American Dream (Jakatta song) explained

American Dream
Cover:1 Jakatta-American-Dream.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Jakatta
Album:Visions
Studio:Soundquest (London, England)
Length:3:22 (radio edit)
Label:Rulin
Producer:Dave Lee
Next Title:So Lonely
Next Year:2002

"American Dream" is a song by English DJ Jakatta. The track samples two Thomas Newman pieces from the soundtrack for the 1999 film American Beauty: "American Beauty" and "Dead Already".[1] A spoken-word sample from "Two of Hearts" by Stacey Q also appears on the track.[2] The single peaked at 3 on the UK Singles Chart and also reached the top 40 in Belgium, Ireland, and Spain. A remix of the song was released in mid-2001 and peaked at No. 63 in the UK. The majority of the track is in time, which is unusual for dance music, which is typically in time.[3]

Track listings

UK CD single[4]

  1. "American Dream" (radio edit)
  2. "American Dream" (Joey Negro club mix)
  3. "American Dream" (DifferentGear remix)

UK 12-inch single[5]

A. "American Dream" (Joey Negro club mix)

B. "American Dream" (DifferentGear remix)

UK 12-inch single (remixes)[6]

A. "American Dream" (Lucid remix)

B. "American Dream" (Commie remix)

UK cassette single and European CD single[7] [8]

  1. "American Dream" (radio edit) – 3:22
  2. "American Dream" (Joey Negro club mix) – 7:08

US 2×12-inch single[9]

A1. "American Dream" (club mix) – 7:09

A2. "American Dream" (radio edit) – 3:23

B1. "American Dream" (DifferentGear remix) – 8:13

B2. "American Dream" (After Life mix) – 4:23

C1. "American Dream" (Ski Oakenfull Dream On mix) – 8:59

D1. "American Dream" (Commie remix) – 9:02

D2. "American Dream" (Lucid remix) – 7:19

Australian CD single[10]

  1. "American Dream" (radio edit) – 3:20
  2. "American Dream" (Joey Negro club mix) – 7:05
  3. "American Dream" (DifferentGear remix) – 8:10
  4. "American Dream" (Lucid remix) – 7:17

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes.[4]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Original version

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australian Club Chart (ARIA)[11] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 15
Ireland Dance (IRMA)[13] 1

Remix

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)Position
Australian Club Chart (ARIA)[14] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 51

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United Kingdom12 February 2001Rulin[16]
SpainApril 2001Vendetta[17]
May 200112-inch remix vinyl
Australia19 March 2001CD[18]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIjWaulrLjs Any Other Name – Thomas Newman
  2. Web site: Dave's Disco Connections: Joey Negro Goes Dot to Dot with His Favourite Samples. Thump. 13 January 2015. Negro. Joey. 22 May 2018.
  3. Web site: 10 dance music classics that aren't in 4/4 time. 23 November 2015.
  4. American Dream. Jakatta. 2001. UK CD single liner notes. Rulin Records. RULIN15CDS.
  5. American Dream. Jakatta. 2001. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Rulin Records. RULIN15T.
  6. American Dream. Jakatta. 2001. UK 12-inch remix single sleeve. Rulin Records. RULIN20T.
  7. American Dream. Jakatta. 2001. UK cassette single sleeve. Rulin Records. RULIN15MCS.
  8. American Dream. Jakatta. 2001. European CD single liner notes. Mostiko. 23 20102 2.
  9. American Dream. Jakatta. 2001. US 2×12-inch vinyl discs. Atlantic Records, Big Beat Records. 0-85275.
  10. American Dream. Jakatta. 2001. Australian CD single liner notes. Ministry of Sound Australia, Rulin Records. MOSCD5004.
  11. Web site: The ARIA Report – ARIA Club Chart – Week Commencing 7th May 2001. ARIA. 15. 7 May 2001. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue584.PDF. 20 February 2002. 23 August 2020.
  12. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 18. 10. 11. 3 March 2001. 23 August 2020.
  13. Web site: Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 1 March 2001. GfK Chart-Track. 30 May 2019.
  14. Web site: ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Club Chart 2001. ARIA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200415013250/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-club-chart-2001.htm. 15 April 2020. 17 September 2020.
  15. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2001. UKChartsPlus. 22 May 2018.
  16. New Releases – For Week Starting February 12, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 25. 10 February 2001. 9 August 2021.
  17. Web site: Catalogo. Catalogue. Blanco y Negro Music. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20020205094410/http://www.blancoynegro.com/vendetta.htm. 5 February 2002. 10 October 2023.
  18. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 19th March 2001. ARIA. 24. 19 March 2001. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue577.pdf. 20 February 2002. 9 August 2021.

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