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''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 used his uncle's 1969 [[Alvarez Guitars|Alvarez]] guitar on the fourth track, "The Saltwater Room".<ref name="MusicRadar"/> The seventh track, "The Technicolor Phase", is featured on ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'''s compilation album, ''[[Almost Alice]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/archive_almostalicetracklisting/|title=3OH!3, All Time Low, Owl City, more on Alice In Wonderland soundtrack|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=January 12, 2010|access-date=January 26, 2023}}</ref>
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==
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'''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'''
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==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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