming of You (The Coral song) explained
"Dreaming of You" is a song by English band the Coral from their eponymous debut album, The Coral. Released on 7 October 2002, it was the third single taken from the album and charted at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 85 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[3]
A live version was also included on the Radio 1's Live Lounge album.
Personnel
The Coral[4]
- James Skelly – vocals, guitar, co-producer
- Lee Southall – guitar, vocals on "Follow the Sun" and "Another Turn in the Lock", co-producer
- Bill Ryder-Jones – guitar, trumpet, co-producer
- Paul Duffy – bass guitar, saxophone, co-producer
- Nick Power – keyboards, co-producer
- Ian Skelly – drums, co-producer, artwork
Production[4]
- Ian Broudie – producer
- Jon Gray – engineer
- Kenny Patterson – assistant engineer
Other personnel
- Laurence Easeman – video director
Use in media
- Channel 4's Free Agents used "Dreaming of You" during the ending credits of Episode 3.
- "Dreaming of You" was used in Scrubs season 2 episode 10 "My Monster".
- The song is a playable track on the video game Lego Rock Band.
- The song featured in adverts for Asda in 2019; since then a sample of the song has been used at the end of the subsequent Asda adverts in sync with the chain's trademark rear pocket tap.
- It was featured in the film Sex Lives of the Potato Men.
- It was featured in an advert for Indeed in 2024.
Notes and References
- New Releases – For Week Starting 5 October 2002: Singles. Music Week. 23. 7 October 2002. 30 August 2021.
- Web site: [www.zionegg.tk : An unofficial Coral website]]. Christopher Greiner. 31 July 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928075456/http://www.zionegg.com/. 28 September 2007. dead.
- Web site: 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years. NME. 6 October 2011 .
- The Coral . The Coral . 2002 . booklet . Deltasonic . DLTCD006 . UK.
