The Dream Is Over

The Dream Is Over is the second album by Canadian rock band PUP, released on May 27, 2016, through Royal Mountain Records in Canada and SideOneDummy Records worldwide. The album was recorded with the financial support of Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters. The album title comes from the doctor of lead singer Stefan Babcock, after the doctor found out about a problem with Babcock's vocal cords.[6]

The Dream Is Over
Studio album by PUP
Released	May 27, 2016
Studio	Union Sound Co., Lincoln County Social Club, Ta2 Sound and Music in Toronto, Ontario
Genre	Punk rock[1] indie rock[2][1] post-hardcore[3] skate punk[3] emo[4] pop punk[3][5]
Length	30:31
Label	Royal Mountain SideOneDummy
Producer	Dave Schiffman
PUP chronology
PUP (2013) The Dream Is Over (2016) Morbid Stuff (2019)

The song "DVP" was featured in the video game Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator. The band themselves also make a cameo in the game.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.0/10[7]
Metacritic	82/100[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
The A.V. Club	B+[10]
Consequence of Sound	B[11]
DIY	[12]
Exclaim!	8/10[1]
Kerrang!	4/5[13]
The Line of Best Fit	9/10[14]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[3]
Spectrum Culture	[15]
Spin	7/10[16]

Exclaim!'s Adam Feibel gave the album a positive review, calling it "youthfully sassy and sarcastic in one breath and introspectively mature in another".[1]

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank
Stereogum	The 50 Best Albums of 2016	2016	22[17]
	The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s	2019	98[18]
Noisey	The 100 Best Albums of 2016	2016	19[19]
The New York Times	The Best Albums of 2016	2016	11[20]

Track listing

All tracks are written by PUP.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"If This Tour Doesn't Kill You, I Will"	2:18
2.	"DVP"	2:28
3.	"Doubts"	3:00
4.	"Sleep in the Heat"	3:21
5.	"The Coast"	3:53
6.	"Old Wounds"	2:19
7.	"My Life Is Over and I Couldn't Be Happier"	2:26
8.	"Can't Win"	3:07
9.	"Familiar Patterns"	3:39
10.	"Pine Point"	4:00

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[21]	48
Top Album Sales (Billboard)[22]	82
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23]	12
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[24]	13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25]	1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[26]	20
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[27]	5

Personnel

PUP

• Stefan Babcock – lead vocals and guitar
• Zack Mykula – drums, background vocals and percussion
• Steve Sladkowski – guitar and background vocals
• Nestor Chumak – bass and background vocals

Others

• Graham Wright – piano on "If This Tour Doesn't Kill You, I Will"
• Dave Schiffman – recording and mixing
• Alex Gamble – recording assistant
• John Dinsmore – recording assistant
• Masumi Kaneko – recording assistant
• Howie Weinberg – mastering at Howie Weinberg Mastering Studio, Los Angeles
• Christopher McKenny – cover image
• Jessica Flynn – inside photo

References

1. Feibel, Adam (May 25, 2016). "PUP: The Dream Is Over". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
2. Johnson, Dale (December 16, 2016). "The Best Indie Rock Albums of 2016". OCWeekly.com. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
3. Cohen, Ian (June 12, 2016). "PUP: The Dream is Over". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
4. "The best emo albums of 2016". Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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6. "PUP talk their "rowdy, noisy clusterfuck" of a new album, 'The Dream Is Over'". DIY. Archived from the original on 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
7. "The Dream Is Over by PUP reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
8. "Reviews for The Dream Is Over by PUP". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
9. Monger, Timothy. "The Dream Is Over – PUP". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
10. Anthony, David (May 27, 2016). "PUP turns tragedy into triumph on its excellent second album". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
11. Collin, Brennan (May 26, 2016). "PUP – The Dream Is Over". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
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13. Lawrence, Alistair (June 4, 2016). "PUP: The Dream Is Over". Kerrang!: 52.
14. Goodman, Jessica (June 3, 2016). "PUP turn ambition into exhilaration on The Dream Is Over". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
15. Adams, Nathan (July 19, 2016). "Pup: The Dream Is Over". Spectrum Culture. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
16. Sherman, Maria (May 23, 2016). "Review: PUP Proclaim 'The Dream Is Over' But Proudly Welcome the Nightmare". Spin. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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