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. 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)"
ReleasedJune 19, 1995
Genre
LengthSingle Mix: 3:40
Club Mix: 5:54
LabelRCA 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.

Chart performance

"Scatman's World" was extremely successful on the charts in Europe, peaking at number-one in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary and Spain, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100 and MTV's European Top 20. It managed to climb into the Top 10 also in Austria, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Italy (number 2), the Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the latter, the single peaked at number 10 in its second week at the UK Singles Chart, on September 3, 1995.[1] Outside Europe, it charted on the RPM Dance/Urban Chart in Canada, peaking at number 21. In Australia, reached number 84. The single earned a gold record in Austria, France and Switzerland. In Germany, it was awarded with a platinum record.

Music video

The music video for "Scatman's World" was directed by Zowie Broach.[2] 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. The video was uploaded to YouTube in November 2013. The video has over 18 million views as of February 2021.[3]

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
  4. "Scatman's World (House-Dub Remix)" — 5:28
  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

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