Dream Baby Dream

"Dream Baby Dream"
Single by Suicide
B-side	"Radiation"
Released	1979
Format	7", 12"
Recorded	Right Track Recording, NY
Genre	Proto-punk, synthpunk
Length	6:19
Label	Island
Writer(s)	Martin Rev, Alan Vega
Producer(s)	Ric Ocasek
Suicide singles chronology
"Cheree" (1978) "Dream Baby Dream" (1979) "Surrender" (1988)

"Dream Baby Dream" is a song by the electro-punk band Suicide, written by its members Martin Rev and Alan Vega. It was released as a single in 1979 by Island Records. It has been covered by Bruce Springsteen both live and in a studio version released on High Hopes.

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1985	Sounds	United Kingdom	The 100 Best Singles of All Time[1]	76
2001	Uncut		The 100 Greatest Singles from the Post-Punk Era[2]	42
2003	Q		The 1001 Best Songs Ever[3]	901
2008	Pitchfork	United States	The Pitchfork 500: 1977-1979[4]	*

(*) designates unordered lists.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Martin Rev and Alan Vega

UK 7" single (WIP 6543)

1. "Dream Baby Dream" – 6:19
2. "Radiation" – 3:03

Personnel

Adapted from the Dream Baby Dream liner notes.^[5]

Suicide Martin Rev – keyboards Alan Vega – vocals

Production and additional personnel Ric Ocasek – production Jay Burnett – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1979	Island	LP	WIP 6543
France	1981	Celluloid, ZE		CEL 6590

References

1. "Sounds All Time Top 100 Singles". Sounds. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
2. "Uncut - The 100 Greatest Singles Of The Post-Punk Era". Uncut. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
3. "Q Special Edition - 1001 Best Songs Ever". Q. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
4. "Guide to the Greatest Songs From Punk to the Present". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
5. Dream Baby Dream (sleeve). Suicide. London, United Kingdom: Island Records. 1979.

External links

• "Dream Baby Dream" at Discogs (list of releases)