"Dream Street" is the final single released from

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's second album of the same name, following the first three single releases, "

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", "

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", and "

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". The title track was also scheduled to be released in 1984, but due to low sales, the producers canceled these plans. Thanks to the TV show '' Fame'', "Dream Street" did get a music video.

Music video

"Dream Street" was

's very first music video. It is a girl's rise to stardom in the 1950s. The video starts off with Janet on a bus to

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, then she finds a roommate and a friend for an apartment. The next scene is of her struggling working in a restaurant having a hard time adjusting, but she meets a man who is attracted to her and gives her a card for an audition. She tries out in a dance audition for

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. She gets the part and the video is up to date in 1984, with Janet wearing a red leather outfit doing a dance routine.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dream Street (Song) 1984 singles 1984 songs Janet Jackson songs Songs written by Pete Bellotte Song recordings produced by Pete Bellotte A&M Records singles