
"Dreams" was written during the Sammy Hagar era of the band. It was performed during most tours featuring Hagar, and during an interview with Hagar for Rolling Stone featuring questions from fans, Hagar said that "Dreams", along with "Right Now", were his favorite Van Halen songs, with "Dreams" being his most favorite if you pushed him.
The Balance tour was dubbed the "Ambulance" Tour by Eddie Van Halen due to his hip injury caused by avascular necrosis, and his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen wearing a neck brace for most of the tour, due to rupturing three vertebrae in his neck. Consequently, Eddie was a lot more static on stage. This would be the group's last tour with Sammy Hagar on vocals until 2004.
The opening night in Pensacola, and a combination of footage from the two Toronto shows at the 16,000 seat Molson Amphitheatre were broadcast on Pay-Per-View.