American Dream (Jakatta song)

"American Dream"
Single by Jakatta
from the album Visions
Released	2000
Format	CD single
Genre	Progressive house
Length	4:29
Writer(s)	Dave Lee
Producer(s)	Dave Lee

"American Dream" is a 2000 song by Jakatta. The track samples two Thomas Newman pieces from the soundtrack for the film American Beauty; "Any Other Name" and "Dead Already". A remix was released in 2001. The track is very unusual for a dance track, since the majority of the track is in 6/4 time, as opposed to the much more common 4/4.

Chart positions

The single peaked at #3 in the UK and #63 in Australia. The 2001 remix re-release peaked at #63 in the UK.

Track listings

UK CD

1. "American Dream" (Radio Edit)
2. "American Dream" (Joey Negro Club Mix)
3. "American Dream" (DifferentGear Remix)

UK 12" Vinyl

A: "American Dream" (Joey Negro Club Mix) B: "American Dream" (DifferentGear Remix)

Italy 12" Vinyl

A: "American Dream" (Joey Negro Club Mix) B: "American Dream" (Mr. Oxx & Pagany T. Mix)

Netherlands 12" Vinyl

A1: "American Dream" (Joey Negro Vocal Mix) A2: "American Dream" (Joey Negro Club Mix) B: "American Dream" (DifferentGear Remix)

Trivia

A mellow remix of "American Dream" was used in the 2005 Dreamworks film Madagascar when Alex is lying on the beach and steaks begin to fall from the sky; this is also a strong connection to the movie American Beauty.^[1] It is also used in a segment of the BBC documentary Inventions That Changed The World, as well as the Channel 4 documentary series The Secret Millionaire.

The track samples Thomas Newman's "Any Other Name".^[2]

Official versions

• "American Dream" (Radio Edit)
• "American Dream" (Afterlife Remix)
• "American Dream" (Commie Remix) - 9:02
• "American Dream" (DifferentGear Remix)
• "American Dream" (Joey Negro Club Mix)
• "American Dream" (Joey Negro Vocal Mix)
• "American Dream" (Lucid Remix) - 7:19
• "American Dream" (Mr. Oxx & Pagany T. Mix)

References