Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (song)
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{{Infobox Single |
| Name = Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
| Cover = Eurythmics SDAMOT.jpg
| Artist = [[Eurythmics]]
| from Album = [[Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)]]
| Released = February 1983
| Format = 7" single, 12" single
| Recorded = 1982
| Genre = [[New Wave (music)|New Wave]]<br>[[Synthpop]]
| Length = 3:41
| Label = [[RCA]]
| Producer = [[David A. Stewart]]
| Reviews =
| Last single = "[[Love Is a Stranger]]"<br>(1982)
| This single = '''"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"'''<br>(1983)
| Next single = "[[Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics song)|Who's That Girl?]]<br>(1983)
{{Extra chronology
| Last single = "[[Love Is a Stranger]]" (1991 reissue)<br>(1991)
| This single = '''"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (1991 reissue)'''<br>(1991)
| Next single = "[[I Saved the World Today]]"<br />(1999)
}}
{{Extra album cover
| Upper caption = Alternate Cover
| Cover = EurythmicsSweetDreamsRemixCDSingleCover.jpg
| Lower caption = Remix CD Single Cover
}}
}}
"'''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'''" (or simply "'''Sweet Dreams'''") is a song by pop music duo [[Eurythmics]], written by [[David A. Stewart]] and [[Annie Lennox]]. It was released as a single and was the title track of their album ''[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]''. It is notable as the song which provided the group with their breakthrough into commercial success. Its striking [[music video]] helped to propel the song to number two on the [[UK singles chart]], and number one on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100]] in 1983. It was the fourth single released from the ''Sweet Dreams'' album in the UK and the first single released by Eurythmics in the United States.
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" is arguably Eurythmics' signature song and it is their only chart-topper in the U.S. Following its success, their previous single, "[[Love Is a Stranger]]", was re-released and also became a worldwide hit. On ''[[Rolling Stone]]'s'' [[500 Greatest Songs of All Time]] issue in 2003, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" was ranked number 356: it was the group's only song on the list. The lyrics of the song allude to a search for fulfillment, and the "Sweet Dreams" are the desires that motivate us. Because of her accent, many mistakenly believe that Lennox is singing "Sweet dreams are made of ''these''."
The original recording's main instrumentation featured a sequenced [[analog synthesizer]] riff, which Stewart discovered accidentally in the studio when he played a bass track in reverse. Apart from the synthesizer, the arrangement also uses [[Movement Systems Drum Computer]], [[piano]] in the [[middle eight]], and Lennox's multitracked harmony vocals.
Eurythmics have regularly performed the song live in all their live sets since 1982.
[[Image:Lennox SweetDreams video.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Annie Lennox|Lennox]] in the "Sweet Dreams" music video]]
In 1991, the song was [[remix]]ed and reissued to promote Eurythmics' ''[[Greatest Hits (Eurythmics album)|Greatest Hits]]'' package. It re-charted in the UK, reaching number 48. It was also a moderate hit in dance clubs. Another remix by [[Steve Angello]] was released in France in 2006, along with the track "[[I've Got a Life]]" (peaking at number ten).
==Music video==
The music video for "Sweet Dreams" received heavy airplay on the then-young [[MTV]] channel and is widely considered a classic clip from the early-MTV era. Lennox's striking [[androgyny|androgynous]] visual image, with shaved, orange-colored hair, men's suit and cane and detached yet soulful vocal delivery immediately made her a household name. Her [[genderfuck|gender-bending]] image would be further explored in other Eurythmics videos such as "[[Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics song)|Who's That Girl?]]" and "[[Love Is a Stranger]]".
==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (1983)
!align="left"|Peak<br />position
|-
|align="left"|UK
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Hot Dance Club Play
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|Ireland
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|Germany
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="left"|Australia
|align="center"|6
|-
|align="left"|Switzerland
|align="center"|8
|-
|align="left"|Austria
|align="center"|9
|-
!align="left"|Chart (1991)
!align="left"|Peak<br />position
|-
|align="left"|UK singles chart
|align="center"|48
|-
|}
==Marilyn Manson cover==<!-- This section is linked from [[Marilyn Manson (band)]] -->
{{Single infobox
| Name = Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
| Cover = marilyn_manson_sweet_dreams.jpg
| Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]
| from Album = [[Smells like Children]]
| Released = 1996
| Format = CD-Single
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Alternative metal]]
| Length = 4:53
| Label = [[Interscope Records]]
| Producer =
| Chart position = * #26 <small> ([[Modern Rock Tracks|US Modern Rock]]) </small>
* #28 <small> ([[ARIA Charts|Australia]]) </small>
* #31 <small> ([[Mainstream Rock Tracks|US Mainstream Rock]]) </small>
* #135 <small> ([[UK Singles Chart|UK]]) </small>
| Last single = "[[Dope Hat]]"<br>(1995)
| This single = '''"Sweet Dreams (are made of this)"'''<br>(1996)
| Next single = "[[The Beautiful People]]"<br>(1996)
}}
'''"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"''' is [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]'s [[cover version]] and is their first single taken from their [[remix]] album, ''[[Smells like Children]]''. This version became an MTV-staple and helped to establish the band in the mainstream. It was also the only track from ''Smells Like Children'' appearing on the band's 'Greatest Hits' album, ''[[Lest We Forget (album)|Lest We Forget]]''. This version is in the soundtrack of the movie "House On Haunted Hill" (1999).
In Manson's autobiography, [[The Long Hard Road Out of Hell]], he states that Nothing did not want to release this as a single. They wanted to release their cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' [[I Put a Spell On You]], which, according to Manson, "was far too dark, sprawling and esoteric, even for some of our fans."
==Formats and track listings==
;Australian CD single
#"Sweet Dreams (are made of this) - 4:25
#"Dance of the Dope Hats" (Remix) - 4:46
#"Down in the Park" - 4:58
#"Lunchbox (Next Motherfucker)" - 4:47
;U.S. promotional CD single
#Sweet Dreams (are made of this) - 4:25
<ref name="discog">Marilyn Manson discography. As reported by [http://www.mansonusa.com/discography/?by=sl&view=sd The Heirophant]. Last accessed [[August 29]] [[2007]].</ref>
==Other cover versions==
* [[Norway|Norwegian]] artists Jørn Hoel & Steinar Albrigtsen covered the song for their 1997 album ''Get Together''
* "Sweet Dreams" was covered by Wykked Wytch. The cover by Wykked Wytch can be found on ''[[Terrorizer Magazine]]'s'' ''Fear Candy CD, Volume 43''.
* Ska-Core band [[Choking Victim]] recorded a version with rewritten politically conscious lyrics.
* Another ska punk band called Thumper recorded a cover for their 1997 album ''Hellfire and Damnation''. Their version adds the word "[[fuck]]" to the chorus of the song.
* Actress [[Maria Bello]] performed the song in the movie ''[[Duets]]'' (2000), which is included on the soundtrack.
* The 2000 covers compilation ''Tokahits'' contains a cover by No. On.
* "Sweet Dreams" was covered by [[Geri Halliwell]], who mixed it with her song, "[[Scream If You Wanna Go Faster]]," in late 2004.
* [[Club for Five]] recorded a cover of the song.
* [[Brazil]]ian singer [[Badi Assad]] covered the song for her 2006 album ''Wonderland''.
* German singer [[Thomas Anders]] (formerly of [[Modern Talking]]) recorded a jazzy, lounge cover of the song for his 2006 solo album ''Songs Forever''.
* [[Tanghetto]], the neo-tango band based in [[Buenos Aires]] recorded and released the song as part of their [[El Miedo a la Libertad]] album in 2008. Their cover is an instrumental version, where the [[bandoneon]] takes the "role" of the lead voice.
* Other artists who have covered the song include Automatic, Marthav, The Returners, and DJ Silver.
* [[Wykked Wytch]], the metal band based in [[Miami, Florida]] recorded and released the song as part of their [[Memories of a Dying Whore]] album in 2008. Their cover is an [[Black metal]] version, with female Screamo chant.
* [[Cradle of Filth]] and [[HIM (Finnish band)|HIM]] covered the song in 2002.
==Live cover performances==
* [[Tori Amos]] covered the song live in 2003.
* [[Ashlee Simpson]] covered the song in her 2006 U.S.A. L.O.V.E. Tour.
* [[Mika (singer)|Mika]] included a live cover performance of the song from a [[Hong Kong]] concert as part of the B-side of his single, "[[Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)]]."
* [[Bat for Lashes]] recorded a cover for Jo Whiley's [[Live Lounge]] in February 2008.
==Sampling==
* Producer [[Jonathan Rotem]] sampled it for [[Britney Spears]]' "Everybody," a bonus track from her 2007 album ''[[Blackout (Britney Spears album)|Blackout]]'', and later B-side of her hit single "[[Break The Ice]]".
* Rapper [[Nas]] also prominently [[sampling (music)|sampled]] "Sweet Dreams" in his 1996 hit "[[Street Dreams]]".
* Stefy's song "Chelsea," features a [[sampling (music)|sample]] of "Sweet Dreams", and was featured in the soundtrack for the film ''[[John Tucker Must Die]]''.
* [[P!nk]] and [[Redman]] used "Sweet Dreams" in a remix of P!nk's hit, "[[Get the Party Started]]".
* The rap duo [[Play-n-Skillz]] samples "Sweet Dreams" in their song "Get Freaky". The sample is slightly sped-up and played in a different key signature.
* The remix version of [[George Nozuka]]'s "Last Time" uses a different riff heavily based on "Sweet Dreams", presumably to avoid licensing costs.
* [[Petey Pablo]] samples "Sweet Dreams" in his song "Get Me Out Of Jail".
* UK genre-bending rap artist [[M.I.A.]] mish mashed "Sweet Dreams" with [[Pretty Tony]]'s "Fix It In The Mix" and her own "10 Dollar" to produce the seventeenth track off her [[Piracy Funds Terrorism]] mixtape.
== External links ==
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{{succession box
| before = "[[Every Breath You Take]]" by [[The Police]]
| title = [[Billboard Hot 100]] [[List of number-one hits (United States)|number one single]]<br>(Eurythmics version)
| years = [[September 3]] [[1983]]
| after = "[[Maniac (song)|Maniac]]" by [[Michael Sembello]]
}}
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== References ==
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* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185371/soundtrack
[[Category:1983 singles]]
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[[Category:ARC Weekly Top 40 number-one singles]]
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[[Category:Synthpop songs]]
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