A Dream (Common song)

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"A Dream"
Single by Common featuring will.i.am
from the album Freedom Writers (soundtrack)
Released2006
GenreHip hop
LabelHollywood Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)will.i.am
Common singles chronology
"Faithful"
(2005) 		"A Dream"
(2006) 		"The People"
(2007)
will.i.am singles chronology
"Hip Hop Is Dead"
(2006) 		"A Dream"
(2006) 		"I Got It from My Mama"
(2007)

"A Dream" is a single by rapper Common from the soundtrack to Freedom Writers. It is produced by will.i.am, who also raps the song's chorus. The song heavily samples Martin Luther King Jr.'s historical "I Have a Dream" speech, which relates to the song's lyrics about racism.[1] The single release of "A Dream" includes two will.i.am tracks, "Colors" and "Bus Ride."

Music video

The video for the single contains images from the

Civil Rights Movement. Television
footage of the "I Have a Dream" speech is exposed on guide throughout the video. The imagery is destined to increase the song's messages of determination in the face of discrimination, and ambition for a racially equal world.

Track listing

  1. "A Dream"
  2. "Colors"
  3. "Bus Ride"

Chart positions

Chart (2006) Peak
position
U.S.
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
 16

See also

References

  1. ^ "10 Songs That Sampled Martin Luther King, Jr". Billboard.
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