Once Upon A Daydream
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| "Once Upon A Daydream" | |
|---|---|
| Recorded by The Police | |
| Released: | 1983 |
| Recorded: | 1981 |
| Length: | 3:28 |
| Album(s): | Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings |
| Label(s): | A&M |
| Writer(s): | Andy Summers, Sting |
| Producer(s): | Hugh Padgham, The Police |
| Studio(s): | AIR Studios |
| Released as single? | B-SIDE |
"Once Upon A Daydream" is a song written by Andy Summers and Sting and recorded by The Police in 1981.
Contents
About the song
During the recording of Ghost In The Machine Andy came up with the chords and Sting wrote the lyrics next to the swimming pool.
Personnel
- Sting - bass, vocals
- Andy Summers - guitars
- Stewart Copeland - drums
Release History
Albums
Once Upon A Daydream appears on the following album releases:
| Cover art | Album title | Release date | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings | 1993-MM-DD | UK |
 
|
Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings / Flexible Strategies | 2018-11-16 | UK |
|
Ghost In The Machine (picture disc) | 2022-11-04 | worldwide |
Singles
7" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song/B-side song | Release date | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AM 153 | "Synchronicity II"/"Once Upon A Daydream" | 1983-10-28 | UK |
|
AMS 9722 | "King Of Pain"/"Once Upon A Daydream" | 1983-11-DD | The Netherlands, France |
12" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) | Release date | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
AMX 153 | "Synchronicity II"/"Once Upon A Daydream" | 1983-MM-DD | UK |
Lyrics
Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.
Once upon a daydream I fell in love with you Once upon a moonbeam I gave that love to you Once upon a lifetime I knew it must be true When the months had turned us I'd have to marry you Once upon a daydream Doesn't happen anymore Once upon a moonbeam This is no place for tenderness Once her daddy found out He threw her to the floor He killed her unborn baby And kicked me from the door Once upon a nightmare I bought myself a gun I blew her daddy's brains out Now hell has just begun Once upon a daydream Doesn't happen anymore Once upon a moonbeam This is no place for sentiment Once upon a lifetime A lifetime filled with tears The boy would pay for his crime With all his natural years Once upon a daydream He'd make you his someday Once upon a moonbeam He'd dream his life away Once upon a daydream Doesn't happen anymore Once upon a moonbeam This is no place for miracles Once upon a daydream Once upon a daydream Once upon a daydream Once upon a daydream
Quotations and trivia
- Sting: "I love it. It's a set of chords Andy came up with and I wrote some lyrics to them by the swimming pool in Montserrat. It's very dark, but that was the Ghost period - pretty intense."
- Stewart: "Most people would lounge and bask in the sun by a swimming pool but Sting would create a cloud around himself and stare grimly at the horizon while he organised his dark thoughts into beautiful music."
Alternative and cover versions
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See also
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External links
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References
source: Message In A Box liner notes
