This is the sixth article of my weekly series on Substack, “The Lore Behind…” This week’s article is a Canadian single from UTurn, In My Dreams. This article will show both the real life lore and the canonical lore.
Don’t worry, we’ll get to UTurn’s current PRESSZERO lore soon, but if you want to check out the current lore, make sure you follow me on Instagram and TikTok for all things UTurn and The One Series.
For some context, there are three One Series eras based on drafts. The Original Draft Era, which spans from 2011 to 2014. The Second Draft Era spans from 2017 to 2023. And the Final Version Era, originally called the Amazon Era, starting in 2020 and onward. This version is the published version.
Real Life Lore
(Original cover of “Secret Obsessions”)
A song from the Original Draft Era of the The One Series, and it was inspired by a Steps song. The song was produced and released in 2021 as a demo on SoundCloud. There isn't much lore surrounding this song other than the fact it went through multiple production changes.
By 2024, the production was finalized and released as a UTurn song.
The One Series Lore
In Secret Obsessions, UTurn releases In My Dreams in Canada, marking it their first international single. Now, UTurn has released their previous singles in Canada before, which gained them popularity very quickly, but this was the first single where their single releases diverge for almost two years.
Written by band members Alyson, Andrew, Amanda, and Derrick, it's about a relationship that ended and it feels like a nightmare. The song did well in Canada.
After UTurn had released both Runaway in America and In My Dreams in Canada, they released their debut main label album, UTurn.
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