The group was put together by producers Louis Baldonieri and Brian Lukow, and featured five boys from New York: Jesse McCartney, Greg Raposo, Matt Ballinger, Frankie Galasso, and Chris Trousdale. Baldonieri and Lukow hoped to make an impact on the pop music industry by introducing a group of teenagers to the scene, all of whom had prior stage singing experience.
Their eponymous debut album was released in 2001 and was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. The final Dream Street release was the soundtrack album to the released 2002 film The Biggest Fan starring former Dream Street member Chris Trousdale.
Despite the album going gold the group failed to become more popular than preteen market stars like NSYNC and The Backstreet Boys before them. One of the big factors that contributed was the waning appeal and popularity of the teen pop movement around 2001/02. In early 2002, four of the members and their parents (McCartney, Raposo, Ballinger, and Gallasso) filed suit against Louis Baldonieri and Brian Lukow to revoke their prior approval of their initial production agreement. The New York Supreme Court denied the request. The group officially disbanded, with only Chris Trousdale staying with the production team of Baldonieri and Lukow.
New Beginnings
Soon after the ending of the group, four of the five members began following different entertainment paths:
Matt Ballinger joined a band for a short time before disbanding to help form "The Juice", a band based in Massachusetts, where Matt attended Tufts University, Later broke up in 2007. Shortly after Matt joined a brand new band Open Till Midnight which is a New York based band.
Frankie Galasso is now a solo artist and even ventured into film and got a role in a movie A Tale of Two Pizzas and "Soltaire" .
Chris Trousdale, with the support of Lukow and Baldonieri, finished The Biggest Fan alongside Kaila Amariah, which would not be released until summer 2005, after legal proceedings were finished. Soon after finishing his movie Chris began recording and collecting songs for his new album, yet to be named/released and also filmed another movie called "Seducing Spirits". Chris appeared on Disney's "Shake It Up" in late 2010. On June 2, 2020, Trousdale died at a hospital in Burbank, California, due to complications from COVID-19, at the age of 34. On June 11, 2020, what would have been his 35th birthday, his former Dream Street bandmates reunited online for a virtual acoustic performance of their hit song "It Happens Every Time" in Trousdale's memory.
Greg Raposo came out as a force on Radio Disney, a popular preteen/teen station. He recorded and released a self-titled album, and released his first single "Take Me Back Home", which was soon a staple on Radio Disney.
Undeniably the biggest breakout of Dream Street was the youngest member, Jesse McCartney. In 2003 he recorded a three-track album JMac and released the track "Beautiful Soul," which immediately became a top 20 hit on the preteen/teen station Radio Disney. Jesse then signed with Hollywood Records, owned by Disney, and began recording an album. Jesse also joined in on the Jingle Jam tour the same year with fellow Dream Street ex-member Raposo and up-and-coming popstar Stevie Brock. In the meantime, he landed a starring role on the hit WB teen show Summerland, which soon became one of the most popular shows for people aged 13-24. When he decided to re-release "Beautiful Soul," it became a large top 40 song, and was a common request for shows such as TRL. He then toured through the United States and Australia, making him a bigger star. His album, "Right Where You Want Me," was released on September 19, 2006. He was in a movie named "Keith", released in 2007. He is currently working on his brand new album called "Have It All", and recently filmed a pilot for his brand new TV show "Locke and Key".
Run Away
Dream Street Lyrics
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And I say I don't think about it now 'cause I know what to do
I can take you away, I can take you today, I know nothing can stop us now
Run away with me lets get out of this place
We can take a ride and fly off into space
There's a big wide world that's waiting for you
If you want it come on and say we'll
Run away. run away.
Let them stay right here forever they will never leave this town
Let's go disappear, let's get out of here, you know nothing can stop us now
Run away with me lets get out of this place
We can take a ride and fly off into space
There's a big wide world that's waiting for you
If you want it come on and say we'll
Run away.
Run away.
Run away.
If you want it, you can have it, don't let nothing or nobody hold you down
I can take you away, I can take you today, better hurry or I'll be gone, so come on.
Run away with me lets get out of this place
We can take a ride and fly off into space
There's a big wide world that's waiting for you
If you want it come on and say
Run away
With me lets get out of this place
We can take a ride and fly off into space
There's a big wide world that's waiting for you
If you want it come on and say we'll
Run away.
Run away.
Run away.
The song 'Run Away' by Dream Street speaks about two people who desire to escape the mundane and monotonous routine of their lives by running away together. The song is about them leaving their current reality and exploring the world together. The opening lines suggest that one person is dissatisfied with their current situation, and the other person knows precisely what to do to change that. There's a sense of urgency in the lyrics, which also implies that if they do not act now, they may never have the opportunity to do so. The chorus, which repeats the phrase 'Run Away' multiple times, accentuates the idea of running away from their current situation.
The song's lyrics can be interpreted to mean that the two people in question are feeling stuck with their lives and want to escape. The lyrics further suggest that there is always someone trying to hold you back from pursuing your dreams, but it's essential to ignore them and do what feels right for you. The song's overall message is empowering, suggesting that we should follow our dreams and passions, and never let anyone stop us from living our lives the way we want to.
Line by Line Meaning
You say there's got to be a better way for me and you
You believe there's a better way for us to live.
And I say I don't think about it now 'cause I know what to do
I don't worry about it because I know what I want to do.
I can take you away, I can take you today, I know nothing can stop us now
I have the power to take you away and nothing can stand in our way.
There's always gonna be someone who tries to pull you down
There will always be people who try to bring you down.
Let them stay right here forever they will never leave this town
They can stay here forever while we leave this town behind.
Let's go disappear, let's get out of here, you know nothing can stop us now
Let's run away and escape together. Nothing can stop us from leaving.
If you want it, you can have it, don't let nothing or nobody hold you down
If you want something, you have the power to get it. Don't let anyone hold you back.
I can take you away, I can take you today, better hurry or I'll be gone, so come on.
I can take you away now, but you have to hurry before I leave without you.
If you want it come on and say we'll Run away.
If you want to run away with me, just say the word.
Run away with me lets get out of this place
Let's escape this place by running away together.
We can take a ride and fly off into space
We can take a ride and leave this world behind.
There's a big wide world that's waiting for you
There's a vast world out there waiting for us to explore.
Run away. Run away. Run away.
Let's keep running away together.
Lyrics © DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DEAN VIVIAN CAMERON, SARAH LOUISA FOX, BENJAMIN JAMES LEE, ANDREW DANIEL MORTON, MILON DAVID WILLIAMS
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