"Daydream" is a song recorded in 1969 by the

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. It was composed by band members Sylvain Vanholme and Raymond Vincent, with David MacKay who also produced the single. The song is in the symphonic pop/rock genre, and uses strings and flutes. The song was a hit in

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, though popularity didn't make it to English speaking countries, despite its use of English lyrics. The song was covered several times, most notably by the Gunter Kallmann Choir in 1970.

Cover versions

The French pop star

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, known for writing the original "

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", released his cover "Rêveries" in April 1969. The song was covered in 1970 by the German vocal group the Günter Kallmann Choir, and this version was used on a popular

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record of the time. As such Kallmann is occasionally mis-credited as the original author of the song. In 2001, English electronic group

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had a UK chart hit with "Daydream in Blue", a remix of the Günter Kallmann Choir's version of the song: the track peaked at #20 in the

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. The song has also been covered live by

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as part of their song "Squares". I Monster's version was sampled in 2006 by American rapper

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in Daydreamin’, featuring soul singer Jill Scott. Fiasco’s cover won the

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for Best Urban/Alternative Performance.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Samples

"Daydream" has been sampled on the following songs: * "Gangsta Rap" by

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, on their 1995 album Auf Einem Auge Blöd. * A remix of "She Said" by

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released on Go! Discs Records in 1996. The remix was produced by Fuzz Face (i.e.

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) and tWANK Boy. *

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's mixtape, ''Cut Killer Show Présente: Operation Freestyle'' of 1998. * "On a Beautiful Day", by British electronica/alternative rock band Skinny, from their 2001 album ''Taller'' (samples the Gunter Kallman Choir version). *

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sampled the song for their 2001 song "Squares" (samples the Gunter Kallman Choir version). * "Daydream in Blue" by

in their 2003 album ''Neveroddoreven'' (samples the Gunter Kallman Choir version). This version was used as the basis for " Daydreamin'" by

featuring Jill Scott, on his 2006 debut album '' Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor''. * "Hood Dreamin" by

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(with a sped-up version of the song), from his 2005 solo album '' Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures''. * "The Highest Commitment" by

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and Maker, in some live versions (samples the Gunter Kallmann Choir version) * " Put Me On (featuring

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and Moka Only)" by

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features a piano background with chords similar in sound to the vocals of the original "Daydream" track. * "Magenta Rising" by

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on his 2015 album The Demon Diaries. * "Daydream" by Paul Basic on his 2011 album The Mirror. * The bassline and a similar arrangement were used by

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on "Ike's Rap II", which has in turn been sampled by Portishead, Tricky and

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Soundtrack appearances

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, this song has become widely known through its use as background music in a series of televised information snippets regarding mountain safety, produced by the

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and broadcast annually through the

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, chiefly around the

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/ref> The original series was broadcast from 1969, but the theme tune was not introduced until 1972. The Belgian film ''Mr. Nobody'' in 2009 also used this song several times in the movie. In 2016, "Daydream in Blue", a remix of the song by

, was featured in the second season of the US television show ''

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and

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. The song was also used in Noah Hawley's ''

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'' season three, episode four, released in 2019. The first season of the US television show ''Severance'' (2022) has also made use of the I Monster version in trailers and during closing credits on some episodes.

References

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