"You Must Be Prepared to Dream" is the sixth solo single released by Ian McNabb after disbanding the Icicle Works.

The song was the second to be released from the album Head Like a Rock.

The single charted at number 54 on the official UK charts, and would be McNabbs' best charting single for the next ten years.

[1] The 12" single was printed on purple vinyl.

Cassette Disc 1 and 12" vinyl Disc 2 The music video features, amongst other things, the ventriloquist's dummy from the album cover of Head Like a Rock in a cinema and a desert.