Don't Dream It's Over
| "Don't Dream It's Over" | ||||
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Original 1986 Australian single | ||||
| Single by Crowded House | ||||
| from the album Crowded House | ||||
| B-side | "That's What I Call Love" | |||
| Released | 20 October 1986 | |||
| Studio | Capitol Recording, Sunset Sound Factory (Los Angeles) | |||
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| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter | Neil Finn | |||
| Producer | Mitchell Froom | |||
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| "Don't Dream It's Over" on YouTube | ||||
"Don't Dream It's Over" is a song by Australian-New Zealand rock band Crowded House. The band's frontman, Neil Finn, composed and wrote the song. It was released in October 1986 and was included on the band's 1986 self-titled debut studio album.
"Don't Dream It's Over" became the band's biggest international hit and signature song, reaching No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in April 1987. It has been certified 2x platinum in the United Kingdom and 9x platinum in Australia. In May 2001, the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) ranked "Don't Dream It's Over" second on its list of the Top 100 New Zealand songs of all time and seventh on its list of the Top 100 Australian songs of all time.
The song has been recorded by other artists, including Paul Young, Sixpence None the Richer, and New Zealand artist Stan Walker; Walker produced a Māori version entitled Moemoeā ("Dream"). Italian singer-songwriter Antonello Venditti performed an adaptation in Italian entitled "Alta marea" ("High Tide").