A Dream (Common song)
| "A Dream" | ||||
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| Single by Common featuring will.i.am | ||||
| from the album Freedom Writers (soundtrack) | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | Hollywood Records | |||
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| Producer(s) | will.i.am | |||
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"A Dream" is a song by American rapper Common, released in 2006 as a single the film Freedom Writers's accompanying soundtrack. It is produced by fellow rapper will.i.am, who also performs the song's chorus. The song's hook samples Martin Luther King Jr.'s historical "I Have a Dream" speech, which relate to both the lyrics and the accompanying film. The single release of "A Dream" includes two will.i.am tracks, "Colors" and "Bus Ride."