Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over (1986) HQ

"Don't Dream It's Over" is a song by rock band Crowded House, recorded for their 1986 self-titled debut studio album. The song was composed and written by New Zealand frontman Neil Finn and released in October 1986 as the fourth single from the album.

"Don't Dream It's Over" became the band's biggest international hit, reaching #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in April 1987. The song reached #1 in Canada and in Finn's native New Zealand, while in Australia, it peaked at #8. In continental Europe, it reached #6 in Norway, #27 in the Netherlands, #13 in West Germany, and #25 in the United Kingdom. At the 1986 Countdown Australian Music Awards the song was nominated for three awards, winning Best Video.

In May 2001, the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) ranked "Don't Dream It's Over" second on its list of the Top 100 New Zealand songs of all time and seventh on its list of the Top 100 Australian songs of all time.

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