American Dream (Jakatta song)

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Released12 February 2001 (2001-02-12)
StudioSoundquest (London, England)
Length
  • 4:29 (original version)
  • 3:22 (radio edit)
LabelRulin
"American Dream"
Single by Jakatta
Released12 February 2001 (2001-02-12)
StudioSoundquest (London, England)
Length
  • 4:29 (original version)
  • 3:22 (radio edit)
LabelRulin
Songwriters
ProducerDave 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 majority of the song is in 6
4 time, which is unusual for dance music, which is typically in 4
4 time.[3]

"American Dream" 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 song was later included on Jakatta's album Visions (2002).[4]

UK CD single[5]

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

UK 12-inch single[6]

A. "American Dream" (Joey Negro club mix)
B. "American Dream" (DifferentGear remix)

UK 12-inch single (remixes)[7]

A. "American Dream" (Lucid remix)
B. "American Dream" (Commie remix)

UK cassette single and European CD single[8][9]

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

US 2×12-inch single[10]

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[11]

  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.[5]

Studios

  • Recorded at Soundquest (London, England)
  • Mastered at Masterpiece (London, England)

Personnel

  • Thomas Newman – writing ("Dead Already", "American Beauty")
  • John Dixon Mitchell – writing ("Two of Hearts")
  • Sue Gatlin – writing ("Two of Hearts")
  • Tim Greene – writing ("Two of Hearts")
  • Swati Natekar – vocals
  • Dave Lee – production, mixing
  • K-Boy Brooks – engineering
  • Richard Searle – engineering
  • Greg Moore – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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