Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)

"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.

"Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)"
Cover of the single
Single by Red Rider
from the album Breaking Curfew
Released1984 (1984) (US)
RecordedMetalworks Studios, E.S.P. Studio, Toronto, Ontario
GenreHard rock
Length3:32
LabelCapitol
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)

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

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