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"Just a Dream" is the fourth single from Carrie Underwood's second studio album, Carnival Ride. The song was composed by Gordie Sampson, Steven McEwan and Hillary Lindsey. The song was officially released to radio on July 21, 2008.[1] A video for the song was released on August 5, 2008.[2]
[edit] Content"Just a Dream" is a mid-tempo song backed by a string section. The song chronicles an 18 year-old woman going to the church in her wedding dress, with the listener believing she's going to her wedding. However, it is revealed as the song goes that she's going to her husband's funeral instead, who was a soldier killed in action. During the funeral, she wishes that everything going on at the moment is all "just a dream."[3]
[edit] Critical reception"Just a Dream" was well-received, and garnered several positive reviews from critics. Matt C. of The 9513, a country music blog, gave the song a "thumbs up" review, calling it one of the best performances of Underwood's in an album that otherwise contained "bombastic vocals".[3] Although he said that the first verse was written in a convoluted fashion ("a swing and a miss by the writers"), he also thought that Underwood's vocal performance compensated enough to make the song viable.[3] Country Universe reviewer Kevin J. Coyne also gave a favorable review of the single, opining that it "illustrates just how bone-chillingly good a vocalist [Underwood] is when the material is on level with her talent."[4] The single was also ranked #14 on the blog's countdown for the Top 40 best country music singles of 2008.[5] Billboard gave it a positive review as well: "The fourth single from Carrie Underwood's double-platinum Carnival Ride finds the singer charting new territory. Previous singles have stuck to a similar lyrical theme, contrasting between Underwood's girl-next-door image with inspirational or family-centered songs… 'Just a Dream' delivers the heartbreaking, storytelling side of Nashville with the kind of song usually reserved for vets like Reba McEntire or Martina McBride. Underwood convincingly sells the story of a young widow of a soldier killed in combat, using shades of her emotive vocal to convey anger and despair. While the subject matter is sensitive in this day and time—particularly for flag-waving country pundits—it is rooted in reality. Add Underwood's adoration by the format's listeners and there is bound to be an immediate and receptive response to this beautifully executed song."[6] [edit] Music videoThe music video begins with Underwood sitting with her military love in a 1965 Chevy Malibu Convertible, both listening to Eddy Arnold's "Make the World Go Away", and trying not to talk about the inevitability of him leaving for war. As she imagines what it would be like to walk down the aisle to marry her sweetheart, Underwood’s smile and white dress transform into a black mourning dress and tears as she walks down the aisle to her fiance's coffin. The video is made to look like around the time of the Vietnam War.[7] In December 2008, "Just A Dream" was named the top video of 2008 by CMT's Top 20 Countdown, and scored the number 2 position on GAC's Top 50 Videos of 2008. [edit] Chart performanceThe song debuted at #96 on the U.S. Billboard Pop 100 chart without any radio release at the end of the released week of Carnival Ride and dropped out the week later. It debuted on Billboard Hot Country Songs at #45 one week before its official release. On the issue date August 23, 2008 the song debuted at number 98 on U.S. Billboard Hot 100, it later peaked at #29 becoming her 10th top 30 hit on that chart. It also debuted at #33 on Radio & Records Canadian Country Singles chart and late climbed its way up to #2. For the week of November 8, 2008, the song became Underwood's sixth straight Number One country single, as well as her seventh Number One single overall, eighth including all other charts. It stayed at the top of the chart for two weeks. It has been certified gold by RIAA, selling over 500,000 copies.
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