Song · Smallpools
“Dreaming” by Smallpools
From the EP Smallpools (2013)
“Dreaming” by Smallpools appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2013. It was first released in 2013 on the EP Smallpools. Its best result is #42 on the KROQ Top 50 Songs of 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #347 alternative song of 2013.
"Dreaming" was the song that introduced Smallpools, the Los Angeles band that Sean Scanlon (vocals), Mike Kamerman (guitar), Beau Kuther (drums) and Joe Intile, their bassist at the time, put together in 2012. It grew out of their writing partnership with the L.A. production trio Captain Cuts, who produced it, and Ben Berger and Ryan McMahon share the composing credit with the band. It went up online in May 2013 as their first single, and they hadn't played a show when RCA signed them and took over distribution.
Critics warmed to it, many of them hearing Passion Pit in it, and the July video has Scanlon hit by déjà vu at a house party. It later landed on the self-titled EP and their 2015 debut album, Lovetap!, reached No. 23 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart and went gold: the biggest hit they had.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 42 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 50 Songs of 2013 | 50 |
| 2013 | 64 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2013 | 88 |
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