Daydream Believer
| "Daydream Believer" | ||||
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US picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by the Monkees | ||||
| from the album The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees | ||||
| B-side | "Goin' Down" | |||
| Released | October 25, 1967 | |||
| Recorded | June 14, 1967 August 9, 1967 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor (Hollywood, California) | |||
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| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Colgems #1012 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Stewart | |||
| Producer(s) | Chip Douglas | |||
| The Monkees singles chronology | ||||
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| "Daydream Believer" on YouTube | ||||
"Daydream Believer" is a song composed by American songwriter John Stewart shortly before he left the Kingston Trio. It was recorded by the Monkees, with Davy Jones singing the lead. The single reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1967, remaining there for four weeks, and peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the Monkees' third and last No. 1 hit in the U.S.
In 1979, "Daydream Believer" was recorded by Canadian singer Anne Murray, whose version reached No. 3 on the U.S. country singles chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been recorded by others, including a 1971 version by Stewart.
The song title was featured in the name of the 2000 biopic about the band, Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story.
Far Cry New Dawn, the 2022 American drama Women Talking and The Quarry features this song.