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Don't Dream It's Over

song written and composed by Neil Finn, originally recorded by Crowded House in 1986
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Don't Dream It's Over

Summary

Don't Dream It's Over is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 0.27% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,400 views/month, #63 of 23,006).[2]

Key Facts

  • Don't Dream It's Over's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Don't Dream It's Over's genre is pop rock[4].
  • Don't Dream It's Over followed Now We're Getting Somewhere[5].
  • Don't Dream It's Over was followed by Something So Strong[6].
  • Don't Dream It's Over was produced by Dan Hartman[7].
  • Don't Dream It's Over was performed by Crowded House[8].
  • Among the performers on Don't Dream It's Over was Susan Boyle[9].
  • Don't Dream It's Over's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[10].
  • Don't Dream It's Over's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Don't Dream It's Over was released on December 1986[12].
  • Don't Dream It's Over's lyricist is recorded as Neil Finn[13].
  • Don't Dream It's Over's title is recorded as Don’t Dream It’s Over[14].
  • Don't Dream It's Over's recording or performance of is recorded as Q139827923[15].
  • Don't Dream It's Over's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Crowded House[16].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: af5f9107-0141-3aae-b3df-b94aa14f02c8[18]

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include Crowded House[8] and Susan Boyle[9]. Don't Dream It's Over was produced by Dan Hartman[7].

Publication

Don't Dream It's Over was released on December 1986[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is pop rock[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Don't Dream It's Over followed Now We're Getting Somewhere[5]. It was followed by Something So Strong[6].

Why It Matters

Don't Dream It's Over ranks in the top 0.27% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,400 views/month, #63 of 23,006).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Capitol Records Susan Boyle

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Too much licking my nailz · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Musicbrainz work id → —
    Iswc → —
    Recording or performance of → Q139827923
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1476]]: Don’t Dream It’s Over"
  2. 20w ago · TangoAF · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → —
    Instance of → single
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q105543609]], Moving to [[Q139827923]]"
  3. 22w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Crowded House, Susan Boyle
    Followed by → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0600080883, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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