Dreams

1986 single by Van Halen
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q4357371
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Dreams

Summary

Dreams is a musical work/composition[1]. Dreams ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (374 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dreams's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Dreams's composer is recorded as Alex Van Halen[4].
  • Dreams's composer is recorded as Sammy Hagar[5].
  • Dreams's composer is recorded as Eddie Van Halen[6].
  • Dreams's composer is recorded as Michael Anthony[7].
  • Dreams's genre is glam metal[8].
  • Dreams followed Why Can't This Be Love[9].
  • Among the performers on Dreams was Van Halen[10].
  • Dreams's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Dreams was released on May 24, 1986[12].
  • Dreams's lyricist is recorded as Alex Van Halen[13].
  • Dreams's lyricist is recorded as Sammy Hagar[14].
  • Dreams's lyricist is recorded as Eddie Van Halen[15].
  • Dreams's lyricist is recorded as Michael Anthony[16].
  • Dreams's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dreams'}[17].
  • Dreams's different from is recorded as Dream / The Dream / Dreams[18].
  • Dreams's different from is recorded as Dreams[19].
  • Dreams's form of creative work is recorded as song[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6c25708a-74e1-3d86-a62e-7afb50731aaf[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Dreams was Van Halen[10].

Publication

Dreams was published on May 24, 1986[12]. Dreams's language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Dreams's genre is glam metal[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dreams followed Why Can't This Be Love[9].

Why It Matters

Dreams ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (374 views/month).[2] Dreams has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Dreams. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/dreams-q4357371
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_dreams-q4357371_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Dreams}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/dreams-q4357371}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Van Halen
    Form of creative work song
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