We'll Be a Dream explained

We'll Be a Dream
Cover:We'll Be a Dream We the Kings.jpg
Type:single
Artist:We the Kings featuring Demi Lovato
Album:Smile Kid
Released:March 2, 2010[1]
Recorded:2009
Genre:Pop rock[2]
Label:S-Curve
Chronology:We the Kings
Prev Title:Heaven Can Wait
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:She Takes Me High
Next Year:2010

"We'll Be a Dream" is a song by American rock band We the Kings featuring American singer Demi Lovato, released as the second single from their second studio album, Smile Kid.

The song debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100, making the band's second entry on this chart. It has since peaked at number 76. As of October 2017, the song has sold 314,000 copies.[3]

Music video

The music video premiered on MTV on April 22, 2010 and was directed by Raul B. Fernandez. The video begins, as various teens prepare and as they head off to what appears to be a camp. At the camp, the band starts playing. During Lovato's verse, she walks through the teens as they throw pillows at each other. Later, the teens throw such things as a bucket of chocolate, Silly String, water balloons and toilet paper at each other. In the end, the teens are covered with their stuff. The video ends, as Lovato and Travis Clark, lead singer of the band, look at each other.

Awards and nominations

The song has been nominated in the 2010 Teen Choice Awards, as Teen Choice Hook-Up between the band and Lovato.

In other media

The song was featured in the episode "Blood Brothers" of The Vampire Diaries.[4]

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 76
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[6] 23

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20100221171432/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691. FMQB - Available for Airplay. February 21, 2010. dead. December 30, 2015. FMQB.
  2. Web site: Demi Lovato Rocks Out With We The Kings In New Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220202938/http://www.mtv.com/news/1637582/demi-lovato-rocks-out-with-we-the-kings-in-new-video/. dead. December 20, 2016. Vena. Jocelyn. April 22, 2010. December 30, 2015. MTV News.
  3. News: Ask Billboard: Demi Lovato's Career Album & Song Sales. Billboard. October 15, 2017. October 15, 2017.
  4. Web site: The Vampire Diaries "Blood Brothers" Music. TV Fanatic. January 2, 2012.
  5. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=we the kings|chart=all}} We'll Be A Dream - We the Kings]. Billboard. 2010-07-08.
  6. Web site: Chart Highlights: Pop, Country, Latin Songs & More. Billboard. 2010-04-26. 2010-04-26.