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From '' Pure ''
Label: Rough Trade Records
Format: CD Album
Release: 1997
Country: Germany

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"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (or simply "Sweet Dreams") is a song by the British pop music duo Eurythmics, written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart.
It was released as a single in early 1983, and was the title track of their album Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).

Covers

Marilyn Manson released a cover version of "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" as the first single from the remix album, Smells Like Children.
This version became an MTV staple and helped to establish the band in the mainstream.
Manson's version of the song was featured in The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 tour.

Other cover versions

Sharon C. in 1997, and since then it has been featured on many compilations including Dancemania 8.
Moonlight in 1999 EP Flos.
Miss Kittin & The Hacker for their 1999 EP Intimités.
Maria Bello performed the song in the movie Duets (2000), which is included on the soundtrack.
Was partially covered by Geri Halliwell as a medley with her song, "Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" in late 2004.
Club for Five recorded a cover of the song.
Brazilian singer Badi Assad covered the song for her 2006 album Wonderland.
Brazilian singer Danni Carlos covered the song for her 2006 album Rock ´n´ Road Movies.
German singer Thomas Anders (formerly of Modern Talking) recorded a jazzy, lounge music cover of the song for his 2006 solo album Songs Forever.
Australian girlgroup Girlband recorded a cover of the song for their unreleased debut album.
Tanghetto, the neo-tango band based in Buenos Aires recorded and released the song as part of their El Miedo a la Libertad album in 2008. Their cover is an instrumental version, where the bandoneon takes the "role" of the lead voice.
Krystal Meyers covered the song on the 2008 Japanese release of her third album Make Some Noise.
Ukrainian pop/rock band Lama covered the song as "Світ мрій" ("World of Dreams") for their 2008 album Світло і Тінь (Light and Shadow).
Frauenarzt covered the sample of this song as "Feuchte Träume" on Feuchte Träume (Gastparts 3) in 2008.
The melody was featured in the U96 featuring Das Bo single "Mr. DJ, Put on the Red Light" and was sung by Tryna Loules, who released it in 2006.
Sylvie Vartan covered it in French (1983) under the title "Déprime", famous for its deep rhymes.
Doctor Steel covered the chorus of "Sweet Dreams" in the end of his song "Lullaby Bye".
French singer Emily Loizeau covered jazz version of "Sweet Dreams" on her album Pays Sauvage.
Five Live covered "Sweet Dreams" on their album Five Live live.
Tori Amos covered the song live in Boston, MA while on her Original Sinsuality Tour in 2005.
Judith Hildebrandt performed the song live on 23 April 2009 in the Ultimative Chart-Show.
Allison Crowe recorded a stripped-down acoustic version of "Sweet Dreams" for a Hollywood movie project in mid-2010
Actress Emily Browning covered a slow version of this song for her movie Sucker Punch, accompanying a scene of Browning's character being taken to an institution.

Appearances in other media

On Season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance, danced by Neil Haskell and Sabra Johnson.
It was nominated for an Emmy for outstanding choreography.
Finale of the UK version, danced by Lizzie Gough and Tommy Franzen.
As the theme for NBC's 1996 made-for-TV thriller, Sweet Dreams, starring Tiffani Thiessen and Amy Yasbeck, using both the original Eurythmics version and the Manson cover.
In the film Striptease.
The Manson cover was featured in the 1999 remake of House on Haunted Hill.
It was used as the theme song for the 2005 TV reality series, The Apprentice: Martha Stewart.
The Manson cover was featured in the 2009 films Gamer and Trick 'r Treat.
A rock cover performed by Theo Crous was used in a VW Golf GTI MkV commercial.
The song was used in the first episode of series three of the British drama Ashes to Ashes.
In Everybody Hates Chris.
in American Pie: The Wedding during the dance off scene.
In the Flynn's Arcade scene on Tron: Legacy.
In the Parks and Recreation episode "Telethon," "Pawnee's most bookable talent" Denise Yermley sings the song during a telethon.
A cover by Emily Browning was used in the film Sucker Punch (film), released in 2011.

Remixes and sampling

Nas
Pink and Redman
Tricky
2001 compilation Dancemania Speed 7
Faith Evans feat. P. Diddy and rapper G. Dep.
Stefy's song "Chelsea," in the soundtrack for the 2006 film John Tucker Must Die.
NOISIA
Britney Spears on the song "Everybody"
Petey Pablo in his song "Get Me Out of Jail".
M.I.A. mashed "Sweet Dreams" with Pretty Tony's "Fix It in the Mix" and her own "10 Dollar"
Play-N-Skillzin their song "Get Freaky", featuring Pitbull.
Rapper Busta Rhymes in his 2009 single "World Go Round" featuring Estelle.
Rockell in her 1997 single "I Fell in Love".
Sohodolls on their song "Trash the Rental"
Escape The Fate for their song "Lost in Darkness"