"Your Wildest Dreams" | ||||
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Single by The Moody Blues | ||||
from the album The Other Side of Life | ||||
B-side | "Talkin' Talkin'" | |||
Released | 9 April 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
Genre | Synthpop | |||
Length | 4:52 (Album version) 3:51 (Single version) | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Justin Hayward | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Visconti | |||
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"Your Wildest Dreams" is a 1986 single by the progressive rock band the Moody Blues, written by the band's lead singer, principal songwriter and lead guitarist Justin Hayward. The song was first released as a single, and later released on the Moody Blues' 1986 album The Other Side of Life. It was a top-10 hit in the United States, peaking at #9, which had not happened to a Moody Blues song since "Nights in White Satin" in 1972.[1]
The song became an Adult Contemporary number-one hit,[2] and charted at number two on the Mainstream Rock chart. The song is in the key of G major, with a tempo of 142 BPM.[3]
A music video was also produced for "Your Wildest Dreams", which received a Billboard Video of the Year award. The video was frequently featured on MTV. The actress in the video is Janet Spencer-Turner. In flashback scenes, the young Moody Blues are represented in the video by the British band Mood Six.[4] The video was recognized as the "best overall video" at the Billboard Video Music Conference held in Los Angeles in November 1986. Brian Grant was awarded the top director honor.[5]
A blogger for ClassicHits 24.7 wrote his interpretation of the song: "The lyrics of "Your Wildest Dreams" tell the story of a man who is remembering his first love, and wonders if she remembers him the way he remembers her. Unlike a lot of 80's music videos, this one did not end well, and the star-crossed lovers remained apart with a very sad shot of the woman watches at her man is whisked away yet again by rock and roll."[1]
"Your Wildest Dreams" was followed up by a sequel song, "I Know You're Out There Somewhere", from the 1988 Moody Blues album Sur la Mer. "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" was also released as a single, and its music video again featured Janet Spencer-Turner.
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