Scatman's World (song)

"Scatman's World"
Single by Scatman John
from the album Scatman's World
B-side	"Time (Take Your Time)"
Released	June 19, 1995
Format	CD single CD maxi
Length	Single Mix: 3:40 Club Mix: 5:54
Label	RCA Records
Producer(s)	Scatman John
Scatman John singles chronology
"Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" (1994) "Scatman's World" (1995) "Song of Scatland" (1995)

"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.

Music video

The footage in the music 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 meaningless 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

Peak positions Chart (1995) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 4 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[1] 1 Canada Dance (RPM)[2] 21 Denmark (Tracklisten)[3] 6 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 1 France (SNEP)[1] 1 Germany (Media Control Charts)[5] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[6] 7 Italy (FIMI)[7] 2 MTV Europe 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 3 Norway (VG-lista)[1] 4 Spain (AFYVE)[9] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 10 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] 3 United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[10] 10

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 22 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 12 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] 5 France (SNEP)[14] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 31 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 16 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified Austria[16] Gold April 13, 1995 15,000 France[17] Gold November 16, 1995 250,000 Germany[18] Platinum 1995 500,000 Switzerland[19] Gold 1995 15,000

Chart successions

References

1. "Scatman's World", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 6, 2008)
2. Canada dance peak
3. Danish peak
4. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
5. "Scatman John singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
6. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
7. "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: S". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
8. "Single top 100 over 1995" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
9. Spanish peak
10. "Scatman's World", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
11. 1995 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
12. 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
13. 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
14. 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
15. 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
16. Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
17. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
18. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Scatman%27s+World')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 10, 2008.
19. Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved September 10, 2008)