They went on tour after the release of their first EP, and opened for Walk the Moon and Twenty One Pilots. Seven weeks later, the song achieved its peak position of number 23. It quickly gained airplay on alternative radio stations in the U.S., first charting on Billboard 's Alternative Songs chart in the issue dated June 29, 2013. The band had been together formally for less than a year before the success of "Dreaming", and had yet to perform live. The band's manager, Greg Federspiel, assisted them in signing a deal with major label RCA Records. The first radio station to play the track was KTCL in Denver, Colorado, after its staff discovered it on the Hype Machine. Within three days of its release, it hit number one on the Hype Machine, a music blog aggregator. "Dreaming" debuted on on the blog of label Neon Gold Records, which also handled single releases from Passion Pit and Sir Sly. The group invited all of their personal friends to act in the video Kamerman joked the "fake party" developed into a real one. It was a shot at a home in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles that the band rented. Scanlon continues to repeat the activities-playing beer pong, socializing-before coming up for air in the backyard pool and realizing it was all a dream. The video stars Scanlon repeating the same evening at a house party over and over again. The official music video for "Dreaming" debuted online on Vevo on July 16, 2013. The song was later used on the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 14, as well as in The Vampire Diaries episode " I Know What You Did Last Summer". The song was also later included on the band's 2015 debut album, Lovetap!. The band released a self-titled four-song extended play on July 16, 2013, featuring "Dreaming". Their relationship with Captain Cuts was open and communicative "We feel like we have this good creative energy going right now – the vibe in the studio with is really good," Scanlon told Vibe in 2013. Scanlon was responsible for the majority of the lyrics. After solidifying more ideas, they would bring songs to their producers to determine what parts worked and what areas needed more development. The band's songwriting process at the time began with an idea of a melody or guitar lick played over a common chord progression from there, the quartet would " jam it out" for hours in their rehearsal space. Manager Greg Federspiel's dog, Jax, graces the cover art of the "Dreaming" single it was a random photo Scanlon had taken on his phone and decided to use for it. They soon began working with L.A.-based production trio Captain Cuts, with whom they wrote and recorded "Dreaming". Smallpools was officially formed in August 2012. They moved to Los Angeles in 2011 to further their music career, where they met bassist Joe Intile and drummer Beau Kuther, both from Oregon. Guitarist Mike Kamerman and vocalist Sean Scanlon, both New Jersey natives, had been collaborating since 2007.
"Dreaming" was the band's biggest hit single it charted at number 23 on Billboard 's Alternative Songs chart, and was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Its music video, released in July 2013, stars Scanlon experiencing déjà vu at a house party. The song received positive responses from contemporary music critics, many of whom compared the song to the music of Passion Pit.
It was later included on the band's self-titled extended play, as well as their debut studio album Lovetap! (2015). They had yet to play a live show when they signed a major-label deal with RCA Records, which began distributing the single. Their songwriting partnership with L.A.-based production trio Captain Cuts was responsible for "Dreaming", which was released online in May 2013 as the band's debut single. Smallpools-composed of vocalist Sean Scanlon, guitarist Mike Kamerman, drummer Beau Kuther, and then-bassist Joe Intile-first formed in 2012 in Los Angeles.
" Dreaming" is a song by American rock band Smallpools.
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