Together in Electric Dreams

"Together in Electric Dreams"
Single by Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey
from the album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder and Electric Dreams
ReleasedSeptember 1984
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 3:52
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
  • Philip Oakey
  • Giorgio Moroder
Producer(s)Giorgio Moroder
Philip Oakey singles chronology
"Together in Electric Dreams"
(1984)
"Good-Bye Bad Times"
(1985)
Official video
"Together in Electric Dreams" on YouTube
Giorgio Moroder singles chronology
"Solitary Men"
(1983)
"Together in Electric Dreams"
(1984)
"The Duel"
(1984)
Audio
"Together in Electric Dreams" (remastered) on YouTube

"Together in Electric Dreams" is a song by the British singer and composer Philip Oakey and Italian composer and producer Giorgio Moroder. It was written by Oakey and Moroder and recorded for the original soundtrack of the film Electric Dreams (1984). It later formed part of the joint album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder, released in 1985.

Released as a single in the United Kingdom in September 1984, it proved a major commercial success, even eclipsing the original film it was intended to promote. It reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart, staying in the charts for thirteen weeks. The single also hit the Australian Top 5, and had minor chart success in New Zealand and the Netherlands.[3][4]

The film Electric Dreams was director Steve Barron's first full feature film. Barron's prior work included conceiving and directing a number of innovative music videos during the beginning of the 1980s. His biggest success up to that point had been as director of the music video for The Human League's "Don't You Want Me" in 1981, which helped the single become number one in the United Kingdom and United States.

  1. ^ Chin, Brian (6 October 1984). "Dance Trax". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2023. Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey's "Together In Electric Dreams" is almost too perfect a pop-disco record and a natural for the Eurodisco crowd
  2. ^ Owen, Tom (30 April 2024). "The top 25 greatest 1980s synthpop songs ever". Smooth Radio. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ Giorgio Moroder with Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams