An unofficial remix , featuring American rappers Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj , was leaked on some websites on March 9 , 2010 , and was included on Wayne 's 2009 mixtape '' No Ceilings '' . The Big Pink , an English electro-rock duo consisting multi-instrumentalists Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell , covered " Sweet Dreams " in a live session for BBC Radio 1 on November 7 , 2009 . They also performed the song live on at the 2010 Isle of Wight Festival on June 13 , 2010 . The cover later became a B-side to their 2010 single " Tonight " . Jon Caramanica of '' The New York Times '' commented that The Big Pink 's version of " Sweet Dreams " had a " disarmingly flat affect , delivering it as the ramble of a neurotic " when compared to the original recording sung by Knowles . Likewise , Pitchfork Media 's Ryan Dombal felt that their cover " obliterates the original 's Hi-NRG pulse , turning it into something a lot moodier and creepier " . British soul and R&B singer Lemar covered " Sweet Dreams " in his Biz Session in January 2011 . On November 1 , 2010 , American professional basketball player , Shaquille O'Neal , dressed as his female alter ego Shaquita for Halloween , and gave a lip-synching performance of Knowles ' " Sweet Dreams " . In September 2011 , Jade Collins covered " Sweet Dreams " during an episode of the ninth series of '' The X Factor '' . On October 27 , 2012 , boy band Union J covered the song during the same season of the show and released the cover through the iTunes Store as a single the same day
2010 Isle of Wight Festival
Isle of Wight Festival 2010
Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé song)