"Like Dreamers Do" | ||||
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Single by The Radiators | ||||
from the album Law of the Fish | ||||
B-side | "This Wagon's Gonna Roll" | |||
Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
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Length | 4:04 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ed Volker | |||
Producer(s) | Rodney Mills | |||
The Radiators singles chronology | ||||
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"Like Dreamers Do" is a song by American rock band The Radiators from their 1987 album Law of the Fish. Written by frontman Ed Volker, it features a swamp rock style that characterizes the album.
The song was released as a single and became a minor hit, reaching number 23 on the Mainstream Rock chart. [1]
Songwriter Ed Volker composed the song based on dream about a book by Carlos Castaneda. [2] "Like Dreamers Do" features a melodic piano-driven hook and a guitar solo. As one of the band's signature songs, it has become a standard in their live performances. [3]
Jay Miller of The Patriot Ledger called the song "among the band’s most mainstream-sounding rockers, and a terrific power ballad." [4] Jim Washburn of the Los Angeles Times was largely critical of a 1991 performance by The Radiators, but praised their rendition of "Like Dreamers Do" as the band hitting "a persuasive groove, sinking into a New Orleans second-line rhythm that seemed so forced on other songs." [5] Kevin Wuench of the Tampa Bay Times called the music video "delightful". [6] OffBeat magazine's John Swenson noted that guitarist Dave Malone's "expressive take" on the song "deserved the radio polish [it] got." [7]
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Mainstream Rock [1] | 23 |