Dreams of Ordinary Men (song)

"Dreams of Ordinary Men"
Single by Dragon
from the album Dreams of Ordinary Men
B-side	"Start it Up"
Released	August 1986
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	4:02
Label	Polydor Records
Songwriter(s)	Alan Mansfield, Doane Perry, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter, Todd Rundgren
Producer(s)	Todd Rundgren
Dragon singles chronology
"Speak No Evil" (1985) "Dreams of Ordinary Men" (1986) "Western Girls" (1986)

"Dreams of Ordinary Men" is a song by New Zealand-Australian rock band Dragon released in August 1986 as the second single from the group's eighth studio album Dreams of Ordinary Men (1986). The song peaked at number 17 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

Track listing

7"

1. "Dreams of Ordinary Men" (Alan Mansfield, Doane Perry, Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter, Todd Rundgren) - 4:02
2. "Start it Up" (Mansfield, Perry, M. Hunter, T. Hunter) - 4:20

12"

1. "Dreams of Ordinary Men" (Mansfield, Perry, Pigott, T. Hunter, Rundgren) (extended) - 7:11
2. "Start it Up" (Mansfield, Perry, M. Hunter, T. Hunter) (extended) - 7:03

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report[1]	17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2]	43

References

1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
2. "Dragon – Dreams of Ordinary Men". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 25 June 2017.