Wishful Thinking (Duncan Sheik song)
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"Wishful Thinking" is a song written and performed by Duncan Sheik
for the soundtrack
to the 1998 motion picture Great Expectations
starring Ethan Hawke
, Gwyneth Paltrow
, and Robert De Niro
. The song was released as the only radio single from the soundtrack.
Duncan Sheik
Duncan Scott Sheik is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik initially found success as a singer, most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing". He later expanded his work to include compositions for motion pictures and the Broadway stage, leading him to involvement in the...
for the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
to the 1998 motion picture Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1998 film)
Great Expectations is a 1998 contemporary film adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel of the same name, directed by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert De Niro, Anne Bancroft and Chris Cooper. It is known for having moved the setting of the original novel from 1861...
starring Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke
Ethan Green Hawke is an American actor, writer and director. He made his feature film debut in 1985 with the science fiction movie Explorers, before making a supporting appearance in the 1989 drama Dead Poets Society which is considered his breakthrough role...
, Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American actress and singer. She made her acting debut on stage in 1990 and started appearing in films in 1991. After appearing in several films throughout the decade, Paltrow gained early notice for her work in films such as Se7en and Emma...
, and Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro, Jr. is an American actor, director and producer. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets, both in 1973...
. The song was released as the only radio single from the soundtrack.
US radio promo
- "Wishful Thinking" (Radio Edit) - 3:40
- "Wishful Thinking" (Album Version) - 4:28
US Commercial Single
- "Wishful Thinking" (Radio Edit) - 3:40
- "In The Absence Of Sun" (Album Version) - 5:05
German commercial single
- "Wishful Thinking" (Radio Edit) - 3:40
- "In The Absence Of Sun" - 5:05
- "Wishful Thinking" (Album Version) - 4:28