Dreaming of You (The Coral song)

"Dreaming of You" is a song by English band the Coral from their eponymous debut album, The Coral. Released on 7 October 2002, it was the third single taken from the album and charted at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.^[2] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 85 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".^[3]

"Dreaming of You"
Single by the Coral
from the album The Coral
Released	7 October 2002 (2002-10-07)[1]
Length	2:21
Label	Deltasonic
Songwriter(s)	James Skelly
Producer(s)	Ian Broudie
The Coral singles chronology
"Goodbye" (2002) "Dreaming of You" (2002) "Don't Think You're the First" (2003)

A live version was also included on the Radio 1's Live Lounge album.

Track listings

CD single (DLTCD008)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dreaming of You"	James Skelly	2:21
2.	"Answer Me"	J. Skelly, Nick Power, Paul Duffy	3:12
3.	"Follow the Sun"	Lee Southall	1:50
4.	"Dreaming of You" (video)
Total length:			7:23

CD single (DLTCD2008)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dreaming of You"	James Skelly	2:21
2.	"Sweet Sue"	J. Skelly	2:43
3.	"Another Turn in the Lock"	J. Skelly, Southall	3:35
4.	"Dreaming of You" (acoustic video)
Total length:			8:39

7-inch single (DLT008)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dreaming of You"	James Skelly	2:21
2.	"Answer Me"	J. Skelly, Nick Power, Paul Duffy	3:12
3.	"Follow the Sun"	Lee Southall	1:50
Total length:			7:23

Personnel

The Coral^[4]

• James Skelly – vocals, guitar, co-producer
• Lee Southall – guitar, vocals on "Follow the Sun" and "Another Turn in the Lock", co-producer
• Bill Ryder-Jones – guitar, trumpet, co-producer
• Paul Duffy – bass guitar, saxophone, co-producer
• Nick Power – keyboards, co-producer
• Ian Skelly – drums, co-producer, artwork

Production^[4]

• Ian Broudie – producer
• Jon Gray – engineer
• Kenny Patterson – assistant engineer

Other personnel

• Laurence Easeman – video director

Use in media

• Channel 4's Free Agents used "Dreaming of You" during the ending credits of Episode 3.
• "Dreaming of You" was used in Scrubs season 2 episode 10 "My Monster".
  • It was replaced with "Dirty Minds" by Here Come the Mummies on streaming.
• The song is a playable track on the video game Lego Rock Band.
• The song featured in adverts for Asda in 2019; since then a sample of the song has been used at the end of the subsequent Asda adverts in sync with the chain's trademark rear pocket tap.
• It was featured in the film Sex Lives of the Potato Men.
• It was featured in an advert for Indeed in 2024.

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)[5]	14
UK Singles (OCC)[6]	13

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7]	Platinum	600,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.