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On Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time issue in 2003, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" was ranked number 356. [8] In 2020, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame . [ 9 ] In 2023, it was selected by the US Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry . [ 10 ]
The song was also featured on the Tammy Wynette album D-I-V-O-R-C-E [18] and on the Elvis Costello & The Attractions 1981 album Almost Blue. In 1986, "Sweet Dreams" was featured on the Mekons album The Edge of the World. [19] Many instrumental versions of this song have been recorded.
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) is the second studio album by British pop duo Eurythmics, released on 4 January 1983 by RCA Records.Along with the title track, which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 that year, the album also features the singles "This Is the House", "The Walk", and "Love Is a Stranger".
"Sweet Dreams" received favorable reviews from music critics and was a global commercial success, reaching number one in both Italy and on the Canadian RPM Dance/Urban chart. In the United States, it reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 , number three on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number eight on the Cash Box Top 100 ...
Nevertheless, the record was presented as "music derived from the original score of Eurythmics for the Michael Radford film version of Orwell's 1984". Eurythmics charged that they had been misled by the film's producers as well, [ 14 ] and the album was withdrawn from the market for a period while matters were litigated.
The award-winning British artist Lily Allen, included Tommy McLain's cover of Fats Domino's song "Before I Grow Too Old", as one of her eight favorite songs on the popular British radio programme, Desert Island Discs, on 29 June 2014. On August 26, 2022, McLain released his first album in over 40 years, entitled I Ran Down Every Dream. [5]
The album was released following the movie. Originally released on LP, the soundtrack was reissued in CD format later in 1990. [3] [2] The lead single from the soundtrack, "Sweet Dreams", a song that had been a big hit for Cline in 1963, was released to promote the album and film.
Song Director 1981 "Never Gonna Cry Again" 1982 "The Walk" Marek Budzynski 1983 "Love Is a Stranger" Mike Brady "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Chris Ashbrook/Dave Stewart "Who's That Girl" Duncan Gibbons "Right by Your Side" Chris Ashbrook & Jon Roseman 1984 "Here Comes the Rain Again" Michael A. Simon [53] "Sexcrime (1984)" Chris Ashbrook