"Pearl's Dream" is the second single from Bat for Lashes

Bat for Lashes

Natasha Khan , also known by her stage name Bat for Lashes, is an English musician. She sings and plays the piano, bass, guitar, harpsichord and the autoharp....

' second album Two Suns

Two Suns

Two Suns is the Mercury Music Prize nominated second album by English-Pakistani solo artist Bat for Lashes , released on 6 April 2009...

. "Pearl's Dream" was announced as the second single when the song was made available for MySpace

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 users to remix in May 2009, then the full single was released in the UK in June 2009, as a download and 7". The download single includes two live songs, the album version, a radio edit and a remix of "Sleep Alone"; the 7" comprises the radio edit and the "Sleep Alone" remix.

Track listings

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1. "Pearl's Dream" (album version) – 4:45
2. "Pearl's Dream" (Cenzo Townshend radio edit) – 3:47
3. "Sleep Alone" (909s in DarkTimes
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    Mix) – 4:20
4. "Siren Song" (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire) – 4:54
5. "Good Love" (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire) – 5:20

7"

1. "Pearl's Dream" (radio edit) – 3:47
2. "Sleep Alone" (909s in DarkTimes Mix) – 4:20

Music video

The video for "Pearl's Dream" starts with Khan rising from a mist to find herself on a stage facing an empty auditorium. As Khan starts to dance, we see the planets and night sky glowing around her. A wolf appears with Khan, and seems to examine the surroundings. Khan then notices a blond woman in the audience, which we assume to be Pearl. Pearl watches Khan's show, seemingly unimpressed at first, but as it progresses she seems to become scared and makes her way slowly toward the stage, reaching to grab Khan by the neck as the wolf snarls and growls at her. The planets above shoot a laser at Pearl, effectively destroying her. She leaves behind her clothes and blond hair as if she has been disintegrated. The video then ends with stars falling from the sky onto Khan.

The video was directed by Nima Nourizadeh.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
UK		Parlophone Parlophone Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which...	Download
UK		Parlophone	7"	R6773

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	173