Dream Baby Dream

"Dream Baby Dream"
Single by Suicide
B-side "Radiation"
Released 1979 (1979)
Format 7", 12"
Recorded Right Track Recording, NY
Genre Proto-punk, synthpunk
Length 6:19
Label Island
Writer(s) Martin Rev, Alan Vega
Producer(s) Ric Ocasek
Suicide singles chronology
"Cheree"
(1978)
"Dream Baby Dream"
(1979)
"Surrender"
(1988)

"Dream Baby Dream" is a song by the electro-punk band Suicide, written by its members Martin Rev and Alan Vega. It was released as a single in 1979 by Island Records. It has been covered by Bruce Springsteen both live and in a studio version released on High Hopes.

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1985 Sounds United Kingdom The 100 Best Singles of All Time[1] 76
2001 Uncut The 100 Greatest Singles from the Post-Punk Era[2] 42
2003 Q The 1001 Best Songs Ever[3] 901
2008 Pitchfork United States The Pitchfork 500: 1977-1979[4] *

(*) designates unordered lists.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Martin Rev and Alan Vega

UK 7" single (WIP 6543)
  1. "Dream Baby Dream" – 6:19
  2. "Radiation" – 3:03

Personnel

Adapted from the Dream Baby Dream liner notes.[5]

Suicide

Production and additional personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1979 Island LP WIP 6543
France 1981 Celluloid, ZE CEL 6590

References

  1. "Sounds All Time Top 100 Singles". Sounds. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  2. "Uncut - The 100 Greatest Singles Of The Post-Punk Era". Uncut. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  3. "Q Special Edition - 1001 Best Songs Ever". Q. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  4. "Guide to the Greatest Songs From Punk to the Present". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  5. Dream Baby Dream (sleeve). Suicide. London, United Kingdom: Island Records. 1979.

External links

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