Song · Johnny Hates Jazz
“Shattered Dreams” by Johnny Hates Jazz
From the album Turn Back the Clock (1988)
“Shattered Dreams” by Johnny Hates Jazz appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1987 and 1988. It was first released in 1988 on the album Turn Back the Clock. Its best result is #76 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #220 alternative song of 1987 and #6,443 alternative song of all time.
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"Shattered Dreams" was the lead single from Turn Back the Clock, the debut album by English group Johnny Hates Jazz, and it went out in March 1987. Singer Clark Datchler wrote it, words and music, and his bandmates Calvin Hayes and Mike Nocito produced it.
It started low in Britain, coming onto the singles chart at No. 92, then rode heavy radio play and MTV rotation all the way to No. 5 in May, where it stayed for three weeks. It went top ten in Canada, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland and West Germany, too. America got a different video, shot entirely in black and white by David Fincher, which Datchler liked better, and the single went to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent a week on top of the Adult Contemporary chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 76 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 395 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
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