JOHN LEGEND RELEASES NEW SINGLE “DON’T NEED TO SLEEP” FROM ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY WE DARE TO DREAM WE DARE TO DREAM NOW STREAMING ON PEACOCK EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY JOHN LEGEND & ANGELINA JOLIE LISTEN HERE
NEW YORK, NY (December 14, 2023) – Multiplatinum, 12-time Grammy® Award-winner John Legend shares a new single entitled “Don’t Need To Sleep” out today via Republic Records. Listen HERE. It soars as a standout from the We Dare To Dream Soundtrack available on all DSPs. Executive produced by EGOT® superstar Legend and Academy® Award winner Angelina Jolie, the acclaimed 2023 Tribeca Festival selection and refugee sports documentary, We Dare To Dream, is now streaming exclusively on Peacock. Legend notably co-wrote “Don’t Need To Sleep” with Justin Tranter and Oak Felder—who also produced the song. On the track, soft strings unspool underneath striking and soulful verses punctuated by piano. It culminates on the climactic chorus as he reminds, “Don’t need to sleep to dream.” Be on the lookout for a powerful music video to accompany the song soon. It follows his 2022 double-album opus, LEGEND, out now. Listen HERE. Stay tuned for more from John Legend. ABOUT WE DARE TO DREAM:WE DARE TO DREAM is the story of refugee athletes from Iran, Syria, South Sudan and Cameroon who swim, run and fight their way to opportunity and safety in host nations across the world. Spanning a breadth of backgrounds, personal stories and Olympic sports, the film reveals their lives and hopes as they train to compete on the world stage, showing the fire and the drive of young people forced to leave their families, homes and countries of birth to build new lives out of nothing. Culminating in their competition at the summer Olympics, their compatriots back home and their new communities in refugee camps watch as these determined young athletes fight for their place in the world. This is their story of heart in the face of adversity, and most of all, hope for a better life. WE DARE TO DREAM is executive produced by Angelina Jolie and EGOT recipient John Legend under his Get Lifted Film Co. banner, and produced by Academy Award® winner Joanna Natasegara (The White Helmets, Virunga), Emmy-winning producer Abigail Anketell-Jones (The Edge of Democracy, The Nightcrawlers) of Violet Films, two time Academy Award®-nominated producer Bryn Mooser (Body Team 12, Lifeboat), Kathryn Everett of XTR and Joe Gebbia of Studio Gebbia. Get Lifted partners, Emmy® and Tony® winning producer Mike Jackson and Emmy® winner Ty Stiklorius, also serve as Executive Producers. About Republic Records
A division of Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company, Republic Records has been recognized by Billboard as the industry’s #1 label over the last 10 years. It is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as Anitta, Ariana Grande, Billy Porter, Coi Leray, Conan Gray, Daddy Yankee, Drake, Eddie Vedder, Glass Animals, Florence + the Machine, Greta Van Fleet, Jack Johnson, James Blake, James Bay, Jimmy Fallon, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Jonas Brothers, Kid Cudi, Kim Petras, Lil Wayne, Lorde, Metro Boomin, Miranda Lambert, NAV, Nicki Minaj, Noah Kahan, Pearl Jam, Post Malone, Seth MacFarlane, Shania Twain, Stephen Sanchez, Stevie Wonder, Swedish House Mafia, Tainy, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Twice, TXT, and more. Founded by brothers and chief executives Monte and Avery Lipman, it is also comprised of innovative business ventures, including American Recordings, Boominati Worldwide, Brushfire, Casablanca Records, Cash Money, Federal Films, HYBE, Imperial, JYP, Lava Records, Republic Records: Kids & Family, Republic Nashville, Universal Arabic Music, Uptown Records, Victor Victor, Wicked Money Family, XO, Young Money, among others. Additionally, Republic Records recently relaunched famed record label Mercury Records.
