Dream On (Nazareth song)

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"Dream On"
Single by Nazareth
from the album 2XS
B-side"You Love Another"
Released1983
Recorded1982
GenreRock
Length
  • 3:26 (album version)
  • 3:25 (single version)
LabelA&M, Vertigo
Songwriter(s)Billy Rankin, Manny Charlton
Producer(s)John Punter
Nazareth singles chronology
"Love Leads to Madness"
(1982)
"Dream On"
(1983)

"Dream On" is a song recorded by the Scottish rock band Nazareth, and released on the studio album 2XS in 1982, and later as a single in early 1983. Initially written by Rankin and recorded as a demo in 1979 - with an additional verse being penned by Charlton in 1982 during the recording of 2XS. "Dream On" became one of their most popular tracks. In 1987 Helix covered this song.

Charts

Chart (1982-1983) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 2

Year-end chart

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Swiss Music Charts 17
Media Control Charts (Germany) 79

References

  1. ^ "Nazareth – Dream On" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Nazareth – Dream On" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Nazareth – Dream On". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.