"American Dream" is a 2000 song

Song

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 by Jakatta

Joey Negro

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. The track samples

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 two Thomas Newman

Thomas Newman

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 pieces from the soundtrack

Soundtrack

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 for the film

Film

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, American Beauty

American Beauty (film)

American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, a middle-aged magazine writer who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, Angela...

; "American Beauty" and "Dead Already". A re-release "American Dream (remix)" was released in 2001. The track is extremely unusual in Dance Music, since the majority of the track is written in 6-4 time and does not have the usual four-to-the-floor beat.

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

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 film, 'Madagascar

Madagascar (2005 film)

Madagascar is a 2005 computer-animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and released in movie theaters on May 27, 2005. The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa, getting shipwrecked...

' 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

American Beauty (film)

American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, a middle-aged magazine writer who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, Angela...

'. 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.

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)