| "The Dream (Hold On to Your Dream)" | ||||
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| Single by Irene Cara | ||||
| from the album What a Feelin' & D.C. Cab: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Post-disco, synth-pop | |||
| Length | 4:22 (single edit) 4:48 (album version) 6:48 (dance remix) | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pete Bellotte, Irene Cara, Giorgio Moroder | |||
| Producer(s) | Giorgio Moroder | |||
| Irene Cara singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio video | ||||
| "Irene Cara - The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream) - What A Feelin'" on YouTube | ||||
"The Dream (Hold On to Your Dream)" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, and the song's performer, Irene Cara, for the 1983 film D.C. Cab. Although not included on initial pressings of Cara's What a Feelin' LP, the decision to release the film four months earlier than originally slated prompted an arrangement for her album to be reissued with the song. A slightly different version (more noticeable in the intro) was also included on the film's soundtrack album; an edited version was released on the 7-inch single, and the 12-inch single included a much longer dance remix.
Critics compared the song with her most recent soundtrack contribution, "Flashdance... What a Feeling", but Cara was credited with presenting a different vocal side in the new track in which she sang about the difficulties encountered before reaching her goal and the fact that she stayed committed to her belief in what she wanted to achieve.
"The Dream" reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. The music video was broadcast on MTV and interspersed clips from the film with scenes of Cara performing the song in various London locales.