| "American Dream" | ||||
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| Single by Jakatta | ||||
| from the album Visions | ||||
| Released | 12 February 2001 | |||
| Studio | Soundquest (London, England) | |||
| Length | 3:22 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | Rulin | |||
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| Producer(s) | 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".[1] A spoken-word sample from "Two of Hearts" by Stacey Q also appears 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 mid-2001 and peaked at No. 63 in the UK. The majority of the track is in 6
4 time, which is unusual for dance music, which is typically in 4
4 time.[3]
- ^ Any Other Name – Thomas Newman
- ^ Negro, Joey (13 January 2015). "Dave's Disco Connections: Joey Negro Goes Dot to Dot with His Favourite Samples". Thump. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "10 dance music classics that aren't in 4/4 time". 23 November 2015.