"Never Had a Dream Come True" is a song by British pop group S Club 7, released as a single in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2000. It was chosen to be the official 2000 BBC Children in Need song.[1] The single peaked atop the UK Singles Chart, becoming Britain's ninth-best-selling single of 2000. Outside the UK, it peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Ireland, Sweden, and the United States—where it reached number 10 and became the group's only single to appear on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] After its success, the song was added to a re-release of the band's second album, 7 (2000), and their third album, Sunshine (2001).
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Released | 27 November 2000 | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
Length | 4:00 | |||
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The song is about the aftermath of a break-up. The protagonist says that even though she might date other people, she will always have love for her former boyfriend. Jo O'Meara sings the lead vocals for the song while the rest of the members are in backup vocals.
O'Meara sings the song as a solo in S Club's feature film, Seeing Double. The demo version of the song was also used as the opening theme in the television series S Club 7 Go Wild! and the S Club 7 Christmas Special. The instrumental version of the demo was briefly heard in the earlier special Artistic Differences. S Club 7 performed the song in the ITV Panto Aladdin.
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Credits are lifted from the Sunshine album booklet.[8]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Sweden (GLF)[30] | Gold | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] | Platinum | 655,000[31] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 27 November 2000 |
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United States | 24 April 2001 |
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