Dreams (The Game song)
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{{Single infobox |
| Name = Dreams
| Cover = The Game - Dreams - CD cover.jpg
| Artist = [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]]
| from Album = [[The Documentary]]
| B-side = Dreams (instrumental)<br>Dreams (acappella)
| Released = [[June 7]], [[2005]]
| Format = [[12-inch single|12" single]], [[CD]]
| Recorded = 2004
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| Length = 4:46
| Label = [[G-Unit Records|G-Unit]]/[[Aftermath Entertainment|Aftermath]]
| Writer = [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]]
| Producer = [[Kanye West]]
| Chart position = <ul><li>#8 <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small></li><li>#32 <small>([[United States|US]])</small></li><li>#42 <small>([[Australia|AUS]])</small></li></ul>
| Reviews =
| Last single = "[[Hate It or Love It]]"<br>(2005)
| This single = "'''Dreams'''"<br>(2005)
| Next single = "[[Playa's Only]]"<br>(2005)
|}}
"'''Dreams'''" is the third official (fourth overall) single by [[rapper]] [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]], taken from his [[debut album]], ''[[The Documentary]]''. It is produced by [[Kanye West]] and features a [[sampling (music)|sample]] of "No Money Down" by [[Jerry Butler (singer)|Jerry Butler]].
The song is dedicated to [[Yetunde Price]] (the elder half-sister of tennis stars [[Serena Williams]] and [[Venus Williams]]), who was shot dead on [[September 14]], [[2003]]. The Williams' also came from The Game's hometown of [[Compton, California]].
The music video shoot for the song was where [[Dr. Dre]] first met [[Bishop Lamont]] who he eventually signed to [[Aftermath Entertainment|Aftermath]].
==References==
In ''Dreams'', The Game mentions many [[famous people]] and [[music albums]] including:
*''[[2001 (album)|2001]]''
*[[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]]
*[[50 Cent]] (Real Name: Curtis Jackson)
*[[Aaliyah]]
*[[Aftermath Entertainment]]
*''[[All Eyez on Me]]''
*[[Dave Mays]]
*[[DJ Clue]]
*[[DJ Whoo Kid]]
*''[[Doggystyle]]''
*[[Dr. Dre]]
*[[Eazy-E]] (also as Eric Wright)
*[[Frankie Beverly]]
*[[Huey P. Newton|Huey Newton]]
*[[Jason Mizell|Jam Master Jay]]
*[[Jesus]]
*"[[Juicy (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Juicy]]" by [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] ("It was all a dream")
*[[Kanye West]]
*''[[King (magazine)|King]]'' magazine
*[[Lisa Lopes|Left Eye]]
*[[LL Cool J]]
*[[Eminem|Marshall Mathers]] (Eminem)
*[[Mase]]
*[[Martin Luther King]]
*[[Marvin Gaye]]
*[[Mike Lem]]
*[[Mýa]]
*"[[N.Y. State of Mind]]" by [[Nas]] ("Sleep is the cousin of death")
*''[[Ready to Die]]''
*''[[Reasonable Doubt]]''
*[[Ronald Reagan]]
*[[Serena Williams]]
*[[Snoop Dogg]]
*''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]'' magazine
*[[Stevie Wonder]]
*''[[The Documentary#Tracks that were on the advance copy of The Nigga With An Attitude Vol. 1|Nigga Wit' An Attitude Vol. 1]]''
*[[Venus Williams]]
*''[[VIBE|Vibe]]'' magazine
*[[Vivica A. Fox]]
*[[Whitney Houston]]
*[[Yetunde Price]]
==Remixes==
A remix of the song was released on The Game's mixtape, ''[[You Know What It Is Vol. 3]]''. It is a mix between "Dreams" and "A Dream", which is a track featuring [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] from [[Jay-Z]]'s 2002 album ''[[The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse]]''. It combines a [[chopped and screwed]] version of B.I.G.'s [[a cappella]] verse on "A Dream" with the [[instrumental]] of "Dreams".
There is also another remix of the song with [[Trey Songz]] where The Game raps his normal 1st & 3rd verse and Trey Songz singing the 2nd verse.
There is a third remix featuring [[Fort Minor]] which uses the instrumental from [[Where'd You Go]] and the acapella from Dreams.
San Diego rapper [[Solomon (rapper)]] used the instrumental version of the song and recorded a freestyle vividly depicting his inability to sleep after a day of transporting drugs and seeing what he has seen in life. The freestyle can be found on his mixtape "Rhyting Rhymes Vol. 1"
==External links==
*[http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=the+game&type=6 Rap Sample FAQ]
*[http://headwideopen.blogspot.com/2005/09/game-newest-in-great-line-of-dreamers.html The Game: The Newest In A Great Line Of Dreamers]
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