Daydream (Wallace Collection song)

"Daydream" is a song recorded in 1969 by the Belgian band Wallace Collection. It was composed by band members Sylvain Vanholme and Raymond Vincent, with David MacKay[1] who also produced the single.[2] The song is in the symphonic pop/rock genre, and uses strings and flutes. The song was a hit in mainland Europe, though popularity didn't make it to English speaking countries, despite its use of English lyrics. The song was covered several times, most notably by the Gunter Kallmann Orchestra in 1970.

"Daydream"
One of variants of original French single picture sleeve
Single by Wallace Collection
from the album Laughing Cavalier and Wallace Collection
B-side"Baby I Don't Mind"
Released1969
Recorded1969
Abbey Road Studios, London
GenreSymphonic rock
Length4:10
LabelEMI/Odeon
Songwriter(s)Sylvain Vanholme
Raymond Vincent
Stephen Mann
David MacKay[1]
Producer(s)David MacKay[2]

Cover versions

The French pop star Claude François, known for writing the original "My Way", released his cover "Rêveries" in April 1969.

The song was covered in 1970 by the German vocal group the Günter Kallmann Choir, and this version was used on a popular easy listening record of the time. As such Kallmann is occasionally mis-credited as the original author of the song. In 2001, English electronic group I Monster had a UK chart hit with "Daydream in Blue", a remix of the Günter Kallmann Choir's version of the song: the track peaked at #20 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] The song has also been covered live by the Beta Band as part of their song "Squares".

Charts

Weekly charts
Charts (1969) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 13
France (IFOP)[7]3

Year-end charts
Charts (1969) Peak
position
France (IFOP)[8]21

Samples

"Daydream" has been sampled on the following songs:

  • "Gangsta Rap" by Hamburg rap group Fettes Brot, on their 1995 album Auf Einem Auge Blöd.
  • A remix of "She Said" by The Pharcyde released on Go! Discs Records in 1996. The remix was produced by Fuzz Face (i.e. Geoff Barrow) and tWANK Boy.
  • Cut Killer's mixtape, Cut Killer Show Présente: Operation Freestyle of 1998.
  • "On a Beautiful Day", by British electronica/alternative rock band Skinny, from their 2001 album Taller (samples the Gunter Kallman Choir version).
  • The Beta Band sampled the song for their 2001 song "Squares".
  • "Daydream in Blue" by I Monster in their 2003 album Neveroddoreven. This version was used as the basis for "Daydreamin'" by Lupe Fiasco featuring Jill Scott, on his 2006 debut album Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor.
  • "Hood Dreamin" by Guru (with a sped-up version of the song), from his 2005 solo album Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures.
  • "The Highest Commitment" by Qwel and Maker, in some live versions (samples the Gunter Kallmann Choir version)
  • "Put Me On (featuring Everlast and Moka Only)" by Swollen Members features a piano background with chords similar in sound to the vocals of the original "Daydream" track.
  • "Magenta Rising" by Parov Stelar on his 2015 album The Demon Diaries.
  • "Daydream" by Paul Basic on his 2011 album The Mirror.

Soundtrack appearances

In Norway, this song has become widely known through its use as background music in a series of televised information snippets regarding mountain safety. The snippets were produced by the Norwegian Red Cross and broadcast annually through the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, chiefly around the Easter holidays.[9] The original series was broadcast from 1969, but the theme tune was not introduced until 1972. From 1989 the broadcasts featured Åsleik Engmark as the lost skier, Severin Suveren (Severin Sovereign), who would disregard the guide lines and thus find himself in difficult situations.

The Belgian film Mr. Nobody in 2009 also used this song several times in the movie.

In 2016, "Daydream in Blue", a remix of the song by I Monster, was featured in the second season of the US television show Mr. Robot starring Rami Malek and Christian Slater.

References
  1. Daydream on the BMI database
  2. Daydream on Discogs
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 265. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Wallace Collection – Daydream" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  5. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 18, 1969" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Wallace Collection – Daydream" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  7. "Tous les titres par artiste" (in French). Dominic DURAND/InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  8. "TOP - 1969" (in French). topfrance.fr. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  9. The Rules of the Mountain - NRK Archives
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