Dream Police (song)
| "Dream Police" | ||||
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| Single by Cheap Trick | ||||
| from the album Dream Police | ||||
| B-side | "Heaven Tonight" | |||
| Released | September 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Power pop, pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rick Nielsen | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Werman | |||
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| "Dream Police" on YouTube | ||||
"Dream Police" is a song written by Rick Nielsen and originally released in 1979 by the American rock band Cheap Trick. It is the first track on the group's album Dream Police. The single peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. Nielsen has stated that the song "is an attempt to take a heavy thought - a quick bit of REM snatched right before waking up - and put into a pop format." He also stated that "the song was about Big Brother watching you."