American Dream (Jakatta song)

"American Dream" is a song by Jakatta. The track samples two Thomas Newman pieces from the soundtrack for the film American Beauty: "American Beauty" and "Dead Already".[1] A spoken-word sample from "Two of Hearts" by Stacey Q is sampled on the track.[2] The single 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 summer 2001 and peaked at No. 63 in the UK. Unusually for a dance track, the majority of the track is in 6
4 time instead of the much more common 4
4.[3]

"American Dream"
Single by Jakatta
from the album Visions
B-side"American Dream" (DifferentGear Remix)
Released1 February 2001
Recorded2000
GenreProgressive house
Length3:22 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)Dave Lee
Producer(s)Dave Lee
Jakatta singles chronology
"American Dream"
(2001)		 "So Lonely"
(2001)

Track listings

Charts and certifications

References
  1. Any Other Name – Thomas Newman
  2. Negro, Joey (13 January 2015). "Dave's Disco Connections: Joey Negro Goes Dot to Dot with His Favourite Samples". Thump. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/10-dance-music-classics-that-arent-in-4-4-time-630992
  4. American Dream (UK 12-inch vinyl sleeve). Jakatta. Rulin Records. 2001. RULIN15T.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. American Dream (UK CD single liner notes). Jakatta. Rulin Records. 2001. RULIN15CDS.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. American Dream (European CD single liner notes). Jakatta. Rulin Records. 2001. RULIN15CDS.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. American Dream (US 12-inch vinyl sleeve). Jakatta. Atlantic Records, Big Beat Records. 2001. PR 300679.CS1 maint: others (link)
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  16. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – American Dream". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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