"Big City Dreams" is a song by American indie rock band, Never Shout Never. The song was released on July 18, 2008 as the debut and lead single from their second EP, The Yippee EP.[2] It peaked at number one on the Billboard US Hot Singles Sales chart.[3]
"Big City Dreams" was written and produced by Christofer Drew. The track runs at 68 BPM and is in the key of C major.[4] The song has been described as a folk-pop song by MTV.[5] It has also been described as Never Shout Never's "big break" into the music industry.[6] Drew performed the song live on MTV TRL on July 30, 2008.[7]
Critical receptionedit
James Shotwell of Under the Gun Review gave a positive review for the track stating, "A beautiful piano line mixed with tambourine and guitar sinks under your skin while he vocals take you away to a warm summer day in a field with the one you love. The song is gorgeous, simple, and sure to become the song many teens share with their 'secret' crushes."[8] Andy Gesner of Hip Video Promo noted, "its just the sort of bracing and emotionally-forthright pop that connects with young listeners. Its narrative, too, is an easy one to identify with."[9]
Music videoedit
The music video for "Big City Dreams" was released in December 2008 and was directed by Isaac Ravishankara.[10] The video was shot in Red Hook, Brooklyn.[11] The video features actress Laura Gilreath as Drew's love interest.[12] The music video begins with Drew in his living room sitting with his girlfriend before she leaves the Midwest. As she walks through the streets of the town she's abandoning, a ball of yellow yarn attached to her ankle begins to unravel. Drew grabs hold of the loose end and walks the same roads as she does, spooling it up in his arms. Finally, he catches up to her in an industrial section of town as she has already taken to the air. Resigned to his fate, the singer lets go of the kite string and watches her sail away.[9]
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^. MTV. July 31, 2008. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
^James Shotwell (July 26, 2008). "Unsigned Spotlight – Never Shout Never – The Yippee EP". Under the Gun Review. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
^ abAndy Gesner (December 13, 2008). "Nevershoutnever! 'Bigcitydreams'". Hip Video Promo. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
^"Big City Dreams (2008) by Never Shout Never". IMVDb. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
^Kaj Roth (January 29, 2009). "Nevershoutnever To Release Self Titled Debut This May". Melodic. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^"NeverShoutNever! Making the "Big City Dreams" Video". Veoh. Our Stage. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
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city, dreams, song, american, indie, rock, band, never, shout, never, song, released, july, 2008, debut, lead, single, from, their, second, yippee, peaked, number, billboard, singles, sales, chart, single, never, shout, neverfrom, yippeereleasedjuly, 2008genre. Big City Dreams is a song by American indie rock band Never Shout Never The song was released on July 18 2008 as the debut and lead single from their second EP The Yippee EP 2 It peaked at number one on the Billboard US Hot Singles Sales chart 3 Big City Dreams Single by Never Shout Neverfrom the EP The YippeeReleasedJuly 18 2008GenreFolk popneon pop 1 Length3 13LabelLoveway RecordsSongwriter s Christofer DrewProducer s DrewNever Shout Never singles chronology Big City Dreams 2008 Trouble 2008 Music video Big City Dreams on YouTube Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Charts 5 ReferencesBackground and composition edit Big City Dreams was written and produced by Christofer Drew The track runs at 68 BPM and is in the key of C major 4 The song has been described as a folk pop song by MTV 5 It has also been described as Never Shout Never s big break into the music industry 6 Drew performed the song live on MTV TRL on July 30 2008 7 Critical reception editJames Shotwell of Under the Gun Review gave a positive review for the track stating A beautiful piano line mixed with tambourine and guitar sinks under your skin while he vocals take you away to a warm summer day in a field with the one you love The song is gorgeous simple and sure to become the song many teens share with their secret crushes 8 Andy Gesner of Hip Video Promo noted its just the sort of bracing and emotionally forthright pop that connects with young listeners Its narrative too is an easy one to identify with 9 Music video editThe music video for Big City Dreams was released in December 2008 and was directed by Isaac Ravishankara 10 The video was shot in Red Hook Brooklyn 11 The video features actress Laura Gilreath as Drew s love interest 12 The music video begins with Drew in his living room sitting with his girlfriend before she leaves the Midwest As she walks through the streets of the town she s abandoning a ball of yellow yarn attached to her ankle begins to unravel Drew grabs hold of the loose end and walks the same roads as she does spooling it up in his arms Finally he catches up to her in an industrial section of town as she has already taken to the air Resigned to his fate the singer lets go of the kite string and watches her sail away 9 Charts editChart performance for Big City Dreams Chart 2009 Peak position US Hot Singles Sales Billboard 3 1References edit 20 neon pop punk songs you probably forgot Alternative Press September 9 2017 Retrieved August 30 2023 Never Shout Never Crazed Hits Crazed Hits July 18 2008 Archived from the original on December 29 2010 Retrieved December 2 2023 a b Hot Singles Sales Big City Dreams Billboard January 17 2009 Archived from the original on January 29 2009 Retrieved December 22 2021 Key and BPM of Big City Dreams Never Shout Never Musicstax com July 3 2009 Retrieved October 27 2022 Buzzworthy Obsession Never Shout Never MTV March 19 2009 Retrieved May 5 2022 BB 2009 03 21 PDF March 21 2009 p 32 Retrieved May 5 2022 Big City Dreams Live Never Shout Never Music Video MTV July 31 2008 Archived from the original on March 18 2014 Retrieved May 5 2022 James Shotwell July 26 2008 Unsigned Spotlight Never Shout Never The Yippee EP Under the Gun Review Retrieved December 2 2023 a b Andy Gesner December 13 2008 Nevershoutnever Bigcitydreams Hip Video Promo Retrieved December 2 2023 Big City Dreams 2008 by Never Shout Never IMVDb Retrieved May 5 2022 Kaj Roth January 29 2009 Nevershoutnever To Release Self Titled Debut This May Melodic Retrieved July 2 2023 NeverShoutNever Making the Big City Dreams Video Veoh Our Stage Retrieved December 13 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Big City Dreams amp oldid 1217406888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
