Scatman's World (song)

"Scatman's World"
Single by Scatman John
from the album Scatman's World
B-side Time(Take Your Time)
Released June 19, 1995
Format CD single, CD maxi
Recorded 1994
Genre Eurodance
Length Single Mix: 3:40
Club Mix: 5:54
Label RCA Records
Producer(s) Scatman John
Scatman John singles chronology
"Scatman
(Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" (1994)		 "Scatman's World"
(1995)		 "Song of Scatland"
(1995)

"Scatman's World" is a song by American artist Scatman John. It was released in June 1995 the second single from the album of the same name and the follow-up to the international hit "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)". The song entered at number fourteen of its first week in the UK Singles chart, and then peaked at number ten. Around the world the single held its own and sold well removing any fans' doubts of Larkin being a one-hit-wonder.

"Scatman's World" uses a similar, repeating chord progression to Pachelbel's Canon, the latter follows as: I V vi iii IV I IV V and the former as: I V vi iii IV I ii V.

Music video

The footage in the music video accompanies Scatman who stands in front of many backgrounds in different locations (through green screen) as he sings about the problems of the world, and invites the viewer to join him in his fantasy world called Scatland. The song expresses hope and satirises the meaningless divide in the modern world between cultures and race.

Track listings

CD1 Europe

  1. "Scatman's World" [single mix] — 3:40n
  2. "Scatman's World" [club mix] — 5:54
  3. "Scatman's World" [house mix] — 5:30
  4. "Time (Take Your Time)" — 3:41

CD2 Europe [Remixes]

  1. "Scatman's World (Dance Remix)" — 5:57
    • Remixed By: Ltd. Express
  2. "Scatman's World (DJ Hooligan's Underworld Remix) — 6:34
    • Remixed By: DJ Hooligan
  3. "Scatman's World (Rave Remix)" — 7:10
  4. "Scatman's World (House-Dub Remix)" — 5:28
  5. "Scatman's World (Divas 70's Mix)" — 5:49
    • Remixed By: Lutz Markwirth & Q-Swap
  6. "Scatman's World (80's Mix)" — 6:06
    • Remixed By: Q-Swap

CD3 Japan

  1. "Scatman's World (Single Mix)" — 3:40
  2. "Scatman's World (Club Mix) — 5:54
  3. "Scatman's World (House Mix)" — 5:30
  4. "Scatman's World (80's Mix)" — 6:08
    • Remixed By: Q-Swap
  5. "Scatman's Special Message for Japan Only" — 0:47

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[1] 1
Canada Dance (RPM)[2] 21
Denmark (Tracklisten)[3] 6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 1
France (SNEP)[1] 1
Germany (Media Control Charts)[5] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 7
Italy (FIMI)[7] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[1] 4
Spain (AFYVE)[9] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] 3
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[10] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 22
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] 5
France (SNEP)[14] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 31
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 16

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Austria[16] Gold April 13, 1995 15,000
France[17] Gold November 16, 1995 250,000
Germany[18] Platinum 1995 500,000
Switzerland[19] Gold 1995 15,000

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Wish You Were Here" by Rednex		 German number-one single
August 11, 1995 - August 25, 1995 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Boom Boom Boom" by The Outhere Brothers
Preceded by
"Conquest of Paradise" by Vangelis		 Belgian (Flanders) number-one single
August 19, 1995 - September 23, 1995 (6 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"I Wanna Be a Hippy" by Technohead
Preceded by
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" by Céline Dion		 Belgian (Wallonia) number-one single
August 26, 1995 - October 21, 1995 (9 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson
Preceded by
"Shy Guy" by Diana King		 Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
August 26, 1995 - September 9, 1995 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson
Preceded by
"Yeha-Noha" by Indians Sacred Spirit		 French SNEP number-one single
September 16, 1995 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"XXL" by Mylène Farmer

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Scatman's World", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 6, 2008)
  2. ↑ Canada dance peak
  3. ↑ Danish peak
  4. ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  5. ↑ "Scatman John singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  6. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  7. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: S". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Single top 100 over 1995" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  9. ↑ Spanish peak
  10. ↑ "Scatman's World", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  11. ↑ 1995 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
  12. ↑ 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
  13. ↑ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
  14. ↑ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
  15. ↑ 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
  16. ↑ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
  17. ↑ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
  18. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Scatman%27s+World')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 10, 2008.
  19. ↑ Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved September 10, 2008)