"Dreamland"
Single by Pet Shop Boys featuring Years & Years
from the album Hotspot
B-side
  • "An Open Mind"
  • "No Boundaries"
Released11 September 2019
GenreSynth-pop
Length3:28
Labelx2
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stuart Price
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"Undertow"
(2017)		 "Dreamland"
(2019)		 "Burning the Heather"
(2019)
Years & Years singles chronology
"Valentino"
(2019)		 "Dreamland"
(2020)		 "It's a Sin"
(2021)
Music video
"Dreamland" (lyric video) on YouTube

"Dreamland" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys featuring English synth-pop band Years & Years. It was released on 11 September 2019 as the lead single from Pet Shop Boys' fourteenth studio album, Hotspot (2020).[1]

The release of the single coincided with the announcement of Pet Shop Boys' first ever greatest hits tour, titled Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live which the duo performed in arenas around the UK.[2]

Background

During the writing process, Neil Tennant explained that the title of the track came when Olly Alexander told the duo that he had just visited the Dreamland Margate amusement park. According to an interview in The Guardian, the trio wrote the track in 2017, with Alexander explaining, "I felt like I didn't want to write about politics simply because I felt like I should but then last week I wrote a song with the Pet Shop Boys. It's inspired by a fairground in Margate called Dreamland, but while I was writing it, Neil Tennant said to me, 'This makes sense right now with Trump closing the borders.' The song became something that touched on what's going on in the world. I'd write lyrics and he'd say, 'No, it needs to be more direct.' He'd take a simple line and interject a subversive political statement. That's the challenge as a pop writer, to do both at once".[3]

Of the single, Pet Shop Boys said: "It's so exciting that our new single is a collaboration with Years & Years, one of the most original and successful bands to emerge this decade, and we really enjoyed writing and recording it with Olly Alexander". Alexander added, "It was a dream come true to create something with two of my heroes, and spending time with Chris and Neil was an absolute joy. I had to pinch myself repeatedly!"[4]

Live performances

During their headline slot at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park, Pet Shop Boys performed "Dreamland" live for the first time with Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander joining them on stage.[5] The Pet Shop Boys subsequently appeared as guests on Alexander's New Years & Years Eve special broadcast on BBC1, where they performed both "Dreamland" and "It's a Sin".[6] Alexander later joined the Pet Shop Boys for a performance of the song at the 2022 Glastonbury Festival.[7]

Track listings

  1. "Dreamland" – 3:30
  2. "An Open Mind" – 3:52
  3. "No Boundaries" – 3:38
  4. "Dreamland" (PSB remix) – 4:42
  5. "Dreamland" (TWD vocal remix) – 5:06
  • Digital single[9]
  1. "Dreamland" – 3:28
  2. "An Open Mind" – 3:52
  3. "No Boundaries" – 3:40
  • Digital EP – Remixes[10]
  1. "Dreamland" (PSB remix) – 4:41
  2. "Dreamland" (TWD vocal remix) – 5:06
  3. "Dreamland" (TWD dub) – 4:58
  4. "Dreamland" (Jacques Renault remix) – 5:45
  • 12-inch single[8]
A1. "Dreamland" – 3:30
A2. "Dreamland" (PSB remix) – 5:03
B1. "Dreamland" (TWD vocal remix) – 4:56
B2. "Dreamland" (TWD dub) – 5:44

Charts

Chart performance for "Dreamland"
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[11] 11
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[12] 26
UK Indie (OCC)[13] 19
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[14] 6
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[15] 21

References

  1. ↑ White, Jack (11 September 2019). "Pet Shop Boys announce Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live arena tour, release new single Dreamland featuring Years & Years". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Eames, Tom (11 September 2019). "Pet Shop Boys announce new Greatest Hits tour and release new single 'Dreamland'". Smooth Radio. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. ↑ West, Amy (27 April 2019). "Pet Shop Boys collaborating with Years & Years' frontman Olly Alexander". PinkNews. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Megarry, Daniel (12 September 2019). "Pet Shop Boys team up with Years And Years for new single Dreamland". Gay Times. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Gwee, Karen (16 September 2019). "Watch Pet Shop Boys perform 'Dreamland' live with Olly Alexander of Years & Years". NME. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Years & Years Setlist at Riverside Studios, London". setlist.fm.
  7. ↑ "Glastonbury Sunday reviews: Pet Shop Boys, Fontaines DC and McFly". Independent.co.uk. 26 June 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Dreamland single released on CD and vinyl today". PetShopBoys.co.uk. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Dreamland – Single by Pet Shop Boys". Apple Music. United Kingdom. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Dreamland (feat. Years & Years) [Remixes] – EP by Pet Shop Boys". Apple Music. United Kingdom. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  15. ↑ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 December 2019.



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