The soloist of the British synthpop duet Eurythmics admitted that during the creation of the legendary hit Sweet Dreams sat tightly on amphetamine, The Guardian reports..

At this time, along with vocalist Annie Lennox as part of the band The Tourists went to Australia, where the band suddenly split up. As a result, they spent a lot of time in the hotel, recording music. The vocalist was then depressed.

"Annie lay on the floor in the embryo pose, when I suddenly managed to do a bit and riff. She suddenly asked: "What is this devilry?", Then jumped up and started playing the second synthesizer. Then we recorded the beginning of Sweet Dreams ", - noted the musician.

He also noted that initially the producers refused to buy the track, due to the lack of a chorus in it. However, the situation changed after he began to twist on the radio in the American Cleveland.

The cult composition was released in 1983, becoming the key in the duo's eponymous album. Later, Sweet Dreams were included in the 500 greatest songs in the history of the version of Rolling Stone.

Earlier reported that the magazine Rolling Stone named the best songs of 2017.

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