"Dream Warriors" is a song written by Dokken

Dokken

Dokken is an American heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide...

 members George Lynch

George Lynch (musician)

George Lynch is a hard rock/heavy metal guitarist best known as a member of the band Dokken, his own bands Lynch Mob and Souls of We.-Pre Dokken:...

 & Jeff Pilson

Jeff Pilson

Jeff Pilson is an American bass guitarist, best known for his stint in the heavy metal band Dokken...

 for the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a 1987 slasher film and the third film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. The film was directed by Chuck Russell and starred Heather Langenkamp, Craig Wasson, Robert Englund and Patricia Arquette in her first role.- Plot :Six years after the events...

. The song was released as a single / EP on February 10, 1987. Later that year it was remixed for release on their 4th album Back For The Attack

Back for the Attack

Back For The Attack peaked at #13 on the billboard U.S. charts, and was certified platinum by the RIAA.-Track listing:#"Kiss of Death" — 5:51#"Prisoner" — 4:20#"Night by Night" — 5:23...

. The video of which featured various scenes from the film, combined with a small amount of original footage, of Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette

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's character Kristen being menaced by Freddy Krueger

Freddy Krueger

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 before being rescued by Dokken who drive Freddy off with the power of rock, at the end of the video Freddy wakes up in bed revealing that the video was his nightmare and exclaims "What a nightmare! Who were those guys?"

Also on the single / EP was a leftover track from the Under Lock and Key

Under Lock and Key

Under Lock and Key is the third studio album by heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1985 through Elektra Records.The album contains three singles: "In My Dreams", "It's Not Love" and "The Hunter" all became moderately successful...

sessions called "Back For The Attack." The band liked the title, and later used it for the title of their 4th album, even though the song was not re-released on it.

The last song was a re-release of "Paris is Burning". First released in 1983, as the last song on the 1983 American version of the Breaking the Chains album.

The 1981 European original release of Breaking The Chains had a "Studio recording" of the song.

Track listing

1. "Dream Warriors"
2. "Back For The Attack"
3. "Paris Is Burning"