Dreams (The Game song) 2467674 223929051 2008-07-06T15:45:04Z Mufka 2742610 Added {{[[Template:unreferenced|unreferenced]]}} tag to article. using [[WP:FRIENDLY|Friendly]] {{unreferenced|date=July 2008}} {{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] {{The Game}} [[Category:The Game songs]] [[Category:Songs produced by Kanye West]] [[Category:2005 singles]] [[Category:Songs that sample previously recorded songs]]