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"I Have a Dream" / "Bellissima"
Single by DJ Quicksilver
from the album Quicksilver
Released6 November 1996
Genre
Length
  • 7:04 ("I Have a Dream")
  • 6:12 ("Bellissima")
LabelDos or Die
Songwriter(s)
  • Orhan Terzi
  • Tommaso De Donatis
Producer(s)
  • Tommaso De Donatis
  • Orhan Terzi
DJ Quicksilver singles chronology
"Boing!"
(1996) 		"I Have a Dream" / "Bellissima"
(1996) 		"Free"
(1997)
Music video
"I Have a Dream" on YouTube
Music video
"Bellissima" on YouTube

"I Have a Dream" and "Bellissima" are two tracks by German-Turkish DJ and music producer DJ Quicksilver. The songs were released as a double A-side single in November 1996 from his 1997 album Quicksilver.

The double single "I Have a Dream" / "Bellissima" was DJ Quicksilver's biggest chart success, reaching the top 10 in six countries. It was produced by Tommaso De Donatis and Orhan Terzi (DJ Quicksilver). It is certified gold in Germany and platinum in the United Kingdom.

Content

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The song "I Have a Dream" samples Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech, and uses excerpts of King's voice.

Critical reception

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A reviewer from Music Week wrote, "The Turkish-born DJ serves up a floor-packing, monster slice of uplifting house crammed with big beats and teasing drum rolls."[2]

Music videos

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The music videos of "I Have a Dream" and "Bellissima" were directed by Volker Hannwacker.[3]

Impact and legacy

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In 1998, DJ Magazine ranked "Bellissima" number 98 in their list of "Top 100 Club Tunes".[4] In 2018, Mixmag ranked it among "The 15 Best Mid-90s Trance Tracks". Mixmag editor James Ball wrote, "In 1997 the German-Turkish DJ released 'Bellissima' on the juggernaut imprint Positiva Records. It still stands as one of trance's gooiest tracks, one that is soft at heart yet big in character, its glittery melody offset by thundering drums. Despite this clash, it somehow remains hypnotic and, yes, trancey."[1]

Charts

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Year-end charts

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Chart (1997) Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[21] 31
Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 23
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[23] 74
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 83
UK Singles (OCC)[25] 24
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[26] 33

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[27] Gold 250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Platinum 600,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Ball, James (June 22, 2018). "The Best Mid-90s Trance Tracks". Mixmag. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. March 29, 1997. p. 36. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Volker Hannwacker". imvdb.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  4. ^ "For those of you that thought good music died in the 90s, this is for you… part one [April 1998]". 909originals.com. April 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "DJ Quicksilver – I Have a Dream / Bellissima" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 19. 10 May 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. ^ "DJ Quicksilver: I Have a Dream / Bellissima" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  8. ^ "DJ Quicksilver – I Have a Dream / Bellissima" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  9. ^ "DJ Quicksilver – I Have a Dream / Bellissima" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. ^ "DJ Quicksilver – I Have a Dream / Bellissima". VG-lista.
  11. ^ "DJ Quicksilver – I Have a Dream / Bellissima". Singles Top 100.
  12. ^ "DJ Quicksilver – I Have a Dream / Bellissima". Swiss Singles Chart.
  13. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 18, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 18. 3 May 1997. p. 48. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  15. ^ "DJ Quicksilver – Bellissima". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  16. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (5.6. '97 – 11.6. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 6 June 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  17. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Bellissima". Irish Singles Chart.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  20. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1997" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 52. 27 December 1997. p. 7. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1997" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  23. ^ "Árslistinn 1997 – Íslenski Listinn – 100 Vinsælustu Lögin". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1998. p. 25. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  24. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1997" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  25. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1997". Music Week. 17 January 1998. p. 27.
  26. ^ "The Club Top 100 of 1997" (PDF). Music Week, in RM (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 10 January 1998. p. 5. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  27. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (DJ Quicksilver; 'I Have a Dream/Bellissima')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  28. ^ "British single certifications – DJ Quicksilver – Bellissima". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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