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new gold dream (81,82,83,84)


composers
Words And Music: Simple Minds


publisher
© EMI Music Publishing


background
The song was first called Festival Riff and developed during writing sessions at Fife in 1982. Parts were similar to The Velvet Underground's What Goes On and Kraftwerk's Autobahn.

"We nailed New Gold Dream right away. Derek was playing this really fast pumping bass and it meant nothing, and just before that I'd been doing this guitar riff thing and it meant nothing either. Then by accident we put the two together and Jim went off his nut, he went 'Yeeees! Fucking brilliant' Then we just went for it right away." - Charlie.

"It was like a festival - we pictured it as being something like Kraftwerk, motorway music. Up in Fife, once we got a cassette version of it, we recorded it onto the audio channel of a video cassette of Jean-Michel Jarre in China, and it was great watching him do his concerts in China with Festival Riff coming out." - Pete Walsh.

When it came to recording the song, Mike Ogletree and Mel Gaynor recorded their drum parts simultaneously at four o'clock in the morning.

The final song lasted ten minutes. Pete Walsh edited it down to produce the extended mix and album mix. More of the orginal track can be heard on the DVD-Audio version of the album.

The dates were added at the last moment. "After an album obsessed by fear we'd made an album looking to the future. In spite of everything. That explains the years to come. Also, 1984 was taboo. New Gold Dream went against that. It said: let's hear the news, good or bad" - Jim.

"For many, the New Gold Dream album remains our finest work. The song and the album certainly mark the point where artistically, everything fell into place" - Jim

"We were struggling. We had the backing track. One of the big influences on us was a genre music called Kraut Rock - it's not one of the most flattering terms - it was essentially these German garage bands namely Neu, Can and another called La Dusselldorf, and basically they'd hit on a chord and repeat it and repeat it - until you actually felt the thing was moving. And New Gold Dream was an exercise in that. Again the lyrics were coming from this idea - I suppose we felt there was some sort of alchemy going on in our band and we felt we'd used our influences and with our influences we'd cooked up something of our own. And I think New Gold Dream is about that - and the title track itself is also in a way about that." - Jim, Sunday Herald interview, 2008.




lyrics
New gold dream,
She is the one in front of me, the siren and the ecstasy.
New gold dream,
Crashing beats and fantasy, setting sun in front of me.

New gold dream,
And the world goes hot,
And the cities take,
And the beat goes crashing,
All along the way.

She is your friend until the ocean breaks.

And when you dream, dream in the dream with me,
And when you dream, dream in the dream with me.
81 - 82 - 83 - 84.
81 - 82 - 83 - 84.

New gold dream,
Sun is set in front of me, worldwide on the widest screen.
New gold dream,
Burning bridge and ecstasy, crashing beats and fantasy.
Dream in the dream with me.

And the world goes hot,
And the cities take,
And the beat goes crashing,
All along the way.

She is your only friend until the ocean breaks.

And when you dream, dream in the dream with me,
And when we dream, dream in the dream with me,
81 - 82 - 83 - 84.
81 - 82 - 83 - 84.

New gold dream,
The siren and the ecstasy, she's the one in front of me.
New gold dream...



discography
Edit (4:46)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh

New Gold Dream Italian 7" single New Gold Dream Italian Jukebox 7" single New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) US Promo LP New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) US Limited Edition LP New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) US CD New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) US Longbox CD Celebrate: The Greatest Hits + Promo CD Celebrate: The Greatest Hits + 3CD

Album Version (5:38)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh

New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) LP New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) MC New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) Canadian Limited Edition LP New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) New Zealand LP New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) Yugoslavian LP New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) CD All The Things... Canadian Promo MC Simplemente LP New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) LP (Virgin Budget Reissue) New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) MC (Virgin Budget Reissue) New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) Reissue CD The Promised CD New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) Remaster Promo CD New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) Remaster Limited Edition CD New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) Remaster CD Early Gold Promo CD Early Gold CD New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) SACD Early Gold US Promo CD X5 Album Sampler X5 New Gold Dream Promo CD X5 Five Album Set

German 12" Remix (6:52)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh

New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) German CD New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) Italian 12" single I Travel German 12" single Themes Volume Two The Very Best CD Theme Six: Glittering Prize CD Theme Six: Glittering Prize MC The Platinum Collection CD Themes 5-8 Promo CDR Themes Volume One - Five

German 12" Remix Extended (7:01)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh

X5 New Gold Dream Promo CD X5

Live Version (12th, 13th August 1986) (5:29)
Recorded: Le Zenith, Paris, France
Producer: Bruce Lampcov
Mastered by: Bob Ludwig
Head Engineer: Steve Riddle
Additional mixing: Callum Malcolm and Tom Cadley

Live In The City Of Light Promotional Box Set Live In The City Of Light Limited Edition LP Live In The City Of Light Limited Edition MC Live In The City Of Light LP Live In The City Of Light MC Live In The City Of Light CD Live And Rare CD Live In The City Of Light Legendary Live Albums CD

Live Version (5th Jan 85) (12:32)
Recorded: Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK
Mastered by: Simon Heyworth
Silver Box Promo CDR #2 Silver Box

DVD-Audio Extended Mix (6:07)
Producer: Pete Walsh
DVD-Audio Producer: Ronald Prent

New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) DVD-Audio

Live Version (3:54)
Recorded: Black And White Tour 2006
Mixed By Jez Coad

Simple Minds Live Volume One

Live Version (3rd November 2009) (7:24)
Recorded: Arena, Vienna, Austria
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (5th November 2009) (7:33)
Recorded: Saschall, Florence, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (6th November 2009) (7:15)
Recorded: Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (7th November 2009) (7:28)
Recorded: Atlantico, Rome, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (8th November 2009) (7:02)
Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (18th November 2009) (7:12)
Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (19th November 2009) (7:29)
Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (23rd November 2009) (7:08)
Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (24th November 2009) (7:20)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (26th November 2009) (7:26)
Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (27th November 2009) (6:54)
Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (28th November 2009) (7:06)
Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (30th November 2009) (7:06)
Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (2nd December 2009) (7:05)
Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (3rd December 2009) (7:28)
Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (5th December 2009) (7:07)
Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (6th December 2009) (6:52)
Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (7th December 2009) (6:36)
Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (9th December 2009) (6:40)
Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (10th December 2009) (7:09)
Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (11th December 2009) (6:59)
Recorded: SECC, Glasgow, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (12th December 2009) (7:06)
Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (17th December 2009) (6:44)
Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (18th December 2009) (7:11)
Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (10th June 2011) (5:32)
Recorded: Bedgebury Pinetum And Forest, Gouldhurst, Kent, UK
Mixed By Concert Live

Simple Minds Live Triple CD Simple Minds Live Double CD

Live Version (16th June 2011) (5:23)
Recorded: Hampton Court Palace Festival, London, UK
Mixed By Concert Live

Simple Minds Live Triple CD Simple Minds Live Triple CD Simple Minds Live Limited Edition Double CD

Live Version (25th June 2011) (5:20)
Recorded: Cannock Chase Forest, Near Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK
Mixed By Concert Live

Simple Minds Live Triple CD

Live Version (16th July 2011) (5:39)
Recorded: City Rocks, Inverness, UK
Mixed By Concert Live

Simple Minds Live Triple CD

Live Version (31st July 2012) (5:13)
Recorded: Villa Bellini, Catania, Sicily
Recorded by: Olivier Gerard
Mixed by: Olivier Gerard
Engineered by: Rudy Coclet

5X5 Live Sampler Promo CD 5X5 Live Promo CD 5X5 Live

Live Version (29th March 2013) (5:30)
Recorded: Sands Centre, Carlisle, UK
Mixed By Concert Live

Simple Minds Live Double CD

Live Version (6th April 2013) (5:11)
Recorded: Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, UK
Mixed By Concert Live

Simple Minds Live Double CD

Live Version (15th April 2013) (5:26)
Recorded: O2 Academy, Bournemouth, UK
Mixed By Concert Live

Simple Minds Live Double CD




videography
Live Version (20th Nov 1982) (5:16)
Recorded: Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, UK
Live Engineer: Pete Walsh


Seen The Lights - A Visual History Promo DVD Seen The Lights - A Visual History DVD Seen The Lights - Live In Verona Promo DVD Seen The Lights - Live In Verona DVD




downloads
Live Version (16th Feb 06) (5:08)
Recorded: Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
Recording Engineer: Patrick Demoustier
Mixed By Jez Coad, Charlie Burchill and Andy Gillespie

Black And White Live Bundle #4

Live Version (8th July 06) (4:56)
Recorded: Werchter Classic 8, Werchter, Belgium

30 Years Live - Triple MP3 Gift Download Welcome Gift Pack

Live Version (3rd November 2009) (7:24)
Recorded: Arena, Vienna, Austria
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (5th November 2009) (7:33)
Recorded: Saschall, Florence, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (6th November 2009) (7:15)
Recorded: Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (7th November 2009) (7:28)
Recorded: Atlantico, Rome, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (8th November 2009) (7:02)
Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (18th November 2009) (7:12)
Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (19th November 2009) (7:29)
Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (23rd November 2009) (7:08)
Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (24th November 2009) (7:20)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (26th November 2009) (7:26)
Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (27th November 2009) (6:54)
Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (28th November 2009) (7:06)
Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (30th November 2009) (7:06)
Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (2nd December 2009) (7:05)
Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (3rd December 2009) (7:28)
Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (5th December 2009) (7:07)
Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (6th December 2009) (6:52)
Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (7th December 2009) (6:36)
Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (9th December 2009) (6:40)
Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (10th December 2009) (7:09)
Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (11th December 2009) (6:59)
Recorded: SECC, Glasgow, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (12th December 2009) (7:06)
Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (17th December 2009) (6:44)
Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (18th December 2009) (7:11)
Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download




live history
Sons And Fascination Tour: 1982
New Gold Tour: 1982-1983
Tour Du Monde: 1983-1984
Barrowlands: 1985
Once Upon A Time Tour: 1985-1986
Festival Tour: 1997
Neapolis Tour: 1998
The Floating World Tour: 2002
Alive And Kicking Tour: 2003
Festival Tour: 2004
Intimate Tour: 2005
Black And White Tour: 2006
Australian Tour: 2007
Celebrate 30 Years Live Tour: 2008
30 Years Live European Tour: 2009
Graffiti Soul Tour: 2009
Australian Tour: 2010
Festival Show Tour: 2010
Greatest Hits Forest Tour: 2011
Australia: 2011
5X5 Tour: 2012
Festival Tour: 2012
Australia: 2012
A Concert In The Gardens: 2012
Electroset: 2013
Greatest Hits +: 2013