Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "\"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)\" is a song written and performed by the British new wave music duo Eurythmics (Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart). It was released as a single in early 1983, the title track of their album Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), and was one of their biggest hits, and the song which provided the group with their breakthrough into commercial success. Its striking music video helped to propel the song to number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, on 3 September 1983, after The Police's \"Every Breath You Take\" had held it off at number 2 for four consecutive weeks in August. It was the fourth and final single released from the Sweet Dreams album in the UK and the first single released by Eurythmics in the US.\"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)\" is arguably Eurythmics' signature song. Following its success, their previous single, \"Love Is a Stranger\", was re-released and also became a worldwide hit. On Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time issue in 2003, \"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)\" was ranked number 356; it was the Eurythmics's only song to appear on the list. Eurythmics have regularly performed the song in all their live sets since 1982, and it is often performed by Lennox on her solo tours.In 1991, the song was remixed and reissued to promote Eurythmics' Greatest Hits album. It re-charted in the UK, reaching number 48, and was also a moderate hit in dance clubs. Another remix by Steve Angello was released in France in 2006, along with the track \"I've Got a Life\" (peaking at number 10).In 1999, Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox reunited and released Peace, their first album of new material in 10 years. Its lead single, \"17 Again\", directly references this song, with lyrics that culminate in the declaration, \"Sweet Dreams are made of anything that gets you in the scene.\" The song ends on a refrain of the first verse from Sweet Dreams."@en }
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- Sweet_Dreams_(Are_Made_of_This) abstract "\"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)\" is a song written and performed by the British new wave music duo Eurythmics (Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart). It was released as a single in early 1983, the title track of their album Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), and was one of their biggest hits, and the song which provided the group with their breakthrough into commercial success. Its striking music video helped to propel the song to number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, on 3 September 1983, after The Police's \"Every Breath You Take\" had held it off at number 2 for four consecutive weeks in August. It was the fourth and final single released from the Sweet Dreams album in the UK and the first single released by Eurythmics in the US.\"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)\" is arguably Eurythmics' signature song. Following its success, their previous single, \"Love Is a Stranger\", was re-released and also became a worldwide hit. On Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time issue in 2003, \"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)\" was ranked number 356; it was the Eurythmics's only song to appear on the list. Eurythmics have regularly performed the song in all their live sets since 1982, and it is often performed by Lennox on her solo tours.In 1991, the song was remixed and reissued to promote Eurythmics' Greatest Hits album. It re-charted in the UK, reaching number 48, and was also a moderate hit in dance clubs. Another remix by Steve Angello was released in France in 2006, along with the track \"I've Got a Life\" (peaking at number 10).In 1999, Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox reunited and released Peace, their first album of new material in 10 years. Its lead single, \"17 Again\", directly references this song, with lyrics that culminate in the declaration, \"Sweet Dreams are made of anything that gets you in the scene.\" The song ends on a refrain of the first verse from Sweet Dreams.".