Released 1987 Label Arista | Format 7" | |
B-side "As Time Goes By " (US)
"As Time Goes By" (UK) Genre Pop, adult contemporary Length 5:00
4:20 (single version) | ||
"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" is the third single from Carly Simon's 1987 album Coming Around Again. The song was written by Simon and produced by John Boylan. Simon performed the song at her iconic 1987 concert Live From Martha's Vineyard.
Contents
The song is one of Simon's biggest latter period AC hits, and as a result is included on multiple compilations of her work, which include 1995's 3-disc box set Clouds in My Coffee, the UK import The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better, the 2-disc retrospective Anthology, 2004's single disc Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits, and 2014's Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon.
No official music video was made for this song, though a video was created and directed during a VHS recording of the Martha's Vineyard concert in mid-1988.
Charts
The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, where it lasted for seventeen weeks. The song also charted in Ireland, peaking at #28.
Track listings and formats
- "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" (Single version) – 4:20
- "As Time Goes By " – 5:06
- "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" – 3:58
- "As Time Goes By" – 5:06