"Daydream" | ||||
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Single by The Lovin' Spoonful | ||||
from the album Daydream | ||||
B-side | "Night Owl Blues" | |||
Released | February 19, 1966 | |||
Recorded | 1966 | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 2:18 | |||
Label | Kama Sutra 208 | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Sebastian | |||
Producer(s) | Erik Jacobsen | |||
The Lovin' Spoonful singles chronology | ||||
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"Daydream" is a popular song written by John Sebastian, published in 1966. The song was originally recorded that year by Sebastian's group The Lovin' Spoonful and released on their album of the same title.
The song reached No. 2 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. In New Zealand, the song spent three weeks at No. 1. It also reached No. 1 in Canada, and No. 13 in Australia. "Daydream" originated with Sebastian's attempt to rewrite The Supremes' "Baby Love".
Following the 1966 Lovin' Spoonful recording, "Daydream" has been recorded by such artists as: