The Dream Is Over

For the song by Van Halen, see For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. For the song by Mushroomhead, see XIII (Mushroomhead album).

The Dream Is Over is the second album by Canadian punk 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.^[8]

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][2] indie rock[3][1] hardcore punk[4] post-hardcore[5] skate punk[5] emo[6] pop-punk[5][7]
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[9]
Metacritic	82/100[10]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The A.V. Club	B+[11]
Consequence of Sound	B[12]
DIY	[13]
Exclaim!	8/10[1]
Kerrang!	4/5[2]
The Line of Best Fit	9/10[14]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[5]
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]

Accolades

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

Additional musician

• Graham Wright – piano on "If This Tour Doesn't Kill You, I Will"

Production

• 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