American Dream (Jakatta song)
2001 single by Dave Lee
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"American Dream" is a song by English DJ Jakatta, an alias of Dave Lee, who at the time was known as Joey Negro. 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]
- 4:29 (original version)
- 3:22 (radio edit)
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| Single by Jakatta | ||||
| Released | 12 February 2001 | |||
| Studio | Soundquest (London, England) | |||
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| Label | Rulin | |||
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| Producer | Dave Lee | |||
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"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]
Track listings
UK CD single[5]
- "American Dream" (radio edit)
- "American Dream" (Joey Negro club mix)
- "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]
- "American Dream" (radio edit) – 3:22
- "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]
- "American Dream" (radio edit) – 3:20
- "American Dream" (Joey Negro club mix) – 7:05
- "American Dream" (DifferentGear remix) – 8:10
- "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
Weekly chartsOriginal version
Remix
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[32] | Silver | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 12 February 2001 |
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Rulin | [33] |
| Spain | April 2001 |
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Vendetta | [34] |
| May 2001 | 12-inch remix vinyl | |||
| Australia | 19 March 2001 | CD |
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[35] |