"All of the Dreamers" is an

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song recorded by Australian alternative rock band

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. The song was written by

and produced by

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. It was released as the

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from Powderfinger's seventh album, ''

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'', in 2009. The music video features the band setting up their instruments playing the song within the

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CBD, but blown up to " King-Kong" size. They dwarf the Brisbane CBD skyline then take on other parts of the world.Simon Collins,
Dream goes on for Powderfinger
', The West Australian, 13 November 2009, 11:47 am At the end, the band finishes the song while standing on top of

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. A brief part of the song was played at the

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in 2009. The Head Pictures directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the

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.ARIA Award previous winners.

Track listing

Charts

References

Powderfinger songs 2009 songs Songs written by Jon Coghill Songs written by John Collins (Australian musician) Songs written by Bernard Fanning Songs written by Ian Haug Songs written by Darren Middleton Universal Records singles {{2000s-rock-song-stub