American Dream (Jakatta song)
| "American Dream" | ||||
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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" 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 6
4 time, which is unusual for dance music, which is typically in 4
4 time.
"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).