Kid You're a Dreamer
"Kid You're a Dreamer" is a song written and recorded by Australian band, The Panics. It was released in February 2003 as the lead single from the band's debut studio album, A House on a Street in a Town I'm From. It was recorded at Kingdom Studios by Dom Monteleone and at The Hit Factory with Stephen Bond. The drums and bass guitar were recorded at Kingdom Studios, while the piano was recorded at the Hyde Park Hotel with the remaining instruments and vocals completed at The Hit Factory.
| "Kid you're a Dreamer" | ||||
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| Single by The Panics | ||||
| from the album A House on a Street in a Town I'm From | ||||
| Released | February 2003 | |||
| Studio | Kingdom Studios | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | LittleBIGMAN Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jae Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Wootton, Myles Wootton and Julian Grigor[1] | |||
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"Kid You're a Dreamer" was featured as the opening theme for the Australian primetime television Medical drama, The Surgeon.[2] It also featured on the first Home and Hosed: The First Harvest compilation album by Triple J in 2003.
The B-side "Alma" is a reference to a show Laffer played at the psychiatric ward at the Fremantle Hospital (on Alma Street) in December 2002.[3]
Track listing
- "Kid You're a Dreamer" - 3:24
- "I Give In" - 3:37
- "Alma" - 2:48
Personnel
- Jae Laffer - vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
- Drew Wootton - guitar
- Myles Wootton - drums
- Paul Otway - bass
- Jules Douglas - guitar
References
- "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- "The Surgeon: music credits". Australian Television Information Archive. T. Zuk. 25 February 2006. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- "The Panics". Interviews. Australian Music Online. 3 June 2004. Archived from the original on 21 November 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2011.