“Dreaming Of Me” is Depeche Mode’s debut single. It peaked at #57 in the UK, but wasn’t commercially released in the United States. The song wasn’t originally included on their debut album, but was added to later re-releases. Its B-side is “Ice Machine”.
[Verse 1]
Light switch, man switch
Film was broken only then
All the night, fused tomorrow
Dancing with a distant friend
[Chorus]
Filming and screening
I picture the scene
Filming and dreaming
Dreaming of me
[Verse 2]
So we left, understanding
Clean cut so we're sounding fast
Talked of sad, I talked of war
I laughed and climbed the rising cast
[Chorus]
Filming and screening
I picture the scene
Filming and dreaming
Dreaming of me
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
Quickly I remembered
Fused and saw a face before
Timing reason, understanding
Like association hall
[Chorus]
Filming and screening
I picture the scene
Filming and dreaming
Dreaming of me
[Outro]
Dreaming of me
Just dreaming of me
It's only me
Just me
Dreaming of Me was written by Vince Clarke.
Dreaming of Me was produced by Daniel Miller & Depeche Mode.
Depeche Mode released Dreaming of Me on Fri Feb 20 1981.
In 1985, Dave Gahan told the UK magazine No. 1:
We were all eighteen or nineteen at the time. And it wasn’t the most exciting event of our lives. Martin and Andy were still working and they’d get to the studio after work, still eating their Chinese takeaway or whatever. It wasn’t taken seriously at...