We Deserve to Dream
| "We Deserve to Dream" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Xavier Rudd | ||||
| from the album Jan Juc Moon | ||||
| Released | 24 September 2021 | |||
| Length | 5:17 | |||
| Label | Salt.X | |||
| Songwriter | Xavier Rudd | |||
| Producers | Xavier Rudd, Jordan Power, Leon Zervos | |||
| Xavier Rudd singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "We Deserve to Dream" on YouTube | ||||
"We Deserve to Dream" is a song by Australian multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd. It was released in September 2021 as the second single[1] from his tenth studio album, Jan Juc Moon (2022). The music video features renown First Nations dancer Tyrel Dulvarie.[2]
At the APRA Music Awards of 2023, the song won Most Performed Blues & Roots Work.[3]
In November 2022, electronic duo GoldFish released a version via Armada Music featuring Rudd's vocals.[4]
Reception
Dan Condon from Double J said "Rudd delivers a hushed, almost atmospheric guitar performance and a gentle beat, ensuring his distinct and natural vocal is prominent. That vocal is a tribute to the natural world: the elements that run down mountains, flow through trees, and swim in the ocean. Meanwhile, all we can do is just try and be the best we can."[1]
Indigeous Community TV said "'We Deserve to Dream' speaks of the freedom that is ours to be found in the elements of the land, the ocean, the trees, yet we find ourselves locked up in layers of conditioning thrust upon us by life" and said the song "features steel guitar, Xavier's signature percussive beat drives this spirited song that builds to a sweet soaring chorus with an anthemic bent."[2]
Track listings
- digital single (2021)
- "We Deserve to Dream" - 5:17
- digital single (Goldfish featuring Xavier Rudd) (2022)
- "We Deserve to Dream" - 3:32
- "We Deserve to Dream" (extended) - 5:11
References
- ^ a b "Xavier Rudd pays tribute to the natural world in "We Deserve to Dream"". Double J. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ a b "We Deserve To Dream - Xavier Rudd". Indigeous Community TV. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "APRA AMCOS: 2023 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). 27 April 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Reimagining Xavier Rudd's 2021 single "We Deserve to Dream" in tandem with the Aussie artist, GoldFish once again light up the world with their buoyant sound. Full of hope, positivity and Rudd's resonating vocals, this track is as uplifting as a song can be". Armada Music. November 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2026.