[1] The group had a line-up which varied in number, but centred on lead singer Peter Cunnah.
The band's first album, D:Ream on Volume 1, which was promoted for almost two years, produced seven singles ("Star" and "I Like It" came on a joint release as a double A-side).
[1] In May 2024, the same song was played during Rishi Sunak's announcement of a general election in July 2024 by Steve Bray.
When D:Ream broke through into the charts, the band's main touring line-up consisted of core members Peter Cunnah (vocalist, songwriter) and Al Mackenzie (musician).
Other main performers included physicist Brian Cox, who played keyboards for several years while working towards his physics PhD before being replaced by Simon Ellis, as well as Derek Chai on bass, Alex Leam on triangle, and drummer Mark Roberts.
[4] Meanwhile, Brian Cox became a physics professor and science broadcaster who has worked on the Large Hadron Collider project.
[6] As part of their 2012 commitments, the band played main support to Wheatus at the LeeStock Music Festival in Sudbury, Suffolk.