Army Dreamers
"Army Dreamers" | ||||
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Single by Kate Bush | ||||
from the album Never for Ever | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 22 September 1980 | |||
Length | 3:17 (single album) 2:58 (LP version) | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kate Bush | |||
Producer(s) | Kate Bush, Jon Kelly | |||
Kate Bush singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Army Dreamers" on YouTube |
"Army Dreamers" is a 1980 song, the third and final single to be released from the album
Background
"Army Dreamers" was released on 22 September 1980 and peaked at number 16 in the
The single includes two B-sides, "Delius" and "Passing Through Air." "Delius" is Bush's tribute to English composer Frederick Delius. The subtitle, "Song of Summer," comes from one of Delius's works, and from a BBC film Bush saw about the composer's life. The album version is different in that the previous track "Babooshka" segues into it, whereas the single B-side version begins unobscured. "Passing Through Air" is one of Bush's earliest works, originally recorded in 1973 at David Gilmour's studio, a few weeks after her 15th birthday.[2]
The reference in the lyrics to "BFPO" refers to "British Forces Post Office," the postal system for the British armed forces.
"Army Dreamers" was one of 68 songs considered inappropriate for airplay by the BBC during the first Gulf War.
Promotional video
The music video opens on a closeup of Kate Bush, dressed in dark green
Bush has stated that this video is one of the few examples of her work that completely satisfies her:
For me that's the closest that I've got to a little bit of film. And it was very pleasing for me to watch the ideas I'd thought of actually working beautifully. Watching it on the screen. It really was a treat, that one. I think that's the first time ever with anything I've done I can actually sit back and say "I liked that." That's the only thing. Everything else I can sit there going "Oh look at that, that's out of place." So I'm very pleased with that one, artistically.[3]
Track listing
- "Army Dreamers" – 3:17
- "Delius" – 2:51
- "Passing Through Air" – 2:10
Charts
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 14 |
Israel (IBA)[5] | 2 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] | 36 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 25 |
16 |
See also
References
- ^ "Search | Official Charts". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Single sleeve information
- ^ "Gaffaweb - Kate Bush - REACHING OUT - "Profiles in Rock" with Doug Pringle - December 1980". gaffa.org. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Army Dreamers". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, 1980". Billboard. 13 December 1980. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Kate Bush" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Kate Bush – Army Dreamers" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2022.