"Scatman's World" is a song by Scatman John

Scatman John

John Paul Larkin , better known by his stage name Scatman John, was an American musician who created a fusion of scat singing and dance music, best known for his 1995 hit "Scatman "....

, the second single from the album of the same name

Scatman's World

Scatman's World is debut album by American musician Scatman John, recorded after the worldwide success of his debut single "Scatman". It is somewhat of a concept album dealing with an imaginary Utopian society named "Scatland"...

 and the follow-up to the international hit "Scatman (Ski Ba Dop Ba Dop Bop)

Scatman (song)

"Scatman " is a song by Scatman John. The song was released as the first single from his second album Scatman's World. The lyrics detail how he overcame his difficulties with stuttering by turning them into the ability to scat-sing, and encourages children who stutter not to give up...

". The song entered at number fourteen of its first week in the UK Singles chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

, and then peaked at number ten.

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 satires the meaningless divide in the modern world between cultures and race.

CD1 Europe

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. "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
   • Remixed By: Bass Bumpers
     Bass Bumpers
     Bass Bumpers is a DJ and record production team, known for their dance/techno music. They are originally from Germany; with members: Henning Reith, Caba Kroll, CJ Stone, George Dee, Akira Yamamoto, and Reinhard "DJ Voodoo" Raith...
     
     
4. "Scatman's World (House-Dub Remix)" — 5:28
   • Remixed By: Bass Bumpers
     Bass Bumpers
     Bass Bumpers is a DJ and record production team, known for their dance/techno music. They are originally from Germany; with members: Henning Reith, Caba Kroll, CJ Stone, George Dee, Akira Yamamoto, and Reinhard "DJ Voodoo" Raith...
     
     
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

Peak positions

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	4
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...	1
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...	1
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	4
Eurochart Hot 100	1
French SNEP Singles Chart	1
German Singles Chart	1
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	7
Norwegian Singles Chart	4
Swedish Singles Chart	10
Swiss Singles Chart	3
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	10

End of year charts

End of year chart (1995)	Position
Austrian Singles Chart	22
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	12
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	5
Dutch Top 40	31
French Singles Chart	8
Swiss Singles Chart	16

Certifications

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

Chart successions