"Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)" is a song by the band Red Rider, released in 1984 as a single and climbing to No. 71 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 13 on the Mainstream Rock chart,[1][2] and No. 44 in Canada.
| "Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)" | ||||
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 Cover of the single | ||||
| Single by Red Rider | ||||
| from the album Breaking Curfew | ||||
| Released | 1984 (US) | |||
| Recorded | Metalworks Studios, E.S.P. Studio, Toronto, Ontario | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Cochrane | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Cochrane & Ken Greer | |||
| Red Rider singles chronology | ||||
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The song edit
Written by band leader Tom Cochrane, "Young Thing" was the first single from their 1984 album Breaking Curfew. It was released with a video that got some play on MTV.
Personnel edit
- Tom Cochrane - lead vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Ken Greer - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Rob Baker - drums, percussion
- Jeff Jones - bass guitar, backing vocals
- John Webster - keyboards
- Additional personnel
- Steve Sexton - keyboards
- Earle Seymour - saxophone
- Rough Maids - backing vocals
- Norman Moore - art direction and design
- Beverly Parker - photography
References edit
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