Written by lead singer Don Dokken, "In My Dreams" is one of Dokken's most popular songs. In the song, he's lost his girl, but she returns to him every night in his dreams.
In a Songfacts interview with Don Dokken, he explained how he wrote this song in a flash of inspiration. "I was in Mexico on vacation and I took my acoustic guitar with me," he said. "I was sitting down at the beach, just looking at the ocean. The sun was going down, and I came up with the guitar riff. I had a magazine and a pen, and I started scribbling the lyrics on a magazine. In 40 minutes, the song was done."
The music video was directed by Wayne Isham, one of the most successful music video makers of all time. Early on, he did a lot of hair metal videos ("Home Sweet Home" by Mötley Crüe, "18 And Life" by Skid Row). He later veered toward pop, working with Britney Spears and 'N Sync. For "In My Dreams," Isham brought the rain, having Don Dokken sing in a deluge and contrasting it with shots of scorched earth.
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