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<small>For the BBC TV show "Any Dream Will Do" see [[Any Dream Will Do (TV Show)]]</small>

| Name = Nymphetamine

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| Type = Studio album

'''Any Dream Will Do''' is a popular song written by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] and [[Tim Rice]].

| Artist = [[Cradle of Filth]]

| Cover = Nymphetamine_cover.jpg

| Released = [[September 28]] [[2004]]

| Recorded = 2004

| Genre = [[Cradle of Filth#Genre|Debated]]

| Length = 75:47

| Label = [[Roadrunner Records]]

| Producer = Rob Caggiano

| Reviews =

*[[All Music Guide]] {{Rating-5|3.5}} [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0aqpg4fxtv2z link]

| Last album = ''[[Damnation and a Day]]'' (2003)

| This album = '''''Nymphetamine''''' (2004)

| Next album = ''[[Thornography]]'' (2006)

| Misc = {{Extra album cover 2

| Upper caption = Alternate cover

| Type = Studio album

| Cover = CoF_Nymphetamine_Special_Edition.jpg

| Lower caption = Special Edition cover

}}

}}

'''''Nymphetamine''''' is the sixth studio album by [[Cradle of Filth]], released on [[September 28]] [[2004]], and features the debut of guitarist [[James Mcilroy]], under the pseudonym "Germs Warfare".

Written for the 1968 musical [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Any_Dream_Will_Do_%28TV_Show%29]] it is one of the opening songs in the show and is sung by the character of Joseph. Numerous acts have sung this song both on stage and on record including [[Donny Osmond]], [[Andy Gibb]] and [[Darren Day]]. The most successful version of the song is the version from the 1991 revival by [[Jason Donovan]] which reached number one on the [[UK singles chart]] for two weeks in June 1991.

The title is a [[portmanteau]] of "[[nymphomaniac]]" and "[[methamphetamine]]", and [[Dani Filth]] explained the track itself as referring to "a [[drug]]-like [[addiction]] to the woman in question, with her insidious [[vampire|vampyre]] qualities literally bringing her lover back from the brink of the spiritual grave, only to bury him further on the strength of a whim. This is very [[Edgar Allan Poe]] in style and leaves one thinking that, despite the character's inner agonies, he is really a welcome [[submissive]] who readily enjoys the terrible highs and lows of his relationship with this alluring and filthy, depreciative [[succubus]]."<ref>[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com.au/artists/CradleOfFilth/]</ref> It was nominated for a 2005 [[Grammy award]] in the Best Metal Performance category, <ref>[http://www.metrolyrics.com/grammyaward.html]</ref> and appears on the album twice; in a three-part, nine minute version - "Nymphetamine (Overdose)" - and again in a shortened five minute version - "Nymphetamine Fix" - as a bonus track. A video was released for the "Fix" version, and this track also appears on the soundtrack for the film ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'' (without its suffix).

[[Lyrics]]

"Coffin Fodder" is mentioned in episode four of the UK comedy ''[[The IT Crowd]]''. "Swansong for a Raven" is a [[sequel]] to the ''[[Midian (album)|Midian]]'' song "Her Ghost in the Fog".

''Joseph:''<br />

I closed my eyes, drew back the curtain<br />

The album features guest appearances by [[Leaves' Eyes]] vocalist [[Liv Kristine]], and [[Doug Bradley]], who starred as the [[Cenobite (Hellraiser)|cenobite]] [[Pinhead (Hellraiser)|Pinhead]] in the ''[[Hellraiser]]'' series and also collaborated on ''Midian''. It was re-released as a special edition in 2005, with an extra disc featuring two new songs, an alternate version of the title track, and three cover versions.

To see for certain what I thought I knew<br />

Far far away, someone was weeping<br />

But the world was sleeping<br />

Any dream will do<br />

<br />

''Joseph & Children:''<br />

I wore my coat, with golden lining<br />

Bright colours shining, wonderful and new<br />

And in the east, the dawn was breaking<br />

And the world was waking<br />

Any dream will do<br />

<br />

''Joseph:''<br />

A crash of drums, a flash of light<br />

My golden coat flew out of sight<br />

The colours faded into darkness<br />

I was left alone<br />

<br />

''Joseph & Children:''<br />

May I return to the beginning<br />

The light is dimming, and the dream is too<br />

The world and I, we are still waiting<br />

Still hesitating<br />

Any dream will do <br />

<br />

''Joseph:''<br />

A crash of drums, a flash of light<br />

My golden coat flew out of sight<br />

The colours faded into darkness<br />

I was left alone<br />

<br />

''Joseph & Children:'' <br />

May I return to the beginning<br />

The light is dimming, and the dream is too<br />

The world and I, we are still waiting<br />

Still hesitating<br />

Any dream will do<br />

==Special edition (2005)==

'''CD 1'''

{{start box}}

#"Satyriasis" – 1:42

{{succession box

#"Gilded Cunt" – 4:08

| before = "[[I Wanna Sex You Up]]" by [[Color Me Badd]]

#"[[Nemesis (Cradle of Filth)|Nemesis]]" – 7:18

| title = [[List of number-one singles (UK)|UK number one single]]

#"Gabrielle" – 5:27

| years = [[June 23]] [[1991]]

#"Absinthe With Faust" – 5:14

| after = "[[(Everything I Do) I Do It For You]]" by [[Bryan Adams]]}}

#"Nymphetamine (Overdose)" – 9:14

{{end box}}

#"Painting Flowers White Never Suited My Palette" – 1:57

#"Medusa and Hemlock" – 4:44

#"Coffin Fodder" – 5:17

#"English Fire" – 4:45

#"Filthy Little Secret" – 6:16

#"Swansong for a Raven" – 7:09

#"Mother of Abominations" – 7:33

#"Nymphetamine Fix" – 5:04

'''CD 2'''

[[Category:1991 singles]]

#"Devil Woman" ([[Cliff Richard]] cover) – 3:38

[[Category:Number-one singles in the United Kingdom]]

#"Soft White Throat" – 5:40

[[Category:Songs from musicals]]

#"Bestial Lust (Bitch)" ([[Bathory (band)|Bathory]] cover) – 2:54

[[Category:Works by Andrew Lloyd Webber]]

#"Prey" – 4:57

#"Nymphetamine (Jezebel Deva Fix)" – 5:03

#"Mr. Crowley" ([[Ozzy Osbourne]] cover) – 5:41

#"Nymphetamine" Video - 5:06

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"Devil Woman" features [[King Diamond]] on backing vocals.

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==Credits==

*[[Dani Filth]] - Vocals

*[[Paul Allender]] - Guitar

*[[James Mcilroy]] (credited as Germs Warfare) - Guitar

*[[Martin Powell]] (credited as Martin Foul) - Keyboards

*[[Dave Pybus]] (credited as "Herr Pubis") - Bass

*[[Adrian Erlandsson]] - Drums

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