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| Length = 3:35 (7" Single) 4:48 (12" Single) | Label = RCA | Writer = | Producer = David A. Stewart | Certification = Gold (SNEP)〔 Silver (BPI)〔(BPI the british recorded music industry )〕 Gold (RIAA) | Last single = "Love Is a Stranger" (1982) | This single = "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (1983) | Next single = "Who's That Girl?" (1983) | Misc = }} "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" is a song written and performed by the British new wave music duo Eurythmics (Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart). It was released as a single in early 1983, the title track of their album ''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'', and was one of their biggest hits, and the song which provided the group with their breakthrough into commercial success. Its striking music video helped to propel the song to number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and number 1 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, on 3 September 1983, after The Police's "Every Breath You Take" had held it off at number 2 for four consecutive weeks in August. It was the fourth and final single released from the ''Sweet Dreams'' album in the UK and the first single released by Eurythmics in the US. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" is arguably Eurythmics' signature song. Following its success, their previous single, "Love Is a Stranger", was re-released and also became a worldwide hit. On ''Rolling Stone's'' The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time issue in 2003, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" was ranked number 356; it was the Eurythmics's only song to appear on the list.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time )〕 Eurythmics have regularly performed the song in all their live sets since 1982, and it is often performed by Lennox on her solo tours. In 1991, the song was remixed and reissued to promote Eurythmics' ''Greatest Hits'' album. It re-charted in the UK, reaching number 48, and was also a moderate hit in dance clubs. Another remix by Steve Angello was released in France in 2006, along with the track "I've Got a Life" (peaking at number 10). In 1999, Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox reunited and released ''Peace'', their first album of new material in 10 years. Its lead single, "17 Again", directly references this song, with lyrics that culminate in the declaration, "Sweet Dreams are made of anything that gets you in the scene." The song ends on a refrain of the first verse from Sweet Dreams. ==Background== The original recording's main instrumentation featured a sequenced analog synthesizer riff, which Stewart accidentally discovered in the studio when he played a bass track backwards. Apart from the synthesizer, the arrangement also uses a Movement Systems Drum Computer, a piano in the middle eight, and Lennox's multitracked harmony vocals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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