Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé song)

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"Sweet Dreams" is a song by American singer Beyoncé from her third studio album I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008). Originally titled "Beautiful Nightmare", it leaked online in March 2008. The song was written and produced by Beyoncé, James Scheffer, Wayne Wilkins, and Rico Love. Columbia Records released "Sweet Dreams" as the album's sixth single, to mainstream radio and rhythmic contemporary radio playlists in the United States on June 2, 2009, and elsewhere on July 13. It is an electropop song whose instrumentation includes synthesizers, a keyboard, and a snare drum. Beyoncé employs slinky vocals to deliver the lyrics, which describe a romantic relationship that the female protagonist believes could be a dream. Music critics praised the beats, synthpop sound and Beyoncé's vocals in "Sweet Dreams". Some critics noted that the sliding bassline gave the song a dark quality and resembled the one used in some of Michael Jackson's songs on Thriller (1982). "Sweet Dreams" gained popularity for its...

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