American Dream (Jakatta song)

"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". A spoken-word sample from "Two of Hearts" by Stacey Q also appears on the track. The majority of the song is in time, which is unusual for dance music, which is typically in time.

"American Dream" peaked at 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).

Track listings

UK CD single

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

UK 12-inch single

A. "American Dream" (Joey Negro club mix)

B. "American Dream" (DifferentGear remix)

UK 12-inch single (remixes)

A. "American Dream" (Lucid remix)

B. "American Dream" (Commie remix)

UK cassette single and European CD single

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

US 2×12-inch single

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

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.

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 charts

Original version

Remix

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References