"American Dream" | ||||
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Single by Jakatta | ||||
from the album Visions | ||||
Released | 12 February 2001 | |||
Studio | Soundquest (London, England) | |||
Length | 3:22 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Rulin | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Dave Lee | |||
Jakatta singles chronology | ||||
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"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]
UK CD single [4]
UK 12-inch single [5]
UK 12-inch single (remixes) [6]
UK cassette single and European CD single [7] [8]
| US 2×12-inch single [9]
Australian CD single [10]
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Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes. [4]
Studios
Personnel
Weekly chartsOriginal version
Remix
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [31] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 12 February 2001 |
| Rulin | [32] |
Spain | April 2001 |
| Vendetta | [33] |
May 2001 | 12-inch remix vinyl | |||
Australia | 19 March 2001 | CD |
| [34] |
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