When I Dream of Michelangelo
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"When I Dream of Michelangelo" is the eighth track on Counting Crows
' 2008 album Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
(the second on the more reflective "Sunday Mornings" half of the record).
Despite not being released as a physical single, it was featured as the B-side to "1492" on a free downloadable "digital 45" that preceded the release of the album. In December 2008, it would also be serviced to the Adult Alternative (or Triple A) radio format as the third airplay single this era, following up the chart-topping "Come Around". On 21 March 2009 issuing of Billboard's Triple A chart, it is presently at #11 in its eighth week on the chart.
The track shares a lyric from the band's earlier single "Angels of the Silences
", from which the song's title originates: "I dream of Michelangelo when I’m lying in my bed".
Duritz explained the song's evolution more elaborately in a March 2008 interview with James Campion:
Counting Crows
Counting Crows is an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1991, the group gained popularity following the release of its debut album in 1993, August and Everything After, which featured the hit single "Mr. Jones"...
' 2008 album Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings is the fifth studio album by Counting Crows, released in the United States on March 25, 2008. It is thematically divided into two sides: the rock music of Saturday Nights and the more country-influenced Sunday Mornings. Vocalist and lyricist Adam Duritz states that...
(the second on the more reflective "Sunday Mornings" half of the record).
Despite not being released as a physical single, it was featured as the B-side to "1492" on a free downloadable "digital 45" that preceded the release of the album. In December 2008, it would also be serviced to the Adult Alternative (or Triple A) radio format as the third airplay single this era, following up the chart-topping "Come Around". On 21 March 2009 issuing of Billboard's Triple A chart, it is presently at #11 in its eighth week on the chart.
The track shares a lyric from the band's earlier single "Angels of the Silences
Angels of the Silences
"Angels of the Silences" is a song by American alternative rock band Counting Crows. It is the lead single and second track from their second album, Recovering the Satellites . The song peaked at number three on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart, making it the highest-placing single from the...
", from which the song's title originates: "I dream of Michelangelo when I’m lying in my bed".
Song Meaning
Duritz acknowledged in an 23 April 2008 interview via Leo's Music Cast that the song is among the first he ever started writing:Duritz explained the song's evolution more elaborately in a March 2008 interview with James Campion: