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			{{about\|the song by Keane\|\|Bad Dream (disambiguation)}}
	{{Future single}}
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	{{Single infobox \|
			{{Infobox song
	Name = A Bad Dream \|
	~~Cover~~ ~~= Keane-abaddream.jpg \|~~		\| name = A Bad Dream
	~~Artist~~ = ~~] \|~~		\| cover = ABadDream.png
			\| alt =
	from Album = ] \|
	~~Released~~ = ~~] ] \|~~		\| type = single
			\| artist = ]
	Format = ]<br>] \|
			\| album = ]
	Recorded = Helioscentric Studios, ]<br>The Magic Shop, ] \|
			\| released = {{start date\|2007\|1\|22\|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine\|title=The Schedule: Singles\|magazine=]\|page=33\|date=20 January 2007}}</ref>
	Genre = ] \|
			\| recorded =
	Length = 5:06 \|
			\| studio = *Heliocentric, ]
	Writer = ]<br>]<br>] \|
			*], New York City
	Label = ] \|
	~~Producer~~ = ~~Andy Green<br>Keane \|~~		\| genre =
			\| length =
	Chart position = <li>? (])</li> \|
			* {{Duration\|\|5\|6}} (album version)
	Last single = "]"<br/>(2006) \|
			* {{Duration\|\|4\|5}} (radio edit)
	This single = "A Bad Dream"<br/>(2007) \|
			\| label = ]
	Next single = \|
			\| writer =
	\| Misc = {{Extra tracklisting
			* ]
	\| Album = ]
			* ]
	\| prev_track = "]"
			* ]
	\| prev_no = 4
	\| ~~this_track~~ = ~~"A Bad Dream"~~		\| producer =
			* Andy Green
	\| track_no = 5
			* Keane
	\| next_track = "]"
			\| prev_title = ]
	\| next_no = 6
			\| prev_year = 2006
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			\| next_title = ]
	'''''A Bad Dream''''' is a song performed and composed by ] ] band ] that appears on their ], '']'' as the fifth track. The song will be released as the fifth and possibly last single from the album on ] ].
			\| next_year = 2007

			}}
	According to fansite Keane.at, "'''Try Again'''" is rumoured to be a future single.
			"'''A Bad Dream'''" is a song by English rock band ] appearing as the fifth track on their second album, '']''. It was released on 22 January 2007 as the fifth and final single from the album. The song peaked at No. 23 in the ], becoming the band's first single to miss the top 20.

	==Track listings==		==Track listings==
			===CD single===
	'''CD'''
			<small>Catalogue number: 1723057</small>
	#"A Bad Dream"
	#"~~(?)The~~ ~~Night~~ ~~Sky~~"		# "A Bad Dream"
			# "She Sells Sanctuary"
	#"???????????"
			# "A Bad Dream" (] Hardcore Remix)
			# "A Bad Dream" live in ] (video)

	~~'''~~UK, 7" ~~Vinyl'''~~		===UK 7-inch vinyl===
			<small>Catalogue: 1723058</small>
	#"A Bad Dream"
			# "A Bad Dream"
	#"(?)"
			# "She Sells Sanctuary"

			===256 MB USB memory stick content===
	==Possible B-sides==
	*"~~The~~ ~~Night~~ ~~Sky~~"		** "A Bad Dream"
			** "A Bad Dream" (video)
	*"You Might Be Smiling Now"
			** "Enjoy the Silence" (] cover)
	*"Any Human Heart?"
			** "A Bad Dream" (Luna-C Bangin' Remix)
	*"Back In Time"
			** Competition to see the band at Wembley
	*"Barcelona Song"
	*"Bitter Pill"
	*"Golden Light"
	*"Love Actually"

			==Background==
	==Composition and recording==
			It was partially based on the "]" poem by ]. Rice-Oxley explained on a podcast:
	It was composed by ] and ] in ].
	It seems Tom plays the piano in this song. In a live session for the ] radio station P3 Tom commented about this song, "''wonderful backing vocals from Tim and Richard and an awful piano playing from me.''" It was recorded at the Heliosentric Studios, ] and at The Magic Shop, ].

			{{quote\|We wanted to get a balance between a kinda dream sequence. It starts very quietly, and I love the idea of being in a plane, like a Spitfire or something, being so high up in the sky that you can't hear the guns below you and so on. And it's almost got a serene silence which is what this Yeats poem seemed to really express. The song starts very quietly, but it gets huge and angry as it goes on... The big distorted washy piano sound in the middle is a pretty vast sound and it's I guess an attempt to express all that anger bursting out.}}{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}
	==Information about song's meaning==
	It was partially based on the "]" poem by ]. Rice-Oxley explained on a podcast:

			==Composition and recording==
	{{cquote\|We wanted to get a balance between a kinda dream sequence. It starts very quietly, and I love the idea of being in a plane, like a Spitfire or something, being so high up in the sky that you can't hear the guns below you and so on. And it's almost got a serene silence which is what this Yeats poem seemed to really express. The song starts very quietly, but it gets huge and angry as it goes on... The big distorted washy piano sound in the middle is a pretty vast sound and it's I guess an attempt to express all that anger bursting out.}}
			It was composed by ] and ]. It was recorded at the Heliocentric Studios, ] and at The Magic Shop, New York.
	*Length: 5:06
	*Tempo: 72bpm
	*Key: Eb minor
	*Time signature: 4/4 8 beat

	==~~B-sides~~==		==Music video==
			The music video for "A Bad Dream" was shot on 22 November 2006 and premiered a month later. Singer ] appears inside a totally black room. Then a white stripe of light can be seen getting bigger and bigger until the room becomes completely white. Later on, a black stripe can be seen again getting bigger and bigger until the whole room is black again.
	*The Night Sky

			An alternate version released on Yahoo Launch UK features short clips of Tim Rice-Oxley and Richard Hughes intercut into the original, looking at Chaplin with melancholic faces.
	==Trivia==
	*"A Bad Dream" was recently featured on the Season 4 premiere of the ] drama, ]

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	== References ==
	*{{cite web\|url=http://www.keanemusic.com/news.php?action=get&id=1400&y=06&m=11\|title=Official release confirmation\|accessdate=2006-11-24}}

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Latest revision as of 18:55, 24 April 2024

This article is about the song by Keane. For other uses, see Bad Dream (disambiguation).

2007 single by Keane

"A Bad Dream"

Single by Keane

from the album Under the Iron Sea

Released

22 January 2007 (2007-01-22)

Studio

Heliocentric, Rye, East Sussex
Magic Shop, New York City

Length

5:06 (album version)
4:05 (radio edit)

Andy Green
Keane

Keane singles chronology

"Nothing in My Way"
(2006)

"A Bad Dream"
(2007)

"Try Again"
(2007)

"A Bad Dream" is a song by English rock band Keane appearing as the fifth track on their second album, Under the Iron Sea. It was released on 22 January 2007 as the fifth and final single from the album. The song peaked at No. 23 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's first single to miss the top 20.

Track listings

CD single

Catalogue number: 1723057

"A Bad Dream"
"She Sells Sanctuary"
"A Bad Dream" (Luna-C Hardcore Remix)
"A Bad Dream" live in Berlin (video)

UK 7-inch vinyl

Catalogue: 1723058

"A Bad Dream"
"She Sells Sanctuary"

256 MB USB memory stick content

- "A Bad Dream"
- "A Bad Dream" (video)
- "Enjoy the Silence" (Depeche Mode cover)
- "A Bad Dream" (Luna-C Bangin' Remix)
- Competition to see the band at Wembley

Background

It was partially based on the "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" poem by W. B. Yeats. Rice-Oxley explained on a podcast:

We wanted to get a balance between a kinda dream sequence. It starts very quietly, and I love the idea of being in a plane, like a Spitfire or something, being so high up in the sky that you can't hear the guns below you and so on. And it's almost got a serene silence which is what this Yeats poem seemed to really express. The song starts very quietly, but it gets huge and angry as it goes on... The big distorted washy piano sound in the middle is a pretty vast sound and it's I guess an attempt to express all that anger bursting out.

Composition and recording

It was composed by Tim Rice-Oxley and Tom Chaplin. It was recorded at the Heliocentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex and at The Magic Shop, New York.

Music video

The music video for "A Bad Dream" was shot on 22 November 2006 and premiered a month later. Singer Tom Chaplin appears inside a totally black room. Then a white stripe of light can be seen getting bigger and bigger until the room becomes completely white. Later on, a black stripe can be seen again getting bigger and bigger until the whole room is black again.

An alternate version released on Yahoo Launch UK features short clips of Tim Rice-Oxley and Richard Hughes intercut into the original, looking at Chaplin with melancholic faces.

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	77
UK Singles (OCC)	23
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)	37

References

"The Schedule: Singles". Music Week. 20 January 2007. p. 33.
"Nederlandse Top 40 – Keane" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
"Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

External links

Keaneshaped – Information about record

v t e Keane songs
Hopes and Fears	"Somewhere Only We Know" "Everybody's Changing" "Bedshaped" "This Is the Last Time" "Bend and Break"
Under the Iron Sea	"Atlantic" "Is It Any Wonder?" "Crystal Ball" "Nothing in My Way" "A Bad Dream" "Try Again" "The Frog Prince"
Perfect Symmetry	"Spiralling" "The Lovers Are Losing" "Perfect Symmetry"
Night Train	"Stop for a Minute"
Strangeland	"Silenced by the Night" "Disconnected" "Sovereign Light Café"
The Best of Keane	"Higher than the Sun" "Won't Be Broken"
Other singles	"Call Me What You Like" "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" "The Night Sky" "Tear Up This Town"

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