Never Had a Dream Come True (S Club 7 song) explained

Never Had a Dream Come True
Cover:	Never_had_a_dream_come_true.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	S Club 7
Album:	7 Sunshine
B-Side:	"Perfect Christmas" "Spiritual Love" "Stand by You"
Recorded:	2000
Length:	4:00
Label:	Polydor 19
Producer:	Cathy Dennis Oskar Paul
Prev Title:	Natural
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Don't Stop Movin'
Next Year:	2001

"Never Had a Dream Come True" is a song by British pop group S Club 7, released as a single in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2000. It was chosen to be the official 2000 BBC Children in Need song.^[1] The single peaked atop the UK Singles Chart, becoming Britain's ninth-best-selling single of 2000. Outside the UK, it peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Ireland, Sweden, and the United States—where it reached number 10 and became the group's only single to appear on the Billboard Hot 100. After its success, the song was added to a re-release of the band's second album, 7 (2000), and their third album, Sunshine (2001).

Content

The song is about the aftermath of a break-up. The protagonist says that even though she might date other people, she will always have love for her former boyfriend. Jo O'Meara sings the lead vocals for the song while the rest of the members are in backup vocals.

Use in media

O'Meara sings the song as a solo in S Club's feature film, Seeing Double. The demo version of the song was also used as the opening theme in the television series S Club 7 Go Wild! and the S Club 7 Christmas Special. The instrumental version of the demo was briefly heard in the earlier special Artistic Differences. S Club 7 performed the song in the ITV Panto Aladdin.

Track listings

• UK Children in Need CD single^[2]

1. "Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00
2. "Perfect Christmas" – 4:38
3. "Reach" (Almighty mix) – 9:12
4. "Never Had a Dream Come True" (CD-ROM video)

• UK standard CD single^[3]

1. "Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00
2. "Spiritual Love" – 3:51
3. "Stand by You" – 3:03
4. "Never Had a Dream Come True" (CD-ROM video)

• UK cassette single^[4]

1. "Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00
2. "Perfect Christmas" – 4:38

• US CD single^[5]

1. "Never Had a Dream Come True"
2. "Spiritual Love"

• Digital EP^[6]

1. "Never Had A Dream Come True" – 4:00
2. "Spiritual Love" – 3:52
3. "Stand By You" – 3:04
4. "Never Had A Dream Come True" (Mike Rizzo club mix) – 6:27
5. "Never Had A Dream Come True" (Mike Rizzo radio mix) – 3:33

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Sunshine album booklet.^[7]

Studio

• Mastered at Transfermation (London, England)

Personnel

• Cathy Dennis – writing, production
• Simon Ellis – writing
• Paul Gendler – guitar
• Oskar Paul – keyboards, programming, production
• Pete Murray – keyboards
• Anne Dudley – string arrangement
• James McMillan – additional programming
• Stephen Lipson – additional programming, additional production
• Heff Moraes – mixing
• James Reynolds – engineering
• Richard Dowling – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS)^[8]	14
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9]	9
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	10
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[11]	8
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[12]	8
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[13]	36

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Ireland (IRMA)^[14]	14
UK Singles (OCC)^[15]	9

Chart (2001)	Position
Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)^[16]	45
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[17]	81
Ireland (IRMA)^[18]	43
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[19]	46
UK Singles (OCC)^[20]	116
US Billboard Hot 100^[21]	61
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[22]	26
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[23]	37

Decade-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	27 November 2000			^[26]
United States	24 April 2001			^[27]

Cover versions

Multiple artists have performed covers of the song, some of whom include pop duo Same Difference and singer Natalie Paris. In May 2024, Adele performed a brief snippet of the song during a live performance in Las Vegas.

On 26 November 2021, O'Meara released an acoustic version of the song on all digital streaming platforms.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Children In Need's top selling singles. Easier. 16 November 2007. 1 April 2014.
2. Never Had a Dream Come True. S Club 7. 2000. UK CD single liner notes. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 587 903-2.
3. Never Had a Dream Come True. S Club 7. 2000. UK CD single liner notes. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 587 652-2.
4. Never Had a Dream Come True. S Club 7. 2000. UK cassette single sleeve. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 587 903-4.
5. Never Had a Dream Come True. S Club 7. 2000. US CD single liner notes. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings, A&M Records. 31458 7074 2.
6. Web site: S Club - Never Had A Dream Come True. Spotify. 17 November 2023.
7. Sunshine. Sunshine (S Club 7 album). S Club 7. 2001. UK CD album booklet. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 5894612.
8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050407223203/http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2001.pdf. April 7, 2005. Canadian Top 20 in 2001. Cross Canada Countdown. November 13, 2023.
9. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 18. 51. 9. 16 December 2000. 10 February 2020.
10. Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. 12 May 2001. 4 August 2023.
11. Adult Contemporary. Billboard. 27 October 2001. subscription. 4 August 2023.
12. Pop Airplay. Billboard. 28 April 2001. subscription. 4 August 2023.
13. Rhythmic Airplay. Billboard. 5 May 2001. subscription. 4 August 2023.
14. Web site: Top 100 of 2000. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040602112628/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2000.html. 2 June 2004. 16 March 2022.
15. Best Sellers of 2000: Singles Top 100. Music Week. United Business Media. London, England. 25. 20 January 2001.
16. Web site: BDS CHART : Top 100 of 2001. Jam!. https://web.archive.org/web/20020701174353/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2001.html. 1 July 2002. 26 March 2022.
17. Year in Review – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2001. Music & Media. 18. 52. 14. 22 December 2001. 10 February 2020.
18. Web site: Ireland-Top Singles for 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20120505011812/http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm . 2012-05-05 . C&R. 14 September 2022.
19. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2001. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 11 October 2020.
20. Web site: 2001 – UK Charts Plus. UKChartsPlus. 5 January 2002. 16 May 2018.
21. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 2001. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090304120640/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=2001. 4 March 2009. 31 August 2010.
22. The Year in Music 2001: Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. Billboard. 113. 52. YE-81. 29 December 2001. 17 December 2023.
23. Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2001. Airplay Monitor. 9. 51. 60. 21 December 2001.
24. Most-Played AC Songs of 2002. Airplay Monitor. 10. 51. 19. 20 December 2002.
25. Radio 1 Official Chart of the Decade, as broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on Tuesday 29 December 2009, presented by Nihal
26. New Releases – For Week Starting November 27, 2000: Singles. Music Week. 25. 25 November 2000. 7 August 2021.
27. Hot 100 Spotlight. Pietroluongo. Silvio. Billboard. 113. 16. 85. 21 April 2001. 11 October 2020.