In My Dreams

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This article is about the Wig Wam song. For other uses, see In My Dreams (disambiguation).

In My Dreams
Eurovision Song Contest 2005 entry
Country	Norway
Artist(s)	Åge Sten Nilsen ("Glam"), Trond Holter ("Teeny"), Øystein Andersen ("Sporty"), Bernt Jansen ("Flash")
As	Wig Wam
With	"Sexy", "Foxy"
Language	English
Composer(s)	Trond Holter
Lyricist(s)	Trond Holter
Place	9th
Points	125
Place in Semifinal	6th
Points in Semifinal	164
Lyrics	from Diggiloo Thrush

In My Dreams was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Wig Wam.

The song is a glam metal number, in keeping with the band's view that "rock'n'roll is the new schlager". Lead singer "Glam" wonders whether his relationship is "real or just a fantasy", and tells his lover that he is "Scared of waking up and you'll be gone/Face the truth and I'll be all alone", a fear that he puts to rest by suggesting that they should "get into the groove" and live for the moment.

The performance was as flamboyant as the music suggested, with the band dressed variously in greay spandex (Glam) and wearing a military hat (Teeny) among other things. Paying tribute to the Orange Revolution which had taken place in host country Ukraine the year before, Glam attached an orange banner to his microphone stand.

As Norway had not finished the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in the top ten, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed thirteenth (following Estonia's Suntribe with Let's Get Loud and preceding Romania's Luminiţa Anghel & Sistem with Let Me Try). At the close of voting, it had received 164 points, placing 6th in the 25-strong semi-final and qualifying for the final.

In the final, it was performed fifth (following the Romanian entry and preceding Turkey's Gülseren with Rimi Rimi Ley). At the close of voting, it had received 125 points, placing 9th in a field of 24 and guaranteeing Norway a place in the final at the next Contest.

Following its success, "In My Dreams" became something of a favourite among Contest fans. At the Congratulations special in late 2005, the duo Bobbysocks made reference to the fact that it had broken with the joking tradition that Norway won in years ending with a 5. The duo sang part of the chorus, and the audience responded in kind.

The song was succeeded as Norwegian representative at the 2006 Contest by Christine Guldbrandsen with Alvedansen.

Preceded by "Eneste For Meg" by @lek and then Sommerflørt by Philip og Sandra (second run) and then Max 500 by Kent

Norwegian VG-lista number-one single 23 March 2005 – 13 April 2005

Succeeded by "Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil" by Schnappi