Together in Electric Dreams – Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder

Posted on October 28, 2026 by observationblogger — 2 Comments

Yesterday afternoon, I was watching the aftermath of Fleetwood Town’s spectacular victory over Arsenal in the Carabao Cup, arguably one of the biggest upsets in cup history. There is an 84-place gulf between the two clubs, with Arsenal’s squad being roughly 500 times more valuable than that of Fleetwood, a club from a small seaside town in Lancashire.

As the Fleetwood crowd poured onto the pitch to celebrate the club’s most stunning victory in its history, today’s featured track, Together in Electric Dreams, came on the speakers. Oh yes, I thought, what a blast from the past! This is the preeminent infatuation song I remember from my youth.

I went looking for my article on it here, hoping to draw on what I’d written before and soak up the nostalgia. But lo and behold, I couldn’t find it. I was sure I’d written about it given my soft spot for the song. So I checked again and again, even triple-checking this morning, but nope. I’m so peeved at myself for not having included this 1984 gem in my collection and for having come so close to letting it fall through the cracks.

I always got a real buzz from the electric pop and synths in Together in Electric Dreams. It’s got a sparkling, effervescent sound that I really like. It was composed by the Italian composer Giorgio Moroder, who also provided the electronic music for the wildly successful film Flashdance.

The song was released to promote the film Electric Dreams, but the song quickly overshadowed the film. It was sung by Philip Oakey, the lead singer of the British synth-pop band the Human League, who gave us their own cool and sexy 1981 hit, Don’t You Want Me which featured here in February, 2025.

Together in Electric Dreams one of those mega popular ’80s tracks that makes me wish they’d added another verse, because that’s easily the best part of the song. Oakey’s deadpan, slightly detached emotional delivery really lends itself to the song somehow. Unfortunately, they doubled down on the chorus, as is often the case with commercially successful songs that go for a catchy, easy-on-the-ears appeal.

I expressed that same frustration with another hugely popular ’80s track, Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship. Nuance isn’t these songs’ strong suit, unlike the criminally underrated 1983 song Moonlight Shadow by Mike Oldfield.

Together in Electric Dreams reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, spending 13 weeks in the chart, and also reached the top five in Australia.

[Verse 1]
I only knew you for a while
I never saw your smile
‘Til it was time to go
Time to go away
(Time to go away)
Sometimes it’s hard to recognize
Love comes as a surprise
And it’s too late
It’s just too late to stay
Too late to stay

[Chorus]
(Love never ends)
We’ll always be together
However far it seems
(Love never ends)
We’ll always be together
Together in electric dreams

[Verse 2]
Because the friendship that you gave
Has taught me to be brave
No matter where I go
I’ll never find a better prize
(Find a better prize)
Though you’re miles and miles away
I see you every day
I don’t have to try
I just close my eyes
I close my eyes

[Chorus]
(Love never ends)
We’ll always be together
However far it seems
(Love never ends)
We’ll always be together
Together in electric dreams
(Love never ends)
We’ll always be together
However far it seems
(Love never ends)
We’ll always be together
Together in electric dreams

[Chorus]
We’ll always be together
However far it seems
(Love never ends)
We’ll always be together
Together in electric dreams
(Love never ends)
We’ll always be together
However far it seems
(Love never ends)
We’ll always be together
Together in electric dreams…

References:
1. Together in Electric Dreams – Wikipedia