Difference between revisions of "Once Upon A Daydream"

From PoliceWiki
(→‎Lyrics)
(→‎Albums)
 
(16 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 2: Line 2:
 
!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"Once Upon A Daydream"'''</big>
 
!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"Once Upon A Daydream"'''</big>
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
−
|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:45rpm.png|thumb|center|If song was released as a single, include single cover art. Otherwise, include album cover artwork to replace the 45 rpm, if available.]]
+
|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:police-synchronicity2-am2571.gif|thumb|center|the cover of the UK 7"]]
 
|- style="background-color: #E6E6E6;"
 
|- style="background-color: #E6E6E6;"
 
!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[The Police]]
 
!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[The Police]]
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Released:</b>
 
| <b>Released:</b>
−
| [[YYYY]]
+
| [[1983]]
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Recorded:</b>
 
| <b>Recorded:</b>
−
| RECORDED TIME PERIOD
+
| [[1981]]
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Length:</b>
 
| <b>Length:</b>
−
| SONG LENGTH
+
| 3:28
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Album(s):</b>
 
| <b>Album(s):</b>
−
| [[ALBUM(S)]]
+
| [[Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings]]
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Label(s):</b>
 
| <b>Label(s):</b>
−
| [[RECORD LABEL]]
+
| [[A&M]]
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Writer(s):</b>
 
| <b>Writer(s):</b>
−
| [[Andy Summers]], [[Sting]]
+
| [[Andy Summers]], [[Sting (person) | Sting]]
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Producer(s):</b>
 
| <b>Producer(s):</b>
−
| [[PRODUCER NAME(S)]]
+
| [[Hugh Padgham]], [[The Police]]
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Studio(s):</b>
 
| <b>Studio(s):</b>
−
| [[RECORDING STUDIO(S)]]
+
| [[AIR Studios]]
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Released as single?</b>
 
| <b>Released as single?</b>
−
| YES, B-SIDE, or NO
+
| B-SIDE
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
'''"Once Upon A Daydream"''' is a song written by [[Andy Summers]] and [[Sting]] and recorded by [[The Police]] in [[YYYY]].
+
'''"Once Upon A Daydream"''' is a song written by [[Andy Summers]] and [[Sting (person) | Sting]] and recorded by [[The Police]] in [[1981]].
  
 
=About the song=
 
=About the song=
−
''This section needs more information.''
+
During the recording of [[Ghost In The Machine]] Andy came up with the chords and [[Sting]] wrote the lyrics next to the swimming pool.
  
 
=Personnel=
 
=Personnel=
−
''This section needs more information.''
+
* [[Sting]] - bass, vocals
 +
* [[Andy Summers]] - guitars
 +
* [[Stewart Copeland]] - drums
  
 
=Release History=
 
=Release History=
 
==Albums==
 
==Albums==
−
[[Song]] appears on the following album releases:
+
[[Once Upon A Daydream]] appears on the following album releases:
 
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
 
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
 
! Cover art
 
! Cover art
Line 51: Line 53:
 
! Release country
 
! Release country
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
−
| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
+
| [[Image:Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg|40px]]
−
| [[Album date]]
+
| [[Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings]]
−
| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
+
| [[1993-MM-DD]]
−
| Country
+
| UK
 +
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 +
| [[Image:Every_Move_You_Make.jpg|40px]] [[Image:Flexible_Strategies.jpg|40px]]
 +
| [[Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings]] / [[Flexible Strategies (album) | Flexible Strategies]]
 +
| [[2018-11-16]]
 +
| UK
 +
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 +
| [[Image:Ghost_picture_disc.jpg|40px]]
 +
| [[Ghost In The Machine (picture disc)]]
 +
| [[2022-11-04]]
 +
| worldwide
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
==Singles==
 
==Singles==
−
 
−
===CD Singles===
 
−
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
 
−
! Cover art
 
−
! Catalog no.
 
−
! Songs
 
−
! Release date
 
−
! Release country
 
−
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
−
| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
 
−
| Catalog no.
 
−
| "[[Song]]"(s)
 
−
| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
 
−
| Country
 
−
|}
 
  
 
===7" Singles===
 
===7" Singles===
Line 82: Line 79:
 
! Release country
 
! Release country
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
−
| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
+
| [[Image:police-synchronicity2-am2571.gif|40px]]
−
| Catalog no.
+
| AM 153
−
| "[[A-side song]]"/"[[B-side song]]"  
+
| "[[Synchronicity II]]"/"[[Once Upon A Daydream]]"
−
| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
+
| [[1983-10-28]]
−
| Country
+
| UK
 +
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 +
| [[Image:king_nl.jpg|40px]]
 +
| AMS 9722
 +
| "[[King Of Pain]]"/"[[Once Upon A Daydream]]"  
 +
| [[1983-11-DD]]
 +
| The Netherlands, France
 
|}
 
|}
  
Line 97: Line 100:
 
! Release country
 
! Release country
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
−
| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
+
| [[Image:police-synchronicity2-am2571.gif|40px]]
−
| Catalog no.
+
| AMX 153
−
| "[[A-side song]]"/"[[B-side song]]" (add more songs as necessary)
+
| "[[Synchronicity II]]"/"[[Once Upon A Daydream]]"  
−
| [[1979-12-01]]
+
| [[1983-MM-DD]]
−
| Country
+
| UK
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
==Video==
+
=Lyrics=
−
'''"[[SONG TITLE]]"''' appears on the following video and dvd releases:
+
'''Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.'''
−
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
 
−
! Cover art
 
−
! Video title
 
−
! Release date
 
−
! Release country
 
−
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
−
| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
 
−
| [[Video or dvd title]]
 
−
| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
 
−
| Country
 
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
=Awards, nominations, and certifications=
 
−
<!--OMIT SECTION IF SONG HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY AWARDS-->
 
−
==Awards==
 
−
''This section needs more information.''
 
−
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
 
−
! Year
 
−
! Winner
 
−
! Award
 
−
! Category
 
−
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
−
| [[YYYY]]
 
−
| WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.)
 
−
| AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)
 
−
| CATEGORY
 
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
==Nominations==
 
−
''This section needs more information.''
 
−
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
 
−
! Year
 
−
! Nominee
 
−
! Award
 
−
! Category
 
−
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
−
| [[YYYY]]
 
−
| NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)
 
−
| AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)
 
−
| CATEGORY
 
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
==Certifications==
 
−
''This section needs more information.''
 
−
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
 
−
! Country
 
−
! Certifier
 
−
! Classification
 
−
! Certification
 
−
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
−
| COUNTRY
 
−
| CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...)
 
−
| CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...)
 
−
| CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)
 
−
|}
 
  
−
=Lyrics=
 
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
 
Once upon a daydream
 
Once upon a daydream
Line 214: Line 160:
  
 
=Quotations and trivia=
 
=Quotations and trivia=
−
''This section needs more information.''
+
* [[Sting]]: "I love it. It's a set of chords [[Andy Summers | Andy]] came up with and I wrote some lyrics to them by the swimming pool in Montserrat. It's very dark, but that was the [[Ghost In The Machine | Ghost]] period - pretty intense."
 +
 
 +
* [[Stewart Copeland | Stewart]]: "Most people would lounge and bask in the sun by a swimming pool but [[Sting]] would create a cloud around himself and stare grimly at the horizon while he organised his dark thoughts into beautiful music."
  
 
=Alternative and cover versions=
 
=Alternative and cover versions=
Line 226: Line 174:
  
 
=References=
 
=References=
−
''This section needs more information.''
+
source: [[Message In A Box]] liner notes
  
  
 
[[Category:Songs (The Police)]][[Category:Songs (Sting)]][[Category:Songs & Compositions (Andy Summers)]]
 
[[Category:Songs (The Police)]][[Category:Songs (Sting)]][[Category:Songs & Compositions (Andy Summers)]]

Latest revision as of 01:07, 8 November 2022

"Once Upon A Daydream"
the cover of the UK 7"
Recorded by The Police
Released: 1983
Recorded: 1981
Length: 3:28
Album(s): Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings
Label(s): A&M
Writer(s): Andy Summers, Sting
Producer(s): Hugh Padgham, The Police
Studio(s): AIR Studios
Released as single? B-SIDE

"Once Upon A Daydream" is a song written by Andy Summers and Sting and recorded by The Police in 1981.

About the song

During the recording of Ghost In The Machine Andy came up with the chords and Sting wrote the lyrics next to the swimming pool.

Personnel

Release History

Albums

Once Upon A Daydream appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings 1993-MM-DD UK
Every Move You Make.jpg Flexible Strategies.jpg Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings / Flexible Strategies 2018-11-16 UK
Ghost picture disc.jpg Ghost In The Machine (picture disc) 2022-11-04 worldwide

Singles

7" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
Police-synchronicity2-am2571.gif AM 153 "Synchronicity II"/"Once Upon A Daydream" 1983-10-28 UK
King nl.jpg AMS 9722 "King Of Pain"/"Once Upon A Daydream" 1983-11-DD The Netherlands, France

12" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) Release date Release country
Police-synchronicity2-am2571.gif AMX 153 "Synchronicity II"/"Once Upon A Daydream" 1983-MM-DD UK

Lyrics

Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only. 

Once upon a daydream
I fell in love with you
Once upon a moonbeam
I gave that love to you
Once upon a lifetime
I knew it must be true
When the months had turned us
I'd have to marry you

Once upon a daydream
Doesn't happen anymore
Once upon a moonbeam
This is no place for tenderness

Once her daddy found out
He threw her to the floor
He killed her unborn baby
And kicked me from the door
Once upon a nightmare
I bought myself a gun
I blew her daddy's brains out
Now hell has just begun

Once upon a daydream
Doesn't happen anymore
Once upon a moonbeam
This is no place for sentiment

Once upon a lifetime
A lifetime filled with tears
The boy would pay for his crime
With all his natural years
Once upon a daydream
He'd make you his someday
Once upon a moonbeam
He'd dream his life away

Once upon a daydream
Doesn't happen anymore
Once upon a moonbeam
This is no place for miracles

Once upon a daydream
Once upon a daydream
Once upon a daydream
Once upon a daydream

Quotations and trivia

  • Sting: "I love it. It's a set of chords Andy came up with and I wrote some lyrics to them by the swimming pool in Montserrat. It's very dark, but that was the Ghost period - pretty intense."
  • Stewart: "Most people would lounge and bask in the sun by a swimming pool but Sting would create a cloud around himself and stare grimly at the horizon while he organised his dark thoughts into beautiful music."

Alternative and cover versions

This section needs more information.

See also

This section needs more information.

External links

This section needs more information.

References

source: Message In A Box liner notes

Retrieved from "http://thepolicewiki.org/Police_wiki/index.php?title=Once_Upon_A_Daydream&oldid=148414"