Scatman's World (song)

"Scatman's World" is a song by American artist Scatman John. It was released in June 1995 as the second single from the album of the same name. The single was the follow-up to the international hit "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)". The song reached number-one in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Finland, France, Germany, Hungary and Spain. It was also a top 10 hit in Austria, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song became Scatman John's second number-one hit in August 1995.

"Scatman's World"
Single by Scatman John
from the album Scatman's World
B-side	"Time (Take Your Time)"
Released	June 19, 1995
Genre	Eurodance
Length	Single Mix: 3:40 Club Mix: 5:54
Label	RCA Records
Songwriter(s)	Antonio Nunzio Catania John Larkin
Producer(s)	Antonio Nunzio Catania Ingo Kays
Scatman John singles chronology
"Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" (1994) "Scatman's World" (1995) "Song of Scatland" (1995)
Music video
"Scatman's World" on YouTube

"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.

Music video

The music video for "Scatman's World" was directed by Zowie Broach.[1] The footage in the video accompanies Scatman who stands in front of many backgrounds in different locations (through chroma key) 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 divide in the modern world between cultures and race.

Track listings

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
4. "Scatman's World (House-Dub Remix)" — 5:28
   • Remixed By: Bass Bumpers
5. "Scatman's World (Divas 70's Mix)" — 5:49
   • Remixed By: Lutz Markwirth and 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

Charts and sales

Weekly charts Chart (1995) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 84 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 4 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] 1 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[4] 21 Denmark (IFPI)[5] 3 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 1 France (SNEP)[3] 1 Germany (Media Control Charts)[8] 1 Hungary (Mahasz)[9] 1 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[10] 9 Ireland (IRMA)[11] 7 Italy (Musica e dischi)[12] 2 MTV Europe 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 4 Norway (VG-lista)[3] 4 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[15] 10 Spain (AFYVE)[16] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 10 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 3 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[17] 10

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18] 22 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[19] 12 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[20] 5 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[21] 6 France (SNEP)[22] 8 Germany (Official German Charts)[23] 11 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 31 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 47 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 81 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 16 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified Austria[27] Gold April 13, 1995 15,000 France[28] Gold November 16, 1995 250,000 Germany[29] Platinum 1995 500,000 Switzerland[30] Gold 1995 15,000

References

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16. Spanish peak
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18. 1995 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at Archived 2010-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
19. 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
20. 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
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26. 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
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30. Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved September 10, 2008)