Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)

"Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)"
Cover of the single
Single by Red Rider
from the album Breaking Curfew
Released	1984 (1984) (US)
Recorded	Metalworks Studios, E.S.P. Studio, Toronto, Ontario
Genre	Hard rock
Length	3:32
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Tom Cochrane
Producer(s)	Tom Cochrane & Ken Greer
Red Rider singles chronology
"Crack the Sky (Breakaway)" (1983) "Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)" (1984) "Breaking Curfew" (1984)

"Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)" is a song by the band Red Rider, released in 1984 as a single and climbing to No. 71 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 13 on the Mainstream Rock chart,[1][2] and No. 44 in Canada.

The song

Written by band leader Tom Cochrane, "Young Thing" was the first single from their 1984 album Breaking Curfew. It was released with a video that got some play on MTV.

Personnel

• Tom Cochrane - lead vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Ken Greer - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
• Rob Baker - drums, percussion
• Jeff Jones - bass guitar, backing vocals
• John Webster - keyboards

Additional personnel

• Steve Sexton - keyboards
• Earle Seymour - saxophone
• Rough Maids - backing vocals
• Norman Moore - art direction and design
• Beverly Parker - photography

References

1. RED RIDER | CHART HISTORY
2. Mainstream Rock