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Never Had a Dream Come True (S Club 7 song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Never Had a Dream Come True
| cover = Never_had_a_dream_come_true.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = S Club 7
| album = 7 Sunshine
| B-side =
* "Perfect Christmas"
* "Spiritual Love"
* "Stand by You"
| released =
| recorded = 2000
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 4:00
| label =
* Polydor
* 19
| writer =
* Cathy Dennis
* Simon Ellis
| producer =
* Cathy Dennis
* Oskar Paul
| prev_title = Natural
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Don't Stop Movin'
| next_year = 2001
| misc =
}}
"'Never Had a Dream Come True'" is a song by British pop group S Club 7, released as a single in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2000. It was chosen to be the official 2000 BBC Children in Need song. The single peaked atop the UK Singles Chart, becoming Britain's ninth-best-selling single of 2000. Outside the UK, it peaked within the top ten on the charts of Ireland, Sweden, and the United Stateswhere it reached number 10 and became the group's only single to appear on the 'Billboard' Hot 100.
After its success, the song was added to a re-release of the band's second album, '7', and their third album, 'Sunshine'.
Content
The song is about the aftermath of a break-up. The protagonist says that even though she might date other people, she will always have love for her former boyfriend. Jo O'Meara sings the lead vocals for the song while the rest of the members are in backup vocals.
Use in media
O'Meara sings the song as a solo in S Club's feature film, 'Seeing Double'. The demo version of the song was also used as the opening theme in the television series 'S Club 7 Go Wild!' and the 'S Club 7 Christmas Special'. The instrumental version of the demo was briefly heard in the earlier special 'Artistic Differences'. S Club 7 performed the song for the ITV Panto 'Aladdin'.
Track listings
* 'UK Children in Need CD single'
# "Never Had a Dream Come True" 4:00
# "Perfect Christmas" 4:38
# "Reach" (Almighty mix) 9:12
# "Never Had a Dream Come True" (CD-ROM video)
* 'UK standard CD single'
# "Never Had a Dream Come True" 4:00
# "Spiritual Love" 3:51
# "Stand by You" 3:03
# "Never Had a Dream Come True" (CD-ROM video)
* 'UK cassette single'
# "Never Had a Dream Come True" 4:00
# "Perfect Christmas" 4:38
* 'US CD single'
# "Never Had a Dream Come True"
# "Spiritual Love"
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the 'Sunshine' album booklet.
'Studio'
* Mastered at Transfermation (London, England)
'Personnel'
* Cathy Dennis writing, production
* Simon Ellis writing
* Paul Gendler guitar
* Oskar Paul keyboards, programming, production
* Pete Murray keyboards
* Anne Dudley string arrangement
* James McMillan additional programming
* Stephen Lipson additional programming, additional production
* Heff Moraes mixing
* James Reynolds engineering
* Richard Dowling mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Category:19 Recordings singles
Category:2000 singles
Category:2000 songs
Category:A&M Records singles
Category:Children in Need singles
Category:Music television series theme songs
Category:Number-one singles in Scotland
Category:Polydor Records singles
Category:S Club 7 songs
Category:Songs written by Cathy Dennis
Category:Songs written by Simon Ellis (record producer)
Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles
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