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"'Any Dream Will Do'" is a popular song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the 1968 musical 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'. It is generally the beginning and the concluding song of the musical, sung by the title character of Joseph.

The song has been sung by numerous performers. In 1969, it was released as the B-side of the 7-inch single "We Will Rock You" by child singer Christopher. This recording was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and arranged by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Joe Cuddy's version was a number-one hit in Ireland in 1974. The song was voted Broadway Song of the Year in 1981, and won an Ivor Novello Award in 1991.

The song was also covered by Jason Donovan and Lee Mead, whose versions reached number one and number two respectively in the UK chart. Donovan, Mead and Donny Osmond performed the song at the Concert for Diana on 1 July 2007.

Jason Donovan version



In 1991, the song was released as a single by Jason Donovan, who was then playing Joseph in the West End production of the musical at the London Palladium. The single topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in June and July 1991; in July, it was certified Gold by the BPI for sales greater than 400,000 copies. In Donovan's native Australia, "Any Dream Will Do" peaked at number 92 on the ARIA Singles Chart in August 1991. The song was also a number-one hit in Ireland and a number-three hit in Austria.

The song was also performed by 'The X Factor' duo Same Difference, with Jason Donovan, on 15 December 2007.

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'Any Dream Will Do' and Lee Mead version



In 2007, the BBC One television series 'Any Dream Will Do', named after the song, searched for a new, unknown lead to play Joseph in a West End revival of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'. The song was performed by the twelve contestants on the programme as the opening number to the first show, and it was performed again by Lee Mead, voted by the public as the winner of the series, as the finale to the series.

After the series, a single was released featuring "Any Dream Will Do", sung by Mead as the winner, and "Close Every Door", another song from 'Joseph' which had been used each week as a contestant left the programme. It was performed by Mead along with second-placed Keith Jack and third-placed Lewis Bradley.

The single was released for digital download on 12 June 2007 and entered the UK Singles Chart on 17 June at number 18. After being released on CD on 18 June, it charted at number two on 24 June. It was held from the number-one spot by Rihanna and Jay-Z with their hit single "Umbrella". Downloads and CD single sales raise funds for the BBC's annual Children in Need charity appeal.

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* Donny Osmond, who has performed as Joseph in the musical successfully for many years in the 1990s, also recorded the song. His recording of the musical with the Canadian cast has sold 250,000 copies. He was also cast in the role of Joseph in the 1999 film of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'.

* The song was parodied by Irish radio personality Mario Rosenstock in 2005 as "Jos and his Amazing Technicolor Overcoat", a send-up of then-Chelsea F.C. manager Jos Mourinho. It was also parodied by a musical duo Amateur Transplants on their first album 'Fitness to Practice' as "Mr Burton".

* The songs "Ripple" (1970) by the Grateful Dead and the gospel hymn "Because He Lives" (1971), are both extremely similar musically to "Any Dream Will Do".

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Category:1968 songs

Category:1974 singles

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Category:Donny Osmond songs

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Category:Jason Donovan songs

Category:Number-one singles in Scotland

Category:Polydor Records singles

Category:Sarah Brightman songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Nigel Wright (record producer)

Category:Songs from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Category:Songs with lyrics by Tim Rice

Category:Songs with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles

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