American Dream (MKTO song)

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"American Dream"
American Dream - MKTO single.jpeg
Single by MKTO
from the album MKTO
Released17 April 2014
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:45
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Malcolm David Kelley
MKTO singles chronology
"God Only Knows"
(2013)
"American Dream"
(2014)
"Bad Girls"
(2015)

"American Dream" is a song recorded by American musical duo MKTO. It was released in April 2014 as the fourth single from their debut album MKTO . [1] It was commercially less successful than the previous three singles, however it still reached the top 20 in New Zealand and top 40 in Australia. [2] American Dream refers to the national ethos of the United States.

Contents

Music video

The music video for this single was released on 28 April 2014. [3]

Reviews

David Whiteway from Renowned For Sound gave the song 4 out 5, saying; "American Dream is a belter. [It] opens with the words "'do something with your life'" and [it has] a captivating hook and choral melody driven by massive pop sensibilities and their own excellent song writing skills. " [4]

Jolt Magazine said: "This song is an uplifting song that begs you to listen to the lyrics about how the 'underdogs rise and the mighty fall'." [5]

The song was also featured on an episode the Nickelodeon TV show The Thundermans , sung by MKTO themselves as guest stars. [6] They also performed the song on the ABC American television show Good Morning America . [7]

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 40
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [9] 34
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [10] 12
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [11] 33

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12] Gold35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [13] Gold7,500*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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