D Ream

D:Ream
Origin	Derry, Northern Ireland
Genres	Pop rock, Dance, Soul, R&B
Years active	1992–1997 2008–present
Labels	Magnet Records/FXU Sire/Giant/Warner Bros. Records
Website	Official Web Site MySpace Web Site
Members	Peter Cunnah Al Mackenzie

D:Ream is a Northern Irish pop rock and dance group. They had a UK #1 hit with "Things Can Only Get Better" in 1994 as well as eight more top 40 hits. They released two albums, both of which reached the UK top five. The group had an all-male line-up which varied in number, but mainly centred on lead singer Peter Cunnah. The live band included keyboard player Brian Cox, who is now a professor of physics and a television presenter; although Cunnah, as the only official member, normally played keyboards (along with all other instruments) on studio recordings.

D:Ream first came to prominence with the euphoric single "U R The Best Thing" in the summer of 1992, an anthemic piano-house tune which did not chart but thanks to a Sasha remix was Pete Tong's Essential Tune of 1992. "Things Can Only Get Better"; released in the spring of 1993, gave the group their first chart success. "U R The Best Thing" was eventually re-released in April 1993 and gave the group their second chart hit. The band were nominated for Best Dance act in the MTV Europe music awards in 1994 and for Best Single in the Brit Awards in 1995.

The band's first album, D:Ream on Volume 1, which was promoted for almost two years, produced seven singles ("Star" and "I Like It" came on a joint release as a double A-side). It was the track "Things Can Only Get Better" that gave them UK success and international fame. After supporting Take That on their tour, "Things Can Only Get Better" topped the UK Singles Chart, in early 1994. Originally released in early 1993, when the track reached #24 in the UK, it was later adopted by the UK Labour Party as their theme for the 1997 UK General Election, and consequently released for the third time; this time reaching #19 on the UK chart.

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