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"Sweet Dreams" redirects here. For the single, see Sweet Dreams (single). For the compilation bootleg, see Sweet Dreams (bootleg). For the live bootleg, recorded on January 23rd, 1999, see Sweet Dreams (1999).

"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Song by Marilyn Manson
Album	Smells Like Children
Released	October 25, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995 at Nothing Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:53
Label	Nothing, Interscope
Writer	David A. Stewart
Composer	David A. Stewart
Producer	Marilyn Manson, Trent Reznor
Media

"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" is the first and only single and the sixth track of the first EP Smells Like Children, originally written and performed by Eurythmics in 1982. The song became an MTV-staple and helped to establish the band in the mainstream. Manson often comes up with song inspiration in his dreams, but the idea to cover this song came from his first acid trip, according to his autobiography, The Long Hard Road Out of Hell. He says that he hallucinated a "slower, meaner" version of the dance hit playing, sung in his voice. The earliest recording of the song dates back to June 29, 1994 at the Portrait of an American Family release party.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Albums

• Smells Like Children
• Lest We Forget (The Best of)

[edit] Singles

• Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
• The Beautiful People
• The Dope Show
• Personal Jesus

[edit] Soundtracks

• Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
• Gamer

[edit] Versions

• "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" — Appears on Smells Like Children, Lest We Forget (The Best of) and the "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" single.
• "Sweet Dreams (Radio Edit)" — Appears on "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" single.
• "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Live) — Appears on Dead to the World.
• "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Live) — Appears on The Last Tour on Earth.
• "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Live) — Appears on the Guns, God and Government World Tour DVD.
• "Everybody" — A video interlude featuring a remixed version of "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", which by Britney Spears sings along with during her 2009 tour The Circus Starring: Britney Spears.

[edit] Music video

Manson with Twiggy Ramirez inside the house.

In the music video, the band performs in an old, decrepit asylum while wearing a variety of strange costumes. Many pigeons and a pig, which Manson rides during the climax, are also seen in the video. The video was a gateway to popularity for the band.

[edit] Lyrics

    sweet dreams are made of these
    who am i to disagree?
    travel the world and the seven seas
    everybody's looking for something
    some of them want to use you
    some of them want to get used by you
    some of them want to abuse you
    some of them want to be abused
    sweet dreams are made of these
    who am i to disagree?
    travel the world and the seven seas
    everybody's looking for something
    some of them want to use you
    some of them want to get used by you
    some of them want to abuse you
    some of them want to be abused
    i wanna use you and abuse you
    i wanna know what's inside you
    hold your head up, movin' on
    keep your head up, movin' on
    sweet dreams are made of these
    who am i to disagree?
    travel the world and the seven seas
    everybody's looking for something
    some of them want to use you
    some of them want to get used by you
    some of them want to abuse you
    some of them want to be abused
    i'm gonna use you and abuse you
    i'm gonna know what's inside
    gonna use you and abuse you
    i'm gonna know what's inside you

[edit] Trivia

• The song appears in the 2008 horror film Trick 'r Treat.
• The song appears in the trailer for the 2009 science fiction film Gamer.
• The song appears in the 90's horror film House on Haunted Hill.
• The song appears in the teaser for the second season of "True Blood" on Fox.