Fantasy (Aldo Nova song)
| "Fantasy" | ||||
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| Single by Aldo Nova | ||||
| from the album Aldo Nova | ||||
| B-side | "Under the Gun" | |||
| Released | 1982 | |||
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| Length | 5:05 (album version) 6:14 (extended version) 3:58 (single version) | |||
| Label | Portrait | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Aldo Nova | |||
| Producer(s) | Aldo Nova | |||
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"Fantasy" is the debut single by Canadian rock musician Aldo Nova and is his most popular work to date. Released on his eponymous debut album in 1982. VH1 listed it at #78 on its countdown for the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s.
Music video
The video portrays Nova performing with his band for an audience. In its opening sequence, a man holding a Gibson Les Paul guitar and two bodyguards holding machine guns wait for someone. The men surround a landing helicopter, and the one with the guitar opens the door. Nova exits the helicopter, clad in a leopard-print jumpsuit and a pair of cowboy boots, and is escorted to the stage. When they encounter a locked door, Nova takes the guitar, holds it like a rifle, and fires a laser beam into the door, forcing it open. Once inside, Nova leaps on stage where he and his band perform the song.
Chart performance
"Fantasy" climbed to #3 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[4]
In popular culture
- "Fantasy" was used in the THQ/Volition Saints Row: The Third video game and its soundtrack.[5]
- The version by Mermaid Girl and the band Steel Panther was used as the theme music for the reality television series Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory.
- The song was featured in a flashback sequence in the final episode of the popular television series Rob & Big.
References
- ^ "Aldo Nova | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
Nova melded the powerful thrust of arena rock with sharp pop hooks, thickening his music with layers of guitars while also embracing the futuristic textures of synths. This blend could be heard on "Fantasy,"
- ^ Gilstrap, Andrew. "Aldo Nova: self-titled, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ Turman, Katherine (January 26, 2019). "Aldo Nova Shares Why He Disappeared After His Hit 'Fantasy'". Loudwire. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ North, Dale (2 November 2011). "Saints Row: The Third stations and tracks revealed". destructoid.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
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