Are You Dreaming?

"Are You Dreaming?" is a song by Dutch group Twenty 4 Seven, released in November 1990 by BCM Records as the second single from their first album, Street Moves (1991). Nancy Coolen performed the vocal parts, and Captain Hollywood the rap parts—with Fixx it & Janks. The song was a top-10 hit in Denmark, Finland, Italy and Switzerland. In the UK, it reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Are You Dreaming?"
Single by Twenty 4 Seven
from the album Street Moves
Released	24 November 1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	Hip house hip-hop Euro house
Length	2:45
Label	BCM Records
Songwriter(s)	Twenty 4 Seven Ruud van Rijen Tony Dawson-Harrison
Producer(s)	Twenty 4 Seven Ruud van Rijen
Twenty 4 Seven singles chronology
"I Can't Stand It" (1990) "Are You Dreaming?" (1990) "It Could Have Been You" (1992)
Music video
"Are You Dreaming?" on YouTube

Critical reception

A reviewer from Music Week described the song as a "pop-rap galloper".^[1] David Quantick from NME wrote, "I wish I was called Captain Hollywood. This is shamelessly happy Euro pop rap and keeps threatening to turn into Modern Romance's 'The Best Years of Our Lives'. Ay ay ay ay, it's a new romance. Ay ay ay ay, it makes me want to dance."^[2] Miranda Sawyer from Smash Hits said, "Still this tune is good in an annoyingly sparkly-eyed, keep fit sort of way."^[3]

Track listing

Vinyl 7", Netherlands "Are You Dreaming?" (Radio Edit) — 2:45 "Are You Dreaming?" (Instrumental Edit) — 3:18 Vinyl 12", Italy "Are You Dreaming?" (Radio Edit) — 2:45 "Are You Dreaming?" (Dream Dub) — 4:24 "Are You Dreaming?" (Nightmare Mix) — 5:08 "Are You Dreaming?" (Acapella) — 4:24 CD maxi, UK "Are You Dreaming?" (Radio Edit) — 2:45 "Are You Dreaming?" (Bruce Forest Radio Edit) — 4:01 "Are You Dreaming?" (Bruce Forest Remix) — 6:53 "Are You Dreaming?" (Nightmare Mix) — 5:08

CD maxi, Germany "Are You Dreaming?" (Radio Edit) — 2:45 "Are You Dreaming?" (Nightmare Mix) — 5:08 "Are You Dreaming?" (Acapella) — 4:24 "Are You Dreaming?" (Dream Dub) — 4:24 CD maxi, Scandinavia "Are You Dreaming?" (Radio Edit) — 2:45 "Are You Dreaming?" (Nightmare Mix) — 5:08 "Are You Dreaming?" (Acapella) — 4:24 "Are You Dreaming?" (Dream Dub) — 4:24

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1990–1991) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 22 Denmark (IFPI)[5] 5 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 8 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 6 Germany (GfK)[7] 16 Italy (Musica e dischi)[8] 5 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 21 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 18 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 4 UK Singles (OCC)[10] 17

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 30 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 85 Germany (Media Control Charts) 95 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 85 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 29

References

1. "Dance" (PDF). Music Week. 8 December 1990. p. 13. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
2. Quantick, David (24 November 1990). "Singles". NME. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
3. Sawyer, Miranda (14 November 1990). "Singles". Smash Hits. p. 69. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
4. "Twenty 4 Seven feat. Capt. Hollywood – Are You Dreaming?" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
5. Danish Singles Chart. 30 November 1990.
6. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
7. "Twenty 4 Seven feat. Capt. Hollywood – Are You Dreaming?" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
8. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 31 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Twenty 4 Seven".
9. "Twenty 4 Seven feat. Capt. Hollywood – Are You Dreaming?". Swiss Singles Chart.
10. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.