Dreams (The Game song)

"Dreams"
Single by The Game
from the album The Documentary
Released	June 7, 2005 (2005-06-07)
Format	Digital download, CD single, 12 inch
Recorded	2004
Genre	Classic Hip hop
Length	4:16
Label	Aftermath, G-Unit, Interscope
Writer(s)	Jayceon Taylor, Kanye West
Producer	Kanye West
The Game singles chronology
"Hate It or Love It" (2005) "Dreams" (2005) "Playa's Only" (2005)

"Dreams" is a song by American rapper and West Coast hip hop artist The Game, from his debut album, The Documentary. It was released as the fourth official single from the album. The song was produced by Kanye West and features a sample of "No Money Down" by soul music singer Jerry Butler. The song is dedicated to Yetunde Price (the elder half-sister of tennis stars Serena Williams and Venus Williams), who was shot dead on September 14, 2003. The Williams' also came from The Game's hometown of Compton, California. The song is also known for having an incorrect lyric in 'I woke up from that coma 2001, about the same time Dre dropped 2001'. This references the Dr. Dre album 2001, actually released in the year 1999. The song was placed 16th on About.com's Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2005. R&B singer and actress Mýa made a cameo in the music video for the song.

Failing to match the popularity of his previous singles, the song peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 12 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Although the single was commercially successful in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.

References

In Dreams, The Game mentions many famous people and music albums including:

• 2001
• 2Pac
• 50 Cent (Real Name: Curtis Jackson)
• Aaliyah
• Aftermath Entertainment
• All Eyez on Me
• Dave Mays
• DJ Clue
• DJ Whoo Kid
• Doggystyle
• Dr. Dre
• Notorious B.I.G.'s song "Dreams (Just Playin')"
• Eazy-E (also as Eric Wright)
• Frankie Beverly
• Huey Newton
• Jam Master Jay
• "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G. ("It was all a dream")
• Kanye West
• King magazine
• Left Eye
• LL Cool J
• Marshall Mathers (Eminem)
• Mase
• Martin Luther King
• Marvin Gaye
• Mike Lem
• Mýa
• Randy Moss
• Ready to Die
• Reasonable Doubt
• Ronald Reagan
• Serena Williams
• Snoop Dogg
• The Source magazine
• Stevie Wonder
• Nigga Wit' An Attitude Vol. 1
• Venus Williams
• Vibe magazine
• Vivica A. Fox
• Whitney Houston
• Whoo Kid
• Yetunde Price

Tributes

• Aaliyah Dana Haughton (born January 16, 1979 - died August 25, 2001)
• Lisa Nicole Lopes (born May 27, 1971 - died April 25, 2002)
• Jam Master Jay (born January 21, 1965 - died October 30, 2002)
• Yetunde Price (born August 9, 1972 - died September 14, 2003)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. (born January 15, 1929 - died April 4, 1968)
• Tupac Shakur (born June 16, 1971 - died September 13, 1996)
• Eric Lynn Wright (born September 7, 1963 – died March 26, 1995),
• Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.) (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997)

Remixes

A remix of the song was released on The Game's mixtape, You Know What It Is Vol. 3. It is a mix between "Dreams" and "A Dream", which is a track featuring The Notorious B.I.G. from Jay-Z's 2002 album The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse. It combines a chopped and screwed version of B.I.G.'s a cappella verse on "A Dream" with the instrumental of "Dreams".

There is also another OFFICIAL remix of the song with Trey Songz where The Game raps his normal 1st & 3rd verse and Trey Songz singing the 2nd verse.

There is a third OFFICIAL remix featuring Fort Minor which uses the instrumental from Where'd You Go and the a cappella from Dreams.

Charts

Chart (2005–06)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	42
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[2]	7
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[3]	9
European Hot 100 Singles[4]	31
Germany (Media Control AG)[5]	71
Ireland (IRMA)[6]	11
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[7]	52
New Zealand (RIANZ)[8]	35
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	40
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[10]	8
US Billboard Hot 100[11]	32
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[12]	74
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13]	12
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[14]	13
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[15]	5

References

1. ^ "Australian-charts.com – The Game – Dreams". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
2. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Game – Dreams" (in Dutch). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
3. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Game – Dreams" (in French). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
4. ^ "The Game Album & Song Chart History" European Hot 100 for The Game. Prometheus Global Media.
5. ^ "charts.de". charts.de. 2005-08-02. http://charts.de/song.asp?artist=The+Game&title=Dreams. Retrieved 2011-03-09. 
6. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Game – Dreams" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
8. ^ "Charts.org.nz – The Game – Dreams". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
9. ^ "The Game – Dreams – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
10. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
11. ^ "The Game Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for The Game. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
12. ^ "The Game Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Digital Songs for The Game. Prometheus Global Media.
13. ^ "The Game Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for The Game. Prometheus Global Media.
14. ^ "The Game Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Radio Songs for The Game. Prometheus Global Media.
15. ^ "The Game Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rap Songs for The Game. Prometheus Global Media.

External links

• "Dreams" music video on YouTube