Daydream Believer (original single version)
~ Recording by The Monkees
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | Daydream Believer / Goin' Down | The Monkees | Single |
| RCA Victor | RCA 1645 |
| 1.1 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | Daydream Believer / Goin' Down | The Monkees | Single |
| Colgems | 66-1012 |
| 1.5 | Daydream Believer | 3:00 | The Monkees | The Birds, the Bees & The Monkees | The Monkees | Album |
| Colgems | COM-109 |
| 1.5 | Daydream Believer | 3:00 | The Monkees | The Birds, the Bees & The Monkees | The Monkees | Album |
| Colgems | COS-109 |
| 1.4 | Daydream Believer | 2:54 | The Monkees | The Monkees Greatest Hits | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | AB 4089 |
| 1.18 | Daydream Believer | 3:08 | The Monkees | Then & Now...The Best of the Monkees | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | VPCD 7559 |
| 1.12 | Daydream Believer | 3:08 | The Monkees | Then & Now...The Best of the Monkees | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | AL9-8432 |
| 1.18 | Daydream Believer | 3:08 | The Monkees | Then & Now...The Best of the Monkees | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | A2CD 8432 |
| 2.11 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | Classic Rock: 1967 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OP-2558, SCLR-05 |
| 1.22 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | Classic Rock: 1967 (1988 new cover) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | 2CLR-05, OPCD-2558 |
| 3.1 | Daydream Believer | 3:08 | The Monkees | By Request | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | B18D-51001~03 |
| 2.11 | Daydream Believer | 3:05 | The Monkees | Flower Power | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 465784 2 |
| 4.14 | Day Dream Believer | 2:56 | The Monkees | Pop History | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dominion (budget compilations, subsiduary of K-Tel) | CD 1503 |
| 1.4 | Daydream Believer | 3:07 | The Monkees | The Monkees Greatest Hits | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | ARCD‐8313 |
| 1.3 | Daydream Believer | 2:56 | The Monkees | Superhits: 1967 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | SUD-05 |
| 1.1 | Daydream Believer | 3:08 | The Monkees | The Collection | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | SPCD1228 |
| 1.5 | Daydream Believer | 3:05 | The Monkees | The Birds, the Bees & The Monkees | The Monkees | Album |
| Arista | BVCA-2052 |
| 1.5 | Daydream Believer | 3:00 | The Monkees | The Birds, the Bees & The Monkees | The Monkees | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 71794 |
| 1.5 | Daydream Believer | 3:00 | The Monkees | The Birds, the Bees & The Monkees | The Monkees | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 4509‐97656‐2 |
| 1.6 | Daydream Believer | 2:51 | The Monkees | Now and Then: Music From the Motion Picture | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 67380 |
| 1.12 | Daydream Believer | 3:01 | The Monkees | Greatest Hits (BMG club release) | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Rhino (reissue label) | D 104268, R2 72190 |
| 1.12 | Daydream Believer | 3:01 | The Monkees | Greatest Hits | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 72190 |
| 1.3 | Daydream Believer | 2:56 | The Monkees | AM Gold: 1967 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | AM1-08, OPCD-2603A |
| 1.12 | Daydream Believer | 3:00 | The Monkees | Greatest Hits | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 0630-12171-2 |
| 1.6 | Daydream Believer | 2:51 | The Monkees | Now and Then: Music From the Motion Picture | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 67380 |
| 1.1 | Daydream Believer | 2:59 | The Monkees | 18 Free and Easy Hits From the 60's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.8 | Daydream Believer | 3:08 | The Monkees | Best: I'm a Believer | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds | 27200675 B |
| 1.2 | Daydream Believer | 2:56 | The Monkees | The Best Sixties Album in the World… Ever! II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Circa Records (imprint of Circa Records Ltd., UK), Virgin TV | 7243 8 42332 2 8, VTDCD 106 |
| 1.18 | Daydream Believer | 3:08 | The Monkees | Then & Now...The Best of the Monkees | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | Daydream Believer | 2:59 | The Monkees | The Greatest Hits of the Monkees | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) | 9548-35218-2 |
| 1.1 | Daydream Believer | 3:02 | The Monkees | Daydream Believer and Other Hits | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino) | R2 75242 |
| 2.3 | Daydream Believer | 3:00 | The Monkees | Anthology | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 75269 |
| 1.3 | Day Dream Believer | 2:54 | The Monkees | The Best Sixties Summer …Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 200 |
| 2.6 | Daydream Believer | 2:56 | The Monkees | The Best Sixties Love Album... Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 235 |
| 1.9 | Daydream Believer | 2:59 | The Monkees | Heartbeat: The 60’s Gold Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD90 |
| 1.9 | Daydream Believer | 3:09 | The Monkees | 20 Greatest Hits | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Audiophile | APH 102.811 |
| 2.17 | Daydream Believer | 3:00 | The Monkees | Music Box | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 76706 |
| 1.21 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | The Definitive Monkees | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing Germany (subsidiary of Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH) | 8573 86691-2 |
| 1.3 | Daydream Believer | 2:53 | The Monkees | Simply the Best 60s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | 6548396832 |
| 1.15 | Daydream Believer | 3:00 | The Monkees | Simply the Best of the 60's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG UK & Ireland | 74321 822672 |
| 1.21 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | The Definitive Monkees | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | 8573866912 |
| 1.21 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | The Definitive Monkees | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| WEA International (imprint of WEA International Inc., not likely used since ca. 1990) | 8573 86692-2 |
| 8.4 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | Oldie Juke Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Falcon Neue Medien | 80101 |
| 1.9 | Daydream Believer | 3:00 | The Monkees | The Essentials | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 76057 |
| 1.20 | Daydream Believer | 2:59 | The Monkees | The Best of the Monkees | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | Daydream Believer | 2:56 | The Monkees | Cheer up!! For your positive life | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | UICZ-1085 |
| 1.9 | Daydream Believer | 2:56 | The Monkees | Super 60’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 547 |
| 2.9 | Daydream Believer | 2:58 | The Monkees | Legends II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 593788 2 |
| 1.10 | Daydream Believer | 2:53 | The Monkees | Pin-Ups: The Original Pop Idols | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 9814764 |
| 1.11 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | Ljuva 60‐tal Del 2 1964–1969 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | COL 513870 2 |
| 1.9 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | Late Night Piano Bar | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 90944 2 7 |
| 8.3 | Daydream Believer | 2:56 | The Monkees | Oldie Juke Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Falcon Neue Medien | 80102 |
| 1.20 | Daydream Believer | 2:59 | The Monkees | The Best of the Monkees | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 73875 |
| 1.11 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | It Came From the Garage | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Canada | |
| 1.10 | Daydream Believer | 2:58 | The Monkees | Casey Kasem Presents America’s Top Ten 1960s: #1 Pop Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Top Sail Productions | |
| 3.7 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | Peace & Love: The Woodstock Generation | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing | WSMCD168 |
| 2.2 | Daydream Believer | 2:56 | The Monkees | The Best Sixties Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 645 |
| 2.1 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | Sounds of the Sixties: 60’s Gold, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL SGS/03 |
| 1.19 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | The ’60s Rock Experience | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Shout! Factory | D3K 36184 |
| 1.6 | Daydream Believer | 2:56 | The Monkees | Daydream Believer: The Monkees Collection, Volume 1 | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 5101-10415-2 |
| 1.7 | Daydream Believer | 2:55 | The Monkees | Housework Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 750 |
| 1.7 | Daydream Believer | 2:55 | The Monkees | Housework Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 750 |
| 1.8 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | Mega real,- Hits, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | Daydream Believer | 2:56 | The Monkees | Ultimate 70’s Pop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 828766704802, If You Leave Me Now |
| 1.8 | Daydream Believer | 2:55 | The Monkees | Harmony: Pure & Natural Melodies (clear tray, 2CD regular size jewel case) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | WPCR-12594, WPCR-12595 |
| 1.2 | Daydream Believer | 2:56 | The Monkees | Heartbeat Summer | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI TV, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 00946 3 97557 2 1, VTDCD 872 |
| 2.16 | Daydream Believer | 2:58 | The Monkees | Magic: The Album 2007 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | WMTV059 |
| 1.13 | Daydream Believer | 3:08 | The Monkees | Mastermix Professional Engineered for DJs 01: Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985) | CD659 |
| 2.11 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | The Works | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 8122-79949-1 |
| 1.10 | Daydream Believer | 2:53 | The Monkees | Flower Power: Groovin’ | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Rhino Custom Products (retail, mail order and premium use compilations for WMG catalog) | 21785-2, OPCD-8066 |
| 2.15 | Daydream Believer | 2:55 | The Monkees | Jackie: The Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCDX 883 |
| 1.10 | Daydream Believer | 2:53 | The Monkees | Flower Power: The Music of the Love Generation (10 CD Boxset) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | BOX 21802-1 |
| 2.14 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | Rockland Radio: Welcome to Classic Rock! Chapter 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.20 | Daydream Believer | 2:59 | The Monkees | The Best of the Monkees | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.20 | Daydream Believer | 2:58 | The Monkees | The Ultimate Love Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music Entertainment (a video production and distribution unit) | 2564694070 |
| 2.20 | Daydream Believer (LP version) | 2:56 | The Monkees | Die ultimative Chart Show: Die erfolgreichsten Flower Power Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 06007 5315975 |
| 1.12 | Daydream Believer | 2:54 | The Monkees | 101 Housework Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCDX 949 |
| 2.20 | Daydream Believer (LP version) | 2:56 | The Monkees | Die ultimative Chart Show: Die erfolgreichsten Flower Power Hits (Identical release, except track 14 on CD 1 is dropped. Maybe Swiss edition?) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 06007 5316451 |
| 5.5 | Daydream Believer | 3:01 | The Monkees | Original Album Series | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 8122 79828 0, 81222 79828 0 |
| 1.5 | Daydream Believer | 3:00 | The Monkees | The Birds, the Bees & The Monkees | The Monkees | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 81222 79828 0 |
| 1.5 | Daydream Believer | 3:01 | The Monkees | The Birds, the Bees & The Monkees | The Monkees | Album |
| Rhino Handmade | RHM2 522248 |
| 2.5 | Daydream Believer | 3:02 | The Monkees | The Birds, the Bees & The Monkees | The Monkees | Album |
| Rhino Handmade | RHM2 522248 |
| 2.16 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | 100 Hits: Football Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits, Demon Music Group | DMG100055 |
| 5.4 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | 100 Hits: Summer | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG100057 |
| 2.5 | Daydream Believer | 2:54 | The Monkees | Happy Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI TV | VTDCD1002 |
| 2.5 | Daydream Believer | 2:59 | The Monkees | Monkeemania: The Very Best of the Monkees | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.3 | Daydream Believer | 2:56 | The Monkees | De Topcollectie ’60, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Belgium | 533.491-7 |
| 1.5 | Daydream Believer | 3:00 | The Monkees | Honey Honey: The Sound of Bubblegum Pop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music UK (~2002-2006) | 88725457362 |
| 5.5 | Daydream Believer | 3:01 | The Monkees | Original Album Series | The Monkees | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label) | 8122 797218 0 | |
| 1.21 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | The Definitive Monkees | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| WPCR-14752 | |
| 3.10 | Daydream Believer | 2:54 | The Monkees | Die Super Flower Power Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 533 943-8 |
| 1.5 | Daydream Believer | 3:00 | The Monkees | The Birds, the Bees & The Monkees | The Monkees | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.9 | Daydream Believer | 3:07 | The Monkees | Greatest Hits (96kHz/24bit) | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.9 | Daydream Believer | 3:07 | The Monkees | Greatest Hits | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.8 | Daydream Believer | 2:55 | The Monkees | The Sixties Album: The Album of the Decade | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music TV, Rhino (reissue label) | WMTV246 |
| 1.7 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | Perfect Day | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88875140182 |
| 5.4 | Daydream Believer | 2:57 | The Monkees | 100 Hits: Summer | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits, Demon Music Group | DMG 100 153 |
| 2.16 | Daydream Believer (Slowfox) | 2:54 | The Monkees | Let's Dance: Das Tanzalbum 2016 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 00600753688830 |
| 1.24 | Daydream Believer | 3:00 | The Monkees | 60s: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
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| 2.17 | Daydream Believer | 3:00 | The Monkees | Music Box | The Monkees | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 81227-9731-8 |
Relationships
| producer: | Chip Douglas |
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| bass: | Chip Douglas |
| bass trombone: | Richard Leith (trombonist) Phil Teele |
| drums (drum set): | Eddie Hoh |
| guitar: | Michael Nesmith |
| percussion: | William E. Martin |
| piano: | Peter Tork |
| trombone: | Richard Noel (trombonist) |
| trumpet: | Pete Candoli Al Porcino Manuel Stevens |
| violin: | Nathan Kaproff George Kast Alex Murray (violinist) Erno Neufeld |
| background vocals: | Micky Dolenz |
| lead vocals: | Davy Jones (The Monkees member) |
| horn and strings arranger: | Shorty Rogers (trumpet) |
| has remixes: | Daydream Believer (Listen to the Band remix) |
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| sampled by: | Daydream by KatazTrophee |
| music videos: | Daydream Believer |
| part of: | TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 39) (order: 41) |
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| recording of: | Daydream Believer (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09) |
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Related works
Daydream Believer
| lyricist and composer: | John Stewart (singer-songwriter (Kingston Trio)) |
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| publisher: | Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) |
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| later parody versions: | Cheer Up Woodingdean |
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| later translated versions: | デイドリーム・ビリーバー デイドリーム・ビリーバー～5時間目の英語は嫌い～ |
| later versions: | デイ・ドリーム・ビリーバー ～DAY DREAM BELIEVER～ |