Rapper Eminem used this track as the foundation for his 2002 hit song “ Sing for the Moment”. Guitarist Joe Perry did not like the song initially because it was a ballad. He also explained that the song came to him while he played the piano at age 17 or 18, and he never expected it to be a real song.ĭream On has been described as the single that saved the band from being fired by their record label.
Tyler claims he got the inspiration for the song through listening to his musician father play the piano when he was 3. He was finally able to finish it when the band spent time together. The songwriter Steven Tyler had been working on bits of this particular track for at least six years. In order to focus their attention on songwriting for their debut album, the band’s manager David Krebs made them live in the same house. Dream On was Aerosmith’s first ever single.
