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“Last Night I Dreamt that Somebody Loved Me” by The Smiths
From the album Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
“Last Night I Dreamt that Somebody Loved Me” by The Smiths appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1987 and 2003. It was first released in 1987 on the album Strangeways, Here We Come. Its best result is #5 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #78 alternative song of 1987 and #4,319 alternative song of all time.
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"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" sits sixth on Strangeways, Here We Come, the last album the Smiths made, and it became a farewell twice over: by the time Rough Trade put it out as the third and final UK single in December 1987, the band had already split, and it was sold as the Last Single. It crawled to number 30, which says more about the timing than the song.
Morrissey wrote the words and Johnny Marr the music, and the pair produced it with Stephen Street. Marr plays guitar and piano, Andy Rourke bass and Mike Joyce drums, and behind it all hangs the crowd noise of the 1984-85 miners' strike. Morrissey sounds as sombre as he ever got, Marr's guitar work draws raves, and both men count it among their favourites.
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 | 5 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1987 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 448 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 2003 | 1370 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me.
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