Scatman's World (song)

In his weekly UK chart commentary for Dotmusic, James Masterton said, "Now he is back with the followup in pretty much the same vein. Without the novelty value of the first hit it will be interesting to see if this manages to top the Number 3 peak of its predecessor." James Hyman from Music Week's RM Dance Update wrote, "Currently number one in Germany and hitting hard across the rest of Europe, more novelty Euro from a 53-year-old former jazz singer and pianist. Semi-social scat-raps reside over a backing track not too dissimilar from his previous 'Scatman' single as well as Village People's 'Go West'." ==Chart performance==

"Scatman's World" was successful on the singles charts in Europe, peaking at number one in Belgium (in both Flanders and Wallonia) (6 and 9 weeks), Finland, France (1 week), Germany (3 weeks), Hungary and Spain. The single was a top-10 hit in Austria (4), Denmark (3), Iceland (9), Ireland (7), Italy (2), the Netherlands (3), Norway (4), Sweden (10), Switzerland (3), and the UK. In the latter, it peaked at number 10 in its second week at the UK Singles Chart, on September 3, 1995. The single earned a gold record in Belgium (25,000), France (250,000) and Switzerland (25,000). In Germany, it was awarded with a platinum record after 500,000 units were sold. ==Music video==

The music video for "Scatman's World" was directed by Zowie Broach and produced by Weisz & Friends. It begins with a news reporter standing "outside the world of Scatman" and declaring how people appear happy upon leaving such an establishment. He turns to a child and asks why they are visiting, only for the child to declare that they are bored and that there is nothing to do, confusing the news reporter. The footage cuts to the child suddenly submerged in water as they see Scatman John, 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 escape into his utopian fantasy world called Scatland. There are locations in London including Liverpool Street station, London Bridge and Oxford Circus. The song satirises the divide in the modern world between cultures and races, while expressing hope that there will be a place they can live in harmony. "Scatman's World" was A-listed on German music television channel VIVA in July 1995. In August, the video was A-listed on Dutch TMF and received active rotation on MTV Europe. And in September, it was a Box Top on British The Box for 13 weeks. ==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 (Remixes), Europe • "Scatman's World" (dance remix) — 5:57 • "Scatman's World" (DJ Hooligan's Underworld remix) — 6:34 • "Scatman's World" (Rave remix) — 7:10 • "Scatman's World" (House-Dub remix) — 5:28 • "Scatman's World" (Divas 70's mix) — 5:49 • "Scatman's World" (80's mix) — 6:06 • 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 • "Scatman's Special Message for Japan Only" — 0:47 ==Charts==

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In the final episode of SMG4, the song plays during a montage of clips from previous episodes. ==References==