Dream Warriors (song)

"Dream Warriors" is a song written by Dokken members George Lynch & Jeff Pilson for the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. The song was released as a single in 1987, charting at number 22 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,[1] and was also released on Dokken's fourth album, Back for the Attack.

"Dream Warriors"
Single by Dokken
from the album Back for the Attack and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors soundtrack
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1987
Recorded1986
GenreHeavy metal, hard rock
Length4:42
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)George Lynch & Jeff Pilson
Dokken singles chronology
"It's Not Love"
(1986)		 "Dream Warriors"
(1987)		 "Burning Like a Flame"
(1987)

Music video

The music video used clips from the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, and primarily featured actress Patricia Arquette, and Robert Englund in the role of Freddy Krueger. The video featured various scenes from the film, combined with a small amount of original footage of Arquette's character Kristen being menaced by Freddy Krueger before being rescued by Dokken who drives Freddy off with the power of rock 'n' roll. At the end of the video Freddy wakes up in bed screaming revealing that the video was his nightmare and exclaims, "What a nightmare! Who were those guys?"

Track listing

In addition to "Dream Warriors," the single contained the songs "Back for the Attack" - a previously unreleased track from the Under Lock and Key album sessions, and "Paris Is Burning," from the album Breaking the Chains.[2]

No.TitleLength
1."Dream Warriors"4:42
2."Back for the Attack"3:51
3."Paris Is Burning"3:37

Cover versions

In 2018, the song was covered in the episode "Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club" from the third season of the television series Riverdale, performed by K.J. Apa, Ashleigh Murray, Camila Mendes and Lili Reinhart.[3]

References
  1. "Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  2. "Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A". Soundtrack Collector. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  3. "The "Riverdale" Characters Made Their Own 'Dream Warriors' Music Video Last Night!". Bloody Disgusting.
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