Scatman's World (song)
"Scatman's World" | ||||
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Single by Scatman John | ||||
from the album Scatman's World | ||||
B-side | "Time (Take Your Time)" | |||
Released | June 19, 1995 | |||
Format | ||||
Length | Single Mix: 3:40 Club Mix: 5:54 |
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Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer(s) | Scatman John | |||
Scatman John singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
Contents
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. There are locations in London including Liverpool Street station, London Bridge and Oxford Circus. The song expresses hope and satirises the meaningless divide in the modern world between cultures and race.
Track listings
CD1 Europe
- "Scatman's World" [single mix] — 3:40
- "Scatman's World" [club mix] — 5:54
- "Scatman's World" [house mix] — 5:30
- "Time (Take Your Time)" — 3:41
CD2 Europe [Remixes]
- "Scatman's World (Dance Remix)" — 5:57
- Remixed By: Ltd. Express
- "Scatman's World (DJ Hooligan's Underworld Remix) — 6:34
- Remixed By: DJ Hooligan
- "Scatman's World (Rave Remix)" — 7:10
- Remixed By: Bass Bumpers
- "Scatman's World (House-Dub Remix)" — 5:28
- Remixed By: Bass Bumpers
- "Scatman's World (Divas 70's Mix)" — 5:49
- Remixed By: Lutz Markwirth and Q-Swap
- "Scatman's World (80's Mix)" — 6:06
- Remixed By: Q-Swap
CD3 Japan
- "Scatman's World (Single Mix)" — 3:40
- "Scatman's World (Club Mix) — 5:54
- "Scatman's World (House Mix)" — 5:30
- "Scatman's World (80's Mix)" — 6:08
- Remixed By: Q-Swap
- "Scatman's Special Message for Japan Only" — 0:47
Charts and sales
Peak positions
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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Chart successions
Preceded by
"Wish You Were Here" by Rednex
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German number-one single August 11, 1995 – August 25, 1995 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Boom Boom Boom" by The Outhere Brothers |
Preceded by | Belgian (Flanders) number-one single August 19, 1995 – September 23, 1995 (6 weeks) |
Succeeded by "I Wanna Be a Hippy" by Technohead |
Preceded by | 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
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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 | French SNEP number-one single September 16, 1995 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "XXL" by Mylène Farmer |
References
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Canada dance peak
- ↑ Danish peak
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- ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
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- ↑ Spanish peak
- ↑ "Scatman's World", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ↑ 1995 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
- ↑ 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
- ↑ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
- ↑ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
- ↑ 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
- ↑ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
- ↑ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
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- ↑ Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
- Pages with broken file links
- 1995 singles
- Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
- Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles
- European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles
- Number-one singles in France
- Number-one singles in Germany
- Scatman John songs
- Songs against racism and xenophobia
- Works based on Pachelbel's Canon