"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 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 time, which is unusual for dance music, which is typically in time.

Track listings

UK CD single UK 12-inch single UK 12-inch single (remixes) UK cassette single and European CD single US 2×12-inch single Australian CD single

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes. Studios Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Original version Remix

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history