Dreaming Love
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"Dreaming Love" is a song written and recorded by American country
duo Kate & Kacey
. The song was released as their debut single on April 27, 2009. It was intended to serve as the lead-off single to their debut album with Big Machine Records
, but the album was pushed back due to the song's mediocre chart success. In early 2010, it was announced that the duo had been released from their recording contract, leaving their debut album unreleased.
Kate & Kacey wrote the song themselves a couple of months before its release, and spoke of it in their interview with Matt Bjorke of Roughstock. "Whereas “You’re Not My Judge” says “nobody can tell me not to follow my dreams, I’m gonna follow them anyway,” this one’s sorta like that but it’s more talking about your own personal demons."
’s “Johnny and June”), decidedly unmemorable vocals and unimaginative lyrics expounding on that n’er-written-about subject, love."
, directed by Kristin Barlowe, was released for the song to CMT
on June 5, 2009. The video begins with Kate & Kacey lying asleep on a blanket. They are shown performing the song in a grassy meadow and driving in a Cadillac, following a man who is leaving handkerchiefs tied to trees along the side of the road. After picking up another guy at a gas station on the side of the road, the two end up at an elaborate tree house. Kacey and the man from the gas station stop halfway up the tree as Kate continues to follow the notes left by the other man. The final note she finds reads 'Wake up,' and the video ends with the two girls lying on the blanket asleep.
Hot Country Songs
chart at #56 on May 9, 2009. The song spent 10 weeks on the chart, reaching a peak of #51 in June 2009.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
duo Kate & Kacey
Kate & Kacey
Kate & Kacey is an American country music duo consisting of identical twin sisters Kate Coppola and Kacey Coppola. In early 2008 they competed as a duo on the CMT series Can You Duet, where they took fourth place. In August 2008, they signed a recording contract with Big Machine Records...
. The song was released as their debut single on April 27, 2009. It was intended to serve as the lead-off single to their debut album with Big Machine Records
Big Machine Records
Big Machine Records is an Independent American record label specializing in country music artists. It was launched in 2005 by former DreamWorks Records executive Scott Borchetta. The label was part of a joint venture between Borchetta and country singer Toby Keith, although Keith dropped his...
, but the album was pushed back due to the song's mediocre chart success. In early 2010, it was announced that the duo had been released from their recording contract, leaving their debut album unreleased.
Content
"Dreaming Love" is a mid-tempo song driven by banjo accompanied by an acoustic guitar (and during the chorus, percussion), and features a fiddle bridge. The song describes the narrator as being asleep and having dreams of love.Kate & Kacey wrote the song themselves a couple of months before its release, and spoke of it in their interview with Matt Bjorke of Roughstock. "Whereas “You’re Not My Judge” says “nobody can tell me not to follow my dreams, I’m gonna follow them anyway,” this one’s sorta like that but it’s more talking about your own personal demons."
Reception
Georgia Jukebox reviewer Amy Blizzard spoke positively of the song. "The song is expectedly youthful and the lyrics pleasant and simplistic." She noted that although it may have a limited appeal, "beautiful, crystal-clear vocals and impressive harmonies Kate& Kacey can easily hold their own and are a pair of rising young talents to keep an eye on for whom the best may be yet to come." Country Universe was less favorable, and gave the song a C+. "The song is plagued with a pretty but forgettable tune (slightly reminiscent in parts of Heidi NewfieldHeidi Newfield
Heidi Newfield is an American country music artist. She was lead singer, rhythm guitarist and harmonica player for the group Trick Pony, alongside Keith Burns and Ira Dean from 1996 until 2006, when she left in pursuit of a solo career...
’s “Johnny and June”), decidedly unmemorable vocals and unimaginative lyrics expounding on that n’er-written-about subject, love."
Music video
A music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
, directed by Kristin Barlowe, was released for the song to CMT
Country Music Television
Country Music Television, or CMT, is an American country music-oriented cable television network. Programming includes music videos, taped concerts, movies, biographies of country music stars, game shows, and reality programs...
on June 5, 2009. The video begins with Kate & Kacey lying asleep on a blanket. They are shown performing the song in a grassy meadow and driving in a Cadillac, following a man who is leaving handkerchiefs tied to trees along the side of the road. After picking up another guy at a gas station on the side of the road, the two end up at an elaborate tree house. Kacey and the man from the gas station stop halfway up the tree as Kate continues to follow the notes left by the other man. The final note she finds reads 'Wake up,' and the video ends with the two girls lying on the blanket asleep.
Chart performance
"Dreaming Love" debuted on the BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart at #56 on May 9, 2009. The song spent 10 weeks on the chart, reaching a peak of #51 in June 2009.
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|
| 51 |