The band managed to score four Top 20 singles in their two year career. The first was the theme tune to STARStreet*. "Best Friends", which peaked at Number 20 in June 2001, was a favourite on the pop video channels. The second was a double-a-side of their own track, "Things That Go Bump In The Night", and a cover of Duran Duran's "Is There Something I Should Know?", the former track later appearing on the soundtrack to the first Scooby Doo movie. It reached Number 12 in September 2001.
Their third single, released in January 2002, was another cover, this time of Bucks Fizz's "Land Of Make Believe", and it gave them their first and only top 10 hit, reaching Number 9. Their fourth single, released in late April 2002, was another double-a-side, but this time both were original tracks. "Back When" and "Going All The Way", the latter appearing on the soundtrack to the movie Thunderpants. However, this could only reach Number 19 in the end, and when their self titled debut only managed to reach Number 43 - spending only 2 weeks in the UK Top 75 - the band parted ways with their record company, Island, and split up soon after.
The Land Of Make Believe
Allstars Lyrics
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(Run, for the sun little one)
(Run, for the sun little one)
(Run, for the sun little one)
(Hey)
You're an outlaw once again
Time to change, Superman
Will be with us while he can
In the land of make believe
Shadows tapping at your window
Ghostly voices whisper, "Will you come and play?"
Not for all the tea in China
Or the corn in Carolina
Never, never ever
They're running after you, babe
Run for the sun, little one
You're an outlaw once again
Time to change, Superman
Will be with us while he can
In the land of make believe
Something, nasty in your garden's
Waiting, patiently 'til it can have your heart
Try to go, but it won't let you
Don't you know it's out to get you?
Running, keep on running
They're running after you, babe
Run for the sun, little one
You're an outlaw once again
Time to change, Superman
Will be with us while he can
In the land of make believe
In the land of make believe
(One)
(Run)
(One)
(Run, for the sun little one)
(Run, for the sun little one)
(Run, for the sun little one)
(Time to change, Superman)
(Run, for the sun little one)
(Time to change, Superman)
Your world is turning
From night to day
Your dream is burning
Far away
Into the blue, you and I
To the circus in the sky
Captain Kidds, on the sand
With the treasure close at hand
In the Land of make believe
Run for the sun, little one
You're an outlaw once again
Time to change, Superman
Will be with us while he can
In the land of make believe
Into the blue, you and I
To the circus in the sky
Captain Kidds, on the sand
With the treasure close at hand
In the Land of make believe
In the Land of make believe
In the Land of make believe
The Land of Make Believe is a song by the British pop group Allstars. The song was written by Andy Hill and Pete Sinfield. The song is about a young boy running away from the harsh reality of the world and instead, living in his own imaginary world which he calls the land of make believe. The song starts with a fatherly voice asking the boy to run towards the sun, which is an analogy for hope and positivity. The boy is called an outlaw because by running away, he has defied the norms of society.
The song then describes the different challenges the boy faces in his imaginary world. It talks about how shadows tap at his window and ghostly voices whisper, tempting him to come out and play. The song describes how the boy is constantly running away from something - a monster or a villain that is waiting for him to slip up so it can have his heart. It talks about how the boy is not safe and how he must keep running.
Line by Line Meaning
Run for the sun, little one
Move at a fast pace little child
You're an outlaw once again
You have broken society's rules once again
Time to change, Superman
It's time for a change, Superman
Will be with us while he can
He'll be here until he can no longer stay
In the land of make believe
In the imaginary world where people escape from reality
Shadows tapping at your window
Darkness is reaching out to you
Ghostly voices whisper, "Will you come and play?"
You're invited to play in the afterlife
Not for all the tea in China
I'll never do what you're asking me to do
Or the corn in Carolina
I won't do it even if you offer me everything
Never, never ever
Absolutely not
They're running after you, babe
They're coming to get you
Something, nasty in your garden's
Something evil is in your garden
Waiting, patiently 'til it can have your heart
It's waiting until it can take over you
Try to go, but it won't let you
You're trying to leave but you can't
Don't you know it's out to get you?
Don't you know it's trying to harm you?
Running, keep on running
Keep moving quickly
Your world is turning
Your world is changing
From night to day
From darkness to light
Your dream is burning
Your dream is disappearing
Far away
Distantly
Into the blue, you and I
We go flying into the wide blue sky
To the circus in the sky
To the circus high up in the clouds
Captain Kidds, on the sand
Captain Kidd and his crew are on the beach
With the treasure close at hand
With the treasure within reach
In the Land of make believe
In the imaginary world where people escape from reality
In the Land of make believe
In the imaginary world where people escape from reality
In the Land of make believe
In the imaginary world where people escape from reality
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Andy Hill, Peter John Sinfield
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Sarah Carden
Stars in your eyes
Little one
Where do you go to dream
To a place we all know
The Land Of Make Believe
(The land of make believe)
(Aaaaaah...)
Shadows tapping at your window
Ghostly voices whisper Will You Come and play
Not for all the tea in China
Or the corn in Carolina
Never, never ever,
They're running after you, babe.
Run for the sun, little one.
You're an outlaw once again,
Time to change,
Superman, will be with us while he can.
(Heeeeeeey...)
In the land of make believe
(Aaaah...)
Something, nasty in your garden,
Waiting, patiently 'till it can have your heart.
Try to go, but it won't let you.
Don't you know it's out to get you?
Running, keep on running.
They're running after you, babe.
Run for the sun, little one.
You're an outlaw once again,
Time to change,
Superman, will be with us while he can.
(Heeeeeeey...)
In the land of make believe
Your world is turning,
From night to day.
Your dream is burning,
Far away
Into the blue, you and I
To the circus in the sky,
Captain Kidds, on the sand,
With the treasure close at hand.
(Heeeeeeey...)
In the Land of Make Believe.
Run for the sun, little one.
You're an outlaw once again,
Time to change,
Superman, will be with us while he can.
(Heeeeeeey...)
In the land of make believe.
Run for the sun, little one
You're an outlaw once again, ** (comes in here)
(Fading out) Time to change,
Superman will be with us while he can
(Heeeeeeey...)
In the land of make believe
**I've got a friend who comes to tea
Who no-one else can see but me
He came today but had to go
To visit you? You'll never know...
Pell Mara
Heard this on tv when it came out and 20 years later it still randomly pops into my head.
JulieAlar
It actually came to me in my sleep a couple of days ago %) Thank God Google managed to recognize it from my humming 😅
ItsMe555
The definition of an unrated band, Love them <3
Scott Harmon
Firstly, it’s underrated. Secondly, they are hardly a band are they? I doubt any of them can play an instrument. Finally, this is a cover...
Scott Harmon
Fight me
Maggi Steele
HAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA LOL
kelman727
@ItsMe555
Unrated is right...
...in the sense no one ever rated them.
Rightly.
MJN SEIFER
Love this version, and love the original. I don't get why there has to be hate such "don't fix something that's not broken" attitude to cover versions - they just liked the song and did their version, nothing more. And yes, I also looked this up to check if there really was a Hollyoaks character in it.
Streletskiy Evgeniy Sergeyevich aka TiJmc
I love this band!
stephthestar90
Used to love them! I had their album and I watched their TV show