Fantasy is a creative genre found across art, books, movies, television and music. Works labelled fantasy typically rely on magic or other supernatural elements as central components of their plot, theme or setting.

Other senses of the word

  • Fantasy (psychology) — imagined scenarios created by an individual or group that do not match external reality but express wants, fears or plans.
  • Fantasy movie — films that emphasise imaginative, magical, or mythical content and often present fictional worlds.
  • Fantasy (fragrance) — a women's perfume produced by Elizabeth Arden and formerly promoted by Britney Spears.
  • “Fantasy” as a street name for gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a substance sometimes associated with drug-facilitated sexual assault.
  • Fantasy sport — games in which participants assemble virtual teams from real professional athletes and score points based on the athletes' statistical performances.
  • Sexual fantasy — erotic imaginings that may be private or shared between consenting adults.
  • Fantasy (music) — a musical form, sometimes spelled fantaisie or fantasie, that often follows a free or improvisatory structure.

Selected music and recordings

  • “Fantasy” — song by Aldo Nova
  • “Fantasy” — 2003 single by the duo Appleton
  • “Fantasy” — 2004 single by Aiko Kayo
  • “Fantasy” — 2007 single by The Blizzards
  • Fantasy — 1973 album by Carole King
  • “Fantasy” — 1995 single by Mariah Carey
  • Fantasie — 1988 album by Münchener Freiheit; the band also released an English-language version titled Fantasy
  • Fantasy — name of an R&B vocal group from New York
  • Fantasy Records — a U.S. record label established in 1949
  • Fantasy — Jay Chou's second studio album, released 1 September 2001
  • Fantasy — 1993 album by Lena Philipsson
  • Fantasy — an album by Candy Lo (盧巧音)
  • “Fantasy” — a 1977 song by Earth, Wind & Fire

Other uses

  • Discographies and song titles that use the word “Fantasy” appear across many genres and countries.
  • The term is used broadly in popular culture to indicate anything that is imagined rather than real.

Transportation

The name Fantasy is also used for a Carnival cruise ship; at the time of writing it operates sailings from New Orleans to destinations in the Caribbean.