Dreamland (Pet Shop Boys song)
| "Dreamland" | ||||
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| Single by Pet Shop Boys featuring Years & Years | ||||
| from the album Hotspot | ||||
| B-side | "An Open Mind" "No Boundaries" | |||
| Released | 11 September 2019 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 3:28 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Stuart Price | |||
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| "Dreamland" on YouTube | ||||
"Dreamland" is a single released by British synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys featuring Olly Alexander from British synthpop band Years & Years. Released on 11 September 2019, the song was intended to be the preview track of Pet Shop Boys' fourteenth studio album, Hotspot, released on 24 January 2020.[1]
The release of the single coincided with the announcement of Pet Shop Boys' first ever greatest hits tour, titled Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live which will see the duo performing in arenas around the UK.[2]
During their headline slot at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park, Pet Shop Boys performed "Dreamland" live for the first time with Alexander joining them on stage.[3]
Background
During the writing process, Tennant explained that the title of the track came when Alexander told the duo that he had just visited the Dreamland Margate amusement park. According to an interview in The Guardian, the trio wrote the track in 2017, with Alexander explaining "I felt like I didn’t want to write about politics simply because I felt like I should but then last week I wrote a song with the Pet Shop Boys. It’s inspired by a fairground in Margate called Dreamland, but while I was writing it, Neil Tennant said to me, ‘This makes sense right now with Trump closing the borders.’ The song became something that touched on what’s going on in the world. I’d write lyrics and he’d say, ‘No, it needs to be more direct.’ He’d take a simple line and interject a subversive political statement. That’s the challenge as a pop writer, to do both at once".[4]
Of the single, Pet Shop Boys said: "It's so exciting that our new single is a collaboration with Years & Years, one of the most original and successful bands to emerge this decade, and we really enjoyed writing and recording it with Olly Alexander". Alexander added "It was a dream come true to create something with two of my heroes, and spending time with Chris and Neil was an absolute joy. I had to pinch myself repeatedly!"[5]
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Scotland (OCC)[6] | 11 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] | 26 |
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8] | 6 |
| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[9] | 21 |
References
- ^ White, Jack (11 September 2019). "Pet Shop Boys announce Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live arena tour, release new single Dreamland featuring Years & Years". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ Eames, Tom (11 September 2019). "Pet Shop Boys announce new Greatest Hits tour and release new single 'Dreamland'". Smooth Radio. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ Gwee, Karen (16 September 2019). "Watch Pet Shop Boys perform 'Dreamland' live with Olly Alexander of Years & Years". NME. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/04/27/pet-shops-boys-years-and-years-olly-alexander-collaboration/
- ^ Megarry, Daniel (12 September 2019). "Pet Shop Boys team up with Years And Years for new single Dreamland". Gay Times. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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