"Dreams" is the debut single from Gabrielle

Gabrielle (singer)

Louisa Gabrielle Bobb is a multi-platinum selling, BRIT Award winning English singer, who records under the name Gabrielle. Gabrielle began her career temping during the day and singing for free in London clubs at night...

. Written by Gabrielle and Tim Laws and produced by Richie Fermie, "Dreams" reached number one on the UK singles chart for three weeks in June 1993. The single entered the British charts at #2, which was the highest chart entry a debut act ever scored in the UK at that time. The song also peaked at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 chart in the US and at #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play

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 chart. In Australia, the song made #2 on the ARIA Chart.

Originally the song included a sample of the song "Fast Car

Fast Car

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" by Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman

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, but because of copyright

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 reasons the sample had to be removed. This single is seen as her signature song and the title of her greatest hits compilation Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 is based around its lyric.

The song was later sampled by the More Fire Crew

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 on their 2002 single "Dreams". The song is featured heavily in the 1999

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 Paul Thomas Anderson

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 film Magnolia

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, where the character 'Quiz Kid' Donnie Smith plays the song repeatedly as a motivational aid.

Peak positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	1
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	2
Australian Singles Chart	2
Swedish Singles Chart	5
Dutch Singles Chart	7
Austrian Singles Chart	10
Swiss Singles Chart	10
French Singles Chart	11
Italian Singles Chart	5
US Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	26
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	1
New Zealand Singles Chart	36

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	75

Track listings

The CD single included six remixed/edited versions that were aimed at the dancefloor and that became popular in European clubs.

UK CD: (GODCD 99)

1. "Dreams" (7" Version)
2. "Dreams" (The Developed Arrested Mix)
3. "Dreams" (Our Tribe House Mix)
4. "Dreams" (Dignity Mix)
5. "Dreams" (Easy Mix)
6. "Dreams" (Law's House)
7. "Dreams" (The Red Underground Mix)