Ministry of Sound Anthems II

"American Dream" is a song by English DJ Jakatta. The track samples two Thomas Newman pieces from the soundtrack for the 1999 film American Beauty: "American Beauty" and "Dead Already". A spoken-word sample from "Two of Hearts" by Stacey Q also appears on the track. The single peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and also reached the top 40 in Belgium, Ireland, and Spain. A remix of the song was released in mid-2001 and peaked at No. 63 in the UK. Read more on Last.fm.

Joey Negro is the most known pseudonym of British DJ and house music producer Dave Lee. Lee was one of the first to incorporate disco samples into house when he started producing in 1991. Since then, Joey Negro has become one of the most sought-after producers and remixers, and has worked under a variety of aliases, including Doug Willis, Z Factor, Sessomato and Raven Maize. He has achieved more mainstream success under the name Jakatta. It was under this moniker that he released the single American Dream, which sampled the main theme music from the film American Beauty. Jakatta is also finnish dance artist. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.