Shattered Dreams
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| Single by Johnny Hates Jazz | ||||
| from the album Turn Back the Clock | ||||
| Released | March 1987 (UK) March 1988 (US) |
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| Genre | Sophisti-pop, New Wave, Synthpop | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Writer(s) | Clark Datchler | |||
| Producer | Calvin Hayes / Mike Nocito | |||
| Johnny Hates Jazz singles chronology | ||||
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"Shattered Dreams" is a hit pop song by British pop group Johnny Hates Jazz. Written by the band's lead singer Clark Datchler, the band's major-label debut single was a worldwide hit.
"Shattered Dreams" entered the UK Singles Chart in March 1987 at #92 but gained popularity through extensive radio play and video rotation on MTV and the song quickly climbed the charts and peaked at #5 in May 1987, spending three weeks at the top and a total of 16 weeks in the chart. It went on to become a top five hit throughout Europe and Asia, reaching #2 in Japan.
The song fared even better the following year in the U.S. There, "Shattered Dreams" was released early in 1988 with a totally different music video, shot entirely in black and white and directed by David Fincher. The single peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and topped Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart for one week [1]. A midtempo club remix of the track was released on 12" vinyl.
Billboard magazine ranked "Shattered Dreams" as the #26 song of the year 1988 in their December 31 issue.[2]
Clark Datchler and the group would soon part, and Datchler released an acoustic version of the song as a track on his 1990 Virgin solo single "Crown of Thorns."
The song has been covered by boyband Ultra, on their UK Top 40 eponymous album in 1999; by House artist Jaybee in 2005[3]; by Russian pop star Sergey Lazarev in 2007; and in 2009 by Quentin Elias, former singer for French boyband Alliage and by house artist Vibelicious.
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[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1987/1988) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Singles Chart[4] | 25 |
| Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart[5] | 4 |
| Canadian Singles Chart[6] | 4 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[7] | 26 |
| French Singles Chart[8] | 29 |
| German Singles Chart[9] | 7 |
| Irish Singles Chart[10] | 3 |
| Italian Singles Chart[11] | 12 |
| Japanese Singles Chart[citation needed] | 80 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[12] | 6 |
| Polish Singles Chart[citation needed] | 6 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[13] | 7 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[14] | 5 |
| UK Singles Chart[15] | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16] | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart[17] | 1 |
[edit] Sergey Lazarev version
| "Shattered Dreams" | ||||
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| Single by Sergey Lazarev | ||||
| Released | 2006 (Russia) 16 July 2007 (UK) |
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| Genre | Pop, Dance | |||
| Label | ABSOLUTEAMD | |||
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In 2006, Russian pop star Sergey Lazarev covered the song with a new arrangement. This was his first solo outing outside the post-Soviet zone and his first international single to be formally released in the UK.
Track listing
- "Shattered Dreams" [Radio Edit]
- "Shattered Dreams" [Metro Edit]
- "Shattered Dreams" [Kid 79" Remix]
- "Shattered Dreams" [Metro 12 Mix]
- "Shattered Dreams" [Groove Brothers Mix]
- "Shattered Dreams" [Hardrum Mix]
- "Shattered Dreams" [Video]
[edit] Quentin Elias version
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| Single by Quentin Elias | |
| Released | 2009 |
| Recorded | 2009 |
| Genre | Pop, Dance |
In 2009, French singer Quentin Elias covered the song in a single released on-line at such retailers as iTunes and Amazon.com.[18]
Track listing
- "Shattered Dreams" [Original Die For Me Mix]
- "Shattered Dreams" [Deep & Dark Mix]
- "Shattered Dreams" [Dalyx's Chill Lounge Mix]
- "Shattered Dreams" [Classic House So Divine Bass Mix]
- "Shattered Dreams" [Minimal Vocal Beat Dub]
- "Shattered Dreams" [Dalyx's Dance Pop Mix]
- "Shattered Dreams" [Filter Dat Radio Club Mix]
[edit] References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 129.
- ^ Shattered Dreams from Billboard.com
- ^ Shattered Dreams from discogs.com
- ^ http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Johnny+Hates+Jazz&titel=Shattered+Dreams&cat=s
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0&q1=Johnny+Hates+Jazz+Shattered+Dreams&q2=&interval=50
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0&q1=Johnny+Hates+Jazz+Shattered+Dreams&q2=&interval=50
- ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Johnny+Hates+Jazz&titel=Shattered+Dreams&cat=s
- ^ http://www.infodisc.fr/Bilan_J.php
- ^ http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/JOHNNY+HATES+JAZZ/single
- ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement
- ^ http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/aj.htm
- ^ http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Johnny+Hates+Jazz&titel=Shattered+Dreams&cat=s
- ^ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Johnny+Hates+Jazz&titel=Shattered+Dreams&cat=s
- ^ http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Johnny+Hates+Jazz&titel=Shattered+Dreams&cat=s
- ^ http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=13990
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/johnny-hates-jazz/chart-history/4942?f=379&g=Singles
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/johnny-hates-jazz/chart-history/4942?f=341&g=Singles
- ^ Shattered Dreams (Remixed) EP from Amazon.com
[edit] External links
| Preceded by "I Don't Want to Live Without You" by Foreigner |
Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single 21 May 1988 |
Succeeded by "One More Try" by George Michael |
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