Never Had a Dream Come True

For the song by Stevie Wonder, see Never Had a Dream Come True (Stevie Wonder song).

"Never Had a Dream Come True"
Single by S Club 7
from the album 7 (re-release) and Sunshine
B-side	"Perfect Christmas"
Released	27 November 2000
Format	CD single: Worldwide
Recorded	London, England for Children in Need
Genre	Pop
Length	4:00
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Cathy Dennis Simon Ellis
Producer	Cathy Dennis Oskar Paul
S Club 7 singles chronology
"Natural" (2000) "Never Had a Dream Come True" (2000) "Don't Stop Movin'" (2001)
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"Never Had a Dream Come True" is a song by S Club 7, released as a single on 27 November 2000. It was chosen to be the official 2000 BBC Children in Need song.^[1] The song was a great success in the UK, where it became the group's second #1 single on the UK Singles Chart and becoming the ninth best-selling single of 2000 in the UK.^[2] It was the only single from the group to chart on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #10.^[2] After its huge success, it was added to a re-release of the band's second album, 7 third and final single on 4 December 2000.

The popularity of the song made the group to appear on MTV's TRL in the U.S. early 2001 and the song was added to the track list of the U.S. compilation series Now That's What I Call Music Vol. 7.

The song has sold 630,000 copies in the UK according to the Official UK Charts Company.

Song information

The song is about the aftermath of a breakup. The protagonist says that even though she might date other people, she will always have love for her former boyfriend.

Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Never Had a Dream Come True". "Never Had a Dream Come True" was the first single from S Club 7 to only be released on one CD.

CD single (UK)

1. "Never Had a Dream Come True"
2. "Perfect Christmas"
3. "Reach" (Almighty mix)
4. "Never Had a Dream Come True" (CD-ROM video)

CD single (Latin America)

1. "Never Had a Dream Come True"
2. "Spiritual Love"
3. "Stand by You"

CD single (US)

1. "Never Had a Dream Come True"
2. "Spiritual Love"

CD single Remixes (US)

1. "Never Had a Dream Come True" (Classic Mix)
2. "Never Had a Dream Come True" (Dave Aude Club Mix)
3. "Never Had a Dream Come True" (Instrumental Breakdown Mix)
4. "Never Had a Dream Come True" (R&B Mix)
5. "Never Had a Dream Come True" (Radio Edit)
6. S Club/7 Megamix

Release history

Country	Release date
United Kingdom	27 November 2000
United States	24 April 2001

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart	2
New Zealand Singles Chart	31
Swedish Singles Chart	10
UK Singles Chart	1
US Billboard Hot 100	10
US Hot 100 Airplay	25
US Hot 100 Singles Sales	2
US Top 40 Mainstream	8

Chart (2000-2009)	Peak position
UK Top 100 Songs of the Decade	43[3]

References

1. ^ Children in Need's top selling singles | Easier
2. ^ ^{a b} Never Had A Dream Come True by S Club 7 Songfacts
3. ^ Radio 1 Official Chart of the Decade, as broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on Tuesday 29th December 2009, presented by Nihal

Preceded by "Independent Women Part I" by Destiny's Child

UK Singles Chart number-one single 3 December 2000 - 10 December 2000

Succeeded by "Stan" by Eminem