We’re Copamore, and we’re excited to introduce “Dreaming About Me (Afrobeat Mix)” — a track that folds longing, late-night groove, and cinematic production into a single, hypnotic experience. As the creative force behind the track and video, we wanted to make something that lives somewhere between a whispered confession and a stadium-ready chant.
In this piece I’ll walk you through the song’s themes, the production choices, the visual approach for the official video, and how this release fits into the continuing evolution of Copamore — from early days as Serum to the album Summer Sin Fin
Introduction: Why “Dreaming About Me” Matters
“Dreaming About Me (Afrobeat Mix)” isn’t just another single for Copamore — it’s a deliberate statement of intent. The song combines warm Afro-pop percussion and sensual melodies to make a late-night anthem that’s equally at home in intimate headphones and larger party spaces. The lyrical heart of the song explores contradictory promises, half-said confessions, and the private certainty that someone you love is thinking about you — even when they won’t admit it.
That tension — between what is said in the dark and what is claimed in the morning — is central to the track. It’s a mood piece and a dancefloor-friendly record at once, and that duality is something we’ve been chasing throughout my work as Copamore.
The Core Theme: Nighttime Certainty vs. Daytime Distance
At the lyrical center of “Dreaming About Me” is a simple, repeated conviction: every night, I know you are dreaming about me. It’s a line that became the anchor for the song — a mantra that the music wraps around and a truth the narrator refuses to relinquish. The lyrics name everyday contradictions that many listeners will recognize:
- Someone says they need you but then distances themselves.
- Promises are made in intimate moments but evaporate in daylight.
- A phone goes unpicked, declarations of love feel performative, and the singer is left to reconcile between memory and reality.
Those opposing forces — the tenderness of the night and the coldness of morning — create a tug-of-war that the song leans into emotionally and musically. I wanted the words to feel conversational, raw, and repetitive in a way that reinforces obsession: repetition as emotional proof.
“Say you need me, but then you wanna go on your own / Every night, you go back on the things that you said in the morning.”
That back-and-forth phrasing is intentional: it mirrors how people actually speak to each other when they’re half-asleep, half-sober, and fully vulnerable.
Making the Sound: Afrobeat Mix, Production Choices, and Textures
From a production perspective, “Dreaming About Me (Afrobeat Mix)” blends rhythmic warmth with modern sheen. As the producers, we leaned into Afro-pop percussion to give the song a heartbeat that feels organic and inviting. But we also wanted the record to sound cinematic — expansive synth pads, reverberant vocals, and a low-end that supports the groove without overpowering the intimacy of the lyrics.
Key production elements include:
- Layered percussion: a crisp rhythm section that borrows from Afrobeat and tropical textures to make the track sway rather than march.
- Sensual melodies: a vocal line that stays close to the mic, emphasizing breath and small inflections to make every phrase feel personal.
- Atmospheric pads and guitar licks: these add depth and a retro-futurist sheen, characteristic of Copamore’s signature aesthetic.
- Chorus repetition and call-and-response: the chorus repeats the central line to drill the theme into the listener’s head — intentionally hypnotic.
Production-wise, we wanted to maintain clarity. The vocal sits at the forefront — very deliberate for a song about intimacy and yearning — while the percussion and ambience create context and emotional weight. The repeat of “I know you are dreaming about me” is both hook and psychological anchor: it’s bare in the mix when it needs to be, and surrounded by a lush bed of sound when the track swells.
Lyrics in Detail: Scenes, Lines, and Intimacy
The lyrics sketch small domestic scenes — the bedroom, the phone on silent, a morning that feels foreign. We wrote lines that are conversational and image-driven, because we wanted the listener to be inside the moment with the narrator. Rather than lofty metaphors, the song uses everyday actions to reveal emotional truth:
- “Say you owe me, so why do you pretend like you don’t?” — This is about accountability and the frustration of promises that go unfulfilled.
- “Tell me you miss me but you never pick up the phone” — An image of communication that’s frequent in the age of instant connectivity: why say you miss someone if you won’t reach out?
- “You promise that you’ll never change / Morning — it’s like I’m a stranger” — A line that captures the dissonance between spoken loyalty and lived behavior.
There’s repetition because obsession repeats itself. We the chorus loop and morph slightly each time so the listener feels the emotional escalation from resignation to near-certainty: that even if they deny it, the other person is dreaming of them.
“Every night, I know you are dreaming about me / So don’t deny, I can feel it when you close your eyes.”
Those lines are the song’s thesis — a loving accusation that doubles as comfort.
The Official Video: Visualizing a Midnight Conversation
Directed by Michael Schaller, the official video for “Dreaming About Me (Afrobeat Mix)” leans into cinematic aesthetic and intimate framing. The visuals were designed to echo the song’s duality: moody, neon-lit nightscapes and stark, almost hollow mornings. We wanted viewers to feel the pull between warm memory and cold awakening.
Key visual motifs:
- Low light interiors — the film grain and shadow suggest privacy and secrecy, a place where confessions happen.
- Cityscapes and windows — symbols of distance and perspective, reinforcing the “I can feel it” certainty against a backdrop of separation.
- Repeated gestures — picking up the phone, closing eyes, turning away — physical repetitions that mirror musical repetitions.
Michael and Tom discussed a lot about how to keep the visuals simple but evocative. The goal wasn’t to tell a detailed story with a plot, but to create a mood that complements the music: equal parts longing and groove.
Where This Fits in My Discography: From Serum to Copamore
Our journey as artists has been about reinvention. Early in the 2000s, we released music under the name Serum — an era defined by Italo-Dance anthems and a particular club energy. Transitioning to Copamore allowed us to expand our palette: to incorporate Reggaeton rhythms, Tropical House swells, EDM energy, and even chant-infused trap elements when called for.
With Copamore, every release becomes an exploration of sonic identity. “Dreaming About Me (Afrobeat Mix)” is a continuation of that exploration: a melding of the global pulse of Afrobeat with the nostalgia and synth-laden textures that have popped up in my work. The track is both a nod to dancefloor past and a step forward into cinematic pop.
Summer Sin Fin: The Album and the Remixes
Looking ahead, “Dreaming About Me” will appear alongside other explorations on the upcoming album Summer Sin Fin 2. That project expands the Copamore universe and includes remixes and reinterpretations that reflect our dual interests in retro-futurism and global rhythms. On Summer Sin Fin 2, listeners will find reimagined versions of songs like Camión de Helado, Reina de la Fiesta, and Chico Divertido, alongside Tropical House of Love and anthemic tracks such as “One More Win” — a stadium-charged football anthem timed for sports seasons and highlight reels.
Summer Sin Fin 1 is a collection of flavors and energies: remixes that make older songs new again, original tracks that aim for mass singalongs, and a few experiments in beat and texture that are less about charting and more about exploration. The album is an invitation to cross-genre listening, where Reggaeton, Tropical House, EDM, and chant-infused trap find common ground.
Remixes and Reinterpretations
The remixes on Summer Sin Fin 1 and 2 are not afterthoughts. They’re reworkings that allow each song to breathe in a new context. For example:
- Camión de Helado — retooled with deeper bass and an island rhythm that emphasizes groove.
- Reina de la Fiesta — a festival-ready remix that emphasizes chant-driven hooks and call-and-response sections.
- Chico Divertido — retains its playful core but takes on a darker, nocturnal sheen.
All of this is still Copamore at the center: consistent aesthetics, persistent melodic sensibility, and an affinity for making songs that feel both retro and future-facing.
Copamore’s Signature Aesthetic: Retro-Futurism Meets Modern Production
If you’ve followed Copamore’s releases, you’ll notice an ongoing visual and sonic motif: lush retro-futurism. That phrase might sound like marketing-speak, but it’s a practical guide for how I approach music. Retro-futurism means:
- Borrowing textures and sensibilities from past decades — analog synth warmth, Italo-Dance arpeggios, the emotional clarity of late 90s pop — and
- Translating them through modern production tools to create something that sounds current and forward-looking.
The result is music that nods to the past without feeling derivative. In “Dreaming About Me,” that aesthetic plays out as synth pads that could live in an 80s soundtrack, paired with a global rhythm section and crisp, contemporary mixing that places the vocal front and center.
Genre Blending: Why It Works
One thing that sets Copamore apart is a willingness to blend genres in service of mood. The fusion of Reggaeton, Tropical House, EDM, and Afrobeat elements allows songs to travel — from a late-night bedroom to rooftop parties, to festival fields. The reason this mixing works is simple: rhythm and melody are universal communicators of emotion.
When we place an Afrobeat groove under an ethereal vocal, the result is a paradox: movement and stillness at the same time. That duality maps onto the song’s lyrical themes — an active certainty (I know you are dreaming) and a passive acceptance (you never pick up the phone). Musical contradictions mirror emotional contradictions.
Songwriting Approach: Hook, Repetition, and Directness
For “Dreaming About Me,” the writing process leaned toward directness. The chorus repeats, the verses paint small scenes, and the bridge amplifies the central accusation with near-mantric insistence. We’re drawn to repetition as a songwriting device because human thoughts are often cyclical — and songs that mirror that cycle feel honest.
Writing the chorus involved asking two questions repeatedly: What is the central emotion? How can we state it plainly but memorably? The answer was to make the narrator’s certainty the hook: “I know you are dreaming about me.” Everything else — the verses, the production swells, the harmonies — supports that core feeling.
Live and Performance Considerations
Though the record is intimate, we wrote it with live performance in mind. The chorus is chantable, and the beat has an elasticity that allows for call-and-response moments. Whether performed in a club, a festival, or a stadium (hello “One More Win”), the music is structured to invite audience participation. Simple, repeatable hooks translate well live — people can sing along after one listen, and that’s a powerful thing.
Collaborators and Credits
“Dreaming About Me (Afrobeat Mix)” was produced and written by us, Copamore, and the video was directed by Michael Schaller. Our roles as the producers and songwriters mean we control a lot of the sonic direction, but the final product is always shaped by a team: mixing engineers, video crew, and mastering professionals who make sure the track sounds great across platforms.
- Produced by: Copamore
- Written by: Copamore
- Video directed by: Michael Schaller
- Label: Copamore
Those credits reflect a hands-on approach to creative control. When you call the label your own name, you’re responsible for everything — which can be challenging, but it also lets the artistic vision remain coherent from demo to release.
Where to Find the Track
We released “Dreaming About Me (Afrobeat Mix)” with the intent that it be widely accessible. You’ll find the song across major streaming platforms as part of the Copamore release schedule. If you’re already familiar with our earlier work — whether as Serum or Copamore — this single is both a bridge and a new path.
Why This Track Now?
There’s something about this cultural moment that makes intimate songs feel communal. People want tracks that can both soundtrack private reflection and power group singalongs. “Dreaming About Me” was written in that spirit: a private thought made public, a late-night admission with a percussion that moves bodies.
Musically, the landscape is fertile for cross-pollination. Afrobeat and tropical sounds have become part of the global pop lexicon, and we wanted to create a piece that honors those roots while staying true to Copamore’s continued fascination with retro-future production and club sensibility.
Final Thoughts: A Continuing Evolution
As artists, reinvention is not a gimmick — it’s necessary. From Serum’s Italo-Dance past to the present-day Copamore sound, our work has always been about adapting and exploring new textures and rhythms. “Dreaming About Me (Afrobeat Mix)” is another step on that path. It’s a record that asks a simple question with an unwavering statement: even when we say we won’t, we still dream.
Thank you for listening, watching, and for letting Copamore be part of your playlists. We hope “Dreaming About Me” finds its way into moments that are both intimate and expansive — because that’s where music lives best.
Connect and What’s Next
If you like “Dreaming About Me,” the next stop is Summer Sin Fin 2 — a broader collection where remixes, new originals, and anthem-like tracks like “One More Win” exist alongside reimagined favorites. Follow Copamore on streaming platforms and social channels for release updates, behind-the-scenes content, and tour dates as they’re announced.
- Keep an ear out for more remixes of Camión de Helado, Reina de la Fiesta, and Chico Divertido on Summer Sin Fin.
- Expect a mix of Tropical House, chant-driven pop, and high-energy EDM in the album’s sequencing.
- Watch for “One More Win” during sports season highlights — it was designed to lift crowds and energize highlight reels.
Again, we’re Copamore — and this is the sound and vision we’re inviting you into. Whether you find the song in the quiet of the night or amid the roar of a crowd, we hope it resonates.
