Dream Baby Dream

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"Dream Baby Dream"
File:Suicide - Dream Baby Dream.jpg
Single by Suicide
B-side "Radiation"
Released 1979 (1979)
Format 7", 12"
Recorded Right Track Recording, NY
Genre Synthpop
Length 6:19
Label Island
Writer(s) Martin Rev, Alan Vega
Producer(s) Ric Ocasek
Suicide singles chronology
"Cheree"
(1978)
"Dream Baby Dream"
(1979)
"Surrender"
(1988)

Dream Baby Dream is a song by the synthpop band Suicide, written by its members Martin Rev and Alan Vega. It was released as a single in 1979 by Island Records.

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1985 Sounds United Kingdom The 100 Best Singles of All Time[1] 76
2001 Uncut The 100 Greatest Singles from the Post-Punk Era[2] 42
2003 Q The 1001 Best Songs Ever[3] 901
2008 Pitchfork United States The Pitchfork 500: 1977-1979[4] *

(*) designates unordered lists.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Martin Rev and Alan Vega

UK 7" single (WIP 6543)
  1. "Dream Baby Dream" – 6:19
  2. "Radiation" – 3:03

Personnel

Adapted from the Dream Baby Dream liner notes.[5]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1979 Island LP WIP 6543
France 1981 Celluloid, ZE CEL 6590

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