American Dream (Jakatta song)

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"American Dream"
1 Jakatta-American-Dream.jpg
Single by Jakatta
from the album Visions
Released12 February 2001 (2001-02-12)
Studio Soundquest (London, England)
Length3:22 (radio edit)
Label Rulin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dave Lee
Jakatta singles chronology
"American Dream"
(2001)
"So Lonely"
(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 No. 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 6
4
time, which is unusual for dance music, which is typically in 4
4
time. [3]

Contents

Track listings

Credits and personnel

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

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [31] Silver200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom12 February 2001
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Rulin [32]
SpainApril 2001
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
Vendetta [33]
May 200112-inch remix vinyl
Australia19 March 2001CD [34]

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