Land of Dreaming

"Land of Dreaming"
Single by Masterboy
from the album Generation of Love
Released3 January 1996
GenreEurodance
Length4:03
LabelClub Zone
Songwriters
  • Enrico Zabler
  • Tommy Schleh
  • Luke Skywalker
  • Beatrice Obrecht
ProducerMasterboy
Masterboy singles chronology
"Anybody (Movin' On)"
(1995) 		"Land of Dreaming"
(1996) 		"Show Me Colours"
(1996)
Music video
"Land of Dreaming" on YouTube

"Land of Dreaming" is a song recorded by German band Masterboy, released in January 1996, by label Club Zone, as the third single from their fourth album, Generation of Love (1995). The song is written by band members Enrico Zabler, Tommy Schleh, Luke Skywalker and Beatrice Obrecht, and features female vocals performed by Trixi Delgado. Several remixes were produced for the various formats, two of them were mixed by Italian Eurodance act Cappella.

The song reached number 12 in Germany and charted for 17 weeks. It was also a top-20 hit in Switzerland, Finland and the Netherlands. In France, the song was ranked for ten weeks in the French top-50 Singles Chart and reached number 22. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Land of Dreaming" peaked at number 42. In 2006, it was re-recorded in a remixed version with Freedom Williams and Linda Rocco in featuring and this version is included on Masterboy's 2006 studio album US-Album.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week gave the song a score of three out of five, adding, "The German techno outfit mellow out on a reggae-lite tune but show their true colours on an uplifting Cappella remix."[1]

Music video

The music video for "Land of Dreaming" was directed by Jonathan Bate and was shot in Sierra Nevada, Spain in January 1996[2] Bate also directed the music video of "Generation of Love".

Track listings

Credits

  • Lyrics by Zabler, Skywalker and Schleh
  • Music by Obrecht, Zabler and Schleh
  • Mastered by J. Quincy Kramer
  • Mixed by TTT
  • Art direction by Polygram Creative Services
  • Cover painting by Peter Mackens
  • Sleeve design by Session Music Group
  • Produced by Masterboy Beat Production
  • Remixes by Misar and Uwe Wagenknecht (night club mix), Unit Production (unit house rapless mix), Masterboy Beat Production, Cappella

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Music Week. 18 May 1996. p. 8. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Masterboy: Land of Dreaming (1996)". IMDb. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Masterboy – Land of Dreaming" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ^ "Muusikaedetabelid: 20 Raadio 2". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 27 February 1996. p. 10. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 9. 2 March 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Masterboy: Land of Dreaming" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  7. ^ "Masterboy – Land of Dreaming" (in French). Le classement de singles.
  8. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Masterboy" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  10. ^ "Masterboy – Land Of Dreaming" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Masterboy – Land of Dreaming". Singles Top 100.
  12. ^ "Masterboy – Land of Dreaming". Swiss Singles Chart.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1996" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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