All You’re Dreaming Of is certainly divergent from Gallagher’s usual stylings. The Rock N Roll star has ventured from his typical, guitar-heavy tracks to create an atmospheric, festive ballad, ballad highlighting his musical range. 

Gallagher, ever the humble artist, said of the new track: “All You’re Dreaming Of’ is an instant classic that is perfect for this time of year.” Which is not strictly untrue. 

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A swelling of strings and horns open the track, alluding to an old hymn. Then, a Beatles-like succession of piano chords play, until Gallagher serenades the backing track with his world-famous croon. Gallagher sings poetic lyrics that sound like that were taken from an old Christmas tale. Gallagher croons: “Paint the night sky/While the morning waits/With a field of stars/To keep the dark at bay.”

All You’re Dreaming Of is an unexpected offering from Gallagher, the track truly demonstrates a completely new side to the Britpop rocker. During the chorus, Gallagher asks rhetorical questions: “Oh what, are you dreaming of?/Is it the kind of love/That’ll be there when the world is at its worst?”

All You’re Dreaming Of co-writer Simon Aldred spoke out on the record and the inspiration behind it. Aldred explained that the pair agreed between them: “there weren’t enough songs of hope.”

Believe it or not, Gallagher’s Christmas themed release was not originally a festive song. Rather, it eventually turned out as one, as upon hearing it Gallagher could “see New York shop windows and snow outside.”According to Aldred, All You’re Dreaming Of “reminded Gallagher of being a kid at Christmas when life was normal.” As it turns out, All You’re Dreaming Of is a charitable single as well as a festive one. The entirety of the proceeds from downloads and streams will go to Action For Children. 

 

 

 

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Founded by Thomas Bowman in 1869, Action For Children is a charity focused solely on helping vulnerable children and young people. More information about Action For Children can be found here.

Taking to Instagram, the star shared a short snippet of the song along with the cover art. In the post, Gallagher took the time to spread some positivity amongst his fandom. Gallagher said: “Considering the year we’ve all had, I hope this brings back some much-needed love and hope.”

Gallagher did not miss an opportunity to joke, however, as the singer wrote playfully: “Bing Cosby would have been proud.” Fans reacted ecstatically at the post, which has garnered a whopping 92,000 likes.

The release of All You’re Dreaming Of is paired with its respective lyric video, which Gallagher premiered on his official YouTube channel. The sweet lyric video features a series of sketched animations, featuring Gallagher’s sincere lyrics against a cartoon night sky. 

Gallagher shared the All You’re Dreaming Of video with his 323,000 YouTube subscribers. The lyric video was met excitedly by fans, receiving over 56,000 views. It can be watched in full here.

All You’re Dreaming Of is out everywhere now.