Shattered Dreams

"Shattered Dreams"
Single by Johnny Hates Jazz
from the album Turn Back the Clock
Released	24 March 1987 (UK) 16 March 1988 (US)
Recorded	1986
Genre	Sophisti-pop[1]
Length	3:24
Label	Virgin
Writer(s)	Clark Datchler
Producer(s)	Calvin Hayes / Mike Nocito
Johnny Hates Jazz singles chronology
"Me and My Foolish Heart" (1986) "Shattered Dreams" (1987) "I Don't Want to Be a Hero" (1987)

"Shattered Dreams" is a song by English group Johnny Hates Jazz. Written by the band's lead singer Clark Datchler, their major-label debut single was a worldwide hit.

"Shattered Dreams" entered the UK Singles Chart in March 1987 at #92 but gained popularity through extensive radio play and video rotation on MTV and quickly climbed the charts, peaking at #5 in May 1987, spending three weeks at that position and a total of 16 weeks in the chart. It went on to become a top 20 hit throughout Europe, and even reached the top 10 in some countries.

The song fared even better the following year in the U.S. There, "Shattered Dreams" was released early in 1988 with a totally different music video, shot entirely in black and white and directed by David Fincher, which Datchler actually preferred.^[2] The single peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and topped Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart for one week.^[3] A midtempo club remix of the track was released on 12" vinyl.

Billboard magazine ranked "Shattered Dreams" as the #26 song of the year 1988 in their December 31 issue.^[4]

Clark Datchler and the group would soon part, and Datchler released an acoustic version of the song as a track on his 1990 Virgin solo single "Crown of Thorns." He later re-recorded a slower version on his 2007 album "Tomorrow" in C minor.

The song has been covered by boyband Ultra, on its UK Top 40 eponymous album in 1999; by House artist Jaybee in 2005;^[5] by Russian pop star Sergey Lazarev in 2007; and in 2009 by Quentin Elias, former singer for French boyband Alliage, House artist Vibelicious and by American Idol Season 7 winner David Cook during his Declaration tour.

Chart performance

Chart (1987/1988)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart[6]	25
Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart[7]	4
Canadian Singles Chart[7]	4
Dutch Singles Chart[8]	26
French Singles Chart[9]	29
German Singles Chart[10]	7
Irish Singles Chart[11]	3
Italian Singles Chart[12]	12
Japanese Singles Chart	80
Norwegian Singles Chart[13]	6
Polish Singles Chart	6
Swedish Singles Chart[14]	7
Swiss Singles Chart[15]	5
UK Singles Chart[16]	5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17]	2
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart[18]	1

Sergey Lazarev version

"Shattered Dreams"
Single by Sergey Lazarev
Released	2006 (Russia) 16 July 2007 (UK)
Recorded	2006
Genre	Pop, dance
Label	ABSOLUTEAMD
Sergey Lazarev singles chronology
"Fake" (2006) "Shattered Dreams" (2006) "Everytime" (2007)

In 2006, Russian pop star Sergey Lazarev covered the song with a new arrangement. This was his first solo outing outside the post-Soviet zone and his first international single to be formally released in the UK.

Track listing

1. "Shattered Dreams" [Radio Edit]
2. "Shattered Dreams" [Metro Edit]
3. "Shattered Dreams" [Kid 79" Remix]
4. "Shattered Dreams" [Metro 12 Mix]
5. "Shattered Dreams" [Groove Brothers Mix]
6. "Shattered Dreams" [Hardrum Mix]
7. "Shattered Dreams" [Video]

Quentin Elias version

"Shattered Dreams"
Single by Quentin Elias
Released	2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	Pop, dance

In 2009, French singer Quentin Elias covered the song in a single released on-line at such retailers as iTunes and Amazon.com.^[19]

Track listing

1. "Shattered Dreams" [Original Die For Me Mix]
2. "Shattered Dreams" [Deep & Dark Mix]
3. "Shattered Dreams" [Dalyx's Chill Lounge Mix]
4. "Shattered Dreams" [Classic House So Divine Bass Mix]
5. "Shattered Dreams" [Minimal Vocal Beat Dub]
6. "Shattered Dreams" [Dalyx's Dance Pop Mix]
7. "Shattered Dreams" [Filter Dat Radio Club Mix]

References

1. Inskeep, Thomas; Soto, Alfred. "The Bluffer's Guide – Sophisti-Pop". Stylus. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
2. https://web.archive.org/20140729172101/http://oldschool.tblog.com/post/1970731642. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 129.
5. "Jaybee Feat. Morris - Shattered Dreams (CD)". Discogs.com. 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
6. Steffen Hung. "Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
7. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
8. Steffen Hung. "Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
9. "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
10. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
11. Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group - http://www.fireballmedia.ie. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
12. "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: J". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
13. Steffen Hung. "Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
14. Steffen Hung. "Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
15. Steffen Hung. "Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
16. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24057/johnny-hates-jazz/
17. "Johnny Hates Jazz - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
18. "Johnny Hates Jazz - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-07.

External links

• Johnny Hates Jazz Official Site
• Sergey Lazarev America
• Sergey's UK Site
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics