Don't Mess with Doctor Dream
| "Don't Mess With Doctor Dream" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Thompson Twins | ||||
| from the album Here's to Future Days | ||||
| B-side | "Big Business" | |||
| Released | 23 August 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984–1985 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:24 | |||
| Label | Arista Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway | |||
| Producer(s) | Nile Rodgers, Tom Bailey | |||
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| Second 12" vinyl single sleeve | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
"Don't Mess With Doctor Dream" is a 1985 song by the British band Thompson Twins. It was released as a single from their album Here's to Future Days, and peaked at No. 15 in the UK, spending six weeks on the chart. Written by bandmembers Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway, it is an anti-drug song warning of the dangers of drug addiction. It was the first Thompson Twins single to be co-produced by Nile Rodgers. A promotional music video was made for the single which was directed by Godley & Creme along with Meiert Avis.
The B-side, "Big Business", was exclusive to this single with two versions: 7" version and an extended version called "Very Big Business".