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'''''Maybe I'm Dreaming''''' is the debut studio album by American [[electronica]] project [[Owl City]], released on March 17, 2008.
Following the surprise success of Owl City's second studio album, ''[[Ocean Eyes (album)|Ocean Eyes]]'', ''Maybe I'm Dreaming'' was pressed and re-released by [[Universal Republic]] on
==Background and release==
''Maybe I'm Dreaming'' was recorded in February 2008,<ref name="AllMusic"/> in the basement of [[Adam Young (American musician)|Adam Young]]'s childhood home.<ref name="MusicRadar">{{cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/q-a-owl-city-reveals-live-and-studio-setup-i-use-auto-tune-238845|title=Q&A: Owl City reveals live and studio setup: I use Auto-Tune|website=MusicRadar|author=Joe Bosso|date=March 4, 2010|access-date=June 17, 2023}}</ref> Young produced and recorded the album in [[Owatonna, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/owl-city-fireflies-spotify-billions-club/|title=Owl City's 'Fireflies' Joins Spotify's Billions Club|website=UDiscoverMusic|date=March 24, 2025|author=Sam Armstrong|access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> Speaking about recording the album himself, he recalled, "it's easy to overthink what you do by allowing yourself to become too emotionally invested in what you're doing."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/owl-city-vancouver-2012-show-at-the-commodore-ballroom|title=Owl City Vancouver 2012 Show at The Commodore Ballroom|website=Daily Hive|access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> Guest musicians on the album include [[Breanne Düren]] and Austin Tofte.<ref name=MIDbooklet/> Düren is featured on multiple songs on the album, most notably on the track, "The Saltwater Room". A friend had suggested that she would be perfect to work with Young.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a14290/breanne-duren-interview/|title=Artist to Know: Breanne Düren|magazine=[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]|date=May 26, 2011|access-date=June 17, 2023}}</ref> Young
The album was self-released through his record label, Sky Harbor on March 17, 2008.<ref name="MID Release">{{cite web|url=https://myspace.com/owlcity/music/album/maybe-i-m-dreaming-15383221|title=Maybe I'm Dreaming by Owl City – MySpace page|date=March 17, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220181551/https://myspace.com/owlcity/music/album/maybe-i-m-dreaming-15383221|archivedate=December 20, 2016|access-date=January 26, 2023}}</ref> It was released in the United Kingdom and Europe on December 16, through [[Island Records]].<ref name=UKbooklet/> Physical copies of the album were pressed and re-released by [[Universal Republic]] on April 21, 2009.<ref name=MIDbooklet/> An official music video for the song "Early Birdie" was filmed in March 2008, by Adam Young's childhood friends/bandmates Andy and Anthony Johnson of [[Windsor Airlift]], and then released on January 13, 2011, via [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtVAVLvvXVo |title=
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/maybe-im-dreaming-mw0000805328|title=Maybe I'm Dreaming
| rev2 = Jesus Freak Hideout
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Jesus Freak Hideout">{{cite web|url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/MaybeImDreaming.asp|title=Owl City - Maybe I'm Dreaming|author=Sean Cunningham|date=December 7, 2009|access-date=February 13, 2023}}</ref>
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| all_writing = [[Adam Young (American musician)|Adam Young]].<ref name=
| title1 = On the Wing
| length1 = 5:04
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===Notes===
*"On the Wing" and "The Saltwater Room" were included as remastered tracks on his second studio album ''Ocean Eyes''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/ocean-eyes/1440782380|title=Ocean Eyes - Album by Owl City|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref>
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from album's [[liner notes]].<ref name=MIDbooklet/>
'''Owl City'''
* [[Adam Young (American musician)|Adam Young]] – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, drums, producer, [[Programming (music)|programming]], [[Audio engineer|engineer]], [[Mixing console|audio mixer]]
'''Additional musicians and production'''
* [[Breanne Düren]] – additional vocals (1, 4, 6)
* Austin Tofte
* Ryan Satt – artwork
* Zach Ogoord – artwork
* Paul Lemke – photography
==Charts==
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{{album chart|UKDance|6|date=20100124|accessdate=August 16, 2014|rowheader=true}}
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!scope="row"| US [[Dance/Electronic Albums|Top Dance
| 13
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==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history and formats for ''Maybe I'm Dreaming''
|-
!scope="col"| Region
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| Format
!scope="col"| Label
!scope="col"| Ref.
|-
! scope="row"| United States
| March 17, 2008
| [[Music download|Digital download]]
| Sky Harbor
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="MID Release"/>
|-
! scope="row"| Europe
| December 16, 2008
| {{hlist|[[Compact disc|CD]]|digital download}}
| {{hlist|Sky Harbor|[[Island Records|Island]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=UKbooklet>{{cite AV media notes|title=Maybe I'm Dreaming|others=Owl City|year=2008|type=UK booklet|publisher=Island Records|id=602527341149}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Various
| April 21, 2009
| CD
| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Sky Harbor|[[Universal Republic Records|Universal Republic]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=MIDbooklet>{{cite AV media notes|title=Maybe I'm Dreaming|others=Owl City|year=2009|type=booklet|publisher=Universal Republic Records|id=B0012858-02}}</ref>
|-
| March 30, 2010
| Digital download
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/maybe-im-dreaming/1440768838|title=Maybe I'm Dreaming - Owl City|website=[[Apple Music]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403061432/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/maybe-im-dreaming/id363152446|archivedate=April 3, 2010|access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref>
|}
==Notes and miscellanea==
*On November 24, 2010, Andy Johnson of [[Windsor Airlift]] published his cover of "Sky Diver" on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kSN2sUO3Nw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/1kSN2sUO3Nw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Owl City's "Sky Diver" Cover - Andy Johnson |publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=November 24, 2010 |accessdate=April 17, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Albums produced by Adam Young]]
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