"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".Any Other Name – Thomas Newman 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 "American Dream" (radio edit) "American Dream" (Joey Negro club mix) "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 "American Dream" (radio edit) – 3:22 "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 "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.
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 Chart (2001)PeakpositionAustralian Club Chart (ARIA)1Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)15Ireland Dance (IRMA)1
Remix Chart (2001)Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2001)PositionAustralian Club Chart (ARIA)10UK Singles (OCC)51
Certifications
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United Kingdom12 February 2001RulinSpainApril 2001VendettaMay 200112-inch remix vinylAustralia19 March 2001CD
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