" Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) " is a song by the British new wave music duo Eurythmics . It was released as the fourth and final single from their second album of the same name in January 1983. It was their breakthrough hit, establishing the duo worldwide. It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in March 1983 and number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 six months later; it was their first single released in the US. With Lennox appearing with orange cropped hair and wearing a man's business suit in the music video , the BBC stated Annie Lennox 's "powerful androgynous look" was the music video that "broke the mould for female pop stars.“ Rolling Stone called the song "a synth-pop masterpiece that made Lennox and Dave Stewart MTV superstars." - source