"Dreams Don't Turn to Dust" is a song by American electronica project Owl City.

The song was released on October 10, 2011 as the second promotional single from his third studio album, All Things Bright and Beautiful via Universal Republic.

On April 6, 2011, Young released previews of four tracks from the album including "Dreams Don't Turn to Dust".

[4] In an interview with Sugarscape, Young confirmed that the song would be the next single from the album released on October 10, 2011.

Speaking about how the song came together, he stated, "Outside of music I've always dreamed of being an underwater welder - like a commercial scuba diver who dives down and welds rivets under water.