Song · The Teardrop Explodes
“When I Dream” by The Teardrop Explodes
From the album Kilimanjaro (1980)
“When I Dream” by The Teardrop Explodes appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2003 and 2021. It was first released in 1980 on the album Kilimanjaro. Its best result is #829 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,295 alternative song of all time.
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"When I Dream" was one of the early singles by Liverpool's neo-psychedelic Teardrop Explodes, and a version of it landed on Kilimanjaro, their debut album, in October 1980, next to "Sleeping Gas", "Bouncing Babies" and "Treason". Julian Cope sings lead and plays bass, and he wrote it with drummer Gary Dwyer and Michael Finkler.
Mike Howlett produced it, with Dave Balfe on organ, piano and synthesizer and Alan Gill on guitar. The album around it had worked under a far cheekier title, Everyone Wants to Shag the Teardrop Explodes, and its first sleeve was a shadowy photo of the band; the 1981 reissue swapped that for zebras in front of Mount Kilimanjaro, the peak the record was named after.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1006 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2021 | 829 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
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