Dreamin' (Weezer song)

"Dreamin'" is a song released as an iTunes single (the fourth from the album) from American alternative rock band Weezer's sixth album, Weezer (2008). It was released in digital form on May 27, 2008.[1]

"Dreamin'"
Single by Weezer
from the album Weezer (The Red Album)
ReleasedMay 27, 2008 (iTunes)
Recorded2008
GenreAlternative rock
Length5:12
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Rivers Cuomo
Producer(s)Rick Rubin
Weezer singles chronology
"The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)"
(2008)		 "Dreamin'"
(2008)		 "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"
(2009)

In the booklet for Rivers Cuomo's demo compilation album Alone, Cuomo describes how the song "This Is the Way" was originally going to be used for the Red Album over "Dreamin'," then called "Daydreamer." Eventually, Cuomo was able to persuade other band members to choose the "epic, 6-minute, symphonic type of art song" Dreamin' instead.[2]

Brian Bell has commented that this song was "actually based on the sonata form" and the breakdown of the song has a formal name ("The Dream Sequence") in response to a question asking what was each band member's proudest moment on the album.[3]

The song was released as a downloadable song for the game Rock Band and its two sequels along with the songs "Troublemaker" and "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived."

The song mentions the Widener Library Stacks at Harvard University where the composer Rivers Cuomo attended and graduated from.

Dreamin' was played live only during the Troublemaker Tour in 2008 and has not been played live ever since.

Track listing
  1. "Dreamin'" - 5:12

Personnel

References
  1. Weezer : 05/27/08 Dreamin iTunes Single, + new newz roundup Archived May 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Booklet and Liner Notes of Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo
  3. Weezer Reveal 'Hootenanny' Plans To Tay Zonday - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News


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