"Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" is a song written by

Mike Batt Michael Philip Batt, LVO (born 6 February 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, record producer, director and conductor. He was formerly the Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry. Having achieved substantial ...

, the writer of songs for

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. It was originally recorded by

Art Garfunkel Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American singer, poet, and actor. He is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Highlights of Garfunkel's solo music career include one top-10 ...

for his album

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. The song was covered by

Agnetha Fältskog Agneta Åse Fältskog (born 5 April 1950), known as Agnetha Fältskog (), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 self-titled debut album. She later achieved internatio ...

for her 2004 album, ''

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''. The song was intended as the third single from the album, but because the LP had already disappeared from many album charts at the end of 2004, these plans were shelved. Another reason was Agnetha's reluctance of any promotion (other than music videos or telephone interviews), an example being her refusal to appear in the German TV series, Wetten dass..?. However, several Swedish radio stations received a promo-CD-single that featured a remix of the song by Soundfactory. This time it was not a regular remix, but a slower, more pop oriented version with added instruments and backing vocals. The song leaked onto the internet and appeared on many bootlegs.

Other cover versions

Katie Melua Ketevan Katie Melua (; ka, ქეთევან "ქეთი" მელუა, ; born 16 September 1984) is a Georgian and British singer and songwriter. She was born in Kutaisi and raised in Belfast and London. Under the management of comp ...

also covered this song on the '' Piece By Piece (Special Bonus Edition)'' album.

Formats and track listings

The song was released as a promo only which was issued to some Swedish radio-stations: *CD-Promo-single # "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" oundfactory-Radio-Edit3:00 {{Agnetha Fältskog 2004 singles Songs about dreams Agnetha Fältskog songs Songs written by Mike Batt Warner Music Group singles 1984 songs Art Garfunkel songs