| "Don't Mess With Doctor Dream" | ||||
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| Single by Thompson Twins | ||||
| from the album Here's to Future Days | ||||
| B-side | "Big Business" | |||
| Released | 23 August 1985[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1984–1985 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:24 | |||
| Label | Arista Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway | |||
| Producer(s) | Nile Rodgers, Tom Bailey | |||
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"Don't Mess With Doctor Dream" is a 1985 song by the British band Thompson Twins. It was released as a single from their album Here's to Future Days, and peaked at No. 15 in the UK, spending six weeks on the chart.[2] Written by bandmembers Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway, it is an anti-drug song warning of the dangers of drug addiction. It was the first Thompson Twins single to be co-produced by Nile Rodgers. A promotional music video was made for the single which was directed by Godley & Creme along with Meiert Avis.
The B-side, "Big Business", was exclusive to this single with two versions: 7" version and an extended version called "Very Big Business".
- ^ Smith, Robin (17 August 1985). "News". Record Mirror. p. 8.
- ^ "Thompson Twins – Don't Mess With Doctor Dream". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.